Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-10

though when in fun robust health before hiH irsin-
ing, would probably have reached as high a fs5
I pounds. He h1s sinueY frame, VIA s 90 lia
muscular development. aHd from appearances so1l..
where IN The nsgbbarbsod Of ihiFtF-thFes years 81
age As heis familiarity called by hs numerous 81.
qua1ntanees, jack has win Of bis own, and Hlen
he once makes up his mind 70 ride Or 3 bdntersd
inaoa match Ike this one, he enters into e with ar
the eonhdenoe i11ssiaa5s, and With snn dstermin-
alton 10 whit II be cen A similar one wss made
snort ine since g ride one hundred and fily niles
in ten hours over the Pioneer irsek bug ths reriv
making K, aflef gestihg en- hiking iHio The tranin
exercises Powers Was daily making. thought e. sa-
VISIBLE, rather than to loose al lis stake to psv
forfeit. He did So and than efsrad his second
msteh to Fidstds EssuB distanco iafVo hours -Is.s
tine. 10 Waaimmediatsly accepted and the asto1-
ishing result is already vel known
Among the instances OF record 81 long distances
being travelled on horseback in this o0untry We fad
the following. In Ootobef. 1876. When Lieut.. en-
laspie vas staiionod in Los Angeles By Commodars
Stockton, he native Calforniansrose and drove hin
out of the place His only safety and those Of The
fsF persons hs had under bis command vas to cen.
munisats with the comnod0re. who Wasat San iran
cisco, with all possible despatch. Gillespie sent
coufier-a SWeds--t0 convey the news Of his over
threw 70 the Squadron. The dispatch vas written
on the paper 0f siEarito rsIls NJ and ccncsf1sE
in snail bundle Of these paper cigars L rad
believe Fhai The bearer ielsy0u, signed Gillespie
With his the SWede, who by ihs way vas GraEoo1
soldier, rode 10 tbs place ia i5ur days aad ssgsa
hours, q good SIX hundred miles. resting bnt q fsH
hours on ths way He used sightssn horses duziaE
The trip, and successfully managed 20 communicate
vita the American commodore, Who set sal a1d
arrived il tine to save Gillespie aad bis force frsn
being cut OF By the enemy
Some few years since Powers rode from Los Angles
to Monterey and back p miles altogether, IN "a
hours, over mountainous country and catching his
oWn horses as he vent Wsmay, However, consider
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forria horses in o. 43n- alseo.-as really aHonder
ful equestrian feat, and enc, SndeF the many dis
ad7Rntages be lRbOred 81 the time, which oannct
possibly Be szoeled b. any living Psrson- bisai
GSF. Samuel PUrdy, formerly Of New Tark, Goorzs
I. Knox, ESQ, and another gentleman whose nama
I have not learned, supervised the entire affair,
marked The time on each nile, and conducted rs
match IA 9 thoFouga sportsmanliko manner muei
to the satisfaction Of al present JP.G
San FEsaeiscOs Cal, Mar 4, 1858
Foss b. he Essor.-Ali things considered, Ne
think Che shove the most ezfrasrdiha pcEfsrnanes
Of lhe kind On r6sord Is certainly aurpassss he
great feat Of Capt Barclay, who, The 9Th NoEem-
Der, 1881, agreed % ride 200 miles, . unlimitad
namber Of horses. in ten houFsB E1d accomplished
ihs feat IN hodrs AZ minutes, including hour O.
minutes IS seconds st0ppagess WITH g horses n
ouding Trashy Paradox Coroner, skirmishsr, etc.
He performed the feat 81 Newmarket ever course
four miles ia length.
In Ostobsr, 1884, Of the Carfsghs IN Ireland. Mr.
Wilde agrsod u ride 127 miles IN niha hours, sud
asoOmplissdihs task Fith ten horses in hours q
minutes.
On the Ind April, 1901, Capt. NsWlsnd r0ds 40
miles "a hoers "a ninutes, 81 Longdosn Hils near
Chester. Eagland. rt1rr
e Mr. PoBsEs' fest has raised number willing and
eager to contest for the championship. We learn
hat match has been made By Mr.. J. Dsnnison
with 8lF. Wm. Shear, g, 500 side. half fSrfsif
hat Dir. MoNab Eili ride tBo hundred miles IN tsa
hours sn California stock exclusively; the same 70
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