The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-21
OPINION

horse entered go miles day for five consecutive days
carrying of 225 pounds weight
They shine and which year will
extend through the hills of Vermont beginning and ending Bur-
ngton laid through all kinds of country principally billy
rider is not allowed lead his horse much foot
of the To do dsquafcat Each rider must
take full Of his own mount without any assistance from other
contestants officials helpers Any horse taking than 90
qualified and horse permitted than IL hours in which to
daily of 60 miles In order to prevent injury to
any entry however the Board of Sponsors which made of the
leading horse organizations the country has established mini
mum time in which days may be covered This mini
past years finished Ride have
SO cent of those that started for the test is
mechanically sound thoroughly trained and endowed
with the heroes hope the finish mark
still in the contest 1t bois down to this horse that COM
the ride whether he is in the not some
AS result Of the rides that have been held the past three
levers in various types breeds particularly
the Thoroughbred and the Arab In 1919 the ride
Berlin H. ridden by Harris Chicago banker
In 1920 grade thoroughbred ademosele Denise owned by
was the winner while year rabbe pure Arab
also owned by Mr. Brown and ridden by Humphrey of Berlin
the In all of the rides the Arabs hooughbed Nor
and robreed and grades have fought dogged for
from the beginning OF the ride to the end yet always
the highest and finest craftsmanship has been displayed
unfortunately when the first Ride was staged in 1919
associated the minds Of the public with the Army
known army event. This in small
the fact that percentage of the riders
Army officers The that the following year several
who owned good horses did not enter them because they
thought the exclusively military The the
number Army officers who who have ridden the
snces that cavalry officers fine horsemen and
get out of mount than good civilian riders who
might not be willing to take because the physical
strain imposed who attempts to take horse through
But the Endurance Ride open all The Board Sponsors
has spent thousands of dollars for which they
tangible return other than good and the betteng Of the
horseh of country and they to welcome good
horses from anywhere and everywhere,
of the imposed by this Ride may gained
from the statement that in the past of the horses competing
and particularly the Mogan and Arabhave carried burden
amounting to onehird of their weight from end of the
to the other During the test the horses lose flesh an
extent from 10 to 70 pounds yet animals that have been
properly trained and which made of the real stuff through
their the end like woeaod of the stable and
picture.
Some wonderful examples of what horse when he
have resulted from these rides In 1919 the Morgan Club
together with the United States Agriculture
to the little fellow and picked him possibility any
part of the money He wasn't He finished last hours behind the
sturdy little legs spread like the legs
women who the plucky little devil stagger lump
their Threats and of the ladies' him. But he
finished because he had the strength and the courage
The following year again. again he failed to
ge into the prize money He minded his business jogging
along by himself hour after hour after day. through sun
storm carrying burden apparently not worrying
about it. He better shape than he had been when
ed the finish line the before however and people began to
notice him.
Last year found him the starting line again, third
time he did his job his the bigger faster horses
began fall by the waysde because of the killing folks
began notice little Castor than and when he crossed
the finish line the gritty little rascal regular ovation
And this time the judges gave him fourth money 1t his third
of 300 miles But the stuff him STILL he
has proved it.
Now the that Castor will
ing bright Monday morning IT, the
1922 ride begins and barring accidents there doubt
bodys mind that he will the finish line Friday night
21, Castor is a remarkable horse
Probably less than half the horses that training
this years ride will step to the starting line when the judges call
them out But this be expected for the training necessary
hard and will start horse unless he is reasonably sure
that the animal finish the thoroughbred had
horses prepared to in the ride and the night before be-
they withdrew of them Of the eight that started only
two managed to finish.
But the field this will be bigger than before Of