Openning break rule question

[slach]

The break shot skims the rack and goes directly in the corner without touching a cushion. Two balls hit a rail. What's the call? A scratch or a break foul?

 

[Bob Jewett]

The break shot skims the rack and goes directly in the corner without touching a cushion. Two balls hit a rail. What's the call? A scratch or a break foul?

According to the rules, the cue ball that scratched is considered to have been driven to a rail:

8.4 Driven to a Rail
A ball is said to be driven to a rail if it is not touching that rail and then touches that rail. A ball touching a rail at the start of a shot (said to be “frozen” to the rail) is not considered driven to that rail unless it leaves the rail and returns. A ball that is pocketed or driven off the table is also considered to have been driven to a rail. A ball is assumed not to be frozen to any rail unless it is declared frozen by the referee, the shooter, or the opponent. See also Regulation 29, Calling Frozen Balls.​

Consequently, all requirements of an opening break have been met.

 

[slach]

According to the rules, the cue ball that scratched is considered to have been driven to a rail:

8.4 Driven to a Rail
A ball is said to be driven to a rail if it is not touching that rail and then touches that rail. A ball touching a rail at the start of a shot (said to be “frozen” to the rail) is not considered driven to that rail unless it leaves the rail and returns. A ball that is pocketed or driven off the table is also considered to have been driven to a rail. A ball is assumed not to be frozen to any rail unless it is declared frozen by the referee, the shooter, or the opponent. See also Regulation 29, Calling Frozen Balls.​

Consequently, all requirements of an opening break have been met.

Too bad for me. The 'ref' called it a rerack, though I had a nice hanger from the kitchen in the side that would have sent me off to the races...

 

[zencues.com]

Yep, it's just a scratch, 1 point foul and no re-rack. Not a break foul