1959-60

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ATHLETICS
(b) The following method of marking out the starts round the
track is recommended, the start and finish of the 440 yards race being
exactly midway along one straight, the start of the
220
yards being
exactly opposite the finish, and the
1Io
and
330
yards marks being
midway round each semi-circle. For greater accuracy it is recom-
mended that thin metal skewers be used and thin cord or wire
cable to join them, along one side of which the line-marking machine
can be run (all such lines being " radial " from the centre-point
of the semi-circle). The following instructions are based on a track
with 4 ft. lanes.
(c)
Lanes.
These should be exactly
4
ft. wide, the measurement
being taken from the
outside
edge of one marking line to the
outside
edge of the next line, working outwards from the wooden, concrete
or chalk border of the track.
(d) Intermediate distances.
First mark in chalk the starts in the
inside lane for
440
yards and
220
yards (As the measurement on the
inside lane is taken at
12
inches from the track border the correct
distance
on
the border
for the full
440
yards is
437
yards
2
ft.
8j
inches. The inside lane should therefore be marked at
218
yards
2
ft. 1o2 inches. for
220
yards and, if
33o
and
IIo
yard marks are
required, at
Io9
yards
I
ft. 5 ins. and
328
yards
I
ft.
A
ins.
(e) Staggered Distances for
440
yards start.
Measure from the
con-
tinuation of the scratch line
in
the first lane
the following distances
for Lanes
2-6
and mark the start lines, taking the measurements
8 in. from the outside edge of the line marking the inside of the lane.
Lane
2 3 4
5
6
23
ft.
of
in.
48
ft.
2
in.
73
ft.
A
in.
98
ft.
51
in.
123
ft.
61
in.
(f) Staggered Distances for
220
yards start.
Measure as before but
with the following distances, and see N.B. below
Lane z
3 4
5
6
II
ft.
61
in.
24
ft.
I
in.
36
ft.
71
in.
49
ft.
21
in.
61
ft.
91
in.
(g)
Staggered Distances for
330
yards and
110
yards centres of
take-over " zones
(4 x
I
to yards relay). Measure as before but with
the following distances, and see N.B. below :
Lane
2 3 4
5
6
1st Take over,
330
yards :
17
ft.
31
in.
36
ft.
Ii
in.
54
ft.
III
in.
73
ft.
10
in.
92
ft. 8 in.
3rd Take over,
I I
o yards :
5
ft.
9
in.
12
ft. 01 in.
18
ft.
4
in.
24
ft.
71
in.
30
ft.
1ol
in.
(h) The foregoing method will enable the correct staggered distances
to be marked on any
440
yard track with two equal semi-circular bends
where
4
feet lanes are. used, provided the start and finish line is exactly
midway along one straight.
Where the start is
not
halfway along the straight the staggered
distances for
33o
and
IIo
yards should be measured as follows :
Find the mid-point of each semi-circle and stretch a string
across the track along the radius of the semi-circle passing