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German and Austrian officers left their home capitals of Berlin and Vienna, riding toward and past each other to their respective finish lines. The courageous 12-year-old former carriage horse named Leppspringe (having been trained to saddle and conditioned for endurance racing) carried his owner/trainer/rider Lieutenant Freiherr von Reitzenstein to victory in the Berlin-to-Vienna leg. Upon crossing the wire in 73.5 hours, Leppspringe died.
He now graces the Memorial (injury details unknown).
Sources: EQUUS and The New York Times archives
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