They got to New York by riding their horses and met Teddy Roosevelt, who knew their dad, a rough rider, and US Marshal. youngest federal marshal in US history, appointed to this post by Teddy Roosevelt himself
These kids were very, very famous around the turn of the century and into the ‘teens before fading off into obscurity. I
Both men lived into their 80s. One was a successful lawyer and the other made piles of money in the oil industry boom
I posted a little bit about them a couple years ago: https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-abernathy-kids-bud-and-me.html but never learned of this info until now
This needs to be a motion picture. NOW!
ReplyDeleteand the Billy Goat Acres Mob kids stealing 3 cars in one night, while driving from Fresno to LA, and getting shot at by the cops, 11 times, 3 bullets into the trunk, 6 kids, and their dog... that story would be a great little movie too! https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=billy+goat+acres
DeleteJust recently there was an episode on the blog "The Futility Closet" about them, which was the first I'd heard. It mentioned the Brush runabouts too. Worth a listen.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the Brush Runabout in the first photo- I volunteer at car museum in Calgary (Gasoline Alley, closed due to Covid). We have an restored example of this car.
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