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Show THi: IH; Or' II. IK. Itilles lo C.overn the iavent vvliU-h Iteius Dee. 'J Uh Next. A meeting of Ihi! tuir-of-war captains was held yesterday at which liiuc the rules under which the contests arc to take place were adopted. The code sets out: That the tournament bhall take place in W alkers pavilion upon a platform four and a quarter feet from the floor and 1-llJ feet in length. .Any kind of foot tficr may lie worn, hut th same must he free from spikes or projecting nails. The hands must he bare but an fiul'stance may in c used to strcni hen the (rip; the anchormen may use any kind of a belt necessary; each team shall consist of one captain, ten men and three substitutes, substi-tutes, no person to touch the lope alter the signal, save lho.-e enquired in the tu-; tin; lciiirtll of llie pull shall he seven feet. AH teams shall be rcnuy to pull w hen called or forfeit to their opponents, odd uuinberid teams shall pull again-t even numbered teams until hut three teams remain in tic tournament, these to decide upon tirsi, second aud third prizes. When a team has bu n defeated four tunc it shall he dropped out of the touruHincnt ; the teams that are drawn tor the first pud shall he ready at s o'c lo' k p. in., December '.'I; the. combined weight of any team shall not exceed '.'"'M pound, the ri pre.-eiilalives to be native- of tin' country represented by them; there shail be ttve judges elected by the live cap-tains; cap-tains; all pulls shall he to a liuish. no draws allowed. A complete list of all the ! ri II 1 st must he tilwil Willi the manager on or before December :iu. |