V.—That every club neglecting to send in the names of its
crew to the treasurer, and pay the entrance money, five pounds, into the Old Bank, on or before the day previous to the first race in which they intend to row, shall forfeit five shillings; and that every club entering a boat after the races have begun shall pay one pound for every night of the races on which it has not had a boat on.
VI.—That no club start a boat in the races till all its arrears are paid, whether of fines, entrance money, or annual subscription.
VII.—That no crew be allowed to start in the races which shall have employed any waterman in capacity of coach or trainer within three weeks of the first race.
VIII.—That no college be allowed to enter more than one boat for the Eights, unless it has had on a Torpid in the same year.
IX.—That each boat start from a rope held by the steerer, and fastened to a post on the Berkshire shore; the rope to be 50 feet in length.
X.—That the last boat be stationed above Iffley Lasher; and that 130 feet be the distance between the posts.
XI.—That the boats entered for the races be divided as equally as possible, and row in two divisions; that the second division row first, and never contain fewer boats than the first division; that the head boat of the second division may row again with first division; and that the last boat of the first division start head of the second division on the following day.
XII.—That the president provide a starter, who shall fire a signal gun for the boats to take their places; after four minutes another gun; and after the interval of one minute another gun for the start; after the third gun the race be always held to have begun.
XIII.—That any boat starting before the gun goes off do lose a place forthwith.