The morning times., 1896-07-05
SOME RACING RULES. !,
New and Old Decisions Which Must.
BE Followed

New ana Ola DECISIONS "uicu Hiurt
BE Followed.
The official referee of the District of
Columbia Division, League of American
Wheclmen, desires 10 call the attention OF
racing men TO the Following rules, which
were enforced yesterday ut the Queen
Wheelmen's meet:
Unless excused by the referee, every
rider who enters in handicap race must
start in same. % >.
In the future all riders entering muststart
unless they can give good excuse for not
riding. Any rider not excused VIII De
reported to the Racing Board fors suspension.
II has been customary during the past
years 10 allow riders to enter a race on the
track il all the contestants are willing,
This has been stopped, decision having
been received from Chairman GideonstatiaS
that "a rider must be regularly entered.
The other contestants cannot waive this
for him.
A further decision has been received
from Mr. Gideon as follows: A club can
waive entrance fees II ii so elects before
the events, and there is nothing to prevent
them returning the entrance fees TO mem
bers who do not compete"
Protests must he made directly after the
race.
Riders shall pass on the outside tunless
the man passed be dismountedl, and must
at leISt a CltdT teuSAii vi tht NsSiN :"
front before taking the inside, but on enter
ing the home stretch in the last lap OF IL
race the foremost rider or riders must
keep to that part OF the track first Sc
Iected. or be liable to Disqualification; and
the hindmost rider or riders, when there
is sufficient room to pass on the inside ~
anywhere on the home stretch without
interfering with others. shall be allowed
to do so, and any rider interfering TO
i'm them from DlSslnE,
shall be disqualified. II rider, in al
tempting to pass another on the home
stretch should at any time cross OF swerve
SO as to impede the progress of another
rider, he shall be disqualified.
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 interfercs
with or impedes the progress OF the rider.
No rider shall touch another. In any race
wherein there shall be violation Of these
restrictions. the offending rider shall lie
disqualified and disbarred from any place
or prize, and if the referee believes that
the rider Intentionally Committed acts %
foul riding he sha II report him To the racing
board for further discipline.
A rider during a race turning his head
to look backwards, removing his hands
from the handle bars, or otherwise ridipg
in careless or unskilfuI manner. thereby
inperiling the safety OF other riders, shall
at the discretion uf the referee be DIS
qualified and ruled off the track for the
remainder OF the meeting in progress.
Pacing. if attempted by any but gen
eral pacemaker, shall disqualify bOtlI
the competition and pacemaker.
You are a novice until you have won n
prize in track event. This rule has
been changed to conform with the strict
ignorance of road racing. No matter how
many prizes you win in road contests. II
you never won i prize IN track event.
you are a novice 1t makes no difference
whether it be a first second or any
other position prize. having won prize
upon the track you must not enter novice
race: to do so is a false entry The novice
loses his status as such as soon as he
wins prize. 1t makes no difference
whether your entry was already in for
novice race to be run the next day or the
next hour; you are ineligible and must not
start.
These rules will be enforced at all tile
meets during the coming summer. AS they
have been forgotten by a great many
people they are published by request