I saw that it would be impossible to stop them.

All I could do was to keep them straight in the track and let them go it down the hill, for three miles; which distance, I believe, was made in about six minutes.

Every once in a while the hind wheels would strike a rut and take a bound, and not touch the ground again for fifteen or twenty feet.
The Duke and the General were kept rather busy in holding their positions on the seats, and when they saw that I was keeping the horses straight in the road, they seemed to enjoy the dash which we were making.

I was unable to stop the team until they ran into the camp where we were to obtain a fresh relay, and there I succeeded in checking them.

The Grand Duke said he didn't want any more of that kind of driving, as he preferred to go a little slower.
On arriving at the railroad, the Duke invited me into his car, and made me some valuable presents, at the same time giving me a cordial invitation to visit him, if ever I should come to his country.
General Sheridan took occasion to remind me of an invitation to visit New York which I had received from some of the gentlemen who accompanied the General on the hunt from Fort McPherson to Hays City, in September of the previous year.