1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 415 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-3 recognize the Lonestar State's Salute to the Great American Pony 1-4 Express Ride, which is being sponsored by the Wichita County Horse 1-5 Association and takes place April 3, 1999; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The Lonestar State's Salute to the Great American 1-7 Pony Express Ride is the first reenactment of the actual Pony 1-8 Express; although the ride itself did not cross the State of Texas, 1-9 this salute will be historically accurate, in that it will entail 1-10 120 riders converging from across the county to complete a 600-mile 1-11 ride in one day; and 1-12 WHEREAS, On April 3, 1860, the first Pony Express 1-13 ride left Saint Joseph, Missouri, and headed west toward 1-14 Sacramento, California; in the next 19 months, the Pony Express 1-15 would carry mail over 660,000 miles, with its riders often facing 1-16 inclement weather and fierce Indian tribes; and 1-17 WHEREAS, In this year's salute to the Pony Express each of 1-18 the 120 riders will carry the mail five miles in 30 minutes to 1-19 meet the historical average of 10 miles per hour; local, regional, 1-20 and national news coverage will welcome the crowd at the End of the 1-21 Trail Celebration, and funds raised from the event will be used for 1-22 new horse stalls at the J. S. Bridwell Ag Center in Wichita Falls; 1-23 now, therefore, be it 1-24 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-1 76th Legislature, hereby commend the Wichita County Horse 2-2 Association on sponsoring this historical tribute to the Pony 2-3 Express and extend best wishes to all who participate in the ride; 2-4 and, be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a 2-6 memento of this event. 2-7 Haywood 2-8 ______________________________________ 2-9 President of the Senate 2-10 I hereby certify that the above 2-11 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-12 on March 15, 1999. 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 Secretary of the Senate 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 Member, Texas Senate