The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-11-18

fact that he was by far the smallest
horse in the test.
Castor, by his varied uses, has
| demonstrated the wonderful versatil-
ity of the Morgan horse. He began
his career by string a good number
of horses, which were purchased by
the War Department for cavalry
! purposes. He served as a farm horse,
and in good flesh was half of use
| full and attractive small carriage
pair. He served admirably as a util-
ity saddle horse, and in the three
| official endurance tests made credit
able showing each time under diff
ferent trainer and with a different
rider. He was ridden this year by
Edward Goullette, a regular employee
at the United States Morgan Horse
Farm.
Caster represents the type of horse
that has economic value where
strong small horse is we'll suited for
farm work on rough land and where
deep SHOWS in the winter make saddle
and driving horses absolutely neces-
sary. Such horses also furnish
reserve supply for military purposes
that may be drawn on in the event
of hostilities.
Wonderful stories are handed down
| of the remarkable all-around useful
ness of Justin Morgan, the founder
of the Morgan breed of horses. These
qualities appear today in the horses
Of Morgan ancestry, even when the
/ blood is mixed with considerable
foreign blood. AS one of the judges
of the 1921 endurance test said, Jus
! tin Morgan was no doubt a remark
: able horse, but | don't believe he had
anything on Castor"
The winner of the race was Crab
bet, pure bred Arab owned by W X
Brown, of Berlin, N. H., president of
the Arabian Horse Club of America,
and the prime mover in the establish
ment of this endurance contest.
Out of total of II entries, horses
| finished, the remaining having been
taken from the race by reason OF
| Iameness, accident, or fatigue. The
other winners, in order of their rat
ing on the basis of condition and
speed, were as follows: Vagrant, a
thoroughbred entered by the Re-
mount Service of the Army; Rustem
Bey, an Arab standardized cross
owned by Mr. Brown; Castor, pure
bred Morgan entered by the United
States Department of Agriculture;
Pathfinder, a thoroughbred entered by
the Remount Service; and Cragmore,
Observation-Disclosures cross
owned by Mr. Brown.
This endurance test for the United
WAS
under the direction and management
of a committee of sponsors made up
of one representative each from the
Arabian Horse Club Of America, the
Morgan Horse Club, the National
Steeplechase and Hunt Association,
the American Hackney Horse Society,
the Thoroughbred Endurance Test
Club, the National Saddle Horse
Club, the American Remount Asso- /
citation. the Horse Association of
America, the Bureau Of Animal In
dustry Of the United States Depart I
ment Of Agriculture, other interest 4
ed organizations, and the two donors
Of the prizes.
The object of this test, which is ep-
proved by the War Department, the
Chief of the Remount Service, and
the Chief Of the Bureau of Animal
Industry, is designed to stimulate in
terest in good saddle horses possess
ed of stamina and hardness and
suitable for use in the mounted SER
vice Of the United States. The test
is planned for the horse and not for
the rider, and the human factor has
been eliminated so far as possible
without detracting from the public
interest. Entries are solicited equal
" from the military service and
civilian life.
The distance covered is approx
mately 300 miles. 60 miles a day for
FIVE days regardless Of weather. The
speed at which the distance is cover
ed counts 20 points and the condi-
tion Of the horse 60 points. The
perfect score for speed is given on a
record of IS hours for the trip, or 9
hours for each so miles. The long
est time a contestant can take is 60