The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-09-14
"cAllFoRulA Boy.'

E'lOm the Detroit Post.

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From the Detroit Post.
The announcement that Clan Rctickcr,
better known as the ''Cnlifornia Boy"
whose wonderful performance IN the sad.
die have won for him u wide ccle
brity, would ride fifty miles in three hours.
drew quite fair number Of ladies and gen
tleman to tue Hamtramck race course Sa,ur.
day afternoon. The audience, however,
was not near Us large rs the merits Of the
exhibition deserved.
To enable the young horseman to execute
bis arduous undertaking, dozen fleet Cali.
fornia ponies were in waiting near the
grand stand, thus enabling the rider to
change horses ut tue end Of each mile. Mr..
Retickcr has upward Of thirty of these
ponies, sll selected for their speed and l'ot-
tom, which hc takes with him wherever he
goes, but it 10 not necessary to bring them
all into requisitiOn for his race. Four ex-
pcrienced gr0Ons, who also travel with the
2:5l O'clock Chan" stepped briskly from
bis dressing room in the Judges stand and
signslled for the first horse to hc brought up
Relickcr is well built. active. finc.looking
young fellow, aud wins drcsscJ'In jockey
costume Of blue shirt, with wide rolling
collsr and white cuffs, white corduroy knee.
brcechcs, white stockings, stout riding shoes
aud = red. white aud hluc cap. Ec is al'ont
twenty-five years "f age, and for the last
ten years has almost literally lived in the
Saddle. lie was for long time in the c,n.
ploy of the Adams Express Company on
the plains, and when bit twelve years Of
age rode pony express from St JOscph l."
Sacramento. +
The wiry little pony was brought ny,
paving and prsnciny AMI +" Eager TOR
start that it seemed rather difficult under.
taking for The rider 10 mount. With one
bound, however, hc wss in the Mexican sal
de. and the pony iRiny released, made
tremendous spring aud WAS "f like u rocket.
The little sorrcl went flying down the lack
stretch and past the half mile p'st in Ids.
when bis rider evidently checked ais speed.
and he came In under q steaiy pull {" 2:!0
Al Rctickcr reached the stand he leal'ed
from his pony, sprsny into the saddle Of
the frcsl, horse which the gr'On,s Lr'uyht
out, and wss "ff aysi" before the srcc'a ators
got through applsuli"s. On this and the
succeeding circuits If tho ,rs;k he ".'k his
sime, coming In IN 2:84 s"i 4a3. Rc,ickcr
then took q swallow IT icc water, and,
mouatiny his horss, started O6 n lAce
which Indie tcsl fast tin,e lie came In In
Gj2. Mile after mile was scc 'mplishctl by
the hashing rider, who exhibited n" signs
Of fatigue; ssxi Sode ssif liess,lrr enjoyed
t. .t.s s.f
At ths conclusi0n of the sixteenth mile
Rssscker mounted an ugly, visi"us ss'1rea
pony, WIN admirably answered 10 Mark
Twain's celebrated bucking ho,s. Several
minutes wesS losl In endeavOrinE 10 induce
ths animal % d. wnyshinx except stand On
his hiad Icgs, VIXEN Ne sudtlsnly ,nantfs~'ed
strung d,s~,sition to lie down. sad ''the
boy" was cumlcllci 10 di.nuunt end take
suolher stsed. On ihe seventeenth tara 1T
shs irack he n,sli. up f.w lost 'i1's. cunning
hossc IL &O7, ihc fastest time - 'he racs-
~ nrss swss,y r,iiss wsss ,nais N 6fiy-,
I've asinuiss sal ~ twsssy I've ssiIs> ~
oss h~ss end elise sinste& Rreick<s tscn
rsissd 70 ~ dssejag rpa. ssd rsss-d fs'r
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