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Re: [RC] Hugo the Mule - Steven Proe

Hi Folks: I had the privilege of riding with Eva and her Mules on Tevis
apparently some of Eva's last rides. She was one tough lady. A short story
just before we were both pulled on time at Francisco's, I had just passed
her along Foresthill road and was a ways down the trail, when I heard a cry
for help way behind me. I was late, but had to turn back to see what was
wrong (asking myself why, especially on Tevis, and running late) I found Eva
and her mule in the middle of Foresthill Rd. for what ever the reason were
unable to move from that spot.( I was glad that I turned back at that
moment) We were able to get them out of the road and back on the trail again
and to Francisco's with no problems. The to Finish to Win, saying in my
opinion needs to include the ride is important even if you don't Finish even
on Tevis.

If I hadn't turned around to help I would have never meet and enjoyed the
Ladies company and her stories. Incidentally it may have been the next year
again on Tevis that we meet again further down the trail on the California
Trail below Forest Hill and again road together to Francisco's.

I still get tears thing about these events.

Steven Proe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Merlichanderson@xxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:56 PM
Subject: [RC] Hugo the Mule



I am paraphrasing this out of what I think is a Port Angeles Wash. paper

off a clipping my uncle sent me. I have tried to send this to ridecamp on a
scanned attachment but it has been rejected as too big.  The title is "One
of the toughest mules around dies, 38"  Hugo and his owner Eva Tayor won the
Haggin Cup a Tevis in 1974, finishing 6th.  He was one of only two mules to
ever win the cup since 1964.   In 1976 he and his mate Sugar took Eva Taylor
on the Great American Horse Race of 1976 from Schenectady NY to Sacramento
CA.  This was a 3000 mile 100 day affair.   Hugo went lame at some point on
the ride but Eva Tayor completed the ride on Sugar and finished 10th out of
more than 200 entrants.  Eva Taylor died in 1992 but Sugar lives on in
retirement at 36 years of age in a pasture in Discovery Bay WA, reports
Eva's husband.  The 1976 3000 mile ride was won by Virl Norton who rode two
mules also.  There is a book out that covers this race that is very
interesting.   Anyway, I thought this was worthy of a post, sorry I could
not get the article to go.

Max
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