Show RilE RIDE ACROSS ACROSS CONTINENT Army Officer to Test Endurance of Arabian Horse by Trip From Portland to New York Junction City Kan April 3 Second Lieutenant E R B W T McCabe of ot the Sixth cavalry at nt Fort Riley Rile on special duty has hils received notice from Washington that he has been selected to make malie a ride from Portland Ore to New York on an Ara Arabian Arabian bian blan stallion The purpose se of this long ride rille is to test the endurance of this breed of horses with the view of determining their value as cavalry horses Lieutenant McCabe ex cx expects expects to be ordered to Portland within the next two weeks He will be accompanied accompanied by an orderly and they the will travel overland with their full field equipment The distance from Portland to New NewYork NewYork NewYork York is miles by b rail The route Lieutenant McCabe will follow probably will be longer than that p |