The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 (extracts)

73 them giving pacing assistance. Non-observance of this rule will disqualify the competitor. 8. Attendant. will not be permitted to see the start of the contest, hut must proceed in a body from the Attendants' Assembly Hall at Windsor to the appointed place, 5 miles (8 kilometres) from the start and join their competitors as they pass. Upon arrival at the , tadium the attendants must leave the competitors and enter at a differ nt gate. o attendant will be allowed on the track. 9. Any competitor whose attendant or attendants obstrucl another competitor will be disqualified. 10. Each competitor must provide his own attendants and required refreshments. I r. When a competitor retires from the race, his attendants must also leave the route. DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE. The race starts from Windsor Castle, near East Terrace ( 700 yards from Queen Victoria's Statue), through Thames Street, across Thames Bridge into High Street, Eton, past Eton allege and Playing Fields along Windsor Road until High treet, lough, is reached. Road towards London for 925 yards, then turn to the left into Uxbridge Road, over Great Western Railway, through George Green(" Green Man "P.H., 4! mile ), keep Langley Park on right and continue straight road to Long Bridge (River Colne). After crossing this keep to the left, cross Canal into New Windsor treet, here turn to the left for a few yards and then to the right into Windsor Street, here turn to the left, and keeping Parish Church on the left you enter High treet, Uxbridge. Here turn to the right towards London for about 500 yards, turning to the left at sign-post for Ickenham, crossing Uxbridge 0rnmon and keep to the right until Ickenham Village is reached, here turn to the left, cro sing reat Western and Great ntral Railways (Ruislip and Ickenbam tation) for Rui lip. Keeping "The Poplars" on the right you enter h.uislip Yillage. Tn.ke Eastcote Road (opposite " George Hotel") and ke p to the right of this and take first turning to right after passing Eastcote Post Office. Thr e hundred yards past Pinner Gas Works turn sharp to the right, cross Metropolitan Railway, and keep to the right until "Roxborough Hotel," Harrow, i reached. Here you re-crosa the Metropolitan Railway into Lowland Road. Run JJarallel with the railway until heepcote Lane is reached; there turn to the right, and passing the "Mitre Hotel" on the left you reach the Harrow Road at Sudbury. Here keep to the left until udbury Station, L. r N. W. Railway is reached.