The officers of the course shall be appointed by the Executive Committee, and shall consist of a Field Marshal, a Starter, a Referee, Judges, Timekeepers, etc.
FIELD MARSHAL.He shall have the general management and supervision of all meetings.
STARTER.He shall have entire control of competitors at their marks.
Shall strictly enforce Law 3, and shall be the sole judge of fact as to whether or no any man has gone over his mark.
His decision in such cases shall be final and without appeal.
JUDGES OF WALKING.They shall have entire control of competitors during the race; shall strictly enforce Law 8, and their decision as to unfair walking shall be final and without appeal.
TIMEKEEPERS.Each of the Timekeepers shall time every event, and in case of disagreement an average shall be taken, which shall be the official time.
Time to be taken from the flash of the pistol.
JUDGES AT THE FINISH.Two shall stand at one end of the tape, and the third at the other. One shall take the winner, another the second man, and the other the third man; they shall also note the distances between the first three as they finish.
In case of disagreement the majority shall decide.
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