Rules of sport

GYMNASTICS
The time allowed for each team to take up position, execute
its exercises and march off, shall be thirty minutes.
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The Instructor shall bring his team into the arena and give
them the necessary instructions preliminary to the commence-
ment of the exercises. At the conclusion of the exercises he
shall re-form his team and march it off the arena.
The Instructor here mentioned may be either an amateur or
professional.
So far as possible the judges shall form their judgment from a
consideration of the following subjects :
(i) The physique, carriage and movements of the team
in
general—the#quality of the latter to be judged especially in
marching and running.
(a) The manner of performing the exercises in regard to the
strength and beauty of their execution, and the homogeneity
of the team work. All the members of the team must perform
every exercise.
(3) The physiological value of the programme of exercises
in
regard to the character, combination, arrangement and relative
quantities of the exercises : and the completeness and suitability
of such a programme as a normal gymnastic practice.
The maximum number of marks to be allotted by any one
judge to any team shall be 16o, allocated as follows
Appearance and march of the competitors 40
Precision of movement, style, &c. . 6o
Physiological and rational combination of
the exercises executed 6o
16o
Each team will be judged by three judges and their marks
shall be added together. The team securing the highest aggregate
in this manner shall be adjudged the winners.
The judges, who shall be the same throughout the games,
will
remain on duty throughout the whole competition and can only
retire in case of illness or other urgent cause, in which case a
substitute will be appointed by authority of the Gymnastic
Sub-Committee from the list of judges in reserve.
DISPLAYS (Non-competitive).
By selected teams, either men or women.
Time limit, 45 minutes.
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