The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-17

sporting circles today is the Marathon
to be ran at the baseball park tomor-
row.
The race will be started at l p. IN.
by Mayor Fern and the banU will play
during the afternoon,
Everything is in readiness for the
contest and thirty runners are eXpec-
ted to toe the scratch.
No pains have been spared to make
the race a big success, and the outlooN
is for a record-Dreahng crowd at the
ball park.
The officials are all well known To-
cal sportsmen and their names are
guarantee that everything will be run
off without a mitch.
Training for the race ceased yester-
day although several of the runners
took pipe-openers this morning. All
the favorites are standing up well and
the racing will be keen from the start
A set of rules governing the race
l. Each competitor shall present
himself at the league grounds not later
than noon on Sunday.
2. Each competitor shall be provid-
ed with a medical certificate of fit
ness which he must present at the
number station before he is provid-
ed with his Numbers.
8. The number station will be I'M
der the tent in the center of the
| track. Each competitor will announce
his name in turn, present his certifi-
! cate and receive two numbers and
four safety pins. These numbers
must be pinned "squarely' on the
chest and back with a pin at each cor
ner so that the numbers can be plain
ly 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 principal
and hand him refTeshment at any
stage of the race, provided that re-
freshment does not consist of drugs
The other assistant will be stationed
at the general Kollua stand which
will be below the grandstand.
5. A competitor may leave the
track at any time provided he does
so without assistance and may return
at any time without assistance, pro-
vided that he does not leave the open
grounds. Any competitor entering
the dressing rooms during the race
Will be Immediately disqualified.
6. Only one assistant may handle
q competitor. That is the assistant
who is stationed al the Kokua place.
He may rub down his principal and
may administer any kind Of refresh
ment provided that the latter does
not take the form of any drug. Any
assistant who has a hypodermic sy-
ringe, or any restorative drug, except
straight smelling salts, will be i'm
mediately elected from the grounds
and his principal will be disqualified.
Z. Any runner who impedes or
bumps into another runner will be
Immediately disqualified. If the assist
ants or partisans of any runner i'm
pede, obstruct or bump into any other
runner, he will be Immediately dis
qualified.
s. All competitors who present
themselves at the league grounds at
noon on Sunday April IS, without a
doctors certificate, on application at
the number stand will have their en-
trance fee returned, but will not be
permitted to enter the race.
9. Any disqualification of the judg-
es will not be made official until after
the approval of the referee. This de-
cision will be absolutely final and any
runner disqualified will under no cir
cumstances be permitted to return to
the track.
10. Runners in passing other run
ners at the turns must not force their
opponents onto the rope. Any hustl-
ing or rough work at the turns Will
call for immediate disqualification of
the offender.
II. The prizes will be awarded ac-
cording to the list of winners given
by the judges. Prizes will be distri-
buted at e. O. Hall and Sons store
the day following the race. All those
who come in in the first ten will be
expected to state their preference for