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[RC] Speed over the years - Jay Randle

Hi All

In 1903 the French National Military instigated an endurance ride from Lyons (la Tete d'Or) to Aix-les-Bains. This was held over 3 days, with distances of between 50 and 58 kms travelled each day. The competitors were officers of the 28th Dragoons and other divisions of the French National Military mounted corps.

The course laid direct across open country, the competitors having to negotiate all obstacles - fences, streams, walls, hills, etc. The event attracted a large number of spectators at points convenient for seeing the race.

The records for the race two years later, in 1905, state that the AVERAGE speed was 22 kms per hour! The winner for 1905 is listed as Captain de Champsavin, of the 28th Dragoons, on a ten-year-old horse, Jobourg. I have photographs of this 1905 event, and the scenes are very reminiscent of our endurance rides here (through water and over hills), as well as scenes of the horses travelling through cobblestoned villages. There are horses stopped at water points, there are horses being led over rough terrain, and the winner's horse is presented after the race in show condition!

If the AVERAGE speed for this race in 1905 was 22 kms per hour (Veterinary controls, although existant, were significantly less restrictive than today), it seems that the speed over the years has not really increased all that much?

Open to comments........??


Best regards

Jay Randle
SPLENDACREST ENDURANCE TRAINING
www.freewebs.com/splendacrest

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