ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 13, 16 January 1929, Page 16

ATHLETICS.

?HE N.Z. ASSOCIATION. NEW RULES AND AMENDMENTS. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. A special meeting of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association adopted a new cycling rule and several amendments. Kule 6, clause (d), page 79, was subjected to alteration, on the motion of Mr. G. S Bright, seconded by Mr. E. G. Guy, and now reade as follows: —"In all races where more than one competitor starts from the same mark, lots shall be drawn by the competitors, who shall take precedence, counting from the inside of the track. Where only one is on the mark he shall start at the bottom of the track." Mr. E. G. Guy moved the adoption of a new cycling rule, Mr. G. S. Bright seconding his motion. It is to the effect that any rider or competitor, in any road race, taking or accepting outside pa*e or sheltering, shall be disqualified for any period the referee may determine, and forfeit all claim to any prize or trophy. A footnote was added defining outside pace or sheltering as any competitor riding behind or on either side of a cyclist or cyclists who are noncompetitors, or a motor cycle or motor car, or any other moving conveyance the referee considers to be of assistance or advantage over the other competitors in the race. It was decided to amend the clause of the New Zealand A.A.A. handbook governing the duties and powers of referees to read as follows: —"In a scratch or championship race of a distance of more than half a mile held under the rules of the. New Zealand A.A.A.-, the committee controlling each event shall have power to provide pacemakers, such pace-makers to be under the control of an official appointed by the committee and subject to any rules regarding Only one pace-maker will be allowed on the track at a time. At the start of a contest the pace-maker will take his place on the mark fifteen yards in front of the scratch mark, and will commence at the plsM and ride such distance as may be agreed upon by the official in charge of the pace-makers. Believing pacemakers will effect a moving start and will take up a position on the outside of the track and will immediately take up the running on the approaching pace-maker drawing level. ~ . ,„ A pace-maker, after beinp relieved, will keep on the chalk line until the field has pnxsod. when he can dismount. At the commencement of the bell lap, the pace-maker at the head of the field will withdraw from the content by slowing up «a«l keeping rigidly to the line until the new has passed. This rule must be Mrictty adhered to. The referee shall have S^γ# P «° caU off the *•»«* should competitors \nv »„ the P ace set by the pace-makers. wSi b? c^^v ed - off owln * to BU <* breach