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Pony Express Ride

Tribune Staff

| February 13, 2019

Printed in the February 13, 2019 edition

Photo by Linda KorHashknife Pony Express riders were officially sworn in on Feb. 5 at the historic Navajo County Courthouse in Holbrook in a ceremony that allowed them to carry the U.S. mail for their 61st annual ride.

Students from Holbrook schools attended the swearing in at the historic Navajo County Courthouse and cheered “Hashknife!” with the help of seasoned rider Steve Reynolds.

Hashknife riders raced down Second Street in Winslow prior to their ride to demonstrate to observers how the riders transfer the mail from one to the other on their long trek from Holbrook to Scottsdale.