each day in ten hours or under eleven hours. This 

 year it was made in nine hours and under ten hours and 

 on one or two occasions some of the best horses came 

 up to the post in less than nine hours, but were not 

 allowed to finish imtil the nine hours had expired. One 

 horse particularly, Crabbet, a thoroughbred Arabian, 

 covered the 61.8 miles on the fourth day in eight hours 

 and seven minutes. He is owned by W. R. Brown, ol 

 Berlin, New Hampshire, and was ridden for three days 

 by H. S. Gregory, but the last two by H. E. (Jack) Fretz, 

 famous here in Australia for his riding ability. The 

 weather this year was ideal for the test and the horses 

 were in better condition, which had a great deal to do 

 with their performance. 



The route was especially adapted to test the endurance 

 and courage of the horses and the riders as well, as all 

 kinds of roads were traversed and the hilly or mountain- 

 ous character of some of the country made it almost im- 

 possible for a horse not accustomed to the hills to make 

 a good showing. The results indicate, however, that 

 the horses participating were in excellent condition, as 

 practically all of them had been worked over this country 

 in training; so, while nearly every horse had a minor 

 mishap or two, none of them or the riders were hurt 

 and those that finished looked fit to continue the forced 

 march, although, no doubt, if the course had called for 

 another day's ride, two or three of those that finished 

 would have turned up missing. As it was, only ten of the 

 twenty-seven that started from Fort Ethan AUen reached 

 Camp Devens. 



The judges were very particular not to allow a horse 

 to continue in the contest if he showed any signs of 

 lameness or distress of any kind, so that, while the Society 

 for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was on hand 

 through its representatives at the state lines and at the 

 stables at night, they complimented the judges on the 



Kemah Prince Ridden by Albert IT . Harris 



splendid condition of the horses and the way in which 

 the contest was carried out. The start the first day was 

 made between 6:00 a. m. and 6:30 a. m. and gradually 

 advanced, until the last day it was made between 5:00 

 a. m. and 5:30 a. m., so as to enable all the horses to 

 finish before dark. 



There were thirty-four horses out of about fifty which 

 had been in training for the event which were ready to 

 go and were entered for the Contest on September 15, 

 but of these only twenty-seven qualified and started. 

 Among the twenty-seven were: 6 Morgans or grade Mor- 

 gans, 9 thoroughbreds or grades, 10 Arabians or grades, 

 2 standard bred. 



Among the thoroughbreds were such famous horses 

 as Moscowa and David Craig, winners of long distance 

 races on the turf, entered by the Thoroughbred Endurance 

 Test Club of Kentucky. Helmet, winner of many a long 

 distance race and owned by Edward R. Bradley, was also 

 on hand, but went lame and was withdrawn just before 

 the start. These horses, including Majolla and U-23, had 



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