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It was intended that the "pentathlon" should be used, not only in local and district as well as provincial "meets," but that it might form the basis for an Inter- national contest. The followinj,' are the ends at which the pentathlon must aim : — I St. The events must be those which taken all to- gether will test a man all-round. They should test the strength of legs, body, and arms ; they should test the higher elements also, a man should be compelled to "use his head ;" the heart and lungs should also be tested by something that demands endurance and wind; agility should receive its due share of attention ; speed should be tested and a man's ability to spring should also be ascertained. 2. 1 he events should be those which are "stand- ard ; " that is. which are common in all parts of the Pentathlon country, in order that they should be understood by and interesting to the average members of the associa- tion for whom the\^ are designed. 3. The little apparatus required should be inex- pensive. The reason for this is that these sports may be placed within reach of every association in the coun- try. (It is taken for granted that every association has a field of some description. 4. The contest should be as short as consistent with a thorough test. Not only should each individual event take place as quickly as possible, but the whole conte.st should consist of as few events as possible, and at the same time test a man thoroughly. To fulfil these conditions, the following sports were chosen : — I St. The .one hundred yard dash. This is standard imd develops agility and skill in starting, and speed in running, together with the muscular development. 2nd. Throwing the twelve pound hammer ; twelve instead of sixteen pounds as it is better adapted to men of average weight. The only apparatus needed is the hammer, which is inexpensive, and a tape to measure. This event is standard and requires both muscle and skill. It uses the whole body, but the principal work is done by the waist, shoulders and arms. 3rd. The running high jump. This is comparat- nderstood by " the aSvSocia- Lilcl be inex- e sports Ilia}' I in the coun- ' association IS consistent *h individual t the wiiole )ossible, and <; sports were 1 is standard ind speed in Dpment. nier ; t\vel\'e pted to men ceded is the to measure, muscle and ncipal work s coniparat- Pentathlon -— . — ^ ^ ^^ ^ o ively short, needs but little apparatus, is well kno^ and crenerally increasing in popularity. It demands spring, skill, physical judg^-ment, and co-ordination testing a man very differently from either tlie hundred yard dash or the hammer throw. 4th. Pole Vaulting. This is short, needs little apparatus, is standard and attractive to spectators. It demands speed in running, spring in jumping, skill in placing the pole and in managing one's self on the pole, agility in crossing the stick, muscular strength of arni.s and shoulders, and endurance if the exercise is at all prolonged. 5th. The mile run. We have now really tested a man very thoroughly except the capacity for endur- ance, vigor and strength oi heart and lungs. Fr these latter a mile run is a good test. The mile run is caosen rather than the half mile because the latter has in it more ofthe element of speed, which has already been tested. The pentathlon score scheme has been devised in order to give each man full credit for his perlormance in a fair and just manner. The most desirable method must be that which will give each man a mark depending upon his own i performance, which shall not vary with the pcrlV)rni- ance of others, but which from year to year he can Pentathlon raise as he gains strength and skill. The table is so ar- ranged that for a really good performance in the event a man would receive one hundred, and for what would be called a poor performance he would secure nothing, all the intervening numbers being graduated evenly. Thus, to ascertain each one's standing by this table, find the event in which he is working, run down the column until you come opposite the figure representing his per- formance, run out to the left, and take the figure op- posite, this will give the number of points to which he IS entitled. Thus, in the pole vault, if he goes eight feet nine, we look down the column marked pole vault- until we come to the figure eight feet nine ; glancing to the right or left on the same line, under the column marked "rank" we find seventy, which will represent the value of his performance in that event. The same holds true of the other events. We add up the figures representing each event and have the total standing for a man 's performance as a whole. If in any event a man should pass the limit he receives marks in the same ratio in which the score has been increasing be- fore. Thus, if a man should run a hundred yards in ten seconds, he should receive one hundred and twenty points, that is. ten for each fifth of a second. If a man does not enter in any event he receives zero in that event. I>y means of this method of scoring it will be i m- :able is so ar- in the event ^ what won hi lire nothiti,ir, ated evenh'. his table, find n the column iting his per- [le figure op- to which he le goes eight d pole vault- e ; glancing the column ill represent The same p the figures standing for any event a narks in the icreasing be- red yards in [ and twenty 1. If a man zero in that will be im- Pentathlon possil)le to hi .^•.an ,. .„.;„:, Jot :el:;:r'r,r'; :""" ;;; Halifax She,,,., ,„ake th.ee U.J., , " ,,' ' ^^ icinusixu, It IS safe to sav that the Hftpr i« the best all-round athlete Tn ^u ' ' compare the averages of teams of classes. This svstem nnght be used to determine the superioritv o le et over another in college athletics The rules which are to govern these events will be found on the back of each score card tZ \ V vl M '^ ''"''="" ~'"Petitor,s ; that is --I A would have two men to take his time ■•R- w,,,',!,! have twn tiio« 4^^ <- 1 1 • I'liic, j^ would iia\f [WO men to take his while "f^" » i i i two more to keep his tin= ' """''" "■''^" ■'^"" Pentathlon If a man is four spaces behind the first man yon add fonr-fifths of a second to the time of the fir.st man. In this way three watches are sufficient, and the time will be more accurate. In order to give some idea of the manner in which the score is kept, and also to .show how little a man need accomplish in order to score in every event, I ap- pend the following from the vScoring table : — SCORING TABLE. Rank loo yd. dash. i2-lb. Hammer Running High Jump. Pole Vault. i-Mile Run Rank. sec. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. niin. sec. o 12 2-5 50 3 6 5 10 6 40 I 50 6 3 61^ 5 10V2 6 39 I 2 51 3 6 14 5 II 6 38 2 3 51 6 3 63^ 5 11'-^ 6 37 3 4 52 3 7 6 6 36 4 5 52 6 3 7% 6 0I/2 6 35 5 6 53 3 7J^ 6 1 6 34 6 7 5?, 6 3 7% 6 i^ 6 33 7 8 54 3 8 6 2 32 8 9 54 6 3 8K 6 25^ 6 31 9 10 13 1-5 55 3 «^ 6 3 6 30 10 II 55 6 3 m 6 3/2 6 29 II 12 56 3 9 6 4 6 28 12 13 56 6 3 9K 6 45^ 6 27 13 14 57 3 9^ 6 5 6 26 J 14 It will be seen at a glance that to score ten points in any of these events a man need only run the 100 yards in 12 1-5 sec, throw the hammer 55 ft., jump 3 ft. 8 'X in., vault 6 ft. 7, in., and "walk" the mile run in 6 min. and ^o sec. rst man you e first man . md the time ler in which little a man event, I ap- -file am Rank. . sec. 40 39 I 3H 2 37 3 36 4 35 5 34 6 33 7 32 8 31 9 30 10 29 11 28 12 27 13 26 14 e ten points run the 100 ft., jimip 3 eniile rnri in Pentathlon • RULES • • • GOVERNING Maritime Province's Pentathlon Contest TO BE HELD AT Pictou, N. S., Saturday August 8th 1896. SECTION I. I.— Events. The events shall be the one-hundred yard dash, throwing a twelve pound hammer, running liigh jump, pole vaulting for height and one-mile run. II.~Officers. The meeting shall be under the di- rection of the Referee, Clerk of the Course, Judge of jump iiig-, Judge of pole vaulting, Judge of hammer throwing Judge of one-hundred yard dash, Judge of mile run, not less than three Timers, one Starter, one Scorer, a Mar- shal, and an Official Reporter. There shall be as many assistants, to these officers as the referee may determine and appoint. III.— The Starter shall control the competitors at the mark. No appeals shall be made from his decisions as to whether a start was made before the pistol report or not. In the one-hundred-yard dash, a false stort .shall puc the runner back one yard, a second false start an additional yard, and a third false start shall disqualify a runner for that event. IV.— Records shall be accepted onlv for the five stated events. Any may be omitted, however, the con- testant receiving zero in each such event. 8 Pentathlon v.— Numbers. Each competitor shall receive from the clerk of the course and shall fasten upon his person in a conspicuous place, a number b}- which he shall be known in that competition. VI.— Running. In races on straight tracks com- petitors shall keep their own positions on the track from start to finish. Not less than thiee watches shall be held on the leading man in each heat. VII.— Running High Jump and Pole Vaulting. The stick shall be started as nearly as possible to three feet and six inches from the ground in the high iump, and five feet and ten inches in the pole vault. It shall be raised thereafter two inches at a time in the high jumj), and four inches in the pole vault. Displacing the bar is a failure. Kach contestant shall be allowed but ten jumps. The best one shall be counted. Contestants shall jump in regular order as called for by the judge. A contestant may omit his jump at any height, but he cannot in any case try a height after once having "passed" it. The jump shall be made over a square bar. Three balks shall count as one failure, and thus be one of the ten jumps called for. It is a balk if the contestant crosses a line six feet from and parallel with the posts. The "Dive" is notallowed. Thereshallbe one set o. jump .standards for every five contestants. The ])ole vault standards may have any support in Pentathlon receive from on his person li he shall be tracks coni- on the track ^ held on the ulting. The to three feet 1 lump, and It shall be ? high juni]). :ing the bar owed but ten Contestants y the judge. ?ight, but he )nce having ver a stpiare re, and thus L balk if the parallel with here shall be contestants. support in which to .stick the pole. It must, however, be no high- er than the surface of the ground. Private poles may be u.sed, but only by owners or with their permission. The pole vault standards must be lift, or more in length. VIII. -Throwing the Hammer. The hammer shall not be more than four feet in ngth, and shall weigh not less than twelve pounds. Fulfilling the.se con- ditions it may be of any size shape or material. The hammer shall be thrown from a circle having a radius of three and one-half feet. But three attempts shall be allowed. An attempt is as follows : When the competitor takes his place inside the circle with the hammer then lets go of the hammer and the head strikes outside of this circle, it is an attempt. The dis- tance shall be measured from the nearest break in the ground caused by the hanmier head to the nearest point in the circumference of the circle. A foul shall count as an attempt, but shall not be measured. A foul is as follows : When a contestant has thrown the hammer, and any portion of his person touches the ground out- side the line of the half circle in the direction of the throw before the distance has been measured. No "turn" is allowed. Private hammers m.-iy be u.sed but <^nly by the owners or with their penni.ssion. lO Pentathlon IX.— Order. The events shall begin with the clash and end with the mile run. The high jump and ham- mer throw shall precede the pole vault. X. Further arrangements shall be made bv the referee. SECTION 2. I. Banner may be competed for bv teams of three men ; each man shall be a member in good standing of the Association under whose name he is entered, and shall not be a professional. II. The banner is to be held one vear by the vic- torious team. It must be won two years in succession by the same Association to become the permanent property of that Association. - III. Every man of the winning team, unless in- jured must score in each and all of the events. At least three teams must enter. IV. That Association shall be awarded the Banner whose team secures the highest aggregate score. V. Only those who score in all 5 events unless in- jured shall be entitled to a medid. VI. Individuals of any tc.m making a score en- titling him to a medal shall be awarded one. VII. Individual members of any As.sociation may enter to compt>te for medals. Pentathlon vitli the dash lip and haiii- niade by the II 'ams of three 1 standing of entered, and r by the vic- n succession ' permanent , unless in- eventvS. At :1 the Banner score. ts unless in- f a score en- ciation may \'III. Medals shall be awarded as follows :— vScore 200 Bronze Bar with Silver Pendant. *' 300 Silver " " '* <• " 400 Cold " '* IX. Entries must be made on or before Wednes- day, Annalist 5th., to the address of J. H. Crocker, Amherst, N. S. The First UcintirQe Contest. The first contest, which was held at Halifax N. S. on the Wanderers A. A. C. grounds was most success- ful in every way. Much credit is due to Secretary Bell of Halifax for the efficient wa>- in which the events were managed. Fifteen men entered the contest last year, twelve of these won medals, one winning a gold medal, three winning silver medals, and six bronze medals. Halifax, Amherst and vSt. John, were the only As- sociations who entered teams in the contest for the ban- ner. The other Associations repre.sented only sending one and two men. Halifax was successful in winning the l)anner with 950 points. Amherst second with 900 ])oints. St. John third witli 756 j)()ints. la Pentathlon j! the cliLSnt"" " *' ^^^"^' "'^"^ ^^"-^ '-^^ ">• NAMK OR NUMHRR Forbes, Halifax ?l?Si*"''"?^''/'^*- Stephen Crocker, Amherst Cornwall, St. John Reid, Amherst McDonald, Pictou vSteele, Amherst Maxwell, Halifax Beale, Halifax Stone, St. John R. Smith, Moncton McDongall, Halifax C. Smith, Moncton McRae, S t^john From a financial standpoint the contest U^^r was n.os successful, the gate receipts being su^i: oft co:;:„HTee '""' "" ""'''' ""'^"'^^ '° "'^ ^"^ The con„nittee expect the number of entries this year to excee