Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-25
Scheduled for Oct. 81
Over 3O0-Mile Trail
in Vermont
Many of Morgan Breed Entered
Number Of Arabs-Two Of
Last Years Grind Again to
Start - Seek Type Best
Adapted for L. S. Army
Mounts

Burlington, VT, Sept PA score
o. horses Of varied breeding, are en-
tered for the annual endurance ride
OF approximately 800 miles which is
to begin here October Is and end
here October q. At least as many
more entrants are expected before the
horses take to the long trail.
The list as announced tonight in
cludes more Morgan horses than ev-
Ell before. Arabs of straight and cross
breed, Kentucky thoroughbred, a
saddle horse and an Irish hunter.
From this representative field it is
expected to gain further data to de-
termine which type has the best pos
sibllltles for developing the United
States army mounts of the future.
TWO of the horses that will start
again have completed each of the an
nual rides already held. Rustem Bey,
an Arab standard bred gelding owned
by w. r. Brown Of Berlin. n. H., one
Of these is eleven years old. Castor,
a little Morgan gclding. which has
improved his showing each year, will
compete this fall against some of his
own sons.
The baby Of the field is Scotia A.
Morgan. mare. five years old The
entrants follow:
No. Fair Lady. Chestnut mare
six years. pure bred Morgan. owned
by J. Rich Steers, of Port Chester, \.
J.
No. 2-Castor. bay gelding, 13
years, registered Morgan, owned BY
L. S. Morgan Horse Farm, Middle
bury, Vt.
No. 3-Gladstone. bay gelding. nine
years old, registered Morgan. owned
by United States Morgan Horse Farm.
Middlebury, vt.
No. 4-Major S., bay gelding, six
years old, grade Morgan. owned by
United States Morgan Horse Farm,
Middlebury, Vt.
No. Scotia, chestnut mare, five
years old, grade Morgan, owned by
United States Morgan Horse Farm
Middlebury. vt.
No. 6-Cascade, bay gelding, eight
years old. grade Morgan, owned by
Hlltu states MOESdH f1OISC dIUl,
Middlebury. Vt.
No. flame Gray, gray mare, sew
Ell years old. grade Morgan. owned by
United States Morgan Horse Farm,
Middlebury, vt.
No. S-Miss Dundee, chestnut
mare, eight years old, grade Nor
gan, owned by United States Nor
gan Horse Farm, Middlebury, VT
No. liking Fisher. bay gelding,
Colonel Frank Tompkins, Norwich
University, Mortified. Vt.
No. 1O-Colin. chestnut gelding,
seven years old. cross bred Arab,
owned by Lieutenant F. P. Temp
kins, Norwich University, Northfield,
vt.
No. 11-Vendetta. bay mare, sew
en- Years old. thoroughbred. owned
by J. Watson Webb, 50 Maiden Lane,
New York
No. 12-Grant, chestnut gelding,
nine years old, grade saddle horse,
owned by Q. B. Brown, Berlin. n. H.
No. 13-Clonmell. gray gelding.
six years old, grade Irish hunter,
owned by Herbert J. Brown, Port
land, Me.
No. 14-Toute Belle. chestnut
mare. IL years old. grade Anglo
Arab. owned by w. r. Brown, Ber-
lin. n. H.
No. 15-Rustem Boy. chestnut
gelding. II years old, grade Arab,
owned by w. r. Brown, Berlin, n. H.
No. 16-Fleuret. bay gelding, six
years old, grade Anglo Arab, owned
by W. r. Brown, Betrlin, n. H.
No. 11-Gouya. bay gelding. six
years old, grade Anglo Arab. owned
by W. r. Brown, Berlin. n. H.
No. 1S-Omar, chestnut gelding,
10 years old. grade Arab. owned oy
w. r. Brown, Berlin, n. H.
No. 10-Sargon. chestnut stallion.
years old. grade Anglo Arab. own
ed by w. r. Brown. Berlin, n. H.
No. 2O-Oh La, chestnut mare, 8
years old. grade Anglo Arab, owned
by w. r. Brown. Berlin, n. H.