The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-09-19
Grcot Riding Ia C"Ii,ormi0


\ feat oIhor,cback riding has just hcru acroin-
plishel in California which ccil.'. ~ kuuWn tc.
cords the unprecedented umc ~ two hundred
milcshaVing b,cu made ~ lililcust' eight hours.
Thr filrr W,s VI y 70. NuNt.. Au Oh Cali
iOTnian, about middle age and weighing one hun.
dred and sixty pounds, and the horses ridden were
the common MrNcan or & tliiut'ia hurs" aud bet.
ict known rs the Mustang Th'sr hnrs,s are re-
markablr iuf their .lsvi mud cndut,u,r. aud il d.
related ni ih'n, ~ - common occuitruc.. i-iurc
the ccsshu oi California tu the tuiiul state that
young mrn Ct los Angeles We're COM r.ltd iu 20
10 Santa Barbara ior their licrn-r 10 uintt, The
distance was siXiy.hvc mile. 10y mountain trails
aud along the sea shore, taking the shnrt,st cat
they could nhar, and yet the Young f,bnii,rus
made Il paint ot honor always to ride therr and
back within the iwtui, iuurs preceding their mar.
riage the ,niirc distance uf one hundred aud ilir
" milr-, ihr toughest Kind oi riding "a lui ,lty
climate, with single horse They wuui lrsiVr
l.us Angeles after dinner. iiliu. ~ rill.il iii
the way. rnd reaching S,nA Barbara lt'uf, mil.
niehi, take - sleep utii m i'uiuS. ct Tie D,rusr
aud ride 10 the blazing sun arriving IN .',.nu
for thc hfniiun OF the huputls ~ ilr a'i"I noon
The test which, hA. just taken ia,cr W,- uu % i.'i
Of - O00 against - non 'nai no mAn ,rtili h,
found iu flde 900 mlirs ~ G'i'fu con -,.t'il'ttr
hours. To de- this The rider had Zee ayctner -
mile ~ rvrrt three minutsiOr fifteen cons,t utivr
hours THE nau was found IL, " MuwrrV llc
rode with heavy M"Airnn California saiilr
Spanish bit. aud iIrr rein. nto.mti the track uf
race coursu near san Francisco. aud The scene g..
thus deserted
At twenty MINUTES To- ht, ~ iiir morning hr
sptang into the saddle ani fuir the fr.i hursc
four times around the track --ihat i- iu say tour
mes - dead run Attendants stool reads
at the stand a. saddle aud bring out the itr-h
hUfsrs a. hr b'rkuned for 'irin ia coming around
aud h changed animals fnIiily riding uou~ ui
Nr. a. a..
more than two. The N,Aican dodge oi rush
ing WI, constantly rrsOft,d io. An attendant
would ride uu--fourih uue.thiid ~ the Wuy
down the track la n'st him ~ D" came ia - h,,l.
ing his hutsc. ride bnck jYst ehind him yrii,ng
'inIn' 'Hs.s' ripgJ'-ah cIiaos and swinging
hi- bat ~ II frantic This would start thu H..
gins animal iuju t,dnublcd rXrfiinns ard o.,
would rnu'c 10 'i,tiy living. \ single sharp Jr.ll
"n 20" Spanish ii' Wonld stop the nnim,i iu a
s'tuii 80! d. 'a'u, three u,urr the rib w,l. 80
De- e.. "a t...ii Itlt,ll ,ud ~ nst.n in. 'i'a..
%" ui,i'' CO.. 80" u.', wo ,li L. rl!d'u ui., $50
nruub5 i' - ,k ...uriiunr. the ,ihrr 10 ..tl,f 'u
f-iic.' inr iri'r o., chane' ~ fsr q. rr,ciioat-
E'fit 10 iht ilI'nius the fac" 'r.th W,s crow &c.
with i,ui.r. a.i h-iutr T. IA. 10. jam wt. ,u.-
mems I . ." . IN the rider fri..,d all u-.I-'-
,n,r ia ii'.u"i,u. an! rcmnununs tni alter t',a,
h,, attend ,ui- would occasionally give hiin , i't
app'iru'N n"i 80 much hcc1Isc p, fcVtt'd - e.
Tor T. ,i i'tf b. might 30 - befutr ih' ra,r SO.
uvrt ~ it- "ud u' iNu hundred ii.ii,s q f,..'
-, ',.'i.. and I,actri was DISPLAYED from i,.r
judge -'ti.l Hat the two huudt, ,ni.r. had t,,n
accomplished ~ usLi hours two minnie. ,nI
Tort, Highi seconds thus heating hy iufiy uiu-
Ui,s The t.su, made hy Mr. O.ua.dis'un Mil. t,,c
horses, ia England. Then the star, was mad, ou
the 'hift huudftd miles Mr Mow,ty a wing
had 4 BATH AMI oihrrwis.. refreshed hiin.'' euI
appearing good fur ihr'iwo hundred rir.,. i' i,-
quirrl The tets now changed and ,t... D..
were "l"i~.! uu lh. winning. si;a nut',' t.a'ts
aud iho-- 81 iar obstinate English huu-ii.. ,.!
Iig-skin ,choo u, uuN mad. m.', ID n.
and the average sped sn> 30 :afa. -hot.i
There was y'fl hcty. NIni t!oWlt. ,.s..-. ij..
track .; this Imr aui III. average .t.t.; r,t.'
have been Con-,lcstil, affected hy Ills ',,f u,V-
erhcl'ss lee kept up hi- lick amid o.. rh'ctin, u'
the crowd, never tagging 'ur an instant \ halt
was made fOr q second bath aud fi"m tim" o. iimc
an attendant would dash a little Wtirroy.r Nov
ert head a. Ac rode along 4 ogr '.ur 'f.rni
who Was At the stan tan forward and "i'. f,i r.
own hofsr ior = fiic Otcr iLr irara NnW'ss VIZ
on him ia au instant anl rode nu' oiit .'i.,
but three iiinc. around A. hr rtur around 'i..
second iInl-, the owner maze u 'rgilir,s attempt
10 catch him anl onis ,uocr',i,.! iu c.'cl.iu. d,
f'!l A. III" rider sitting erect ~ nt,.z .,.'u.
dashed pact The rtoWi ycll'i ".'h ! ..; ~
this. and a. Nowtct ctiuv ,fuial ,lc ihii.i 'ii..
shouted 90 him 10 90 IL gain ht' tina would
haze hcea "air!ing tne lpAc TO, fas. auI be-
changed hor.es while the oiiiciuus 'fici.i i'l l-
own away amid the jrcfs and cheer, % iar spec.
ta,ors. ~ II minutes 20 : =. IN just iuYft,,a
hours aud niue minutes 'goia the start ~, TIM,
huniiclih mile was accomplished aui 8, p,i,e,i
roar % applause broke from the multitude ~ the
undrfra'cd hor'cinhn started just for igch TGr
last mile was made ia just two miuHu. anil niur
seconds. aud hriiug anything pteviou., accom-.
plishei III the wot.! IN ihi. line. Thcj.le.. de-
clared thr money Aon and nnnnnnc,l ihr ilmr