1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

y the Royal box, and then cross the arena to the starting-place; the riding willthen begin.3. The following notes are given to elucidate the “Programme” and the “Principlesfor judging”:A flying start must be made. On the lowering of the starting flag a bell willring, and the time will be taken until the finish is passed. This is marked withtwo flags behind obstacle No. 15.The course must be taken over and outside obstacle No. 1 (see programmesupplements 2 and 3), except in the last turn from obstacle No. 13 to obstacle No.14, and always on the outside of the flags at the ends of the course.Touching or knocking down the fences will be counted only if part of obstaclefalls down.At refusal or falling of the horse in a combined obstacle, the part of the obstaclepassed need not be taken again.If a horse stands still or refuses at an obstacle, and knocks down the wholeor part of it, the rider has to ride over the obstacle in the condition it is in.All ditches must be taken in their whole breadth, the far-side is marked withtwo small flags, between which the horse must pass.In the case of hedges, neither touching nor knocking-down will be counted.No outside assistance is allowed the rider if he falls off (is unseated) or ifthe horse falls, if the competition is to be continued.MEMORANDUM FOR OFFICALS AND COMPETITORS AT THEHORSE RIDING COMPETITIONS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES,RESPECTING THE JOURNEY TO AND FROM THE GAMESOF STOCKHOLM.Every official or competitor at the Horse Riding Competitions of the OlympicGames of Stockholm, 1912, has been granted by the Swedish State a reductionof 50 % on the ordinary fares between the Swedish frontier station, where thecountry is entered, and Stockholm, and vice-versa, but this reduction shall notapply to the price of the supplementary tickets necessary for journeys by expresstrains, nor to that of sleeping-berth tickets.In order to enjoy this reduction of the fares, the traveller, when he buys histicket between the frontier-station in question and Stockholm, or vice-versa, shallgive the ticket-clerk the Identity-cards signed by Mr. N. Thisell, of which the blueone is intended for the journey to the Games, and the yellow for the one journeyfrom Stockholm.As a result of the agreement which has been entered into between the SwedishState Railways and the Tourist Offices named in the accompanying list, it willbe possible for the traveller to buy at one of these Offices through tickets betweenthe starting point of the journey and Stockholm. Either single or returntickets may be purchased. and if, in the first case, the blue Identity-card and, inthe second case, both cards are given to the Tourist Office in question, the abovementionedreduction will be made in that part of the fare which covers the SwedishState Railways.If the traveller prefer to purchase his tickets himself, without application to theabove-mentioned Tourist Offices, then he should take a ticket from his starting-pointat home only to the Swedish frontier station via which he intends travelling, and, onarrival there, get a new ticket thence to Stockholm, giving the blue Identity-cardto the booking-clerk, as mentioned above.In those cases when the traveller does not at once buy a ticket for the returnjourney, i. e., a return ticket, he should bring the yellow Identity-card with him toStockholm, to be used there when the ticket for the return journey is bought.The Swedish Olympic Committee cannot undertake to make compensation inthe event of a traveller-losing his Identity-card.As regards those travellers — four from every nation — who, according to theGeneral Regulations issued by the Committee for the Horse Riding Competitions,have been promised the payment of all their railway expenses in Sweden to andfrom the Games, they, too, should themselves take their tickets to Stockholm inone of the ways mentioned above. The price of the total railway fares within613