It was about the year 1851 that Aubrey…
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It was about the year 1851 that Aubrey
gave this wonderful test of human endurance,
before which all other attempts of the kind pale
into insignificance. He was a short, heavy set
man thirty-eight years of age, in the prime of
manhood and strength. His business for ten
years as a Santa Fe trader had made him per-
fectly familiar with the trail and all stopping
places. He was a perfect horseman, and al-
though there were great riders in those days,
none of them cared to dispute the palm with
Aubrey. On a wager of $1000 he undertook to
ride alone from Santa Fe to Independence in-
side of six days. It was forty years ago that
he undertook the terrible feat. It was to be the
supreme effort of his life, and he sent a half-
dozen of the swiftest horses ahead to be station-
ed at different points for use on the ride.