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with a whistle. Each pair of goal-referees shall in addition be provided with a 

 coloured flag for signalling goals, and a white flag for signalling subsidiary goals. 

 The time-keeper shall be provided with a stop-watch. 



THE WHISTLE. 



34. — Umpires and goal -referees will blow a whistle whenever the ball is out 

 of play, as a signal that the game must be stopped. The whistle must never be 

 blown to show that the ball is brought into play. 



QUALIFICATIONS OF UMPIRES. 



35. — Umpires must be regular polo players, and must possess a thorough 

 knowledge of the rules of the game. They must be mounted on well-trained and 

 fast ponies, so as to be able to ride near enough to the ball to give a decision at 

 any moment, and yet not to interfere with the players. Their decision is final 

 on all questions arising out of the actual play of the game, as well as on questions 

 declared by these rules to be subject to their final decision. 



DUTIES OF UMPIRES AS TO STOPPING THE GAME. 



36. — It shall be the duty of umpires to stop the game, when : — 



{a) The ball is sufficiently damaged to interfere with the game ; 



(d) The ball is not brought properly into play ; 



(c) The ball crosses the side line ; 



{d) They see, whether appealed to or not, any infringement of these rules 

 constituting an " ordinary foul " or a " dangerous foul." 



(e) Any fall or accident involving danger occurs. 



DUTIES OF UMPIRES AS TO DANGEROUS PLAYERS AND PONIES. 



37. — It shall be the duty of the umpires to order off" the ground : — 



{a) Any player who deliberately plays unfairly or rides dangerously, and he 



shall not be replaced ; 

 {d) Any pony, which they may consider dangerous or improperly bitted, or 



which the rider has not under thorough control. 



DUTIES OF UMPIRES AS TO REVIVING THE BALL, &C. 



38. — It is the duty of umpires — 



(a) To see that no delay occurs in reviving the l)all under rule 17 {(f), (e), and 

 ('/), (z'/de rule 21.) 



(d) To order any player to take off' his spurs, or to use spurs without rowels, 



who, in his opinion, is ill-treating his pony. 



DUTIES OF THE GOAL-REFEREES. 



39. — Goal-referees shall blow the whistle the moment the ball crosses the back 

 line at any point. They are the judges of the goals and subsidiaries : but if at 

 any time they are in doubt, the umpires must be consulted. In the case of a goal 

 or a subsidiary goal, they will at once signal to the scorer, and see that the signal 

 is answered. Their duties as to re-starting the game are explaineil in rule 17 {e). 



