The evening times., 1896-04-30
CHANGES In L. A. v. RULES
Information of Value for Riders of
the Wheel.
Officials, Private Rides, Protests
and Power to Fine Some OF tine
Questions Dealt With.

The changes in the L. A. W. rules
arinted below will be of interest to wheel
The following provision is made for
the attendance of an official referee, capa-
BILE of performing the duties or the posi'ioh'
at every national circuit meet:
IAN official referee, who shall be re-
,u,red to officiate at national circuit
meets (for which proper compensation VIII
be alIowed), may be appointed by the chalr
man of the racing board. The chairman,
members, and representatives OF 'he ma
tional racing board, and the handicappers
in their respective States, shall be e4 oficio
official referees, and the chalrmen ana
members of division racing boards shah be
ex officIo Official referees within their re-
spectiye divisions. When it is Impossible 10
obtain the services of an official referee,
then the referee may be named by the
member of the racing board in charge OF
the district
In records against time the board Will
consider only those made with flying starts,
and In competitive records only those made
with standing starts.
The following stipulations are made con-
cerning private rides for records:
AT such trials there shall be present a
referee, who shall be a properly accredited
representative of the L. A. W., appointed
by the chairman upon application, three
Judges, three timers, and, in addition, at
least twelve witnesses, all of whom shall
sign a statement attesting to the correct
ness of the record. No private trials will
be sanctioned between June 1 and October
I, or January l and March 1"
The following rule is made concerning
protests lodged with the referee. from whose
decision an appeal is subsequently made
to the National Racing Board:
I'm case protest is made on the ground
of conflict with rules, prizes must be held
and an appeal made to the Racing Board,
accompanied by a fec OF 81. which will
be returned in case the referees decision
is reversed. No appeal will be considered
that has not been made within one week
from the date upon which said decision
is made. The referee shall render report
of all protests Tor foul riding OF false entry
and his decisions thereon, which report
shall be forwarded by the race promoters
TO the member of Racing Board granting
sanction"
To provide against false starts in 'handi-
cap races it is provided that: I'm bandi-
In front OF the limit man. and in case of false
starts shall drop a flag at signal from the
starter agreed on before the race is rum"
In preliminary heats all winners of dead
heats will be allowed to start in the
finals, and should two or more riders make
a dead heat of any final. or dead heat for
second or any lower place for which there
is prize. they may decide by lot who shall
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tance TO decide the race, at the discretion
OF the referee.
The referee will not be allowed to place a
time limit on any handicap, team or lap
race. bu: he Is empowered to withhold any
prize which the winner did not, in his opip-
Ion, Use his best endeavors to win.
"Tandems or pacing machines carrying
more than tvo riders may not 10 put into