The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-16
LAWS Of BOAT. RACING
ROWING ASSOCIATION RULES ON
OAR CONTESTS.
Duties and Discretion of Judges
Rights of Competitors-Fouls-
Claims-Penalties- Starter.

JlalmS-BenaltleS-l starter.
Nearly everybody will see the boat
races in the harbor Saturday. All then
should have an idea of the rules gov
erning the same. The following is
official.
THREE JUDGES.
1. There shall be three judges APP
pointed by the Regatta Committee to
rule all regattas of the association.
STARTING.
2. All boat races shall be staMed in
the following manner: The starter, on
being satisfied that the competitors
are ready, shall give the signal to
start.
3. If the starter considers that start
false he shall at once recall the boats
to their stations, and any boat refusing
to start again shall be disqualified.
4. Any boat not at it's post within
ten minutes of the specified time shall
be liable to be disqualified by the
judges.
5. One of the judges may act as
starter; when he does not so act, the
starter shall be subject to the control
of the judges.
8. Boats shall be started by their
bows, and shall have completed their
course when the bows reach the finish
WATER.
Z. Each boat should keep its own
water throughout the race, but may
depart therefrom at the peril of foul.
8. A boats own water is its straight
course, parallel with those of the COM
peting boats, from the station assigned
to it at the start to the finish.
o. The Judges shall be sole judges of
a boats own water and proper course
during the race.
FOULS.
10. No fouling whatever shall be al
lowed; the boat committing foul
shall be disqualified.
II. 1t shall be considered a foul
when, after the race has commenced,
any competitor, by his oar, boat. or
person. comes in contact wi h the oar,
boat, or person of another competitor.
II. The judges may, during race,
caution any competitor when in dang
er of committing a foul.
10. The judges when appealed to,
shall decide all questions as to foul
IA. A claim of foul must be made
TO the judge or judges by the compe-
itor himself before getting out of his
boat.
Is. In case of foul, the judges shall
have the power (a) to place the boats,
| Except the boat committing the foul,
which is disqualifiedD in the order in
which they came in; (b) to order the
boats engaged in the race, other than
| the boat committing the foul, to row
over again on the same or another
day; (c) to restart the qualified boats
from the place where the foul was
committed.
ACCIDENTS.
16 Every boat shall abide by its ac-
cidents, except when during race,
boat in its own water shall be inter-
fered with by any outside boat, the
judges may order the race to be rowed
over, if in their opinion, such inter-
ference materially affected its chances
of winning the race.
ASSISTANCE.
II. No boat shall be allowed to ac-
company competitor for the purpose
of directing his course, or affording
him other assistance. The boat receiv-
ing such direction or assistance shall
be disqualified at the discretion of the
Judges.
JUDGES.
Is. The jurisdiction of the judges
shall extend over the race and all mat
ters connected with it, from the time
the race is specified to start until its
final termination, and their decision in
all cases shall be final and without ap-
peal.
10. Any competitor refusing to abide
by the decision, or follow the direc-
tions of the judges, shall be disquali-
fed.
20. The judges, if they think proper,
may reserve their decision, provided,
that in every case such decision shall
be given on the day of the race,
REGATTA RULES.
2l. In each class two or more entries
shall be required to insure a race, and
should Withdrawals after the entries
are closed reduce the number to one
} boat, the crew thereof must row over
. the courSe To he entitled To the nrize