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Show Thursday, May 19, 1932 THE TIMES-NEW- NEPIIT. UTAH S 99 PAGE THREE Week This h AfcrttUR j CHi- - V . -- taV ,sy. - 2 7: f . - . JV 1 :Vi,.. TMW-- 4 ntJr: , Could - , xJ i h Cfjr '''' By ELMO SCOTT WATSON 'HE other day Charles ("Bronco Charlie") Miller trotted his brown mare down the streets of Los Angeles, having completed a modern "pony express" ride of 8,000 miles from New York City. "Once again the mail has' come through in the record time of seven months, 24 hours I" said press days and .dispatches at the time. Interesting as was Miller's feat mainly because he is eighty-tw- o years old and Is said to have once been a pony express rider It was by no means unique, for feats of long distance and endurance riding have become fairly common In recent years (as witness the stories told by some of the pictures shown above). But the principal Interest In such feats lies in the fact that they remind us Americans that even In this airplane and automobile age horseback riding over long distances is not yet a lost art They also raise the question of records made In such feats of endurance and an outstanding authority on the subject, Wayne Dlnsmore, secretary of the Horse Association of America, has supplied the following Information on that '"Mjtf- ' - A Charles ("Bronco Charlie") Miller starting on his 3,000-mil- e modern "pony express" ride from New York City to Los Angeles to carry messages of greeting from residents on the Atlantic coast to those on the Pacific 2. Leo Gianmarine upon his return to Los Angeles, after riding clear across th United States and back again, a trip which with many subject : "detours" brought his total mileage up to 9,150 The longest distance traveled by horse and miles. 3. "The Pony Express," a statue by Mahronl rider In 24 hours seems to be that covered by the couriers of Gen. Wesley Merrltt, who In Young. 4. Boyd Jones, 1879 covered 170 miles In a little less than 24 boy from Ama-rlllhours. This would be at the rate of 7 miles an Texas, on his horse "Molly" which he rode hour for the full time. It Is not certain whether from Texas to call on President Hoover at the White House. His trip to the National Capital or not tHey changed horses on the trip. 78 days. e or In the "endurance tests" rides took MaJ. James Unger of Oshkosh, Wis., shown 5. the most Important requirement Is generally upon his arrival In Atlanta, Ga., during a long recognized to be the condition of the horse. on horseback which began on ThanksThis form of sport commenced In Europe after journey last year. He plans to visit every giving day Franco-Prussia- n bewar of close and the the In the United States and return to state capital came an International sport beginning In 1892 Oshkosh Thanksgiving day, this year. The by when there was a race between of the trip Is to test the endurance of and German officers. These were under the purpose his mount and If he Is successful In completing auspices of the emperors of these countries and the 20,000-mil- e Journey he will receive a prize were In the shape of races between Berlin and of offered by W. J. Umstead of Kensing$25,000 were victorious, Vienna. The ton, Md., a noted Eastern race horse owner and but it cost the lives of many horses. breeder, In 1904 In a ride between Lyons and Vichy 32 6. Senor Alms Felix Tschiffely, an Argentine horses took part ; six of these had to give up. In school teacher, shown at Washington, D. C, the Vienna-Berliride, out of 199 horses taking after completing his 10,000 mile ride from Buepart 27 horses died. In another one from Dres- nos Aires. den to Letpsic, out of 83 taking part, not less than ten horses succumbed. In the Brussels-Os-ten- d ride out of 22 taking part two died on the by Parker Tompkins, went from Northfleld to road and two more after arrival. In the ride only one rider out of 21 gave Winsor, VL, 70 miles, in 13 hours. Including all later he returned on a very tip. This shows that care and attention to the stops; and two day condition of the horse on the long distance hot day, covering the distance Including all stops In 15 hours. rides Is steadily Increasing. ( Captain Reid rode 154 miles over hUly counOn October 30, 1912, Capt Frank Tompkins 30 and 4? Arab stallion Razzia from try, carrying 180 pounds In In hours rode the pure-bre- d an endurance first prize minutes, winning a to distance Ethan Vt Fort Allen, Northfleld, Arabian The borse was a of 61 miles, and back the same day. This borse, test called Halcyon. which stood 14.2 hands high and weighed 050 A pure-bre- d Arabian, Yaquls, covered the pounds, carried a 175 pounds on his back. The same course with 1G0 pounds In 30 hours and howin the performance, most Important feature R. M. Parker up. Lieut. with 37 minutes 102 miles ever, was that after the Journey of July, The United States Cavalry Journal ofendur-anrIn a single day he showed no weariness and o was In condition the next morning to have re- 1915, contains an account of an officers' In after the o'clock three 15 run moA after on hours and the Time road, peated the feat. noon and through the dark over a 71 mile course. tip TTl'P'ltP". 1. fifteen-year-ol- d long-distanc- Austro-Hungar-la- n Austro-Hungarla- n Upsala-Stockhol- three-quarte- From Across the Waters Could It, Might It Be? Wise Advertising Pays Prices of 1832 French Radicals control the Government, having got rid of Tardteu, If France makes that fuss about 300,000 Idle, what would she do if eight millions were out of work? In Manchuria, Japan's forces crowded by hordes of poorly organized Chinese, are pressing close to Russia's border and "the Soviet Government is gravely anxious." At Nagasaki, Japan, the United States Consulate was bombed recently, supposedly from a passing automobile. The fire was put out nobody hurt That doesn't make this Government "gravely anxious," but It should remind us to keep our defense apparatus In good order and not to tie ourselves up In any . World Court l -- . i Brisbane was until they were ready to mount. Capt Frank Parker won in 8 hours and 25 minutes. 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 14 hours from Santa Fe to Independence, Mo. He rode 830 miles and used 7 horses. Thomas Tobln In 1846, carrying dispatches for General Kearney, rode from Santa Fe to Fort Leavenworth, 832 miles. In a little less than 11 days, using 9 horses. Most of his fresh horses were caught from herds of horses belonging to the Indians. John Kerley In 1857 rode from Fort Bridger to Fort Leavenworth with, dispatches, more than 1,000 miles, in 17 days, using only 4 horses. In 1847 Col. John Fremont with two companions rode from Los Angeles to Monterey. Each man had three horses and changed every two hours. The first day they rode 125 miles between daybreak and nightfall ; on the second day 135 miles between daybreak and nine at night ; on the third day 70 miles between eleven o'clock and sunset; and on the fourth day they completed the Journey, riding 90 miles, at three In the afternoon. In June, 18G8, a man named Morris rode from Saguche to Fort Garland, Colo., a little less than 100 miles, between 3 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. k Two days later the same horse, a bronco, was ridden more than 80 miles'. After the establishment of the "Pony Express" Just before the Civil war many notable rides were made. 500 ponies and 200 men were engaged In this work, 80 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 was carried from ocean to ocean In less than 10 days. The last message of President Buchanan, in 1860, was brought into San Francisco In 8 days and 5 hours, while President Lincoln's first address reached there In 7 days and 14 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 (Col. W. F. Cody) who on one occasion, finding that the rider who was to relieve him had been killed by the Indians, rode 384 miles In 24 hours, changing horses 36 times; This was an average of 16 miles an hour, day and night Bob Haslam made one ride of 264 miles. James Moore, a frontiersman, In the 60s rode 2S0 miles in 22 hours. In 1923 th Pony Express celebration committee undertook to reproduce the old pony express run, riding from St Joseph, Mo., to San Francisco. The total distance was 2,180 miles, which was covered In 153 hours, nearly two days better than the best old express record. Across California there were 34 relays, a distance of 259 miles, which was covered In 13 hours and 45 minutes, an average speed of 18.83 miles per hour. K tir Wsntera Nwpapr Union.) coal-blac- it be, might Merchants, newspapers and the public are interested in proof of the fact that it pays to advertise energetically, when you offer what the people want This was demonstrated In Boston recently by Houghton & Dutton, one of the two oldest department stores In America, advertising a "Houghton's today" sale. Anthony W. Ackerman, general manager, published a twelve-pag- e advertising section in the Boston American, which dominates circulation In the Boston evening field. Mr. Ackerman knows that it does not pay to whisper. If you can afford to shout, and sales for the day were above $225,000, compared with a sale of $56,000 for the same event a year ago. Advertising pays, If you know how, have the goods, and use the right medium. At Wellington in New Zealand, rioters out of work threw stones at the House of Parliament, 150 windows were broken, some stores were robbed. The amazing news here Is that In some places food prices have gone back to the levels of 1832. In Texas you may buy eggs for 7 cents a dozen. Ten and cents is the average egg price over the country. You buy butter for 17 cents in Tennessee, chickens for 9 cents a pound in North Dakota, the country's average Is 12.6 cents. Lamb costs 4.2 cents a pound In Texas and Montana. In Montana mules cost $34, horses $31. two-tent- Those that are wet put on their letters stamps reading: "Swat the dry," and drys ask the post office to stop this. The government might you believe that ardent drys are right or wrong, you know that they are sincere, leaving out the few that pracin g tice grafting and bribe-takin- enforcement jobs. It Is a pity that wets and drys should abuse each other, instead of talking things over, and deciding what should be done, like sensible Americans. Washington newspaper correspondents. In a Cosmopolitan magazine article quoted by Cyrus H. K. Curtis' "New York Post, are happy about beer prospects. "Good beer will be selling legally In the United States within two years regardless of the League," according to the correspondents. Would they bet on it? Probably Anti-Saloo- n not Writing about matrimony says a wise one: "When men express disapproval of their wives' clothes, they have ceased to love their mates." The same thing is told better by Harry Hershfield In his "Harry Hershfteld's Jewish Jokes" quoting. It Is understood, an anecdote by the othnologlst Irvln Cobb: "You look heavy depressed, Vol-te- r " what seems to be the agagrl-wayshun?- "Mine wife. She's terribly untidy. Her cooking Is awful. She don't wash the dishes and the whole day she's playing cards." "Tell me, Volter when did you meet this other woman?" (,1931, br King Foturm Syndicate. Inc.) r.lcrcoIizcdVax Skin Young Keeps 0 a4 mmd mm tta m4 mvmmm, 0. an4 vlv, rta iill mm&Um. U U mm stu m4 ilaiilfii f sttwHrf. 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Mr. Perry, in reply to a question, explains his purchase thus: "Jacksonville believes In municipal ownership, owns Its city light and power, from which it makes a million and a half profits yearly, used to reduce taxation, owns Its St John's River bridge, which has now more than paid for Itself, and contributes a quarter of a million a year to reduce taxes." Offhand the "best minds" might say: "That's Bolshevism," but they may be mistaken. well stop It. Whether Good Demand for Homey The bee business Isn't much affected by depression, the Department of Last year's Agriculture reports. honey crop was worth about and twexwax about $1,000,-00New methods of preparing and wrapping honey have stimulated the market, the department states. Likewise nickel candy bars containing honey and almonds have had a huge sale and consequently Increased the use for honey. DO ITI When your child needs regulating, remember this: the organs of babies and children are delicate. 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