Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-10
Scott The Cowboy Croesus Breaks
Best Time Between Albuquerque
And Las Vegas by Ten Minutes
Thrty.four Minutes Ahead Of the Record From Los An.
seles to Thi, Cdy.-Dstance Covered in Twenty.
Three Hours and Twenty.seven Minutes
Eccentric Millionaire Hands Out Twenty Dollar Gold Pieces and
Bouque to Ensinsmen Who Brought Him TO LasVesss

When In cloud OF dust, the famous
Scott special swept like a meteor into
the Las Vegas depot at 1888 today.
the fastest time ever made between
Albuquerque and the city had been
beaten by ten minutes. The special
left Albuquerque at 93S and three.
hour schedule was given her, She
dashed In on time to second. The
eastbound record between the two
cities was held by the famous Clarke
special which made the trio In three
hours and ten minutes.
Engineer Ed. Sears was IL the throt-
tie of the 12l1 a simple" engine:
George Bryan handled the SCOOP and
Dusty" Rhodes wore the blue suit.
Conductor Rhodes took the train on
TO Ration.
No sooner had the train arrived
than the Cowboy Croesns was on
the ground He made his way to the
engine where he presented Sears and
Bryan each with twenty-dol.ar gold
piece and fine bouquet of carnations.
The train left Los Angeles at l:b1
yesterday afternoon. Thus making
the trip TO Las Vegas in twenivthree
hoHrs and twenty-sevcn minutes,
which is thirty-four minutes ahead Of
any previous record. Some time was
lost west of Seligman, but from that
time ON 1t was smooth sailing The
best mile was made near Barstow in
thirty-nine seconds. The average
speed from Los Angeles was forty
nine miles an hour. On the run from
Albuquerque 10 Las Vegas over the
steep Glorieta, the time was forty
three and one-third miles an hour,
Engineer Norman and Fireman Cry
stal took out the special with the 1908,
another high wheeler. Dispatchers
Tarsington Isl and straussen via Ted
The carsA were iced tlies engines
changed, hot box was attended to
and the train was away again in
three minues and twenty-five seconds
after reaching Las Vegas There was
considerable animation at the depot
where crowd had collected. The
throng surrounded Charles Van Long,
a reported for the Los Angeles Ex-
amirer who detailed the story of the
lightning trip. A score Of train men
ran at top speed, watering and icing
cars, making connections, and inspect
ing the wheels and boxes
A Los Angeles Account.
Of Scott and his special train and
"Scotty" in general. the Los Angeles
Examiner says:
Walter Scott is certainly a game
sport.
He wants to bet $40 minute with
the Santa Fe Railway company on
special train time to Chicago.
In order to make this tempting TO
the company he offers bonus of $500
over the price asked for the train.
On Monday. Scotty was in the city
and through friend negotiated with
General Passenger Agent John J.
Byrne of the company for train from
this city to Chicago Mr. Byrne was
told that Mr. Scott wished to estab-
lish worlds record on transcon-
tinental time. He was offered s1e-
cial consisting of Pullman car for
$4,000. or with a dining car. $1,000.
He took the highest offer. Then he
went to BarstOw.
Yesterday the railway officials re.
ceived a telegram from Scotty ar Rar-
stow. saying: "Will pay you $500
for the special If you will engage to
make the trip in forty-eight hours.
will pay $50 for every minute yon
clip off that time, you to forfeit $50
for every minute you exceed the forty
eight hours"
Unfortunately the Santa Fe Is nc,