The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-03
Competitive Endurance Test
for Saddle Horses to Be
Run in October
FIVE DAYS TO-
COVER THE ROUTE
First Prize Is $1,000, Second $500 and
Third S250-Hoped. to Stimulate In
terest in Breeding Cavalry Mounts
The Conditions.

BURLINGTON, Oct. 3-In order to
stimulate interest5in the breeding of cav
airy mounts throughout the United States
and to determine 5the performance of diff
ferent types and breeds of horses under
the severe conditions of forced march,
prizes are offered by W. r. Brown of Der
lin, n H., president of the Arabian Horse
Club of America, and Albert W. Harris,
the we'll known Chicago horseman and
Arabian Horse club member, for a COM
petitive endurance test for saddle hors-
es, to be run on Oct IA to IS, 1919, with
the approval of the chief of the bureau of
animal industry, department of agricul-
ture, and the chairman of the remount
board at Washington, over a selected
course from Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, to
Camp Devens, Mass. Turnings on the
course will be plainly indicated.
Conditions follow, subject to modifca.
| ton by judges:
Distance approximately 300 miles; to be
covered at the rate of 60 miles "a day, as
stabling accommodation can be obtained
| 3,
| each horse carrying 200 pounds inclusive
| of rider and equipment Equipment to be
optional. An additional days perform
ance may be required by the judges in or
| der to decide among contestants showing
| equal merit at the end of the fifth day
| Should no horse show sufficient merit to
justify an award, the judges may decline
| to award prize, or they may award first
| second or third money only All con
| testants to follow the same route and
| all horses to stop at approximately the
same place every night Each horse It
| be ridden and cared for solely by his rid
er. except that farrier and veterinarian
will be in attendance for those who de
| sire. their services.
Rider t. cd85thtindtee III th6s Saddle While
horse is in motion over the course
| Each rider to continue through Will
his horse, unless excused by the judges
ON account of illness or emergency
| excused such rider may select his success
sor Each horse will be provided witt
a number to be carried i'll plain sight OIL
the riders back
| Three feeds will be allowed each day al
checlSing-in stations, before starting il
| the morning, at 80 miles and upon arriv
al at night
| Stabling accommodations and feed vii
be provided in advance by the judges, fol
| which a reasonable charge will be made
Points: Condition 80 per cent Speed
| IS per cent Feed consumed 25 per cent
(, Conditions to be determined by an ex
| animation of the horse at the close o.
| the race and subsequent examination by
| the following morning as follows:
| a. Appearance of horse as TO brightness
of eye, condition of coat, appetite, etc
| b. Weight of the horse at the finish
| as compared with weight at the start
/ c. Energy at the walk, trot, canter anC
| gallop.
d. Freedom from lameness, soreness
| stiffness. injury, etc.
/ G. Freedom from temperature, collie
| lung trouble, etc.
| Speed to be determined by the shortest
| time elapsed as the sum of the time be
| tween the start and the finish each day
within the time limits set
The total elapsed time on the road
each day, from departure in the morning
| to arrival at night, inclusive of time fol
| leeds, or any other cause, not to be short
| er than 10 hours nor longer than L
| iiouIS- IHhe VI uepdi'uie III tue Hioi Il
ing, within certain hours, will be optiona
| with each rider.
/ Credit for the smallest amount of feec
/ consumed Ell route to be determined by
| weight of feed issued to each horse Per
/ mitted feeds to consist of hay, oats, corn
bran and salt, issued i'll such quantite:
as desired. An account to be kept of tn,
number of pounds of feed consumed by
each horse. No feed other than the above
| to be allowed, nor shall horses be fec
| elsewhere than at the checking-in sta
tions Plain water only to be given anc
permitted whenever and wherever obtain
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