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 22. In the event of a dead heat taking place, the same crews shall contend again, after such interval as the committce may appoint, or the crew refusing shall be adjudged to have lost the heat.

Clothing 23, Every competitor must wear complete clothing from the shoulders to the knees—including a sleeved jersey.

Coxswains.—2z4, Every eight-oared boat shall carry a coxswain ; such coxswain must be an amateur, and shall not steer for more than one club for the same prize.

The minimum weight for coxswains shall be 7 stone.

Crews averaging 10} stone and under 11 stone to carry not less than 73 stone.

Crews averaging 11 stone or more, te carry not less than 8 stone.

Deficiencies must be made up by dead weight carried on the coxswain’s thwart.

The dead weight shall be provided by the committee, and shall be placed in the boat and removed from it by a persen appointed for that purpose,

Each competitor (including the coxswain) in eight- arid four- eared races shall attend to be weighed (in rowing costume) at the time and place appointed by the committee; and his weight then registered by the secretary shall be considered his racing weight during the regatta.

Any member of a crew omitting to register his weight shall be disqualified.

Filag.—25. Every boat shail, at starting, carry a flag showing its colour at the bow. Boats not conforming to this rule are liable to be disqualified at the discretion of the umpire.

Umpire —26, The committee shall appoint once or more um- Pires to act under the Laws of Boat-racing.

Judge—27. The committee shall appoint one or more judges, whose decision as to the order in which the boats pass the post shall be final.

frizes.—28, The prizes shall be delivered at the conclusion of the regatta to their respective winners, who on receipt of a chal- lenge prize shall subscribe a document of the following effect :—

“We, A, B,C, D, &c., the captain and crew of the

and members of the Club, having been this day declared tv be the winners of the Henley Royal Regatta Challenge Cup, and the same having been

delivered to us by E F, G H, E K, &c., Stewards of the Regatta,