New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-14
RULES OF THE RACE.
AMENDED UP TO THIS TINE.

/. All races shall be started III the follow
manner: rae starter shall ASH the question: are
least five seconds shall give the signal to start wMch
IT, II the starter considers the start unfair he shall
once recall the their stations ana any boat re-
fusIng 70 start again snail be ruled OUT Of me taGg
first strokes OF tine competing boats snail ne ds-
aned by The breaking OF an oar or any other ac'ueh
". No fOuling Whatever shall be allowed. .
w. 1t is the province of the referee when appealed 10
but not beOre-t0 decide foul: and the boat decided
by him to have fouled shall be ruled out OF the race
vi. In OF foul the umpire, II Appealed 10 dur
ing the race shall direct the nOoucd bOIt to on,
winch shall, in every case, over the remainder vi
the course in order TO claim the race.
VII IL Shall be considered foul when after the race
has commenced. any competitor, by his oar. GOAT or
person. IN contact with the oar boat or person.
OF another competitor; and nothing else shall be con
VIII. Any competitor who comes into contact with
into his competitors wafer commits foul; bat wDen
boat has fairly taken another boats wa yer Dy a
clear lead he has "a right to keep the water so taken
TX a boat Shall be decided to have "A clear lead Of
another boat when its stern Is clearly past the DOW o
X II shall be held that a boats own water Is the
straight or bow course from the station ai'Snef 10 ~
takes the Others water 10y clear lead IL sha DC emu
tied to Keep the Wa'eI SO taken 70 lIc CIV. VI 'v
and II the two boats alerWdtu conc 1o ~, h,
the leading boat remains III tAe water so ke inc ood
whose Mater has been taken, shall be deemed 10 nave
convinced The foul hut II they come INTO con'ct " .he
leading boats departing from the water SO taken thc
leading boat shall be deemed to have committed fou
XII The referee shall be sole Judge or boat straight
or bow course during every pat OF the race.
XII II, in III WHlCl more thin Two Doats
start takes place. AMI the boat adJudged by the
umpire to have been Ouled reaches the Winning point
first the race shall be decided the boats come III but
N the boat foued does IN first OF II the referee
n unable 10 decide which boat has committed the i0u
tbe race shall be rOwed again. unless the referee
shall decide that the boat which came IN first had sur
cient lead at the moment OF the Oul 10 warrant the
race being assigned to 10.
Kill A claim Of foul (Which must be entered by the
captain OF the considering itself foutd ana not by
any one in his BEHALF must be made 10 the referee, pre-
y0usly to the crew foucd getting out Of their boat
XIV Every boat shall stand by ITS own accidents oc-
curing during the race. .
XIV In the event Of a dead heat taking place, the
same crews shall contend again. or the
refusing shall be adjudgcd to have lost the race.
XVI No boat shall be allowed to accompany a COM
petnc boat for the purpose OF directing its course
ording other assistance and the referee shall be at
liberty TO declare any competing boat out OF the race
that NAV have derived unfair advantage thereby
XVII No race shall be awarded to any competitor or
crew. unless he they shall have rOwed over The whole
OF the COURSE
XVIII The decision OF the referee shall, in oil cases.
no final