The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-25

ana While there stated that ne was 1 thinking of riding pony from Kit Car son to Indianapolis, the exact distance by rail being LOST miles. This precipi- tated lively argument among horse- men present when the statement was | made, and MT Jacobs was asked if he would undertake the trip with one pony to decide a bet of a thousand dollars He agreed, saying that he wished to make the test anyhow, and that 1t Wouldbe all the more interesting when there was something at stake. It was agreed that he should start from Kit Carson June 1, and arrive at Indianap- oils on or before July 4, with his pony still under him" and alive. He start ed on the date named and is this far on his long ride. The pony shows no oth- CT signs of the trip except that he is a little "thin," and has a nervous, jerky way, which comes from constant plod- ding along strange roads.
 The pony which MT. Jacobs is riding was rounded up" from the government herd in Yellowstone Park and sent to Colorado. He weighs eight hundred and seVenty-flve pounds and is just fourteen hands high. His color is seal brown, nearly black. The rider weighs one hundred and twenty pounds and the saddle and other luggage weigh tif- ty-five, making the total weight carried one hundred and seventy-fve pounds.
 "On the first day out" said MT. Ja- cobs, at the Hotel Savoy last night, II let the animal take it a little slowly in order that he would not be stiff the fol- lowing day. He seemed to take to the road well, and travel even better the second day. Last Tuesday was the worst day I had. The thermometer reg istered one hundred and twenty eight in the sun. I let the animal take his own gait and he seemed to realize that something was expected of him, for he never wavered. That was the day I went from Topeka. to Lawrence forty seven miles. I make an average of little upwards of thirty-five miles day, and that rate will get into Indianapolis from eight to ten days ahead of time. While the wager between the two Dem yer men tends to enthuse me, I am not a party to it, and have no interest fur ther than to demonstrate that horse can go that distance in the time given. named my horse Billy Bailey after the republican nominee for governor of Kansas, and both Billies' will, in my best judgment, win.
 "I avoided Topeka and other towns where they have street cars, and Billy never saw one until I reached the west ern limits of Kansas City, Kan Then he lit in and bucked for fifteen minutes without taking a long breath. It was then that I was fully convinced that he would be equal to the long trip, for the vitality he showed every time an elec- tric car came along was something wonderful, considering that he had al- ready been ridden four hundred miles I am careful of his diet, and allow no one else to feed him I never dismount except for meals and at night; never get off and lead him. He takes his time, always keeping his eyes open for something to shy at
 My experiences along the line are varied. and sometimes ludicrous. Many horsemen along the road, especially those in the smaller towns, come out, look us over and propose a swap. You see I have adopted the garb of cowboy, and many ask me who l am driving for. while those who never saw a real cowboy either starc-in open-eyed amazement or wink al each other, as if they think I am only cheap imitation of the genuine article. l claim to be neither I adopted the costume be- cause it is both comfortable and dura- ble."
 MT. Jacobs is twenty-two years old, and fine specimen of the college bred young man. He has a-decidediy boyish appearance, made all the more so by his slender build. He will leave this (Sat- urdayl morning at eight o'clock, follow ing the line of the Missouri Pacific to St. Louis, and will go from there to ln- dianapolis by the way of Terre Hause, Kansas City Journal