| CHAIN
THROWING RULES
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Each member club may enter one pair of contestants who will work together.
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Each team will be responsible for providing their own chain.
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The chain will be a two chain (132) add or subtract, without trailer,
with a leather thong at least four (4) inches long attached to each
end.
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The chain must be laid out between two fifty (50)-foot lines, one
hundred fifty (150) feet apart. Any part of the chain or contestants
crossing any line of this rectangle will result in disqualification.
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The chaining course will consist of two chaining pins set at a distance
of one hundred thirty-one (131) feet apart. The starting point will
be a chaining pin placed five (5) feet from the center of an end line.
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The head judge will examine the tied chain at the start and finish
of each try to be sure that the chain is thrown and tied correctly.
The judge will drop the tied chain from waist height on the spot designated
by the contestants. Time begins whenever either contestant first touches
the chain on the ground.
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A stake, one and one half by one and one half (1-1/2 x 1-1/2) inches
and three (3) feet above the ground, will be located three feet inside
the end line furthest from the starting point.
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The chain must be completely laid out by the head chainman, and either
or both chainmen must remove all kinks from the chain.
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Simultaneously with the rear chainman touching the starting pin, the
head chainman must stretch the chain and clearly touch the chaining
pin 131 feet away.
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chain is then taken up by the head chainman (with assistance from
rear chainman, if desired), thrown, tied, and dropped from the height
of three (3) feet over the stake. Time ends when the chain hits the
ground.
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To be correctly tied, both thongs must be wrapped at least twice and
secured in any fashion so it will remain secure after the chain is
dropped over the finishing stake. Failure to achieve this will result
in disqualification.
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One (1) deviation (i.e., one twisted loop or a loop more than one
(1) link but less than two (2) links out of place) will be grounds
for a twenty (20)-second penalty. More than one (1) deviation in any
chain (i.e., both of the above or two (2) loops twisted, or loops
more than two (2) links out of place) will be grounds for disqualification
of the time.
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