The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-05
NEXT ENDURANCE
TEST IN.VERMONT
Find Roads Here Best Adapted to
Horses-Sharp Rivalry Between
M0rgans and Arabians.

BURLINGTON, April 1.-The 300
mile endurance test for horses. which
has been held every fall since 1918, viii
this year be held entirely within the
state of Vermont This announcement
was made yesterday on behalf of the
was from Camp Vail, y. j., to Washing
ton, ID. c.. with the finish at Washing
ton Monument.
This year the rkIers will start from
this city on Monday, Oct is. and viii
end here the following Friday evening.
Details of the route 10 be followed will
be arranged by the judges later.
The reasons for bringing the ride
back to Vermont are numerous, but the
principal one Is that the roads to be
found in New England are almost ideal
for horses This is particularly true of
the roads in Vermont.
1t was decided to hold the ride later
than usual in October in order to in
sure cool weather. For the test is pri-
marily one for the horses rather than
the riders and it is desired to give them
as comfortable weather in which to run
as possible.
The course last year was a particu
larly hard one So much so that there
was much dissatisfaction expressed by
several men who rode their horses over
the long, hot, slippery course.
Even before the ride was completed,
il was recognized that the course would
have to be over dirt roads rather than
the hard concrete and asphalt roads
found further South.
Great rivalry has developed as a re-
salt of these rides, between the support
ars of yariouS breeds of horses. and the
rivalry is particularly keen between the
supporters Cf the Arab horse and those
who favor the Thoroughbred
Pure bred Arabs have won two OF
: ~ II. 10 IN NJ {
i'm 1921-and Mile. Denise. a grade
thoroughbred. captured the cup in 1920.
1t is probable this year that more Nor
gan horses than ever before Will be en-
tered in the ride and as they will be
running in their own country great
things will be expected Of them.
There have been several changes IN
the rules this year. the most important
Of which are the reduction Of the weight
each horse is to carry from I'D to 20
and the reduction of the maximum time
in which horse may cover the daily
run from II hours To II hours. The
minimum time for covering the course
remains unchanged, nine hours. The
horses will run go miles a day for five
consecutive days.
The ride is for the American Mounted
Service Cup. the Arabian Horse club
medal and S1.7j0 in cash prizes. IhlS
annual event has attracted international
attention since II was Stafleu IN NtN
! England four years ago. and the Spon-
| sors say indications even at this early
date are that the entries in the 1922
event will exceed in quality and num-
! Der the field of the previous year, y
| similar ride has been started in Cole
/ RADIO as a result of the interest shown
/ by eastern horscmen in endurance horse
riding.
/ Tho board of Sponsors of which
| WAYNE DinSnore Of CHICAGO is chair
/ man. includes the National Steeplechase
and Hunt association, Thoroughbred En-
durance Test club of Kentucky. Horse
| Association of America. Morgan Horse
| club, United States department of agri-
! culture. American Remount association.
/ thc arabian Horse Club of America A,
| W. Harris of Chicago and w r. Brown
| of Berlin. ~ III. c. c. Stillman of 3
East 44th street. New York, is secre-
/ tary of the board.