The record-union., 1896-07-16
ROCK DRILLING CONTESTS.
One Of the Features Of the State Fair In
September.
The State Board Cannot Spare the
Money for Bicycle Race
Prizes.

The Executive Committee of the State
Board of Agriculture met at the oI1e
OF the Secretary yesterday, Directors
Cox, Mathews, Wilson, Terry, Mackey,
Land and De Long being present.
The sum of $500 was appropriated to
provide for two rock-drilling contests,
with $500 for each contest, to be divid-
ed into three moneys.
A hand rock drilling contest between
men DIS the drilling of a hole in rock with
hammers and drills, the same as those
ordinarily used in the prosecution or
Eaily labor by miners in mine the
contest being under certain rules and
regulations.
Experience in contests of this nature
have led to the establishment of GER
tain rules and regulations, the most or
which are subject to slight change, but
In the main those below given have been
generally adopted throughout the world
There are single hand, double hand
and triple hand contests. The most
popular of these is the double hand 1.-TWO
mem contest, though the single hand
Zone mani contest is also in favor
The rules and regulations here given
gre with reference to a double hand
contest, and need to be but slightly
changed for either of the others.
Team-A team in a double hand con-
test consists of two men
Steel-The men are to furnish ham,
mers and drills.
Hammers-Hammers must weigh,
without handle, not to exceed eight
pounds.
Drills-All drills are to be of seven
eighths of an inch steel, and to be seven
eighthS of an inch four inches from the
bit
Stroke-One man to strike at time.
Turn-One man to turn the drill at a
time.
Change-Men to change from striking
to turning and from turning to striking
as often as they desire. Generally
changes are made each minute or half
minute
Time-The time of drilling Is fifteen
minutes at each hole.
Judges-Three judges are TO have
charge Of the contest, they to be ap-
pointed by the association
Timekeepers-Twot imekeeperS are TO
be appointed by the association, whose
duty it is to see that each team drills
fifteen minutes, no more, and no less
The winning team-The winner in a
contest is the team drilling the deepest
hole in the fifteen minutes drilling.
Rock-The rock to be a block of Fol-
som or Rocklin granite (the harder and
more uniform in formation the better)
and is to be placed on the ground by the
association, one piece to be tipped up so
the holes in 1T viii be drilled at an angle
Of about forty-five degrees, one piece to
be fat so the hole can be drilled down
ward. The surfaces of the rock which
n hea C77-iIIad 77lISf hA faced The
judges must mark off the face Of the
rock in squares of not less than five
inches each, each square to De marked
by number.
Order Of drilling and place for each
hole-Each team must draw lots for
members and drill in l, 2 3 order in the
squares thus selected by lot
Duties of the judges-The judges must
take entire charge of the contest; see
that all rules are properly and promptly
obeyed; see that all steel Is Of proper
size; see that all hammers are proper
weight, which should not exceed nine
ard one-quarter pounds, with handles;
measure each hole as soon as the teams
time Is up; keep a record thereof, and
when all teams have finished drilling
announce the result and award the first
prize to the team drilling the deepest
hole. the second prize to the team drill
ing the hole next in depth, the third
prize TO that next In depth, and so on.
Entrdes-AN entries to contests to
close a. few days before the time set for
contests to begin
Entrance fee-A small entrance fee TO
be paid by each team to the association
es an evidence OF good faith
A proposition was submitted to hold
bicycle races during the first two days
Of the fair. but on account of shortness
of funds the board did not feel warrant
ed In approprtattng the money neces-
sary TO hold the bicycle meeting.
It was ordered that the Secretary be
instructed to advertise for bids for the
exclusive betting privilege for the State
Fair of 1885, On the same terms and
conditions as last year.
After attending to other matters OF
zninor Importance the committee ad-
sourned. but VIII meet again next month
70 complete the final arrangements for
the State Fair.