The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11
ENDURANCE TEST
STARTS TUESDAY
Nineteen Horses in Entry
List to Leave Fort
Ethan Allen
TO REACH CAMP
DEVENS SATURDAY
Purpose Is TO Stimulate Interest. in
Breeding Cavalry Mounts - S1,75O
airy to Be Followed.

airy TO Be Followed.
Brattleboro horse lovers have re-
ceivod copies of the entry list and
summaries of the daily routes for the
endurance test which will be conduct
ed next week, starting from Fort Eth
an Allen, with view to stimulating
interest in breeding cavalry mounts.
Judging from the distance from which
some of the animals come, much enthu-
siasm has been aroused among owners
of saddle horses.
Seven states will be represented and
10 horses will take part in the contest
which will start Tuesday at Fort Eth
an Allen and end Saturday at Camp
Devens Aver, Mass Prizes have been
offered by w. r. Brown of Berlin. n.
H., president of the Arabian Horse
Club of America, and Albert w. Harris,
the well knswn Chicago horseman and
| Arabian Horse club member The cash
prizes are ST, 900 for first, $500 for sec
ond, and $3.50 for third place. A cup
also will be awarded to the owner of
the winning horse to be known as the
4
and to be the property of the owner for
one year ald to be put up and contest
ed for annually until the owner has
won it three times. The judges will be
Major Henry Leonard of Washington,
d. c., Harry Worcester of North Graf
ton, Mass, and Major c. A. Benton of
New York
Following are the entries received
for the test
/ Abbess, Arabian, GIN, years old
Sabot, Arabian, chm, 6 years; and
Primrose, Arabian, b,m., years, How
ard Stout Nelson, Darien, Conn
Castor, Morgan, brig, 10 years, Cap
! tain Paul Hurlburt, Third Cavalry.
Fort Ethan Allen.
! Ponce de Leon, branded U. s., grade,
b.m., II years, John D. Lawson, New
! ork CITY. &sss@s - = ~ ~ 80 - y
kemah Prince, half Arabian, g.g, 5
years, Albert w. Harris, Chicago
Bob, grade, Big, Is years, Col. C.
z. George of the general staff, Wash
ington, d. C.
Harry, grade, Big, 7 years, Captain
George L. Malone, port of embarkation
Hoboken, n. j.
Kingfsher, grade Arabian, b. g., s
years; Prince, Morgan, chg, years
and Ched, Morgan, chg, years, Hen
ry W. Orser, treasurer of Norwich uni
versity, Mortified, VT
Conlyn, Morgan, brs., 9lh years
Captain R. R. Allen, Third Cavalry
Fort Ethan Allen.
Rufk. Arabian, SIS. II years, Major
Joseph Passenger, cavalry, Fort Eth.
an Allen.
Pharaoh, thoroughbred, brs., II
years, Captain j. A. Warner. troop X
New York state troopers, White Plains
N. Y.
Bay, cross Arabian, chg. years;
Khayma, cross Arabian, chm, s years
Ramla, cross Arabian, b.m., 10 years;
Halcyon grade Arabian, chm, l.
years; and Crabbott, grade Arabian
chg, 10 years, w r. Brown, Maynes
boro Stock Farm, Berlin, n. H.
summary of the daily routes fol-
the test follows:
First day, Tuesday, Oct 14-Fort
Ethan Allen, across Winooski river
down south shore across to Waterbury
for feeding (28.S miles,, turning south
west at Duxbury corner for Moretown
bearing northeast through Moretowr
down Mad River valley and reaching
south bank of Winooski river nearly
| opposite Middlesex, through Montpe
| lier Junction to Northfeld, 90 miles
on to campus, or 60.3 miles, to from
| entrance of new stables.
| Second day, Wednesday, Oct Is
| Mortified to Montpelier, going from
| there up Worcester branch of Winoos
/ Xxi river through Worcester, goin.
! northeast to Hardwick for feedin,
| (29.9 miles,, from Hardwiek through
South Walden, West Danville, Danville
/ turning at Danville for North Danvill
to St. Johnsbury, first gate of fai
II ground, just 60 miles.
II Third day, Thursday, Oct 16-St
! Johnsbury down west bank of rive
= through Wells River to Bradford 70
feeding (32.5 miles,, continuing dow
west bank of Connecticut to with
two miles of White River Junction
turning southwest at this poin
through Hartford to fair ground en-
trance gate, 62.S miles,
Fourth day, Friday, Oct. 17-Leav
\ White River Junction for Lebanon
turning southeast beyond through Ell
field Center, Springfield, Wilmot t
Potter place for feeding 1922 miles
thence through Andover, Salsbur
Heights. Boscawen, n. H., coming i
back gate, making just 60 miles.
: Fifth day, Saturday, Oct. 1S-Fro1
encampment grounds over Merrima
river, down west bank of Merrimac t
West Manchester, taking Southwestern
direction from this point through BraC
ford, Amherst, to Milford for feedin
1887 miles,, from Milford to Ponema
turning south through Hollis to With
about one mile of Groton. Mass theme
through West Groton and to scales a
romount station, Camp Devens, givin
= 594 miles.
Sixth day-Additional day for ties
if needed for decision. Leaving r,
A mount station to Shirley Center
IS Lunenburg, to Leominster, to Prime,
< ton for feeding (27 miles), to With
If iabout one mile of Westminster yillag