The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 (extracts)

STEEPLECHASING. For Steeplechases the hurdles shall not be higher than 3ft. (·914 metre). Every competitor shall go over or through the water; and anyone who jumps to one side or the other of the water jump shall be disquulifi d. WALKING RACE. In Walking Races, cautions and disqualifications shall be left to the decision of the Judges of Walking, who may appoint assistants if necessary, A disqualified competitor shall at once leave the track. TUG OF WAR. (a) The teams . hall consist of equal numbers (8) of competitors. The rop shall be of sufficient length to allow for a "pull" of twelve feet ( 3 ·658 metres) and for twelve feet (3 ·658 metres) slack at each end, together with four feet (r219 metres) for each competitor; it shall not be less than four inches (-102 metres) in circumference, and shall be without knots or other holdings for the hands. A centre tape shall be affixed to the centre of the rope, and six feet (r829 metres) on each side of the centre tape two side tapes shall be affixed to the rope. A centre line shall be marked on the ground, and six feet ( r ·829 metres) on either side of the centre line two side lines parallel thereto. At the start the rope shall be taut, and the centre tape shall be over the centre line and the competitors shall be out– side the side lines. During no part of the pull hall the rope be tied. (b) The start shall be by word of mouth. During no part of the pull shall the foot of any competitor go beyond the centre line. A pull shall be won when one team shall have pulled the side tape of the oppo ing side over their own side line or a competitor of the opposing side goes ov r the centre line. No competitor shall wear prepared boots or shoes or boots or shoes with any projecting nails, tips, sprigs, points, hollows or projections of any kind. No competitor shall make any hole in the ground with his feet or in any other way before the start. No competitor shall wilfully touch the ground with any part of his person but his feet. All heats hall be won by two pulls out of three. DISCUS . Tb Discus shall be 2 kilogrammes (4·4 lbs.) in weight and 22 centi– metres (8·7 inches) in diameter. It shall be made of wood with a smooth iron rim, and sl1all be capped on each face with a smooth metal plate. lwery ~ompctitor must throw with a discus provided hy the Committee.