AUSTRALIAN HORSE
AN AMERICAN'S PRAISE
SOUTH-PACIFIC3ASE, Aug.-28. • Captain . Vernon LV.'Lewis. ( knows ' what he is ( talking - about when. he "praises the Australian horse, many of -which-have come to. this base for training' for 'the 'U.S. •Cavalry.- As' assistant to the executive officer of Headquarters, Service of Supply, South Pacific Area, the captain has to get around a lot,- and ■this, country, is pretty rugged. He. solves the .transportation problem by saddling a good Australian mount, • declaring that riding. '. here, has more advantages for him than back home on1 Long Island, New|Vork, where he rdde: .for recreation. For one thing, he says,: "'" xiding circumvents the need. for : tyres and: gasoline, which are even :'•' harder to come by here-than at home, due to . remoteness and, limited shipping. , In- addition, the lack;of decent .roads arid service stations is no detriment to his favourite mount. Captain Lewis, formerly aide-de- ■•■■ camp to Brigadier-General. Ralph Tal.bot. jun,, i.at/ the Utah, 'depot:.of the Army Service Fbrces,; is of the 'Command ;;'and£u, General Staff School, U.5.A.,: 1943;;; v ■\-
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 55, 2 September 1943, Page 6
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169AUSTRALIAN HORSE Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 55, 2 September 1943, Page 6
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