The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-20

winner was Vendetta Time 45 hours II min.
utes The next five were all less than 46 hours.
q started in this ride and only finished
In the Beriin-Vienna ride. the distance was
600 KIN. (372.6 mles) and the winner Lieutenant
Starnberg of Donau, who made it in II hours 42
minutes.
On July 81, 1897, officers of the Ninth Army
Corps of the German army made a ride of $50
KIN. (S0.7 miles) in IL hours.
The Austrian Lieutenant NIayrhofer, with two
comrades made ride from Agram to Vienna,
400 KIM (249.6 miles) in 3924 hours. This was
on horses that had been so used up in maneuyers
that they had been sold at auction entirely
disabled By pacing and trotting and finally
leading them at the end they brought the horses
through in good condition. Their average, includ-
ing stops, was 1O113 KIN. (6.2S miles) per hour.
Major Henry Romeyn in an article in Outing
In 1904 gives some old records of long distance
riding in the American army.
Felix N Aubrey in 1851 rode in 5 days and
II hours from Santa Fe to Independence Mo. He
rode $50 miles and used horses.
Thomas Tobin in 1916, carrying dispatches
for General Kearney, rode from Santa Fe TO
Fort Leavenworth $50 miles in little less
than IL days, using horses. Most Of his fresh
horses were caught from herds of horses be-
longing TO the Indians.
John Kerley in 1857 rode from Fort Bridger
TO Fort LeavenwOrth with dispatches, more than
1000 miles, in II days. using only horses.
In 1S47 Col. John Fremont with two compan-
ions rode from Los Angeles to Monterey. Each
man had three herses and changed every two
hours. The first day they rode 125 miles be-
tween daybreak and nightfan; on the second
day lbs miles between daybreak. and nine at
night: on the third day 20 miles between eleven
o'clock and sunset; and on the fourth day they
completed the journey, riding 80 miles, at three
in the afternoon.
In June 1868 a man named Morris rode from
Saguche TO Fort Garland, Colo, little less
than 100 miles, between a. N. and 1 80 p. m.
Two days later the same horse, a coalblack
bronco ridden more than so miles.
After the establishment of the Pony Elk
press just before the Civil many notable
rides made. 500 ponies and 200 men were
engaged in this work, so OF them being riders.
The latter were selected mainly on account of
their experience in the saddle because they had
been tested and were able to stand the fatigue
of a gallop extending over 100 miles
At that time news carried from ocean to
ocean in less than 10 days The last message
of President Buchanan, in 1850 was brought
into San Francisco in days and hours, while
President Lincolns first address reached there
in days and IA hours. OF course these long
distance runs were with changes Of both horses
and riders.
Probably the most notable ride of any single
rider was that Of Buffalo Bill tCol. W. f. Cody
who on one occasion, finding that the rider who
was to relieve him had been killed by the In
dians rode 3s4 miles in "a hours, changing
horses SO times. This was an average Of 16
miles an hour, day and night. Bob Haslam made
one ride of 264 miles.
James Moore frontiersman, in the COS rode
$50 miles in 80 hours.
In 1923 the Pony Express celebration COM
mittee undertook to reproduce the old pony ex-
press run, riding from ST. Joseph, No.. to San
Francisco. The total distance was 21S0 miles.
which was covered in 15S hours, nearly two days
better than the best old express record Across
California there were "a relays. distance of
80 miles, which was covered in Ii hours and A.
minutes, an average speed Of 1888 miles pe'
hour.
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