Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-18

THE FIRST RACE TO BEGIN ABOUT O'CLOCK
RULES OF THE RACE.
The regatta by the Christana Navy takes
place, this afternoon, from the points and over
the course previously stated. The first race will
commence as near o'clock as possible. The
following rules have been established
l. All races shall be started in the following
manner The starter shall ask the question,
Are you ready y and receiving no answer, af-
ter waiting at least five seconds, shall give the
signal to start, which shall be the word Go.
2. If the starter considers the start unfair he
shall at once recall the boats to their stations,
and any boat refusing to start again shall be
ruled out of the race.
8. start shall be considered unfair if during
the first ten strokes any OF the competing boats
shall be disabled by the breaking of an oar, OF
any other accident.
4. No fouling watever shall be allowed.
5. II is the province of the referee, when ap-
pealed to, but not before. to decide foul and
the boat decided by him To have fouled shall be
ruled out OF the race.
6 In case OF a foul, the umpire, if appealed
to during the race, shall direct the non-fouled
boat to row ON, which shall i'll every case ro@
over the remainder of the course III order to
| claim the race.
I. 1t shall be considered foul when. after a
race has commenced, any competitor by his oar,
boat or person, comes in contact with the oar,
boat or person of another competitor and moth
ing else shall be considered a foul
8. Any competitor who comes in contact VIII
another competitor, defined in rule 7th, by
crossing into his competitors water, commits .
foul, aud when boat has once taken apothel
boats water, by clear lead, it maintains that
water at its own risk.
g. A boat shall be decided to have cleai
lead OF another boat when its stern is clearl.
past the bow of that other boat.
10. 1t shall be held that boats own watel
is the straight or bow course from the station
assigned TO it at starting. But II tw'
boats are racing, and one fairly takes the other
water by clear lead, it shall not be entitled t,
keep the water 70 taken to the end OF th'
cnurse and il the two boats come into contac
while the leading boat remains III the water s'
taken the boat which has taken the water shal
be deemed to have committed the foul.
IL. The referees who shall be appointed b,
the Naval Board shall be sole judges of boat
straight or bow course, during every part of th'
race
u. If in any race i'll which more than tw
boats start foul takes place, aud the boat ad
judged by the umpire to have beeu fonle
reaches the winning post first, the race sh all b
decided as the boats come in; hut If the boa
fouled does not come III first, or the referee
are unable TO decide which boat. committed til
foul, the race shall be rowed over agaln, unle-
the referees shall decide that the boat whie
came III first had sufficient lead at the momei
of the foul to warrant the race being assigned I
r it.
l3 a claim OF foul (Which must he entere
by the captain of the crew considering itse
4 fouled, and not by any one on his behal) mui
= be made to the referees previously to the ere
il ioued get ing out of their boat.
: Il. Every boat shall stand by its own ace
/. dents occurring during the race.
10. In event OF dead heat taking place, ii
same crews shall contend again. OF the crew
crews refusing shall be adjudged to have 10
the race.
: 16. No boat shall be allowed TO accompany
competing boat for the purpose of directing
J., course affording other assistance, and the re
erees shall be at liberty TO declare any comp
ting boat lu5 OF I 10 race that may have derived
o unfair advantage thele eby.
8 H. The race shall not be awarded to al
Is competitor or crew unless he OF they shall ha
II row ed over the whole Of the course.
Is. TIE decision Of the referees shall in
y cAsee be final.