Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-09

manner realizing cash on a prize. In short
the original prize must be retained.
Clause I'D. II you take or accept any
thing in the way o. expenses from any one
You must pay your W expenses with you
own money. II youihave received or are t
receive money for your expenses from {
manufacturer or any one interested in tn,
business Of cycling you lose your status. Ac
cepting compensation of any kind whatever
for riding a wheel. Entrance fees are ex
porses.
Clause (e). Competing for a prize of NOR,
than s35 in value.
Clause %. Racing men employed in cycl,
establishments may be transferred to tn,
professional class II the board is convinced
that they are receiving any racing advan.
tage by trade employment. No other evi
dehce is necessary.
CLAUSE (g). Outside your own state. be.
yond 100 miles of your legal residence. BY
this is meant you may ride in the state Of
your legal residence. and not to be restricted
to the 10O-mile limit, 80 long as 1t is within
the boundaries of your own state. II vol
cross the line to go Into an adjoining state
you must measure your distance by the 100.
mile limit, starting from your legal residence
Special permits may be granted to men wish.
ing to exceed the 100-mile limit, upon appli.
cation to the member of the national board
in charge of the state where you reside, who
will send you n blank to fill out and swear
to. If you qualify for the permit you mus
keep exact account OF your expenditures or
each of these trips, and render same sworn
to at cnce after each trip to member grant.
ing permit.
CLAUSE (h). Under this clause the ma.
tional board has decided to set aside the ma.
tional championship for the purpose of bring.
ing riders Of both classes together to deter.
mine the champion of all. At no other time
or in no other event may you compete with
a professional.
CLAUSE %. Is plain as 1t reads.
professionally professional is any rider
other than those included in classes A and
b, and may ride for a cash prize.
You sacrifice your amateur status and be
come a professional If you ride a race fol
a money prize, for a wager, or for gate
money.
"If you ride a race in which there are pro.
f~essional competitors. If you make pace fol
professionals in public.
"In no case except where a special permit
can be shown by the race promoter can you
race for a greater prize than 800.
Forfeiture Of Status-By violation of the
rules defining his class a rider instantly for
feits his standing, and by then entering q
class to which he is not entitled makes a
false entry, for which due penalty is pro
vided."
A rule has been framed to infict fines
upon professional racing men as follows:
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or Objectionable actions on the track by a
professional rider the official referee may i'm
pose a fine on such rider of not less than SIS
or more than $50, which amount shall be for
warded by said referee to the member of the
racing board in charge of the district. The
rider shall be suspended until the fine is
paid"
The referee will be allowed to use his dis
erection in the matter of time limits this year
as follows:
THE referee may place a time limit on
any race except handicap, team and lap
races. The time limit shall not be an
nounced to the contestants until their ar
rival at the tape preparatory to the start of
the race. If the competitors finish within
the limit they shall receive the prizes. If
they fail to 50 finish and the referee is con-
WINGED by their riding and the time that
they endeavor to reach the limit, he may
award the prizes. 1t shall be his privilege to
withhold any prize IT,, in his opinion, any
competitor did not try to win the race"
The question of pacemaking in competition
events has received careful consideration
and the following rules have been adopted:
"a general pacemaker may be put in any
race by the race promoter, he having pre-
viously notified the referee of the fact. He
shall assist no single rider, but shall act to
increase the speed of the race in general.
He shall, if a single rider only, be entitled to
any place or prize. he may win, If he starts
from the scratch, or may be rewarded by a
special prize within the limits of the class.
'Tandems, or pacing machines, carrying
more than two riders, may be put in to pace
competitors only by consent of the members
Of the racing board in charge of the dis