The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
ENDURANCE TEST
ROUTE CHANGED
Cavalry Horses Will Probably
Race From New York to
Washington in 1921.
BY G.. CHAPLIN.

YORK or west FONT to washington II
suitable roads and stables can be To-
Gated. This decision was reached by
horseren representing the various or
sanizs lions which are sponsors for the
ato-ni-e rae at meeting last week in
the office OF the Morgan Horse Club
at East Forty-iourth street. Major
Stanley Koch. who rode the winner OF
this years endurance test; DR.. Howard
Stout Nelson of the Arabian Horse
Club. who rode the winner OF last years
race. and George Ford Morris secretary
of the National Saddle Horse Club. were
chosen to look out line of march
and they expect to begin work at once,
so that all arrangements may be made
known to prospective contestants soon
after the beginning of the new year.
New England Roads HiIIy.
After two trips over the rugged hills
OF New England from Fort Ethan Al
len, VT, TO Camp Devens. Mass, the
horsenen were ready to try a new and
somewhat smoother course. If the start
were from West Point the first days
ride to Morristown. \. j., or vicinity
would give them a taste of billy coun-
try, and thence TO the vicinity of Tren-
ton on the second day. Wilmington the
third day. Baltimore the fourth and
Washington the fifth would complete a
route covering all sorts of roads. But
il is doubtful whether the ride from
the Military Academy to the capita
could be held down to 300 miles With
the start in the vicinity OF New York
It should not be difficult. as the dis
lance by direct route to Washington is
rs miles.
Conditions governing the ride were
agreed upon at the meeting, though not
without an all day discussion. Some or
the representatives would have liked TO
see the contest carried out to finish
by the process OF elimination as the
horses began TO show signs OF weaken
ing. but the fear that cruelty might
result prevented this plan from getting
serious consideration as 1t did also
from reducing the minimum of time al
lowed for covering each days Journey
of sixty miles. No horse can receive
credit for doing the distance in less
than nine hours elapsed time.
sneed Counts 40 Per Cent.
Speed will count 40 per cent. in the
final reckoning, and to attain the Nigh
est possible score horse must cover
his sixty miles in nine hours on oacn
and every day of the race. There can
be no such thing as rating horses ac-
cordinc 10 the Judgment or the riders
by going slow for a couple or days ana
then coming through with a strong nm
ish. Each days speed score Is separate
and independent. and the horse tnat
loses on one days performance can
never make up any part the loss rms
was what happened TO RusteH r'e! a.iu
Crabbett this year.
n a horse falls to cover sixty miles
within twelve hours his speed score
will be zero for that day, and II ne
+akes longer than twelve hours he VIII
be ruled out of the contest. The maxi
mum of time was shortened one nour
for next years race, IL haFins p pee.
thirteen hours for the contest or last
October.
The consensus among those who TOOK
mart In this race seemed to be thst the
rr,in,rnurn Of time allowed for eacn DAY ;
tourney calls for as high rate OF speed
aa horses can be expected TO maihlaHi
FOR five days in succession WIN tne
staggering burden of 245 pounds on the'r
backs Major Koch, who presided az
Nc meeting. said there is no record OF
cavalry moving at anything IKE sucn
rate In actual service and with luli
reid equipment. That the ordeal was
savere is shown by the fact the1 on!
ten OF the twenty-seven starters went
through TO the finish.
proposal to lower the weights 10
10, hounds on account of the hlsh rae
Of speed maintained was Voteu uo ~, -
Another motion to make speed emo con-
d,,,on at the finish count fifty points
.oj, vas likewise lost after w. H.
p-ou,o president OF the Arabian Horse
9Th nd one of the donors OF the
Nounted Service Cup and the prizes OF
81 900 for which the horses compete nau
exnlained that the purpose or the cor
test was TO test endurance rather tnaii
sneed. The scale Is sixty points TOT con
TIt,on AZ the finish, forty points Tor
speed.
Feed Not n Factor
Tn this years contest economy or tood
coraurned counted 10 per cent. ana III
,a1a This factor scored Is per cent. In
raxt wars race 4 will be eliminated al
together, as n good many horsemen
thought n should have been from inc
tart. The only regulation respecting
food will be that no patent Ioou' "
any drugs, dope or stiinuants can "
,,iven. Neither can any rider use OF
carry any saive, lInlment or medicine
crcent iodine and white lotion wnlch
All cavalry troops have always AT manu-
Pandages and soaking tubs are parr.u'
except by permission of the JUDGES, VINO
ore 10 see that they count against any
horse requiring them when condluoh -
considered. 60.
The horses are TO start on Moh S, ;
October II, Entries will close on sep
terber II with G. G. Stiilmar, secretary
OF the Morgan Horse Club.
those who attended the meeting ana
framed the rules Included A. 3. Han
cook o, Paris. Ky. representing ths
thoroughbred Endurance Test cup OF
rren,uckv; Lieut. McCreery OF tne
rrni,ed states Army. who rode the win,
ner OF second prize this year, gnu
Wayne Dinsmore, secretary
Horse Association OF America