"Mile. Uenise" and "Bunkie" Arriving at 

 Camp Devens 



"Crabbett" at Ft. Ethan Allen 

 Before the Start 



"liustcm Bey" and "Crabbett" Arriving 

 at Camp Devens 



The 1920 Endurance Test for Cavalry Horses 



By ALBERT W. HARRIS 



THE second 300-mile ride for the United States 

 Mounted Service Cup was held October 11 to 15, 

 inclusive, over the old course from Fort Ethan Allen, 

 near Burlington, Vermont, to Camp Devens, at Ayer, 

 Mass. Stops were made as formerly at Northfield, St. 

 Johnsbury, White River Junction, Vermont, and Concord, 

 New Hampshire, the route being approximately sixty 

 miles between the night stops. Some of the most noted 

 horses in the country, ridden by well-known horsemen, 

 were among the contestants and more interest than ever 

 was taken in the event by the Army and horsemen gener- 

 ally on account of the large number of entries and the 

 particularly difficult conditions. 



Special interest developed in observing the ability of 

 the horses to carry the extra weight and to negotiate the 

 distance in less time than taken last year. This year 

 each horse carried, including rider and equipment, 245 

 pounds instead of 200 pounds required last year, and the 

 rules required the course to be covered each day in 

 thirteen hours, with a minimum of nine hours, while last 

 year they were allowed fifteen hours, with a minimum 

 of ten hours. It was not expected that the horses could 

 make as good time this year with the extra forty-five 

 pounds of weight as they did last year, but, to the sur- 

 prise of almost everybody, they made it in less time. 

 For example, the horses winning last year made the route 



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