1936-37

ATHLETICS AND CROSS-COUNTRY.
(c) Only one hole in which to plant the pole at the take-off shall
be dug and shall not be more than I foot across.
(d)
As soon as a competitor has left the ground for the purpose
of making a jump, the jump is counted as a trial. If the competitor
makes a run without completing the jump it is not counted as a
jump, but three such runs are counted as one jump.
(e)
A competitor must not, in the moment that he makes a
jump, or after leaving the ground, place his lower hand above the
upper one or move the upper hand higher up on the pole.
(f) Dislodging the bar in the course of a vault or passing the
plane of the uprights shall count as a trial. It should be considered
a failure if the pole or competitor touches the ground beyond the
plane of the uprights. No attendant is allowed to touch the pole
unless it is falling away from the bar or uprights. If in making
an attempt the competitor's pole is broken it shall not be counted
as a jump.
(g) Competitors may use their own poles. No competitor shall
be allowed to use another's private pole except with the consent of
the owner.
(h) The pole shall be of either wood or bamboo, and may be of
any length or diameter. It may be wound or wrapped by adhesive
tape. The wrapping must be of uniform thickness. The pole shall
have no other assistance or device. The lower end of the pole may
terminate in a single metal spike or a wooden peg.
In other respects the i ules for the High Jump apply.
Long Jump.
83. (a) A take-off board shall be fixed in the ground, flush
therewith. It should be made of wood not less than 4 feet long,
8 inches wide and 4 inches deep, and painted white.
(b) The ground in front of the take-off board must not be
trenched or dug out, but should be sprinkled with soft earth or
sand to a depth of % inch to take an impression and so assist the
Judges in deciding if a competitor has gone over the take-off line.
(c) The length of the run up is unlimited.
(d)
Each competitor is allowed three trials; the best three
competitors at the end of the first round should be allowed three
more trials. A promoting body may, however, decide a
competition by the result of the first round; in such case it must
be stated on the programme. Each competitor shall be credited
with the best of all his trials.
(e)
If
any competitor touches the ground beyond the take-off
board, or its front line extended, with any part of his body, such
jump shall not be measured, but it shall be counted against the
competitor as one jump.
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