Those Booth Horses Again -

[JMadonna]

I believe that Booth had enough time to plan that jump. He used the flag to lessen the impact of his descent. The spur getting caught in the flag was not accidental but planned. Can't prove it but looking at it from his point of view it makes perfect sense to me. If I had to make that jump that's what I'd do.

However, taking JWB at his dramatic word and he broke the leg on the leap he then proceeded to (a) run off the stage without a trace of a limp and (b) mount a recalcitrant horse and took off to the bridge.

Now we know he left his hat in the theater but he had one at the bridge. Bill's evidence that he stopped at the boarding house is admittedly sketchy but even sketchy evidence trumps none at all.

Why pursue the magical saddlebags theory? (who packs an extra hat in their saddlebags anyway?) when one can merely agree that it's probable that Booth dismounted and resupplied himself at the boarding house remounted and headed for the bridge?

If he did all the things he supposedly did after the leap from the stage with no problem, why does a quick stop for re-supply seem so unlikely?