Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-09
The Great Dromedary Race.

LUG sEdnu uIOneuaFy race loT the pehehN Vi -
w. Dealing, chme of as per announcement yes
terdAy afternoon, at Agricultural Park. AT TWO
o'clock, =. NJ, the hour named in the ADVERTISE
ment, respectable audience had assembled but
the main streets leading to the track were lned
with vehicles OF all descriptions, when continued
TO come in with but little intcrIuissiOn for an hour
or two, thus doferring the commencement OF the
entertainment. Three o'clock arrived and many
among the audience became impatient and eN-
pressed their anxiety to have the race commence.
There were, however, two men on the grounn
who bore the delay with wonderful foriitude.
They were the beneficiary, Dealing, and the
aud the owner Of the dromedaries, McLaneghan'
who stood At the gate rs carriages, 0uggles, oul-
nibusses, wagons, drays, horsemen and tootmen
passed in, collecting money from visitors SO last
that they were unfortunately, unable 10 count H.
Their patience would, doubtless have held OUT
until sunset had not the incoming crowd dimin-
ished. At about hnlEpast three o'clock prcpara-
ton was made for bringing out the dromedaiies
The number OF persons present at the time was
variously estimated ut from eight hundred 10
sixteen hundred. There could certainly not
have been loss han one thousand OIL the ground
After q word OF caution being given to those VINO
had horses on the ground, TO guard against their
becoming frightened, one Of the dromcdarics-Old
Tulc-was brought out alone. He was led by the
owner who preceded him on horseback, and fol-
lowed bv Dealing, also on horseback who applied
n huge whip TO Old Tule with great rigUr Tule
started oil at fair pace, and though he seemed 10
Eo with reluctance, kept the two horses portion
Of the time lOpe US the trio passed around the
halC-mile course. The performance WAS greeted by
the audience with shouts Of delight, but fue HIM
self appeared 10 be disguised and indignant and
came in with his mouth and nose covered with
whit GrOth or foam, expressive Of his feelings
at the treatment he had received. After delay OF
a few minutes six animals we're brought out To-
gcihcr On this occasion, Dealing Was mounted ON
Old Tuc and the other live were without riders,
The herd was followed and driven by Two or three
borsemcn one time around the hgl.mile track.
The drOmedurieS evidently felt that they We're
placed in 4 false position before the community.
and said as plainly as action could say that racing
was not their forte. At any Stage Of the perform
ancc we are satisfied that either Of them had he
been sufficiently familiar with the details Of JEFF
fcrsun's Manual would have risen To question
OF privilege. 4 drove Of cattle driven around
the course would, perhaps, be good excmpll'
lcatiun Of this race except that II the cattle
We're of the Spanish stock they would, with horns
and tails erect have kept out OF reach OF the
whips of the drivers, whereas tho drOmedaries
were propelled chiefly by power applied III that
form After few minutes rest on reaching the
half mile the ten dromCdarics were brought out
together and were driven around-stii in the half
mile track-seYeral times. The performance of
the ten was very much the same AS that Of the
six Dealing OH this occasion rode another ami
NAL, and throughout the exercises his riding was
a striking feature Of the exhibition. The only
saddles Oh hand were pack-saddlcS TO which teni'
porary stirrups had been attached. From the ap.
pearance of the saddle, and from the performance
Of the rider we judge that thrce-elged rail, split
out BY Uncle Abe or "any other man., would,
in Dealings estimation. have formed rs comfort
able a seat on which TO ride around the track.
We understand that during his last ride, and while
under full Roadway, he expressed his views TO Nc
Laneghan, who was on horseback, rs decidedly
in favor of stopping the train. But McLaneghan
had lust got fairly under way, and preferred going
ahead On reaching the far side OF the track. ho
came to the conclusion ;hnt there was danger
that Dealing would fall off, aud rode ahead OF
the herd and called halt. Dealing dis
mounted, traded nnGS, and cano IN on
the homcstretch on Il mule. The drOm.
cdaries appear 10 have two distinct guits-a pace
and can;cr or lopc They could evidently trar'
ol fast ii they chose, but they probably prefer
some other locality than Il race track, aud other
auditors than Sacramento audience for display
OF their powers Of lOcomotion. AL present Ap-
peared to be too much amused with the gr0tesque
exhibition, insisting that they had come out TO
be "bilked" and had got much more than their
moneys worth in that line One class, however,
had good cause to complain. From one TO two
hundred persons stood all the afternoon on the
railroad embankmcnt, having saved their money
by remaining outside the park. AS the droineGa.
ries did rot leave the halfmile track they could
not of course, be seen from the embarkment.
That class OF persons lost the afternoon for
nothing One curious feature of the whole affair
WAS the panninC out. The money taken at the
gate was without being counted. deposited with
somebody or other for safe keeping, to be divided
At the close between the owners Of the dromcd3-
rics and the beneficiary. After the exercises
were over the money was counted and amounted
to $50. This sum, at nifty cents ticket, would
indicate al audience of 800, or about one-thrd Of
the number really PresenL-SccrGmeato Union.
ApriI 9Th.