The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-16
OLYMPIC GAMES
LIST OF EVENTS OPEN TO.
AMATEURS OF WORLD.
Number of Entries Allowed in Each
Style of Sport on the
Program.

For the Olympic games to be held in
England next year the following program
has been arranged. subject to correction
on suggestion or recommendation of ath-
letic authorities representing countries in
tending to make entries.
Athletic Events-l00 metres, 200 metres,
400 metres, 500 metres, 1900 metres; 10
metres hurdle, 400 metres hurdle, 800
metres steeplechase. 5-mtle run. 10-mile
walk; Marathon race, 25 miles; standing
broad jump, standing high jump. running
broad jump, running high jump, hop, step
and jump; pole vault, hammer, shot, tug
of-war, 3-mile team race $500 meters
walk, discus, free style and Greek style;
javelin.
The maximum number of competitors
from each country will be limited to
twelve athletes. -Four tug-of-war teams
can be entered and one team from each
country in the Smile relay race.
Swimming Eyents-100 metres. 400
metres. 1850 metres. high diving from 5
and 1O-metre boards, firm take-off. fancy
diving from / and 3-metre springboards.
200 metres team race. 200 metres breast
stroke, 100 metres back stroke. and ter
polo. In all the swimming events, except
the fancy diving and the team race, twelve
entries will be accepted from America.
The fancy diving competition is limited to
six entries in each event, and the entries
for the water polo championship is limited
to one team of seven men from each
country.
America can enter twelve men in each
wrestling event. namely. bantam. feather,
light. middle and heavyweight. There are
to be three falls. each bout limited to
twenty minutes. The style will be CATCH
'as-catch-can.
In the cycling competition twelve en-
tries will be allowed in each event. The
events will be as follows: One lap (64O
yards). 1000 metres. 5000 metres. twenty
kilometres. 100 kilometres, pursuit race,
tandem bicycle. 1000 metres. In the pur-
suit race the entries will be limited to
four men from each country, the tandem
bicycle race being limited to six pairs.
Thirty competitors from each country
will be allowed to enter each one of the
three events that make up the archery
list. These events will be known as the
York Round. for gentlemen; the National
Round. for ladies, and a competition for
gentlemen wherein the arrows will be shot
continental fashion,
international teams of eight men only
will be allowed in the team competitions
in fencing. but twelve individual entries
will be accepted from each country for
individual honors in two of the fencing
events. The event known as Foils will
consist of a display by picked amateurs Of
all n%ations; a commemorative media Is TO
be given to all engaged in the display.
Individual competitions will be held In
gymnastics, the events being voluntary
exercises; horizontal bar, swinging move
ments; rings, steady; rings. flying; POM
meled horse. quick movements: rope
climbing. Every competitor must take
part In every Item; twenty competitors to
be allowed as the maximum from each
country.
Golf will have an individual medal com
petition in which the maximum number OF
competitors froll each country will be linn
tied to thirty. with four teams from eacn
country as the maximum number OF COM
petitors in the team competition.
Lacrosse will be conducted according to
the American system: each
country limited to one team.
Twelve men from each country will be
the maximu number of entries that will
be accepted for competition In mems sim
giles In the lawn tennis tournament a
like number of ladies will be allowed to
enter the competition for ladies' singles.
In the law tennis event. known as the
mems doubles, the competitors will be
limited to six pairs from each country.
The rowing events Will be as follows:
Fights, tours, pairs and souls. Two teams
from each country will be the maximum
number of entries in each event, with the
exception that three or four competitors
from each country will be permitted 20
compete in the SOULS.
One team of six men from each country
will be allowed to compete in the rife
shooting; IL men from each country in the
revolver and pistol shooting: u men from
each country in the running deer shooting,
and IL men from each country In the event
known as clay bird shooting.
Motor racing will have three events-two
for racing cars and one for touring cars.
Twelve competitors from each country
may take part in speed skating at 500
metres, 1850 metres, 5000 metres and IN
the mile and a half, English course. race.
Only three competitors from each country
will be allowed in the open figure skating
competition, the ladies figure skating
competition and the pair skating competi-
tion Qady and gentleman).
There are two events In %racquets; IL
competitors from each country being the
maximum In the singles and six pairs in
the doubles.
All the yachting will be conducted under
the rules Of the Royal Yacnt Squadron;
the shippers must be amateurs. though
professional crews viii be allowed for
yachts over six metres. No races for
yachts over eight metres.