Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-09

the board considerable thought, but 1t is
thought that the members have drawn up
rules on this question that will be %satisfac-
tory:
81. The racing board will receive and pass
upon all claims for records, either compete
ton or time.
"The standard table OF recognized records
shall be one-quarter, one-third, one-half, two
thirds, three-quarters, one mile, and all
even miles upward; no intermediate dis
tances. Competition record must be made at
an open meeting. The board will enter no
competition record on its books that is not
made at an open meeting, of which at least
one weeks notice has been given.
Records against time may be made at an
open meeting, or in private, and with or
without pacemakers. Records made at pri-
vate trials will only be allowed IL at least
one weeks notice has been given the chair
man of the board that such attempts are to
be made.
The board will consider flying state only
THE board will consider flying starts only
in competition records.
"2. At such trials there shall be present a
referee, who shall be a properly accredited
representative or the i. 4. w, appointed by
the chairman upon application, three judges,
three timers, and in addition at least twelve
witnesses. all of whom shall sign a state
ment a~ttesting to the correctness of the rec
ord. No private trials will be sanctioned be-
tween June / and October l or January 1
and March 1.
"3. Claimants must furnish a sworn state
ment from the timekeepers, certifying that
the time claimed is correct, together with a
sworn statement from a competent surveyor,
certifying the measurement of the track.
when a claim for record has been proved
to the satisfaction of the board, the record
shall be published In the official organ, and
stand as record en- the books of the board.
No claim for record made at a meeting not
ayn,paI hy lna una rI1nc will hn n DGi1prp
No claim for record made en- Sunday will be
considered.
"a. A competition record must be made in
a race between men.
"5. No records made with the assistance of
other than recognized cycling machines, pro-
PEELED by man-power, will be accepted.
sc. IN unpacel events, or during unpaced
record trials, there shall be no pacing or In
dicating devices, and only the rider making
the trial shall be on the track"
Regarding road racing and betting the
board says:
"The League of American Wheelmen re-
CARDS racing on the public highways as an
unlawful practice and refuses to recognize
and legislate for such form of the sport eX-
cept to forbid the competing together therein
or pacemaking, one for the other, of ANA
tours and professionals; an amateur also
loses his status as such by competing on the
road under any conditions that would pro-
fessionalize in track racing.
AT race meetings no open betting shall
be permitted. The officials of the race meet
ing shall not bet upon any result of any race.
Officials found guilty of violating this rule
shall be debarred from holding official posi-
tions at race meetings for such time as the
racing board may determine
On account of the reckless and thoughtless
riding Of some Of the new men each year,
from which several bad accidents have re-
suited, the board has placed the following re-
,+,iotinnc on fhn unpHru1 riding rnla.
Riders shall pass on the outside (%unless
the man passed be dismounted), and must be
at least a clear length of the cycle In front
before taking the inside, but on entering the
homestretch in the last lap of a race the
foremost rider or riders must keep to that
part of the track first selected, or be liable
to disqualification; and the hindmost rider or
riders, when there is sufficient room to pass
on the inside or anywhere on the home
stretch without interfering with others, shall
be allowed to do so, and any rider interfering
to prevent him or them from so passing shall
be disqualified. If a rider, in attempting to
pass another on the homestretch, should at
any time cross or swerve 80 as to impede
the progress of another rider, he shall be dis
qualified. A rider shall not change from the
inner to the outside of the track during any
part of a race when another rider is so near
that in altering his position he interferes
with or impedes the progress of the rider.
No rider shall touch another. In any race
wherein there shall be a violation of these
restrictions the offending rider shall be dis
qualified and disbarred from any place or
prize, and If the referee believes that the
rider Intentionally committed acts of fou!
riding he shall report him to the racing
board for further discipline.
"a rider during a race turning his head to
look backward, removing his hands from the
handle bars, or otherwise riding in a careless
or unskillful manner, thereby imperiling the
safety of other riders, shall, at the discretion
of the referee, be disqualified and ruled off
the track for the remainder of the meeting
in progress.
Competitors may dismount during a race
at their pleasure, and may run with their
cycles If they wish to, but they must keep
to the extreme outside of the path whenever
dismounted. If a rider be dis
mounted by accident, or to change his ma
chine, an attendant may hold his machine
while he mounts it, and he shall SO mount
at the extreme outside of the path"
The definition Of the racing classes and the
rules for scoring lap and team races have
undergone considerable change. A novice
race is open only to those who have never
won a prize in a track race, and shall be the
first race of the meet. A class race Is only
open to those, who, up to date of the closing
Ct the entries, have not won the first posi-
ton in track race or trial heat in the same
or better time than the class under con-
J!deration.
In a lap race the position of the first three
men shall be taken at the finish of every lap.
L nc hlE iIlCi glIuil FSoiS ihiSp PciA'o tHN
second two points, the third one point. No
others shall score. The contestant who
crosses the line first at the finish shall for
that lap score four points. The competitor
who scores the greatest number of points
shall be declared the winner, but any con-
testant in order to secure a prize must ride
the entire distance and be within $50 yards
of the finish when the first man crosses the
tape at the end of the last lap. Any competitor
falling to comply with this rule shall be dis
qualified. The 150-yard mark must be
marked by a flag.
In a team race the position of the first
number of men. corresponding to the numbe-
of teams starting, shall be taken at the end
Of the race: Is
1.-THE first man shall count a number of
points equal to the number of teams start
ing, the second one less, and so on.
"The team scoring the greatest number
of points shall be declared the winner.
"a team shall be limited to three riders,
each Of whom shall have been a member Of
the club entering The team for at least three
months previous to date Of event. Each
team member must also have resided within
1--WE miles of the city or town where the club
has its headquarters for at least six months