"Kingfisher", Second in Long Distance Test
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-1434/2317
- Dates of Creation:1870s-1930s
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:81mm by 81mm 1 slide81mm by 81mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the three-fourths Arab and one-fourth Thoroughbred stallion, "Kingfisher" that finished second in the long distance test in 1919. He completed the test in 53 hours and 21 minutes and received the condition mark of 48 and 88.8% for total merit. Col. Tompkins of the U.S. Army rode this horse into Mexico for the expedition of 1916covering 575 miles over desert and cold mountains.
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013
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