Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1920 — LIVE STOCK [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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REMARKABLE RACE BY HORSE Castor, Morgan Gelding, Finishes Long Endurance Contest With Clean Speed Record. (Prepared by the fruited States Department of Agriculture.) In a 300-mlle endurance contest with horses of the purest Arabian breeding, “Castor,” a Morgan gelding bred by the United States department of agriculture at its Middlebury, Vt, Morgan horse farm, was the only horse with a clean speed record at the end of the fourth day of the grueling contest. “Castor” won third place for speed at the end of the contest, notwithstanding the fact that he fell in the deep sand on a bad bit of road, Injured his nose, and made the last five miles In a walk. This achievement is an indication of what has been gccompllehed by the department of agriculture in the rehabilitation of the Morgan breed during the since the work was undertaken. The race was from Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., to Camp Devens, Mass., largely over unimproved roads. The purpose was to stimulate Interest in the breeding of cavalry mounts throughout the United States. A majority of the horses entered were Arabians. One was a crossbreed that had seen overseas service and was the first horse to pass successfully through quarantine at Newport News. Two were Morgans, bred at the < department’s farm. The veteran of overseas service, “Bob,” owned and ridden by Colonel George, led the field at the beginning of the race, but was taken out before the finish. The two Arab-

lans to finish the Morgan after his accident were Rustem Bey and Ramla. Maj. C. A. Benton (retired) was one of the judges, acting as the representative of the bureau of animal industry.

Castor, the United States Department of Agriculture Morgan Gelding Which Recently Made Such a Remarkable Record in a Long Distance Race.