Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 30 | 1000 Miles in 1000 Hours

I 1000 Miles in ini 1000 10 O Hours I In the days das before the war there was celebrated in the small towns of or Lancashire Lancashire Lan Lan- England the anniversary of ot a famous sport sporting InS event that took place in 1759 1769 and of ot which a a. woman was teas the heroine She was l lI Mary I aI Cutter who completed a journey journe of ot 1000 miles which she had wagered to do in 1000 I hours She did it in very much less time It was during the days of heavy betting in England among amonS' the men men and the tho women too were not averse to laying laying- wagers Mary Iary laid a t bet that she could travel the distance mentioned I in the stated hours Everybody ridiculed ridiculed ridiculed ridi ridi- her Just how she did it history falls Calls to mention but it is evident that she did it either on horseback or 01 in a coach or both hoth They had no railroads in those days clays and motor cars would have been considered a dream of ot the Insane Anwa Anyway Any Any- wa way Mary Iary completed the journey in a little more than two-thirds two of the al allotted allotted al- al time and when she returned to her native town the people strewed flowers Jowers in her path