Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-19
Will Be Made-Prizes to be
Awarded lhe Winners.

AlS hiSh jump, P"iaiiOi OaiS, S1aholilS
high kick, horizontal bar. August 18th
Tumbling, running, high jump, putting
the shot, hitch and kick, rope climbing,
trapeze, tug of war.
The events headed club swinging, par
,allel bars, horizontal bar, tumbling,
rope climbing and trapeze will be given
as exhibitions, and competent judges
will award the prizes to those giving the
finest exhibition.
The outdoor field day will be August
LIST, and held on the Redondo athletic
field, the programme being arranged as
follows:
Bicycle race, one-quarter mile.
Foot race, 100 yards dash.
Standing broad Jump.
Sack race, 100 yards.
Bicycle race, one-half mile.
Running broad jump.
Foot race, 220 yards.
Pole vault.
Three-legged race.
Bicycle race, three miles.
Throwing the hammer.
= Potato race, fifty yards and fifty po
,tatoes.
Foot race, one-half mile.
Throwing the baseball.
Walking match one-half mile.
Hurdle race, 120 yards, ten hurdles
81 feet high; fifteen yards to first
hurdle and ten yards between remaining
hurdles.
Cycle race, one mile. Bicycles, tri-
cycles, safeties, stars-in fact, anything
on wheels and propelled by man is in
cluded in this class.
The final championship game of foot
ball will be played on the Redondo ath
letic field, on the afternoon of August
5th, and that of baseball on the after
noon of August 9th. Prior to these dates
the preliminary games will be played,
and under the same regulation as that of
tug-of-war; that, is, if two teams enter,
games will be played, best two out of
three; and if three teams enter, first
game one and two will play, then two
.an.d three, and then three and one. Ii
four teams enter, one and two will play,
then three and four, and the winners
play the final. The tennis will be, gents
singles, gents doubles, and gentleman
and lady, as partners, in doubles. The
final championship sets will be played as
follows: Gents singles on the afternoon
. of August 18th, gents doubles on the
forenoon of August 18th, and gentleman
and asSv in doubles on the afternoon OF
August 18th. The preliminarles Will pc
played on the forenoons OF August 9th,
9TH and 9th other dates will be arranged
for if necessary, according to the num-
ber OF entries.
AS an inducement to all who wish to
compete in the above-named events and
contests, elegant and costly prizes, con-
sisting of penants, urns and medals,
richly engraved and representing as neal
as possible the event for which they are
to be given: will be awarded.
1t is to be understood that contests ot
all kinds held at Redondo this season
under the management of the Chautau
qua Assembly will be for the champion
ship of Southern California, and entries
will therefore be taken with that under
standing.
The following rules have been adopted
to govern the events:
Rule l. No person will be permitted
to compete for prize in any event who
is known to be other than an "ama
teur."
Definition: An amateur is any person
who never competed in an open competi
tion, or for stake, or for public money
or for gate money, or under fals'
name, or with professional for prize
nor has at any period Of his life taugh
or pursued athletic exercises as a mean
of livelihood.
Rule 2. Each contestant will max
one attempt in all events in the order o
his name on the programme then thos'
who fail, if any, shall have second tria
in regular order, and those failing il
this trial shall then take their third anC
final trial.
Jumping.
Rule 8. No weights or artificial al,
Twill be allowed in any jumping contest
except by special agreement or an
nouncement.
Rule 4. In any event a competito
may omit his trial at any height, but
he fails at the next height he shall no
be allowed to go back and try the heigh
: he omitted.
Racing.
Rule S. All races will be started b.
pistol shot. Any competitor startin
before the signal will be put back on
yard; for second offense, another, an,
for third offense, disqualified. An
competitor will be disqualified for will
fully jostling, running across, or in an
way impeding another during race.
Bicycling.
Rule 6. When ordered into positio
for a start, the men shall mount thei
machines, and one assistant of each con
petitor will hold his machine with il
front wheel at the mark; at the startin
signal the attendants are allowed
push the machine forward, but not
follow it up.
Walking.
Rule T. The judges shall caution fc
any unfair walking, and the third cal
ton shall disqualify the offender. TT
last lap an unfair walker shall be di
qualified without previous caution.
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