The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-17
Rules for
Marathon

The following are the rules to govern
the Marathon race next Sunday. These
have been compiled from a list sent on
from the coast which arrived in the
mail Thursday.
l. Each competitor shall present
himself at the league grounds not later
| than noon on Sunday.
2. Each competitor shall be provided
with medical certificate of fitness witch
| he must present at the number station
before he is provided with his numbers.
| g. The number station will be under
| the tent in the center of the track.
| Each competitor will announce his name
/ in turn. present his certificate and re-
| ceive two numbers and four safety pins.
| These numbers must be pinned square
/ w. on the chest and back with a pin
at each corner so that the numbers can
| be plainly seen by the judges and
spectators.
| 4. Each competitor will be allowed
| two assistants. One assistant will be
| permitted inside the center of the track
! and may follow his pricipal and hand
| him refreshment at any stage Of the
| race. provided that refreshment does
not consist of drugs. The other assist
ant viii be stationed at the general
| Kokua stand which will be below the
grandstand.
5. A competitor may leave the track
at any time provided he does 50 with
| out assistance and may return at any
time without assistance, provided that
he does not leave the open grounds.
Any competitor entering the dressing
| rooms during the race will be i'm
| mediately disqualified.
6. Only one assistant may handle
competitor That is the assistant who
is stationed at the Kokua place. He
may rub down his principal and may
administer any kind of refreshment
provided that the latter does not take
the form of any drug. Amy assistant who
has a hypodermie syringe, or any re-
storative drug. except straight smelling
salts, will be Immediately elected from
the grounds and his principal viii be
disqualified.
7. Any runner who impedes or
bumps into another runner will be i'm
mediately disqualified. If the assist
ants or partisans of any runner impede,
obstruct or bump into any other runner,
he will be Immediately disqualified.
5. All competitors who present them
selves at the league grounds at noon
on Sunday April Is, without doctor $
certificate, on application at the number
stand will have their entrance fee re-
turned But viii not be permitted to
enter the race.
9. Any disqualification of the judges
will not be made official until after the
approval of the referee. This decision
will be absolutely final and any runner
disqualified viii under no circumstances
be permitted to return to the track.
10. Runners in passing other runners
at the turns must not force their OPP
ponents onto the rope. Any hustllng
or tough work at the turns will call for
immediate disqualification of the of
fender.
II. The prizes win be awarded ae-
cording to the list of winners given by
the Judges. Prizes viii be distributed
at r. O. Hall and Son 5 store the day
following the race. All those who come
in in the first ten viii be expected to
state their preference. for cash, medal,
cup or merchandise after the race to
Mr.. Charles Bartlett, Clerk Of the
Conrse