The Athlete for 1868

LAWS OF ATHLETICS. 1. No attendo.nt to accompany a competitor on the scratch, or in the Race. 2. Any competitor starting before the word, to be put bu.ck -- yar<l.s, at the discretion of the starter ; on a repetition of the offence, to be disqualified. 3. All Level Races to start by word of mouth, Handicaps by pistol. 4. In IIurdle Races, each competitor to keep his own Hurdles throughout the Race. 5. In Sprint Racing, each l'Unner to keep his own side of the course. 6. Jostling or running aero s, ~r wilfully ob tructing another, so as to impede his progress, to disqualify the offender from any further competitions held by the Club. 7. All cases of di pute to be referred to the Committee of Manage– ment at the time. 8. The decision of tho Judges in all competitions to be final. 9. In Pole Leaping and High Jumping, three tries at each height allowed. The he1ght to which the bar is rai eel to he determined by tho majority of the competitors, at each successive elevation; dis– pla.cing the bar only to count as a try. 10. In Broad Jumping, Putting tho Stone, and Throwing the Hammer, three tries only allowed; the best three competitors of the fir t trial to be n.llowed three more trie each for tho .final ; tho farthest throw, put, or jump, of the six attempts, to win. 11. In Throwing the Hammer, the length of the run not limited, the throw to be measured from the nearest footprint at tho delivery to the pitch of the ball.-[The accuracy of the mea urement is facilitated by spriukling ashes, sawdust, or sand at tho point of delivery. The footprints of tho competitors must be effu.ced after each tluow.J 12. " No Throws " to count as a try.