Bisbee daily review., 1902-12-11
RULES FOR BIG
 DRILLING CONTEST
COMMITTEE AT FL PASO FORMU.
 lATES RULES
Bisbee Wif Send the Majority of the Dri1Iers who Are to Contest for the Bio Prizes There Next Month

Driilers who Are to Contest for
 the Big Prizes There Next Month The local drilling experts are now in training to attend the contests that will be held at Fl Paso next month. For the double and single handed matches the carnival association will give total of $2,000 in prizes. Those who will go from here are Malley and Ross, Tarr brothers, McGowan, Lyons and King. Others who will be there are McNichols and partner. Chamber lain and partner and Connolly.
 The committee on mines and min- ing of the Fl Paso Midwinter carnival has the following to say regarding the drilling contest at the carnival:
 "A trophy having been offered through the International Miners as- sOciatiOn for drilling contest. reQuir- ing three successful competitions. we have again decided to hold drilling contest during the carnival, which will also be miners day and probably last through Tuesday and Wednes- day.
 The trophy to be drilled for was presented, in trust, to the Interna- tiOnal Miners association. is in the shape of silver loving cup. valued at S200, for the doubled handed contest and was presented by the Mine and Shelter Supply company. The rules and regulations governing this contest are:
 This cup is subject to contest only by residents of the republic of Mex icO, state of Texas and territories of Arizona and New Mexico and is sub- ject to ownership when finally lifted by a team three successive times.
 ITO finally lift this cup it must be necessary that the team or teams from any one district shall have been awarded the first prize three times at three contests, separated by an in- terval of at least three months. Each winning shall be inscribed upon the cup, giving date, name of district rep resented and the names of each mem Der of the team.
 All contests are to be under the auspices of the International Miners association and governed by such rules and regulations as it may pro- vide and at such place or places and dates as it may see fit to designate.
 Until the cup is finally lifted it shall remain in the custody of the h. ternatiOnal Miners association.
 The committee has agreed upon the following rules and regulations to govern at the contest:
 An entrance fee of $20 per team will be charged for the double handed contest and $10 for the single handed contest The entrance fees must be paid to the secretary of the Fl PasO Midwinter Carnival association prior to 12 o'clock noon, January 12, 1903.
 "The judges will be chosen by the executive committee of the Interna- tional Miners association.
 "Seven-eighths steel will be used no swedge steel allowed; hammers not to exceed eight pounds for double handed contest; hammers not to ex- ceed four pounds for single handed contest; measurements of steel and weighing of hammers to be made at the stone.
 The time on the double handed contest will be fifteen minutes. Eff teen minutes will also be the time on the singlehanded contest. If the ham, mer is in the air when time is called the blow may be completed.
 Each hole will be measured imme- diately upon it's completion.
 Tine double handed contest is to take place first and to be followed by the single handed contest. The con tests are to take place on Monday the 18th, from 1 to p. m. and on Tuesday and Wednesday following from a. m to ? p. m. each day.
 All contestants will draw for place at the rock at 1 p. m. January lZ 1903, double handed contests to draw first.
 Each and every drill will be meas ured at the starting of the entry.
 Contestants will be allowed coacher and a private time keeper. i they desire. but the time of the judges will govern absolutely.
 Tn the case of tie for any place their record shall stand as against record above or below them, ant those tieing shall drill over to deter mine their respective relations in th' contest; that, they have been beatel by the man above them. they hav' beaten the man below them, and thl shall stand no matter what their ney holes may be.
 Tn case of drilling into an old hol the drilling must be done over by tn contestants who struck the old hole.
 Tn case of striking soft place Il the stone, the hole counts just tn same.
 "The cash prizes offered by the cal nival association are open to compe tition to all the world.
 "The annual meeting of the Interns tiOnal Miners association will als