The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-03-06
THE ATHLETIC MEETING.
SUNNI 3ry Of Regulations and Events
Tor KamchaMeha IPg, Day
COMPETITORS.

with their proper numbers, which
must be worn conspicuously by the
competitors when competing, and
without which they shall not be
allowed to start.
Each competitor shall inform him
self of the time of starting, and
shall be promptly at the starting
point of each competition in which
he is entered, and there report to the
clerk of the course.
Under no condition shall the at
PENDANTS be allowed to accompany
competitors at the start or during
any competition.
THE STARTER.
The starter shall have sole iuris-
diction over the competitors after the
clerk Of the course has properly
placed them ia their positions for the
start. The method of starting shall
be by pistol report.
Al actual start shall not be effect
ed until the pistol has been purposely
discharged after the competitors have
been warned to get ready.
When any part of the person of a
competitor shall touch the ground III
front of his mark before the starting
signal is given, it shall be considered
a false start.
Penalties for false starting shall
be inflicted by the starter as follows:
In races up to and including 800
yards, the competitor shall be put
back one yard for the first and
another for the second attempt. In
all cases the third false start shall
prevent the offender competing in
that event.
The starter shall also rule out of
that event any competitor who at
tempts to advance himself from his
mark as prescribed in the official
program, after he has been given
the warning to "get ready"
FINISH.
The tape is to be considered the
finishing line for the winner, but the
order of finishing across the track
line shall determine the positions of
the other competitors.
A finish shall be counted when any
part of the contestants body, except
his hands or arms, shall touch the
tape at the finish line.
uTrppIES
In the 120-yard hurdle race, ten
hurdles shall be used, each hurdle to
be three feet six inches high. They
shall be placed ten yards apart, with
the first hurdle fifteen yards distant
from the starting mark, and the last
hurdle fifteen yards before The finish
ing line.
JUMPING.
The Running High Jump.-Each
competitor shall be allowed three
trial jumps at each height, and if on
the third trial he shall fail he shall
be declared out of the competition.
Competitors shall jump in order
as placed on tue program; then
those failing, if any, shall have their
second trial jump in like order; af-
ter which those having failed twice
shall make their third trial jump.
Running under the bar in making
an attempt to jump shall be counted
as balk, and three successive balks
shall be counted as trial jump.
A competitor may decline to jump
at any height, and by so doing for
feits the right to again jump at the
height he declined.
Running Broad Jump In front of
the scratch line the ground shall be
removed to the depth Of three and
width of twelve inches outward.
A foul jump shall be one where
the competitor in jumping off the
scratch line, makes mark on the
ground Immediately in front of it,
and shall count as trial jump with
out result.
Each competitor shall have three
trial jumps, and the best three shall
have three more trial jumps.
The competition shall be decided
by the best of all the trial jumps Ct
the competitors.
Pole Vault.-The rules governing
the running high jump shall also
govern the pole vault.
RUNNING HOP STEP AND JUMP.
The competitor shall first land
upon the same foot with which he
shall have taken off. The reverse
foot shall be used for the second
landing, and both feet shall be used
for the third landing.
In all other respects the rules gov
erning the running broad jump shall
also govern the running hop step and
jump.
PUTTING THE SHOT.
The shot shall be put with one
hand, and in making the attempt 1t
shall be above and not behind the
shoulder.
The competitor shall stand in
circle seven feet in diameter, on four
feet of the circumference of which
shall be placed board four inches
high, at which the competitor must
stand when the shot leaves his hand.
A put shall be counted aa foul if
the competitor steps over the front
half of the circle or on the board be-
fore the measurement of his put is
made.