362 APPENDIX. 



DUTIES OF TIME-KEEPER. 



40. — The time-keeper is responsible that a bell is rung, or a bugle sounded, at 

 the conclusion of each period and interval. He will stop his watch whenever 

 the whistle is blown. No time shall be counted while the ball is out of play. 



HINTS TO UMPIRES. 



1. Umpires should endeavour to place themselves in the most advantageous 

 place for seeing the game, and apportioning the work. One on each side of the 

 play, level generally with the back, will be found the best place as a rule for 

 attaining this end. 



2. By dividing the ground in two, both lengthways and breadthways, each 

 umpire can take one back line and one side line. 



3. There is a tendency on the part of umpires, from natural causes, to watch 

 only the play in the immediate vicinity of the ball. For this reason much unfair 

 riding by No. I's, when in reality off-side, escapes their attention. This may 

 be obviated, by each umpire keeping under special observation the four players 

 who happen to be, at any given time, nearer to his own back line. 



4. Umpires should have new balls in their pockets, with which to re-start the 

 game at once, if the ball goes out of play. An umpire will find it easy to bowl 

 in correctly, if he puts his horse in motion in the direction he wishes to bowl 

 the ball. 



5. They, and goal-referees, should blow their whistles loud enough for the 

 time-keeper to hear. This point is sometimes forgotten. 



6. They should make up their minds, and give their decisions clearly and 

 firmly, refusing to enter into any discussion as to the why, or wherefore, of their 

 decisions. 



7. Either umpire should, whether appealed to or not, stop the game if he sees 

 a foul, and award a penalty, although it may have happened on the side of the 

 game away from him. But he should use his discretion in not adjudging a foul, 

 if the other umpire, nearest to the incident and in full view, has evidently taken 

 no objection. . 



8. They must bear in mind that if they do not order off" the ground any 

 dangerous or unmanageable pony, they more or less make themselves responsible 

 for any accident that may occur through that pony. The same applies in the case 

 of a player riding dangerously, and repeating the offence after being warned. It 

 is their first and most imperative duty to stop dangerous and unfair play of any 

 sort or kind. 



9. The special attention of umpires is drawn to the following : — 



(a) As crosses frequently occur in the meeting of the ball, when hit out from 

 the back line, the nearest umpire should place himself on the line of the 

 ball, produced in either direction {vide example 5). 



(/;) WTien a player is pursuing an adversary with the intent to hook his stick, 

 the umpire should see, that when he does so, he is on the same side as 

 the ball, or immediately behind. This particular breach of rules often 

 occurs in a scrimmage in the vicinity of goal. 



