Show y Three Kamas Karna W P ft in Pony Express Cel Celebration i Ride KAMASA KAMAS KAMAS- As A part of ot the great Centenni Centennial Centen Centen- ni nial l yen yer celebration ot of the Pony Express which IS 8 5 being sponsored d by th the govern gO meat ponies and Century rIders will again travel trA towards pl h ch of the maJ major t r relay tay stations on the original 1 trail which stretches s 1006 1068 nt l mIles ll from at t. t Joseph Mo to Sacramento mento Calif On July 19 19 1960 1900 riders wIll will I leave those places going wc t tand and cast east Twenty three men from Riding Club District No 4 will wUl t start from the relay station at South State te and will Continue continue Con con- on- on west to Dugway miles Each rider will wilt travel 5 miles In thirty minutes Three men from the lamas Kamas Valley riding club dub will wilt participate they are lie Russell a state di director director director di- di rector of Utah Riding clubs vice president of district No 4 and director of at the Quarter Horse Association He Ito will wilt be riding his registered quarter horse Brooks Drooks Elmo Twin Atkinson a very active charter member and treasurer treas of the Kamas Valley Riding Club and holder of tit MAn ninny many trophies will be riding his hk quarter b hot W I Kelly elly Haston Tommy Thompson n vice pr president of the Kamas Vat Vale y Riding Club Chib an active member member mem mem- ber her holder r of five personal tr trophies Ire tro phles phie and anti numerous club team trophies for different events eventa wil rde rIde his quarter horse horle Turtle Each rider la Is allowed a hel helper helperin r rIn in case of ot emergency they are Clarence Mitchell president of the Iha Kamas KamA Va Valley ley Riding Club for tot forlie lie Russell Mae Atkinson wife of Twin Atkinson and Margaret Thompson wife of Tommy Thompson Thompson- Th The men will wilt be M dressed as near like the original pony express riders as possible faded levis boots straw hat light western shirt which will have havo the official emblem sewed on the back buckskin gloves anI and bandana handkerchief One hundred hundred hun hun- dred years ears ago the bandana many times was tied around their faces to break the sting of ot the wind and frost and was fastened over their heads as a n protection against gnats that Infested the tho desert Each rider will carry catty 20 0 pounds of mall mail each letter worth A mochila an Indian name for a buckskin blanket that holds tho the the pockets or pouches for the tha mall and is made so that It can be quickly slipped over the saddie saddle saddle sad sad- dle die of the waiting horse horse- Each rider will be presented with with a bible with his name printed print print- ed in lii gold a n silver plaque or ot medal and his name go down In history as a centennial pony express express ex ex- press rider These pony express riders made mMe madea a vall nt name for themselves In history They were mer men mert who risked their lives so that the malt mall could be delivered delivered- They were rugged men who kept their bodies strong so they could easily stand the hard rIdIng riding rid rId- ing lag and they had a n great faith In God that helped them to ac accomplish accomplish accomplish ac- ac this task Lets Let's hope these centennial riders can keep a schedule equal to those who rode a hundred years ago |