The 3d of April, 1960, came, and arrange-…
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Jack Keltleyperson
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a.k.a. Keltley
Pony Express startevent
1 claim cited from this source
a.k.a. starting of the pony express
John Fryperson
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a.k.a. Fry
pony (the Pony Express horse)thing
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a.k.a. little pony
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The 3d of April, 1960, came, and arrange-
ments had been made for the starting of the
pony express. Several thousand people congre-
gated in front of the Pike’s Peak stables, where
the start was to be made, and all being anxious
to secure a memento of the flying messenger,
the little pony was almost robbed of her tail.
Jack Keltley and John Fry were selected as
the riders to alternate between St. Joseph and
Kennekuk, Kan., which was the first station
west. Keltley was to make the start, so mount-
ing his pony at a signal given by firing a cannon
a mile away he dashed off to the river. There
he found the ferry-boat Gen. Guines, with steam
up and bell ringing, awaiting his arrival. In a
few moments he was landed on the Kansas
shore, and was soon speeding away to Kenne-
kuk, a distance of forty-five miles, which he
made in four hours and fifteen minutes.