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Starting
48. All questions as to starting, except as provided in Sub-section
(a) or Law 49, shall be decided in the discretion of the Starter, and
before starting a race he must satisfy himself that the Judges, Referee
and Timekeeper are at their posts.
(a) The Starter shall use the preparatory command, " Take
your Marks," and there shall follow a sufficient length of
time before the signal to start is given. The competitors
shall remain stationary until the actual signal (shot, whistle
or starting word) is given.
(b) In Handicaps, the Starter shall arrange the competitors at
their stations (see A.S.A. Law 53), and when all are ready,
shall give the words, " Take your Marks, Go," and then
start counting. The competitors shall start when their
numbers are called.
(c) The Starter shall, previous to the start, describe to the
entrants the course of the competition, the spot where it
shall terminate, and, should the competitors be required to
round any object, the way in which it shall be rounded.
A competitor rounding an object contrary to the Starter's
order shall be disqualified.
(d) Any start made before the Starter's order shall be con-
sidered a false start, and the transgressing competitor
shall be disqualified, or, alternatively, may return to his
starting position on the side of the bath, or in the water
under his original station, and ' start afresh.
Check Starter
49• A Check Starter shall be appointed for all Open Handicaps,
whose duty it shall be to disqualify all who start before their proper
numbers are called.
Referee and Judges
51. For all open races or Handicaps two judges and a Referee shall
be appointed.
(a) The Judges shall have sole power over the competitors after
the start.
(b) The Judges shall have power to disqualify, and, in case of
agreement, their decision shall be final.
(c) In cases where the judges disagree, the Referee shall be
appealed to, and his decision shall be final.
Competitors' Stewards
52. Competitors' Stewards shall be appointed for every race meet-
ing ; they shall wear distinguishing badges, and their duties shall be :
(a) Not to allow any competitor to go to the starting point
whose costume, in their opinion, is not strictly in accord-
ance with Law 6o.*
*The A.S.A. Costume Law is reproduced in full on the page 579. This Law will
be strictly enforced at all Army Championship Meetings. It is also to be enforced
at all other meetings at which audiences consisting of both sexes are admitted.