Two spread straps.-Five-eighths inch wide, 20 inches long, g-inch buckle and loops, 11-inch laps, with 13-inch medium weight white celluloid ring at one end, two -inch slide loops. Stitched by hand.

Two pairs hame tugs.-Safes 23 inches at buckles, 24 inches at clips, 134 inches long, to form buckle safes, layers 1 inches wide, cut 21 inches long, and shaped to pass through box loop 4 inches long, to form buckle chapes 18 inches wide, with patentleather front, two rows false stitching; length of tugs from buckles to clips 10 inches, outside clips.

Four traces. One and three-eighths inches wide, 78 inches long, raised center, not less than five-sixteenths inch thick at edges, with 13-inch dart hole at one end stitched Two breeching.-Bodies 13 inches wide, to be 42 inches between outside dees, inside layer cut 13 inches by 46 inches, outside layer cut 13 inches by 58 inches, with 6 inches scalloped and raised points at each end, points to lap on side straps, bodies to be doubled and stitched, raised center 2 rows stitching, four 3-inch box loop tugs, stitched by hand, 4 inches long, 3-inch buckle, secured to top of breeching bodies with Philips' harness dees, one at each end, and one 8 inches from each end, two trace bearers, outside bearer 3 inches by 5 inches, swell, patent leather, 3 rows silk stitching, inside bearer 1 inch plain, both secured to bottom of breeching bodies with Philips' harness dees, same to be properly placed; side straps 13 inches wide, 52 inches long (cut length) to extend 4 inches in body of breeching, with 24 inches of stitching in center of each end.

Two hip straps.-"Forked," 24 inches wide, 56 inches long, split 19 inches at each end, so as to form two 3-inch billets to buckle in breeching tugs, center reduced to 14 inches to pass through opening in turnbacks, with 3 scalloped on each side, and one double scallop opening 31 inches long, cut in center of scallop on each side of turnbacks (hip straps to be cut shaped).

Two pads. Coach, No. 55, Park, "or equal," 24 inches, swell, patent leather, oval top, 3 screws, 3 rows stitching, leather facing with patent leather cover, hand-buffed leather bottom, plated crupper loops, 17-inch terrets, plain heavy English wire pattern; pedestal coupe hook. Skirts 24 inches wide, swell shaped, 18 inches long, cut length (2-ply), double and stitched, tapered to point at lower end, bearing straps 13 inches wide, 19 inches long (cut length) swell shape, with 8-inch opening for traces to pass through, secured to bottom of skirts with 3-inch wedged lap, bearing straps to be doubled and stitched, raised center, and fastened to skirts at top with 7-inch lap; billets 1 inches wide, 12 inches long (in clear), fastened between skirts and bearing straps with 3-inch lap at lower end, stitched by hand. Under housing 64 inches, swell shape, felt lined, chain No. 73, "or equal," solid nickel.

Two turnbacks.--Bodies 13 inches wide, 60 inches long, split 8 inches at one end, so as to form two-inch billets for crupper buckles, bodies to be lined 13 inches, with 3 scallops on each side, to have openings 14 inches wide, 14 inches from end of billets for hip straps to pass through; front to be reduced to 1 inch; and to form reversed strap with 1-inch buckle and two slide loops.

Two cruppers.-Round, soft, 5 inches, outside measurement, made with two 3-inch buckles and loops, to be stuffed with flaxseed, outside seam.

Two saddle bellybands.-One and three-fourths inches wide, 21 inches long, double and stitched, buckles set back to torm safes, 17 inches between buckles, top of bodies punched to receive lower part of buckle chape, chapes 14 inches wide, 3 inches 1ong, 1-inch roller buckle, 14-inch loops. Stitched by hand.

Two choke-straps.-Bodies 14 inches wide, 36 inches long, with reversed 13-inch buckle at lower end, forming loop, billet on upper end 1 inch wide, 20 inches long, 1-inch buckle, 4-inch lap, 11-inch box loop; patent leather fall inserted between body and billet, body of choke-strap to pass through lining of frog. Stitched by hand.

Two pole straps.-One and three-eighths inches wide, 48 inches long, with 13-inch trace buckle, doubled and stitched, two rows stitching, 3-inch box loop on upper side, two 14-inch cut loops on under side, one at each end of box loop.

One pair double lines.-All black, 30 feet long, outside check 3-inch wide, 84 inches long; billets 3-inch wide, 12 inches long, square point, 44-inch laps, 24 inches in back, 2 inches in front of buckle, 7-inch cut loop in front, 11-inch loop in back of buckle; inside check-inch wide 78 inches long; billets, buckles, laps, and loops the same as on outside checks, 3-inch buckle, 14-inch box loop at other end, square points, 3-inch laps; hand parts 1 inch wide, 96 inches long, attached to outside checks with 6-inch scalloped raised points: -inch buckle and loops on one side, 14-inch lap, §-inch billet on other side, all stitched by hand, with one 24-inch white celluloid center ring, medium weight.

Size of collars and hames.-To have ten 20-inch, ten 21-inch, five 22-inch, in each lot of 25 double sets. Hames to match the collars in each case.

General provisions.-All measurements given are for parts made up, except those otherwise specified, allowance to be made for laps, chapes, etc., all to be made of the

best material, the whole to be made in the best workmanlike manner throughout; all leather not otherwise specified to be of the best quality No. 1 oak or hemlock tanned harness, free from defects; all buckles to be English wire bent heel, heavy pattern, all trimmings and buckles to be solid white nickel; all stitching not otherwise specified to be done by hand, or lock stitch machine, 8 stitches to the inch, with four cord No. 12 Barbour's shoe thread, well waxed with black wax, the beginning and ending of stitching in all laps to be secured with not less than two drop stitches, all straps, billets, loops, chapes, safes, layers, laps and edges to be neatly edged; blacked, single creased by hand and finished; straps and billets to have proper number of holes punched; points on billets, layers and straps to be round or pencil shaped; all box loops to be made of fair skirting leather, well blacked; all rounds to be not less than inch in diameter. The breeching, traces, belly bands and skirts to be made with round edges and to be not less than inch thick at edges. The date of contract and name of manufacturer to be neatly stamped on the harness. The harness shall be subject to inspection, during process of manufacture, by an officer or agent of the Quartermaster's Department. Final inspection will be made upon delivery.

JEFFERSONVILLE DEPOT,

Quartermaster's Department, July 7, 1904.

Amended February 18, 1907.

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 64 inches at each end to form -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 14 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, 3-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. 5C, 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 inch.

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

Reins. Rounded 14 inches, with solid brass 3-inch ring on upper end, 11⁄2-inch lap, lower ends to have 13 inches cut, g-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 ğ-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 check loop, 14 inches from center to center of holes, chin part to taper inch, with 3-inch buckle and loop, 24-inch lap one end, other end -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 14 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 24-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 thread, 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. 54 inches wide, secured to collar on one side with same stitches as billets, other side to have §-inch loop, chapes and billets to have 3-inch lap with not less than thirty 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 17-inch white celluloid ring. Hand stitched.

Hame strap.-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, 17 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, 7-inch buckle, one end; Hand stitched.

Pad tugs.-Four inches long. inch wide, other end secured to loop in trace buckle. Billy band billets. 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, 11⁄2 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, handstitched, 4 inches long, 9-inch buckle one end other end secured to breeching with -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 14 inches to pass through openings in turnback, three scollops on each side, with double scollop opening on each side.

Turnback.-Double reversed, bodies 23 inches long, 13 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, 4 inches, stuffed with flaxseed, g-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, 17-inch bottom, 154 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 three 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, 4-inch roller buckle, four rows stitching.

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

Choke strap bodies.-Three feet long, 14 inches wide. 10 inches long. -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 4-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 four rows, 14 inches wide, 2-inch box loop 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 7-inch buckle with 12-inch billet, 43-inch extended laps; -inch cut loop in front of buckle, 2-inch box loop back. Other end to have 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 scolloped point stitched on hand parts. All stitching by hand.

Hand parts.-Ninety-six inches long, 1 inches wide attached to fronts, other end to have -inch buckle and billet, one celluloid ring, 24-inch, 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 polished. 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 DEPARTMENT,

L. R. No. 11, 1905.

Amended February 18, 1907.

Jeffersonville, Ind., September 19, 1905.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR LIGHT EXPRESS HARNESS.

Bridle-Crown piece.-Two feet long, 14 inches wide, split 64 inches on each end to receive 3-inch buckles, chape and 4-inch buckle on top to receive winker stay, layer on top 5 inches long, 4-inch wide.

Throat latch-Nineteen inches long, 3-inch wide, with 3-inch brass wire buckles, swivel on each end, with 2-inch laps. Stitched by hand.

Front.-Seven-eighth inch, all leather, with brass loop ornaments, like that on standard sample which is known to the trade as "No. 47."

Rosettes.-One and five-eighth-inch ̈U. S." filled brass, with 1-inch wire loops, and wear-leathers underneath.

Cheeks. Eight inches between buckles with box loop; 20 inches from top buckle to end of billet; 3-inch wide, with 3-inch buckles, japanned cheek loop stitched in below lower buckle to receive noseband and cheek billet.

Blinds.-Round-cornered, 4-inch, grain patent leather, grain leather lined; 3 rows straight machine stitching, with a 14-inch filled brass "U. S." ornament on outside of each.

Winker stays.—-Flat 14 inches long, 14 inches wide, tapered at one end to buckle into -inch buckle on crown-piece; split 8 inches to form two §-inch ends, that extend 1 inch into blinds.

Noseband. Fourteen and one-half inches long, 3-inch wide, with a hole inserted at each end by 1 inch long to loop over check loop.

Bit.-Jointed malleable mouth; loose 23-inch wrought rings, nickel plated.

Hitch rein.-Six feet 8 inches long, 3-inch wide, billed on one end 11 inches long with 3-inch buckle, and loop sewed in with 24-inch lap: japanned 3-inch snap sewed in with 24-inch lap at other end; loose -inch japanned ring between snap and billet. Stitched by hand.

Bridle rein.-Two ends rounded, each 134 inches in clear, sewed with 2-inch extended laps into 3-inch japanned No. 8 rings at one end; 9-inch billet with 4-inch buckle and extended 3-inch lap at other end; loop back and front of buckle; center of rein 5 feet 6 inches long, inch wide, sewed into ring of round on one end, with 24-inch lap and buckle into ring of round at other end with 3-inch reversed buckle and two slide loops, with slide loop on back of center. Laps stitched by hand.

Hames.-Brass-trimmed, like those on standard sample, steel-clad express, known to the trade as "Little Dandy,” No. 290, for 18 to 22 inch collars; solid wear leathers 3 x 34 inches, secured with five tacks under hame staples.

Hame straps. One 22 and one 26 inches long, inch wide, with 2 loops and japanned malleable barrel roller buckles. Stitched by hand.

Traces.-Six feet 8 inches long, 1 inches wide; one row stitching all around, 3-ply solid leather, fastened to hames with two-holed clips and -inch round head, brasscapped rivets; swell in front end of trace 9 inches long, with two scallops, one 3 inches and the other 2 inches wide, tapered down; three holes, nicely stitched all around, 1 inches long, 24 inches apart on back end of trace to receive singletree.

Choke strap. Three feet 6 inches long, 1 inch wide, 1-inch japanned malleable barrel roller buckle on one end, and billet 1 foot 8 inches long, with 1-inch buckle on the other. Stitched by hand.

Saddle.-Tree, like that on standard sample, known to the trade as 44 inch "Nashua Express," japanned seat, patent leather jockey; 2 brass 4-inch saddle nails on top of each side; skirts 2 thicknesses harness leather, 24 inches long, 1 swell 4 inches wide, 1 row stitching all around, and 1 row imitation stitching; short, enameled, leatherlined pad extending down on each side, 8 inches long, 34 inches wide, secured by the pad screw and terret, and 3 rows stitching, each 13 inches long at lower end, and 1 row across upper end of each pad. Pad filled with thick, graduated felt, 6 tufts at lower end of each pad; harness leather housing 4 by 16 inches between pad and skirt, with one imitation row of stitching all around edge; bearing straps 11 inches wide, 17 inches long, 3-ply, stitched all around into 1-inch "Alexander" bearer loops, which are secured to tree by the pad screws and terrets; 18-inch brass wire terrets and "Nashua" brass wire express hook. Belly band billets 13-inches wide, 144 inches long, sewed between skirt and lining with 34-inch lap. Stitched by hand.

Bellybands.-Two belly bands folded, one 18 inches and one 20 inches long, 2 inches wide at center; one straight row stitching through center; one 1-inch japanned malleable barrel roller buckle, stitched on each end with a round-end 3-inch chape.

Shaft tugs.-One and one-fourth inches wide, 11 inches long, 3-ply, with 1-inch japanned Dee; 14-inch brass wire center-bar trace buckle; billets 1 inches wide, 12 inches long, sewed into Dee with 24-inch lap; 6 drop stitches in center of end of lap; billet stitched by hand.

Breeching. Solid body, 18 inches wide, to be 41 inches between rings, outside layer cut 51 inches long, inside layer cut 41 inches long, each to be 11⁄2 inches wide, outside layer made to embrace Dees at each end with 4 inches skived laps, inside layer stitched on overlaps, the breeching to be (2-ply) doubled and stitched and finished with round edge, to have one 13-inch No. 1 wire, japanned malleable iron ring in each end, one row stitching all around; “channeled" on inside, 4 tugs, stitched by hand, each 4 inches long, -inch wide, with a 3-inch solid brass top guard buckle and box loop 2 inches long, stitched in; two of the tugs fastened in breeching rings; the other two tugs fastened into breeching bodies, with 3-inch japanned "Phillips" Dees, 61⁄2 inches from ring on end of breeching body, extra row stitching to secure Dees.

Turnback.-Four feet long, 14 inches wide, split at one end 8 inches to form §-inch billets to receive two crupper buckles; tapered at the other end to 1 inch, so as to buckle into saddle loop, with one reversed 1-inch buckle and two slide loops; the swell 9 inches long, doubled, to be 14 inches wide, with 14-inch opening for hip strap to pass through, 14 inches from end of crupper billets.

Crupper-Round, outside seam, flaxseed stuffing, one-inch buckle on each end. Backing strap.-Four feet 6 inches long, 1 inch wide, buckle and loops stitched in with 3-inch laps; 6-inch lining back of buckle lap; 1-inch lap on end of lining. Stitched by hand.

Hip strap.-Four feet 6 inches long, 18 inches wide, split at each end 18 inches, so as to form 3-inch billets to buckle into breeching tugs; two scallops on each side between turnback and split, cut down to 14 inches at center, where it passes through turn back swell.

Lines.-All black, fronts 1 inch wide, 6 feet long; billets 9 inches long, 1-inch buckle and loop sewed in with 3-inch lap; hand parts 14 inches wide, 8 feet long, connected with fronts by straight lap 3 inches long; 6 drop stitches in center of end of each lap; -inch buckle and loop in back end of lines, with 14-inch lap. All stitched by hand.

Coltar. Made of No. 1 oak-tanned kip leather, well shaped to receive hames, blacked all over, throat lapped not less than 13 inches, solid rim to measure not less than 4 inches outside; belly to be well faced with best quality western hog bristles; ticking between hair and straw, bulge at point of shoulder to measure not less than 11 inches, exclusive of rim; middle seamed with leather thong; outside edge with -inch welt, well stitched by hand with heavy waxed thread; wear leathers or flaps on point of bulge to measure 5 inches next to rim and 6 inches on the outer edge; to be finished with two buckle chapes, each 3 inches long, with 7-inch japanned malleable barrel roller buckles, and -inch loops; two billets, each 9 inches long, 3-inch wide; billets, loops, and chapes to be made of best oak harness leather; edges creased and blackened; chapes and billets attached to collar with 3-inch laps, not less than