The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-09-24
PROSPECT OF A BIG CROWD AT
THE DENVER FESTIVAL

Any person winning the champion
ship belt three times, shall become the
sole and permanent owner of the belt
to do with as he may deem fit.
All challengers for the belt must
proceed through the board of direction
of the Festival Of Mountain and Plain
The board of direction of the Fesd-
val of Mountain and Plain of Den
YER, Colorado, shall at all times be the
sole judges as to what shall constitute
n proper challenge for the belt, and
also what shall be determined as a
proper time and place for the contest.
There shall be no appeal from their
decision.
Rules and Regulations Governing the
Rough Riders Tournament
Rule All riders TO be eligible must
have proper papers of identification
from their respective stock associa-
tions by whom they have been select
ed. The committee reserves the right
to try the horsemanship of all riders
in any manner that they may see tit
before the contest
Rule 2-All riders must report to the
committee at the Festival of Mountain
and Plain headquarters on or before
the Both day of September, 1901, eth
er in person or by letter.
Rule Each rider will be compelled
to furnish all the equipment he uses
while riding in the contest.
| Rule "A rider will be considered on
his horse when he has one foot in the
stirrup, as soon as his other foot leaves
! the ground to mount. a man who is
testing his horses mettle by placing
| his weight on stlrrup and lifting other
foot from ground without any attempt
to get into the saddle, will not be con-
sidered as having attempted to mount.
| The judges will decide what is an ''at-
| tempt to mount" If horse falls at
any time with n rider on him and the
rider is thrown by the falling of the
horse 1t shall be understood that this
shall in no way count against the rider.
| Rule Each rider will be allowed
n helper to assist him in saddling his
horse, If he so desires.
Rule elf a rider is thrown from n
| horse that is allotted to him he will be
1 barred from participating further in
/ the contest.
Rule NO rider will be allowed to
use any contrivance to assist him in
riding, such as buck-strap, roll, hob
/ ble-stirrup or check of any kind that
will keep horses head up, or any
contrivance that will in any way keep
horse from bucking.
Rule S-A riders rig shall consist of
open bride, hackamore, RATA, saddle
and blanket. quirt and spurs, or any
part thereof.
Conditions Governing Horses
Rule AL persons entering horses
must produce satisfactory proof to the
committee that the horse has bucked
and will buck at any and all times.
No horse will be eligible that throws
himself more than once. The commit
tee reserves the right to remove any
horse from the arena at any time.
Rule 2-The committee reserves the
right to substitute any horse that they
may select for one that is removed
from the arena.
Rule st is left optional with the
committee how all horses should be
saddled and where and ny whom this
shall be done.
| Rule All horses will be numbered
the number tied to their halters and 9
like number will be placed in a box
These numbers will be drawn from
the box by the men who have qualified
to ride. The number drawn will be
the number of the horse that the hold
] er will have to ride in the contest.
Rule 5-All riders will ride the
horses that they draw from the box sc
that the judges may select ten of the
best riders and ten of the worst buck
ing horses. The horses will be num-
bered again; the riders so selected will
draw again. From the riding of these
ten men and the bucking of these ten
horses the judges will determine the
winner of the championship rough
riders belt of the world, and the six
horses that different purses are to be
awarded to.