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Show Rode Horseback 5,000 Miles. The record for the longest Individual ride of which an authentic account has been given Is held hy Lieut. I'enchkof of the Russian cavalry. In 1881! he rode from his station In distant Siberia, Si-beria, a place with an unpronounceable unpronounce-able name, to St. Petersburg, a distance dis-tance of over n,(H)() miles, In 11)11 days. This was more of an endurance than a speed test. Riding an ordinary pony of Siberian breed, carrying no hagg..ge or provisions, he averaged thirty-seven miles a day and often made more than llfty-slx miles a day. Ho rested at night. lie used the same horse throughout the trip. Starting, every morning nt 7, he generally made but ono stop for rest during the day, simply sim-ply loosening the girdle of his saddle while resting, but retired every night at 0. As he approached St. Petersburg after his long ride a life guard regiment regi-ment with two hands met him and escorted es-corted him Into the city, where he was received by the czar and knighted for bis achievement. |