ELKS FOR TRANSPORT
EXPERIMENTS IN RUSSIA SUBSTITUTE FOR HORSES (9 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 5. The use of domesticated elks as a substitute for horses is being seriously considered in Moscow as a result of successful experiments in harnessing these powerful beasts, says the Times correspondent in Moscow. About 20 elks at an experimental station near Moscow have been trained to take the bit. The mam difficulty arises from their impeUmus speed. One recently covered a mile in_about 90sec.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22197, 6 December 1946, Page 7
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78ELKS FOR TRANSPORT Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22197, 6 December 1946, Page 7
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