We each took three ponies in the morning, and I took one in the afternoon.
Bruce, after relief by Rennick, took one in the morning and one in the afternoon--of the remaining five Oates deemed two unfit for work and three requiring some breaking in before getting to serious business.
I was astonished at the strength of the beasts I handled; three out of the four pulled hard the whole time and gave me much exercise.

I brought back loads of 700 lbs.

and on one occasion over 1000 lbs.
With ponies, motor sledges, dogs, and men parties we have done an excellent day of transporting--another such day should practically finish all the stores and leave only fuel and fodder (60 tons) to complete our landing.

So far it has been remarkably expeditious.
The motor sledges are working well, but not very well; the small difficulties will be got over, but I rather fear they will never draw the loads we expect of them.

Still they promise to be a help, and they are lively and attractive features of our present scene as they drone along over the floe.