1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

5 obstacles to be taken at a gallop immediately after the performance of theprogramme.High jumps: one to be 0.8 metres high, two 1.0 metre and one 1.1 metre.Long jump: one to be 3 metres wide.Obedience in the horse and controlling power of the rider will be tested bywalking the horse up to, possibly over or through, the object, which has alarmedhim. There will be no firing of guns, beating of drums etc.Principles for Judging.Each judge shall give points from o to 10 for each of the following items:The horse’s carriage when standing still,walking,trotting,galloping,the rider’s seat in the saddle,handling and management of the reins,the movements and ability of the horse to turn,jumping andthe rider’s management, exhibition and control of the horse.The horse shall, in all paces, move smoothly and be well on the bit with asteady head.In turning, the horse shall be set in the neck and have the trunk bent in thedirection of the turn; when turning in the gallop, it shall be set to the rightwhen riding a right gallop, in the opposite case to the left.When backing, the horse shall be well gathered together.The rider’s seat shall be correct and must show a good, and supple grip of thehorse, in unison with the motion of the horse, and without exaggerated movements.If the rider omit any of the movements stipulated in the programme, 1 pointwill be deducted. Should such omission be repeated, this will be considered alack of training and occasion a deduction of 5 points.The judges are entitled to demand a repetition of any detail of the rider’s performance,and an exhibition of any movements that may possibly have been omitted.In the event of a movement having been omitted, a judge is obliged to pointthis out to the other judges after the programme has been gone through.Rules for determining the Placing.For each performance under the heading of “Principles for judging” (1—9) acertain number of points will be allotted.All these figures will be added together for each competitor in the protocol ofeach of the judges, by which means the total number of points awarded to eachcompetitor will be determined.After all the competitors have ridden, each judge will receive a summary ofhis protocols, in which the competitors are placed according to the total numberof points by the respective judge. The judge awards the first place to the competitorwho has obtained the highest number of points, the second to the next one,and so on.In case of two or more competitors obtaining the same total number of points,the judge will decide their respective places according to his impression of theperformance of the competitors as a whole.The rider whom a majority of the judges have placed as No. 1 will be thewinner. In case of there not being a majority in favour of any one competitor,the result will be obtained by adding the figures given by each judge, in whichcase the lowest figure will be declared the winner, the next lowest, second, and so on.If, in spite of this, the total number of all the points should remain equal fortwo or more competitors, the total of the points awarded by all the judges to therespective competitors will decide the award of the prizes, in which case the highestnumber of points will be No. 1, the next one No. 2, and so on. In the eventof even such a procedure not giving a decision, the competitors with the samenumber of points shall draw lots.1038