1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

11. A boat not at the start at the specified time shall be considered to havescratched, and is disqualified.The starter has, the power however, to make an exception in the case of areasonable explanation being given.12. The start shall be made by the report of a pistol as soon as the starter issatisfied that the competitors are ready.Should a competing boat be interfered with by any outside boat or person, theumpire shall have power, if he thinks fit, to order a new start.13. If the starter considers the start false, he shall at once recall the boats byreport of a pistol. A boat which refuses to obey such command, or a boat whichstarts too soon, shall be liable to disqualification.14. The minimum weight of a coxswain shall be 50 kilogrammes. Deficienciesmust be made up by dead weight.15. At the request of any person concerned, the coxswain shall be weighedbefore the start.16. Each competitor shall keep his course throughout the whole competition.A boat’s course is that which, at the start and finish, as well as during the race,is parallel with the centre of the course. Deviations from the course shall rendera boat liable to disqualification. A course of at least 12 metres in width will beallowed for each boat.17. If, in the event of a dead heat, either of the crews refuse to start again,such crew shall be considered as having retired. If a competitor causes a foulby leaving his course, the umpire shall immediately disqualify him, without waitingfor an appeal to be made. Should a competitor be compelled by unforeseen obstaclesto leave his course, the umpire may order a new start, whether a foulhas taken place or not. The competitor causing such an interruption shall not bedisqualified.18. A foul must be reported to the umpire by the stroke of the crew immediatelyafter it has happened, and shall be considered to have taken place when,after the start for a race, a competitor has, with his oar, boat or body, collidedwith the oar, boat or body of another competitor, and shall be given if the umpireconsiders the foul to have influenced the result of the race.19. The umpire alone shall be the sole judge of the proper course of a boat.20. During a race, the umpire may caution any competitor who is in dangerof causing a foul.21. The jurisdiction of the umpire extends over the whole course, and his decisionin each case shall be final. All officials shall be subordinate to theumpire.22. Swedes only will officiate in the competitions.23. All crews entered will be furnished with particulars as to the names andweights of their opponents.24. No consideration whatever will be paid to any accident to material orcrew during the race.Definition of a Four=oared Inrigger.An inrigger gig shall be clinker-built and shall comply with the followingmeasurements and weights: —Length maximum metresWidth at the widest placeminimumDepthWidth at water-lineWeightkilosNumber of boards on either sideThe width of the boards must not vary more than 2 centimetres in any partof the cross-sections of the boat.For the purpose of measuring the width at the water line, an apparatus of thefollowing construction will be used:A bar, about I metre in length, placed on edge and supplied with twovertical, movable arms, 12 1/g centimetres high, one at each end. In the middleof the bar a notch is made, large enough to fit over the keel of the boat.1052