There is an excellent book on a 600 mile
endurance race from Wyo to Denver, Colorado in 1908. Vet checks every 50
miles. My local library has one of 500 copies. Each copy is numbered. The
author has a note at the back that researching old endurance races is his
passion. The source of all his data is given from newspaper accounts of the
time. I will get the title later if others don't have it now. Tom Van Gelder
even had it as a question on the Big Horn 100 entry form a couple years ago.
There were true horsemen riding endurance then. The winners agreed to tie
after 7 days and 600 miles to save their horses damage and split the
purse.
