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RULES FOR ENDURANCE RACE Judges Exoound Them in Answer to Questions by Contestants in the Coming 300-Mile Contest. LEXINGTON, Ky., Sepfcmlter 7. The judges for the Endurance Test for the United States Mounted Service Cup, to be decided over the three-htmdred-mile route from Fort Ethan Allen, Art., to Cani;i Devens, Mass., the five days beginning October 11, have been asked a number of questions by prospective contestants, which questions they, Maj. Henry Leonard of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Maj. C. A. Benton of New York, and Mr. Harry A Smith of AVorcester, Mass., have answered as follows: 1. Q. Is there any special requirement as to shoe for the horses; that is to say, as to weight, calks, nails and toes? A. Horses may be shod with no special shooing Which they could not receive on field service. Rubber pads, for instance, are not permissible; toe or heel calks, or both, are permissible. No weight limits are prescribed for shoes, nor is there any limitation as to nails. Paragraphs 3e, 4b, Test Conditions. 2. Q. Is it permissible that a contestant use his own farrier during the test? A. It is permissible to use a farrier of contestants choice. During the test while a contesting horse is in the stable a private farrier may not have access to the animal without permission from a judge. An official farrier will be in attendance. Paragraph 3e, Test Conditions. 3. Q. Is it permissible for a contesting horse to wear boots, such as shin boots, or knockers, or ankle boots behind? A. It is not permissible for a horse to be equipped as above indicated. It would be within the authority of the judges, should they so determine, upon the recommendation of the official veterinarian, to permit a horse injured slightly in tlw test to wear protection against further Injury. This might or might not score against the animal, depending upon whether the injury was due to faulty conformation or way of going, or arose from sheer accident not resultant from one of the above causes. Paragraph 4b, Test Conditions. 4. Q. Is it permissible to carry dead weight at the riders pleasure; that, is to say, in such form or bulk as the rider may select, so long as 4t comes to the required 100 pounds? A. The 100 pounds of deadweight may be car-lied in such form or bull; us the rider may elect, L always bearing in mind that nothing whatsoever may be used for the care of a contesting" horse obviously this does not mean feed, water, and bedding unless it be carried on the horse, without specific authorization in writing first received from a judge for the use of such tiling not so carried. Paragraph 6, Test Conditions. 5. Q. May the contesting rider strip to make his 145 pounds? A. The contesting rider should strip to make Iiis 145 pounds weight. His clothing worn during the. test lie is entitled to count as part of the 100 pounds, deadweight. Should a contestant weigh in with clothes on, he must carry 100 pounds, of deadweight in addition to his indicated weight- on the scale. Paragraph 6, Test Conditions. 6. Q. Do bridle and halter count as part of 100 pounds deadweight required? A. Bridle is not included as part of the 100 pounds deadweight required. Halter, if worn oh horses head, is also not so included; it halter is carried on horses back, it is so included. 7. Q. Suppose the cavalry equipment for field service produced by a contestant weighs less than 100 pounds, must he make up the difference in deadweight? A. The rider and additional, deadweight must weigh not less than 245 pounds and of this total, whether it be 245 pounds or more than 245 pounds, 100 pounds must be deadweight, whether it be composed of cavalry equipment or other material. Such rider must, therefore, make up such difference in deadweight. Paragraph 6,. Test Conditions. S. Q. Suppose rider weighs only 130 pounds, what amount of deadweight must be carry? A. One hundred and fifteen pounds. Para1-graph C, Test Conditions. 9. Q. Suppose rider weighs 175 pounds, how much deadweight must he carry? A. None unless he chooses to do so. 10. Q. Is any special design of saddle required for the test? A. No. Any make or type of saddle may be used. Paragraph 6, Test Conditions. 11. Q. Is an owner who has duly filed his entry blank on or before September 15, 1920, naming therein a ridor for a given mount required to start that rider on that, mount ? A. Condition 4b requires that a "rider shall continue through from start to finish, with his horse, unless excused ..." This does not, either in terms or by necessary implication, preclude the change of a rider between date of filing ntry blank and time of starting: Such change- should, however, be communicated in due season, ta..the official with whom the entry blank, i filed, in orQer that there may be no mistake concerning the rider who is to start, at the time of starting. Paragraph 4b, Test Conditions.
