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Coast to coast Great American Horse Race begins
The Great American Horse Race started in Frankfort New York with militia firing muskets signaling the start of a 3200 mile cross country chase. 102 riders including teens cowboys a doctor and foreign visitors begin along Cemetery Hill Road toward Sacramento California. Continued daily rides include rest days and timecard re punches measuring total elapsed time. First prize is 25000 with another 25000 for other top finishers. Contestants include Scott and Erwin Brown Sonya and Sherry Kershaw and Jan Ophel among others. Count Johannas Hayes of Austria rode an irce landic pony in the opening.
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Frankfort
N.yuapy
Cemetery Hill Road
New York State
Midwest
Rhonda Ut
Red Bluff
Calif
University of California
Sacramento
Herkimer
Oriskany
Randy Scheiding
Chuck Waggoner
Kankakee
Scheiding
Scott Brown
Erwin Brown
Deming
N.M
Sonya Kershaw
Sherry Kershaw
St. Louis
Jan Ophel
West Town
N.Y
Johannas Hayes
Austria