The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-10-27
VENDETTA THE WINNER in EN-
DURANGO RIDE.

Vendetta, the thoroughbred mare
owned by Watson Webb of Shell
burne, and ridden by Major Louis
Beard of Front Royal, Va, was pick
ed by the judges on Saturday morn
ing as the winner of the 300-mile en-
durance contest, Gladstone regis
tered Morgan gelding, owned by the
United States Morgan Horse farm at
Middlebury, won second honors and
was said to have been close contes-
tant for first place in the minds OF
/ the judges. This horse was ridden by
Charles Gordon of the Morgan farm.
Grant, a grade American saddle horse,
owned by O B Brown of Berlin, N. H.,
and ridden by A A Langley of Put
ney, veteran rider of these endur-
ance contests was given third place
in the event. Cragmore, crossbred
thoroughbred bred, owned
by w r Brown of Berlin, N. H., and
ridden by Major C P George was
awarded fourth money, while Path
/ finder a thoroughbred, owned by the
United States Remount service and
ridden by Major c l. Scott, repeated
his last years performance by taking
! fifth place. Clonmell a grade Irish
hunted owned by H j Brown of Port
land, Maine and ridden by John j
Morris was sixth in the money. None
of the seven horses of Arab strain got
share of money, a contrast to last
year when Crabbett, a pure bred
Arab owned by w R Brown of Berlin,
N. H., won first place, and the year
before when Arabian, a pure bred,
also owned by Mr. Brown, carried off
the first prize.
The wrizes were announced by
Lieut-Gov. Abram w Foote of Corn
WALL who spoke briefly on the impor-
lance of the event. Acknowledgement
Herbert T Johnson of Montpelier and
Mayor j Holmes Jackson of Burling
ton, with Col. H L Newbold, COM
manding officer of Fort Ethan Allen,
were also guests of honor in the
judges stand. Colonel Newbold turn
ed out the band of the 7th Field Ar
tillery for the occasion.
The first prize, awarded to- Ven
delta, consisted of the Mounted ser
vice cup, purse of $500 and blue
ribbon, this cup to be held for one
year unless won for three consecutive
years by the same owner, when it be-
comes the permanent possession of
that owner. The second prize was
purse of $500 and red ribbon; third
prize, $500 and yellow ribbon;
fourth prize, 5000 and white rib
bon; fifth prize $3.50 and gray rib
bon; sixth prize, 500 and black and
white ribbon.
The winner, Vendetta, is a mare
weighing 1,012 pounds seven years
old, whose dam is Marcotini and sire
Alan-a-Dale. She showed signs of in
terfering behind the second morning
out and Major Beard rode the remain
der of the contest leaning far for
ward to throw his weight on her
withers. Major Beard West Point
err, polo player of international fame,
and commander of the Army remount
station at Front Royal, Va brought
his horse in the last night of the
contest in better shape than when
she started, despite the fact that she
looked likely to become an "alsoran"
on the second day. The mare lost
only 40 pounds during the contest,
the smallest loss of any of the nine
horses to finish the five days ride.
Gladstone, the winner of second
money, is a registered Morgan nine
years old, whose sire is General Gates
and dam is Minnehaha. He was train
ed by Charles Gordon and spent the
summer drawing horse rake.
The officials of the contest were:
Chairman, Wayne Dinsmore of the
Union Stockyards, Chicago; secre-
tary and treasurer, c C Stillman of
New York; judges, Horace Hare,
Philadelphia, Pa, Henry L Bell, Bay
side, N. Y, Garner West, Garner
Vile, N. Y; route committee, Major
C A Benton, New York City, Major
L A Beard, Front Royal, Va, H H
Reese, United States Morgan Horse
Farm, Middlebury; official recorder,
L D N Barnes, Goshen, N. Y, official
weigher, Harold L Berry, Portland,
Me-; official veterinarian, DR.. H E
Bemis, Ames, Iowa; official route mas
ter, Major C A Benton; official pub
lefty agent, w Robinson of New
York.