The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15 00:00:00

A DAY'S RIDE.

four o'clock on the morning of the 22nd of May,
(Olicesco Peralto, the Mexican rider, mounted on a
het horse, dashed away from the judges' stand in
4..etwond.park, and began a ride of 301 miles,
gtleY he hoped to accomplish within fifteen hours.
°•3l o'clock in the evening the same inde-
rentable rider dashed up to the judges' stand,
141.44.1nig his steed on to its haunches, the task corn-
sto-,17, and 29 minutes to spare. Thirty-four horse 3
(of' Six mustangs had been provided, as Mr. Bergh
thn a certain New York society) had refused to permit
doe ride unless forty horses were used. Of these a
jorll at a time were kept in readiness besides the
liisgeB, stand. Here Carillo, the friend of Peralto and
fohtival as a rider, saddled each horse, looking care-
to the girths, and drawing the sinch strap with a
degree of tightness only attained by long
Peralto changed horses at the end of each
of'o, sometimes springing from the back of one to that
thabother without touching the ground, and always
ttoittl,se.ing so quickly that the average time between the
btirPulg of one herse and the starting of the next was
four seconds. Peralto wore a jockey cap of blue silk
tie a suit of black, of which he soon doffed the coat,
Ithlng most of the time in his shirt sleeves. He
to,n° Wore goggles and used a respirator, an ingenious
thmtrivance covering the mouth and materially aiding
a breathing. At 8.23 o'clock he had completed 100
tiZes, and then rested for nine minutes, during which
117," he was examined by his physician, who pro-
p Illiced him to be in capital condition. At 9.41
Altalto left the track for 24 minutes for breakfast.
tid 11.14 o'clock he had completed just half his
44,61 and was speeding on his monotonous rounds with
o,slzinished vigour. At noon he rested for2o minutes,
11,7 undressed, sponged, and changed his under-cloth-
kt, After taking a little beef-tea and a dip of lemon-
tp:no was again put up and off, amid the cheers of the
etators. About 10 Mr. Bergh appeared on the scene,
ttol, after watching the rider for a short time and
tl,llsUlting with his officers, said he was satisfied that
11,er3thing was as it should be, though, for his part,
t0;0c"0111d not see where the fun came in. At this time,
t,ou fresh horses were added to the number
144"ferY on hand. The best time was made on the
50°, Mile, which was covered in 2 10 by a wiry little
mustang known as Little Tom. Peralto took
kie last rest of 11. minutes at 3 o'clock, and was given a
lilkae, of oatmeal water. For the last five miles the
tlii:,eKY rider showed what he could still do by springing
TheetlY from one saddle to another without stopping.
7,305 th mile was completed in 214 minutes. As
p,"uon reined in his smoking pony, a thousand friends
111744. oci forward to shake hands and congratulate him,
egthe doctor interfered and Peralto rode away to the
tor house, where he was rubbed and pit immediately
be ',Led. He was in good condition, though his pulse
4.44 at 140, and he had lost nearly 10113. during his
Cbroendous ride. In the course of it he was thrown
‘11,..0e horse, and another went lame and had to be
-'4ged.—New York Times.