Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-04-15

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Yavapai county cowboys are inter-
ested in the coming event and for
their benefit particularly, the rules
are herewith produced:
Rule 1. All riders must ride
slick saddle, with not more than
12R inch fork. All spurs used
must have loose rowcls and must
not be made SO that they can pos
sibly lock when being used. Spurs
with such large holes, that free
turning is obstructed against the
horse, will be forbidden. Spurs
with rowels so sharp that their use
would cut up horses cannot be
used. Riders must use split reins
and must not wrap or knot them.
The management will halter horses
and will furnish hard leather reins
from one to one-half inches wide,
variations in width one-eighth inch,
rider to choose size.
(NOTE-This is the first Worlds
Championship contest ever held and
it is the aim of the management
to make such rules, that an expert
rider can show his class over one
less skilled. 1t is a fact that by
the use of forks wider than 12H
inches riders are assisted even
more than by the use of a tied
slicker or bucking roll. The use
of single reins on limber-necked
and head-shaking horses is quite
unfair. as it IS liable to disqualify
good rider on a poor bucking
horse; besides, the one-rein system
was never used in contests until af-
ter the introduction of swell fork
saddles, when it was introduced to
offset the advantage of the swell
fork or bucking roll. Besides. horses
arc always broke and ridden with
two reins. and we have moved back
to the real and genuine riding as
done by the frontiersman, with no
advantage given either horse or
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Rule 2. Free open riding is the
rule of this contest. Rider must
spur horse twice in both shoulders
during the first FIVE jumps. Failure
to comply with this rule will dis
qualify rider. Credit will be Civ
en- rider for as much more squirting
as he is able to do.
Rule g. Riders must hold reins
in one hand and hat in the other
and will not be permitted to change
hands on reins or use other hand
to take up slack, but must keep
hat in the air at all times, show
ing one hand to be free from reins,
horse or saddle.
(NOTE-Riders are expected to
be able to open up and make their
exhibition while the horse is fresh |
and doing his best. All horses
being saddled and mounted in chutes
the rider should have his seat and
be ready 10 ride before the horse
tires)
Rule 4. Horses will be number
ed and numbers will be drawn by
riders, who must be ready when
their names and numbers arc call
ed. No delay will be allowed. Any
rider can be required in finals to
ride any horse at any time judges
shall request.
Rule 5. Riders will be disquali-
fed for abusing a horse after he
has quit pitching and judges will
not require a rider to make horse
pitch after he has given his exhi-
bition and has shown fatigue Plenty
of fresh horses to try out the men
will be provided.
Everything the rider does from
the time horse leaves chute until
judges order horse picked up by
pistol shot shall be considered for
or against him. Alter pistol shot,
nothing will be considered against
rider except that he will be dis
qualified for fighting or abusing his
horse.
Rule 6. Time consumed in sad
ding and superior craftsmanship
will be considered. Rider may use
one or two cinches. but in any
event will be disqualified for cinch-
ing a horse so tight as TO impair
the animals power to buck. In
case a saddle shall come off through
loose cinching. rider will be given
another mount. Management may
require rider to use two cinches
or flank rope on horses that viii
not pitch we'll without. Blankets
used must not be thicker under
front of saddle than behind.
Rule 7. All riders will be re-
CURED to hold both stirrups; TO