1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

No help may be rendered by any other person during the course of the competition.Each rider will receive 100 points to begin with, from which will be deducted:for refusing and bolting, the first timerefusing or bolting again, each timehorse fallingrider falling off completely (whether at or betweenthe obstacles)each period of 5 seconds or fraction thereof, inexcess of the maximum timeThe deductions are for each occasion and each obstacle. (As obstacles arereckoned only such as are marked by two flags, between which the rider has to pass.)In the case of two or more competitors having the same number of final points,the time occupied shall decide the event.V. Cross=Country Race, c:a 4,000 metres.The Cross-Country Race will take place over diversified country, and on acourse unknown to the competitors, which will be marked out immediately beforethe start with white and red ribbons.Competitors start singly, at intervals of one minute.Both start and finish will be in the Stadium.See, also, the special rules and regulations for Athletics.Judging the Competition.The competition will be decided by a calculation of points based on the placenumbersin the 5 sub-events, in which the first man in each event receives I point,the second, 2, and so on. The victor will be the one with the lowest number ofpoints.In the event of two or more competitors obtaining the same number of points,and the same number of best relative places, the competition shall be decided bythe result of the last event.In order to obtain a prize, a competitor must take part in, and complete,every one of the 5 events.If any competitor leaves the competition, this will not alter the point-figures forthe remaining competitors.In the event of dead-heats in running, swimming and riding, there will be nosecond trial. If, thus, two competitors reach the best result in these events, eachof these will receive the point-mark I, the next man 3, and so on. On the otherhand, equal best points in fencing will be decided by another bout (I hit), and inshooting, the entire series must be re-fired, until the placing is decided.If, in shooting, no decisive result has been reached after the series mentioned,the placing of the competitors in the shooting event shall be decided by the bestrelative results.1050