Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
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with Marie Louise. The distance be-
ing five hundred miles. six RELAYS of
horses were arranged for, but his own
travelled so well that the others wore
not called into service. and the count
returned long before he was expected
a 1ewelled snuff box GO, 600 francs and
The horse he rode being his reward.
General Gordon made many remark
able rides. and Travelled 1900 miles over
the desert on camelback in four wears
until. as he said his heart and lungs
were shaken out Of their places. His
most desperate and urgent journey was
performed in February, 1884, when he
rode across the Nubian Desert, swarm
ing with deadly foes, to relieve Khar-
toum. Cody originally received his
more popular name Of Buffalo Bill from
an adventure which happened while he
was acting as "bullwhacker." Having
| d1smounted to cut up an antelope he
had shot, his horse bounded of at the
approach Of an enormous herd OF
buffaloes. Fastening 20 cottonwood
tree. Cody climbed into irs branches for
safety. when. to his horror, he discerned
| band of mounted Indians in pursuit
OF the herd. Between two terrible dan
dropping on the back of a buffalo. Hs
spurred forward the terrified brute, the
herd was thrown into confusion and
helter-skelter dashed wildly into camp
and comparative SAFETY. While a rider
on the Pony Express, Cody covered a
distance of 800 miles in one continuous
ride. averaging a speed Of fifteen miles
an hour. Squire Osbaidstone's feat at
RI in To 10
in ten hours changing his horse every
four miles. In 1873 Colonel Mackenzie
rode his command into Mexico after
Lepan and Kickapoo Indians, beating
them in sharp fight, and returning
across the border, 4 distance Of 145
miles. in twenty-eight hours. Sheridan
made famous ride in 1864 during the
American Civil War. Having won the
battle Of Winchester against Early's
force. he was absent from camp three
days later, when Early received REIN
forccments and made fresh attack
Hearing the distant firing Sheridan gal
loped To the scene Of the fray to find
his men in full retreat. Dashing
through the line. he cried, Come, boys,
We're going back" and back they went.
to victory.
disguise, occasionally by royal person.
ages escaping from The battlefield, and
by travellers anxious to visit forbidden
or sacred cities. Among the latter was
Captain Colville OF the Grenadier
Guards, who journnycI with his wife
across Morocco in Moorish dress. con-
ssting of j "haik.'' Il red feZ cap and
turban and Ose-fitting. hollow slippers
Without stockings. Among women
Mary Queen of Scots had the reputation
of being an intrepid horsewoman, and
several Of her famous rides led to Dun
bar-one under charge of Boutwell,,
whom she met on the way from Stirling
to Edinburgh. She also rode to Seaton
castle on her escape rom Lochlevan
and to Galloway from the battlefield.
Bregen= is said to have Eeen saved by
a Swiss farm girl. who on overhearng
\ scheme of attack, galluped off wildly
to save her native town; and the ride
of Jennie Macneal in the American
civil War has been put into picturesque
language by Will Carleton. The long
distance rides in Austria and Germany
are well remembered, the journey from
Berlin to Vienna. about four hundred
English miles. being covered in eighty
five hours. and from Agram to Vienna
in ninety-three and three-quarters
hours. The interest in this kind of
thing appears, however, to have been
superseded by automobile runs since
those which took place in 1894 from
Paris to Rouen and Paris to Bordeaux.
London Graphic.