Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-10
The Animal That Best Stood the Ger.
man Long-Distance Test
COST HIS OWNER LESS THAN $50.
Interesting Analysis of the Feat and the
Good 1t Has Tone.
THE FRICTION IN THE GERMAN CABINET
icy CABLE TO rHK DISPATCH

OF an annual fair ground. Officers of tn,
guards, diplomatists, society leaders, court
officials, sporting men and staid, solid
tradesmen have crowded it night and day
to learn the latest news from the long dis
tance race.
A few German officers bet on Count
Starheinberg, and as they got good odds
they Won heavily. The vast majority, how
ever, bet according TO their prejudices and
lost immense sums Sporting men here,
who from The first backed the Vienna
riders, have profited greatly at the expense
OF the military and aristocracy.
The sacrifice of good horse1esh has been
lamented by the bourgeoisie, and their
newspaper organs are asking: "What good
Gid it all do?' In fact, it has done much
good from the German point of view, and is
likely to lead to some important innoVa-
lions in the German cavalry.
German Veterinarians Behind the Times.
The most important result of the race has
been the demonstration that the veterinary
department of the German army is behind
the times. The majority of the Austrian
horses were in fairly good condition when
I ey arrived. The majority of the German
horses staggered past the finish post in
=
vice or for any service at all.
The Emperor IeelS greatly chagrined by
by the evidence of the superior veterinary
skill of the Au>tIians, and has ordered that
Il special inquiry be made by a commission
OF cavalTymen into the Austrian methods
handling horses and the defects of the pres
enJ u German methods. Some German caval-
Iymen have tried to excuse themselves by
making much OF the fact that the Germans
had to cover a hilly country at the end of
their ride, when the horses were exhausted
he fnn
roads while their horses were freshest.
Generally. however, the test is considered
TO have been as fair as possible. Expert
Dorsemen here agree with the Emperor that
tue conditions, even to the qualities of the
horses, were equal, and that the Austrians
Won through superior knowledge OF the
treatment OF horses.
An Analysis of the Mounts.
An analysis of the mounts shows this view
TO be indisputable. OF the N9 German
entries 8 were English thoroughbreds or
hunter stock, IA were English hall breeds, 8
were Hungarian and ! was Russian. The
rest were bred in Germany, most OF them
with strains of English blood on the side of
the sire Or dam. Among the III Austrian
horses there was not a single Thoroughbred,
despite ali reports to the contrary. Eight
OF them had strains OF good English blood.
Forty-eight we!e bred il Austria Hungary.
many b. imported English sires. One was
by Cossack sire, another by an Arab sire
was bred in Russian Poland. One was a
pure Arab, and 90 were of unknown pedi-
gree. Ii there was any choice of mounts it
certainly did not incline towards the Aus
trians.
Another point, which indicates the same
lesson for the Germans, is given in Vienna
dispatch as regards the work of Baron
Kelizenstein, who made the best record of
all the Germans, having covered the course
IN something over 73 hours, and came in
second to Count Starheinberg only. Reftz-
eHaAT1, = l..
Syringe was in striking contrast with the
brutality and ignorance shown by the other
lOS German riders tor ard their mounts. He
rode an equal number of hours, day and
night He rested for Is minutes after every |
90 miles ana two hours alter every l30 miles. |
Treatment of the Counts Horse.
During the long rests Lippsprinse was I'M |
saddled, rubbed down with wet cloths and |
washed In special lotion. Twelve pounds
Of oats and peas mixed were given him. A
small dose OF tepid water with Carlsbad
salts was administered after eating to facili
tate digestion. During the short rest the
horse got a small quantity OF hay mixed
with Carlsbad salts, and a cake made of
oats, ldian cornmeal and eggs and dissolved
with -four in tepid water. Every II miles,
the horse's mouth and head were
sponged with cold water.
Relzensteln asSs ed in feeding and |
sponglng the horse, and during the long |
pauses slept in the stable by the horses |
Tor the first half hour, then mounted and |
rode at smart trot lor an hour and a half |
o. two hours, gradually reducing the speed |
as he approached unfavoraD!e ground In |
the hiliiest country Reitzenstein dismounted |
and ran along beside the horse. He did not |
use spur or whip once until within 90 miles /
OF Vienna. He mad lost an hour and a half /
In the fog, lie says, and felt compelled to
force the pace somewhat.
Ine trst report of fLippspringe's condition |
at tie Floridsdorf finish post is a gross ex-
3 yer a ion
suffered from no radical trouble, and to-day
l. about as well as ever No plucker horse
was in the race, certainly, for although one
s sloe was gone and another was broken he
covered the last 40 miles OF the course at
the rate of l21a miles an hour.
4 Fine Animal for Thirty Dollars,
LtDpspringe is an Irish hunter, and
was a carriage horse in Ghent.
where Earon ReitZenstein boug hit him for
leo marks. The Baron broke him to the
saddle. That with such q modest mast the
horse should have made such a creditable
record is due, without doubt, to his masters |
humanity and intelligence in veterinary
matters.
The most important result of the race will
be the >pii1t OF comradeship promoted by it
among tue best young cavalrvmen of both
armies. There has been complete absence |
Of jealousy ihroughout the event, and the
Austrian officers have been treated with as
sincere cordiality as could be desired by |
hem.
on Monday evening the Emperor will re.
,eive the Austrian riders and will speak to
hem formally, it is said, of the desirability
1f promoting close comradeship between the
]fhcrr-' corps OF the allied armies OF Central
Europe.
The official denial that friction has been
III nDleasantly mani est in the Cabinet re- |
emily has deceived nobudy. The intrigues |
IgHinst Count Won Caprivi continue unin-
errupted, and vary only with the high Off
'Ial who happens to come forward at this or
lnStl1AtOr Rnthn |
Ia the present cese professed to
ie offended because Count Caprivi neglected
Q submit the military bill to the Prussian
Ministry before the the final decision to in
roduce 1T IN Pariiament WAS made.
Miguel and His Retirement.
Herr Miguel has noG been mentioned for
ONE time as an active opponent of the
and the inference that he is
osing ground a. court is supported by the |
unanimous opinion Of official circles. Miquei |
las himself given out indirectly that he |
cntemplates retiring as soon us his pro-
,osed financial reforms shall have been
by the Landta-. The reasons for |
is decline from favor are numerous but
he chief one is that the Emperor has lost
is enthusiasm for the sociai-tinancial re-
orns I9 which Miguel was chosen to
g'izS "a Slwa%s l%s bad l 70 Moreover nree Miguel
-ay with the Emperor, as he has not been /
opular with the unofficial advisers at
our% Gutenberg, however. has strong
ackln- among the Conservative courtiers |
no Just now have the Emperor's ear.
Everybody realizes that Miquel's taxation
clofm plan will raise a storm in the Land
az, ana especially among the Conserva-
ives This will embarrass the Govern inrnt
d the Relchstag, where the Conserv:, ives
iust be relied upon 20 pass the n,I..Uary
iii.
The peculiar relations between the Land I
ag and Reichstag would render it impossi-
lie Tor the Government to conciliate party i