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shall be entertained after the lapse of one calendar month from
the distribution of the prizes. Every objection shall be accom-
panied by a deposit of one pound (�i ), and if upon investigation
the objection shall appear to have been made upon no reasonable
ground the deposit shall be forfeited. The British Olympic
Council shall decide on every objection after having heard the
representative or representatives on the Honorary Committee
of the person making the objection.
An Honorary Committee will be formed, consisting of three
representatives from each competing country, to be nominated
by the Olympic Committee in that country. Special seats will
be reserved for them, as for the members of the International
Olympic Committee, at all contests and all festivities connected
with the Olympiad, and they will be distinguished by a separate
badge. (N.B.—In the case of competitors not represented on
the Honorary Committee, the British Olympic Council will
appoint three members to act on behalf of such competitors.)
All protests to be made to the officials managing any form of
contest must be made in writing through a member or members
of the Honorary Committee representing the country 'to which
the competitor belongs who desires to make the said protest for
transmission to the said officials.
Any such protest must be made to the proper official within half
an hour of the termination of the contest to which it relates.
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The British Olympic Council will make no contribution to the
expenses of any competitor, Foreign or British.
The British Olympic Council shall be invested with full power
to make, in case of absolute necessity, such changes as may be
desirable in these Regulations.
No alterations shall be made in the programme on the day
of the race except under pressure of extreme and unforeseen
circumstances.
Time limits will be fixed for events No.
I
to 5 and also for No.
7. Time standards will be fixed by the judge and Timekeeper
on the dates of the races for each event. Any competitor beating
standard time will be awarded a Special Merit Diploma. Similar
diplomas will also be awarded to the three competitors leading
for the greatest number of laps in the zo and ioo Kilometres races.
The Pursuit Team race will be limited to teams of four from
each country. The race will be run in heats, 'second and third
rounds if necessary, and the final. The teams will be started in
each heat at opposite sides of the track, and at the time of the
third man in each team at the end of the mile shall be taken and
shall constitute the time for the team. The team making the
fastest time shall be deemed the winner of the heat, and shall be
qualified to start in the next round, and the teams making the
fastest time in the second or third rounds shall compete in the
final.
When the number of competitors is not a power of two, there
shall be Byes in the first round ; the number of Byes shall be
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