SPECIFICATIONS FOR STATION WAGON HARNESS WITH BREECHING. [Approved by the Quartermaster-General, U. S. Army, September 6, 1905. No. 136155.] Bridles (2)-Crown piece. Twenty-four inches long, 14 inches wide, split 6 inches at each end to form g-inch billets to receive buckles of cheek pieces and throat strap, with raised layer on top 12 inches long, with §-inch brass dee at each end to receive gag straps, -inch buckle chape and loop in center for billet of winker stay.

Gag strap. Twelve inches long, § inch wide, lap 1 inch, g-inch buckle and loop, two-inch slide loops, two ring gags, No. 23 or equal, solid brass, 1 by 1 inches. Hand stitched.

Fronts.-One-inch solid brass chain, No. 80 or equal.

Rosettes.-No. 80 Star Armour, or equal, 24-inch solid brass.

Throat strap.-Nineteen inches long, inch wide, buckle and loop, 24-inch lap at each end.

Cheek pieces.-Five-eighths inch wide, 8 inches between buckles, box loops, 20 inches from top buckle to end of billet, 24 inches extended laps below buckle, with solid brass oval cheek loop to receive nose bands and billets.

Blinds. No. 5 C, 4 inch or equal.

Winker stay.-Fifteen inches long, 14 inches wide, split 8 inches, rounded 7 inches, inserted 1 inch into blind, billets 7 inches, tapering to

Face drops.-Patent leather, style No. 7, lined or equal.

inch.

Reins. Rounded 14 inches, with solid brass -inch ring on upper end, 14-inch lap, lower ends to have 13 inches cut, -inch billets, with extended lap 43 inches long, loop each end of buckle, center rein 60 inches long, inch wide, stitched into ring of one round, with 24-inch lap, other end reversed, with -inch buckle and two slide loops in other round. All laps hand stitched.

Nose bands.-Made up 31 inches long, 1 inches wide, scalloped, doubled and stitched front, raised center, four rows stitching, with slotted holes to pass over cheek loop, 14 inches from center to center of holes, chin part to taper to inch, with 8-inch buckle and loop, 24 inch lap one end, other end g-inch billet.

Bits.--Coach elbow, No. 40, or equal, No. 1 quality, reversible steel cheek, round sliding beam, solid nickel.

Curb strap. Twenty-four inches long, inch wide, g-inch buckle and loop, lap 1 inches, two slide loops. Hand stitched.

Two hitch reins.-Seventy-eight inches long; inch wide, 10-inch billet, g-inch buckle and loop, 3-inch lap one end, other end inch, japanned snap, stitched on with 23-inch lap; 3-inch brass slide ring between snap and billet. Hand stitched.

Collars. Light coach, patent leather rim and back, fair kip grain leather face, to be lapped at throat not less than 24 inches, well shaped to receive hames, solid rim to measure not less than 3 inches nor more than 34 inches outside, belly to be well faced with best quality hair, ticking between straw and hair; bulge at point of shoulder to measure not less than 9 inches nor more than 10 inches exclusive of rim, middle seam to be four stitches to the inch with four-cord No. 10 throad, outside seam to have folded welt, same stitches as other seam, with double ends, welt to be one of solid piece, same quality as face of collar, to be finished as follows: Well capped with soft leather, two billets, buckles and chape, with harness leather pad 8 inches long, 5 inches wide, secured to collar on one side with same stitches as billets, other side to have ğ-inch loop, chapes and billets to have 3-inch lap with not less than 30 stitches. Hames.-Four pounds, full brass, 2 inches larger size than collars, three-hole face clip, finger draft eye strap and eye, kidney links and rings, 14-inch oval solid brass. Spread straps.-Twenty inches long, -inch wide, g-inch buckle and loop, lap 14 inches, two slide loops, with 13-inch white celluloid ring. Hand stitched.

Hame straps.-Upper 26 inches long, inch wide, lower 22 inches long, inch wide, each with 3-inch brass roller buckle and two loops 3 inches lap. Hand stitched. Hame tugs.-Buckle 14 inches, side loop, English wire bent heel, solid brass, safe 20 inches long; 23 inches at clip end, 34 inches at buckle to form buckle safe, layer cut 34 inches long, 1 inches wide, shaped to pass through box loop 74 inches long and form buckle chape 14 inches wide; patent leather fronts from loop to clip, with two rows false stitching.

34-inch box loop, j-inch buckle, one end; Hand stitched.

Pad tugs.-Four inches long, inch wide, other end secured to loop in trace buckle. Belly band fillets. Twelve inches long, inch wide, attached to bottom loop of trace buckle, with 3-inch lap, to have extra filler properly punched to receive belly band buckle. Hand stitched.

Trace. Seventy-two inches long, 1 inches wide, doubled and stitched, four rows stitching, raised center, one end punched to buckle into trace buckle, other end to have dart hole.

Breeching. Bodies 14 inches wide, 42 inches between outside dees, inside layer cut 46 inches long, 1 inches wide; outside layer 58 inches long to form 6-inch scallop points at each end, points to lap on side straps, four rows stitching on bodies, raised center, four -inch box loop tugs, hand stitched, 4 inches long, 3-inch buckle one end, other end secured to breeching with g-inch Philip's harness dee, one at each end and one 8 inches from each end; one trace bearer No. 7 or equal attached to outside of breeching on underside or bottom opposite end of tug; plain leather carriers on inside of breeching secured by 1-inch Philip's dee.

Side straps. Fifty-two inches long, 14 inches wide, cut length to extend 4 inches into body of breeching, properly punched to buckle in trace buckle.

Hip straps.-Cut 56 inches long, 2 inches wide; each end split 19 inches to form inch billets to buckle into breeching tugs, cut shaped to fit hips, reduced center to 11 inches to pass through openings in turnback, three scallops on each side, with double scollop opening on each side.

Turnback.-Double reversed, bodies 23 inches long, 1 inches wide, split 9 inches to form two waved billets for crupper buckles, reversed strap 60 inches long, inch wide, lapped 14 inches on body with return filler opening 14 inches from end of billet for hip strap to pass through, 3-inch buckle with 3-inch cut loop in front of box loop 34 inches long on each side of hip-strap opening.

Cruppers.-Round, soft, 44 inches, stuffed with flaxseed, §-inch buckle, chape and loop on each end outside seam.

Coach pads."The Belle," or equal, 13-inch swell, three screws, trimmed with solid brass 18-inch terrets, flat top pedestal coupe hook No. 5 swivel end dees.

Skirts. Two and one-half inches at swell, 13-inch bottom, 15 inches from bottom pad screw to end of skirt lined slight raise, four rows stitching, billets 12 inches long, inch wide secured between skirts and lining with 3 rows stitching.

Housing. Six-inch felt lined No. 80 solid brass chain, or equal.

Market strap. Ten inches long, inch wide, double and stitched into end dee of pad. Bellybands (saddle).-Twenty-one inches long, 14 inches wide, two-ply raised center buckles set back to form safe, 17 inches between buckles, top of body punched to receive buckle chape; chape, hand stitched, 3 inches long, inch wide, f-inch roller buckle, 4 rows stitching.

Billet bellyband. Twenty-five inches long, inch wide, 7-inch roller buckles on each end, 3-inch laps. Hand stitched.

Choke strap bodies.-Three feet long. 14 inches wide, 10 inches long, g-inch wide billet on lower end set to receive buckle at end of body when turned, 3-inch billet 20 inches long, inch wide stitched on upper end with extended lap and 7-inch buckle, with No. 7 (or equal) frog body passing through lining of frog. Hand stitched.

Yoke strap.-Three feet 6 inches long, double and stitched 4 rows, 14 inches wide, 2-inch box foop on top, 1-inch cut loop on each side of box loop on bottom side, 14-inch solid brass roller buckle.

Lines (double).—All black, each side 15 feet long, inside checks 78 inches long, inch wide, front end to have 3-inch buckle with 12-inch billet, 44-inch extended laps; inch cut loop in front of buckle, 2-inch box loop back. Other end to have f-inch buckle, 2-inch box loop, 34-inch lap. Outside check 84 inches long, inch wide, front end to have buckle and billet same as inside check, other end to have 5-inch scalloped point stitched on hand parts. All stitching by hand.

Hand parts.-Ninety-six inches long, 14 inches wide attached to fronts, other end to have §-inch buckle and billet, one celluloid ring, 24 inches, for cross checks,

General provisions.-All buckles not otherwise specified to be English wire, solid brass bent heel.

All straps or billets to be properly punched.

All edges to be properly edged and with flesh side blacked (no creasing) and poiished.

All stitching not otherwise specified to be done by hand, or lock stitch machine, 10 stitches to the inch, with 4-cord No. 3 Barbour's thread, well waxed with black wax. Beginning and ending of all laps to have not less than one back stitch.

All leather to be No. 1 oak or hemlock tanned (as per specifications at depot); work to be done in the best workmanlike manner. Inspection to be made during manufacture, and final inspection to be made on receipt of harness at depot.

Size of collars to every 25 double sets: Ten 19 inches, twenty 20 inches, and twenty 21 inches.

Hames to measure 2 inches longer than size of collars.

General depot of the Quartermaster's Department, Jeffersonville, Ind., September 19, 1905, L. R. No. 11, 1905. Amended February 18, 1907.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR PHILIPPINE PONY HARNESS, SINGLE SETS.

[Approved, indorsed: April 7, 1906, Q. M. G. O., No. 127958.]

Bridle-Crown piece.-One and one-half inches wide, 20 inches long, split 6 inches at each end, so as to form two 3-inch billets, to receive buckles of cheek pieces and throat latch, with lay on top 1 inch wide, 8 inches long, raised center, with 1-inch dee rings, No. 454, at each end, to attach straps of ring gag runners with -inch buckle chape and loop in center to receive winker stay billet.

Gag straps. One-half inch wide, 11 inches long, with 4-inch buckle and loop, with two-inch slide loops.

Gags.-Plain gag runner.

Rosettes. No. 1717 or equal," 2 inches, solid nickel.

Fronts.-No. 30, "or equal," 1 inch, solid nickel, leather bodies, double curb chain, beaded outside edge, 14 inches long over all.

Throat latch.-Five-eighth inch wide, 16 inches long, §-inch buckle and loop at each end, with 3-inch laps.

Cheeks.-Five-eighth inch wide, 3-inch buckle, to be 6 inches between buckles, with box loops, 17 inches from top buckle of cheeks to end of cheek billets, with solid nickel cheek loops stitched in below buckles to receive the noseband and cheek billets, with 3-inch extended laps on billets.

Blinds.-Coach, No. 5 C, "or equal," -inch, swell, patent winker leather, grain leather lined, two rows false stitching, one row to secure lining of blinds.

Winker stays. One and five-eighths inches wide, 13 inches long, one end split 7 inches, rounded 6 inches, 1 inch inserted in blinds, billet on other end 6 inches long, tapered to inch to buckle in crown piece.

Bridle reins.-Billet ends rounded each 14 inches (in clear), sewed into 1-inch No. 6 wire ring at one end, with 14-inch lap: 7 inches billet (in clear), -inch buckle, 3-inch extended lap at other end, with §-inch loop in back and front of buckle, center reins, inch wide, 44 inches long, sewed into ring of round at one end with 2-inch lap, and buckled into ring of round at other end, with -inch reversed buckle, and two -inch slide loops, one g-inch slide loop on back of center.

Nose band. One and one-eighth inches wide, 28 inches long, doubled and stitched "scalloped" raised front, with slotted holes (13 inches from center of holes) to pass over cheek loops, chin parts cut to inch at points, with §-inch buckle and loop.. Bits. Standard, nickel, jointed Hanoverian or gig.

Hitch reins. Six feet 8 inches long, inch wide, billets on one end 10 inches long (in clear), 3-inch buckle and loop sewed in with 3-inch laps, japanned -inch snap, sewed in with 24-inch lap at other end, to have a loose -inch japanned No. 6 wire ring between billet and snap.

Collar-Buggy, patent leather rim and back, fair kip grain leather face, to be lapped at throat not less than 2 inches, solid rim to measure not less than 3 inches, "outside,' belly to be well faced with best quality of Western hog hair, ticking to be between straw and hair, bulge at point of shoulder to measure not less than 9 inches, “exclusive of rim," the middle seam to be stitched by hand, three to the inch, with double ends 6-cord No. 12 Barbour's shoe thread, well waxed with black wax, the outside edge to be with folded welt, stitched by hand, with the heavy waxed thread, five to the inch, the welt to be sewed in between back and face of collar, seams to be on inside, the welt to be in one solid piece of same leather as face of collar, the collar to be finished with two buckle chapes; each 3 inches long, inch wide, with 3-inch English wire buckle and -inch loops, two billets each 7 inches long (in clear), § inch wide; billets, chapes and loops to be the best oak-tanned harness leather, edges creased and blacked, chapes and billets attached to collar with 3-inch laps, not less than 24 stitches to the lap, including two drop stitches at upper end of outside row, ends of collar to be neatly capped before finishing, pads of solid harness leather, corners rounded and properly skived, pad to be 7 inches by 5 inches, attached to collar by the same stitches as billets, leaving the stitches smooth and no knots under pads, to have one loop & inch wide encircling collar and neatly stitched to one end of pad; size and name of maker, and date of contract to be neatly stamped on billets.

Hames.-Gig, 31⁄2 pounds, full close plate solid white nickel, 17-inch terrets, plain heavy English wire pattern, double anchor draft eyes, with two holes outside clips, with -inch oval head rivets.

Hame straps.-Upper, inch wide, 24 inches long; lower, inch wide, 18 inches long; each to have 34-inch laps, 3-inch wire roller buckle, 4-inch loops.

Turnback.-Bodies. 14 inches wide, 58 inches long, split 8 inches at one end so as to form two-inch billets for crupper buckles, bodies lined 13 inches, with 3 scallops on each side, to have opening 11 inches wide, 12 inches from end of billets for hip