1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

if the horse lands with his fore-legs on thelimit mark on the far side of the ditch by 2 points,if the horse lands with his fore-legs insidethe limit mark, or touches the surfaceof the water with his fore-legs 4In the case of combined obstacles the above regulations apply to each oneseparately.Each period of 5 seconds or fraction thereof in excess of the maximum timewill incur a penalty of 2 points.Any competitor riding the wrong way or not taking the obstacles in their properorder will be disqualified.If any alteration in the equipment of the horse takes place during the courseof the competition, the rider will not, for this reason, be allowed another try overthe obstacles.No outside help may be made use of in the course of the competition.Rules for determining the order.The competitors will be placed in numerical order, according to the number ofpoints obtained, and thus the one who has obtained the highest number of pointswill be placed No. I, the next one, No. 2, and so on.In case of two or more competitors obtaining the same number of points, thecompetition will be continued between them over obstacles 2, 3, 12, 13, 10, and11, which, in the case of the “Military” competition, will not be increased beyond1.3 metres, and, in the case of the prize-jumping competition III A and B, not beyond 1.4metres. In the event of the competitors again reaching the same number of points,the time occupied shall decide who is to be declared the winner. The principlesfor judging given above shall be in force.In team competitions, that nation will be declared the winner whose best threecompetitors have obtained the highest total number of points; the nation that hasobtained the next highest number will be second, and so on.66 Fifth Olympiad. 1041