The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-02-28

Hence They wore nnder tho fnloa
already adopted ~ oNrfy n heavy
rider TITO larger amount NJ money
which llicy had won NJ nny lormcr
race, tho creator was the weight
thoy would now c0rry TIC wciglils
ranged from one hundred md thir.
ty four 10 one hundred ~ aixty.
five pounds, We had very fine
view Of this race, because thoy
started near the Judges stand and
passed IL twice before the final fin.
ish. | stepped over into tho center
Of tho ring, where woro tho hurdles,
and finding tho brush fence fully
five feet high, with n ditch fully ten
feet wide, on tho side beyond the
starting point, filled half full of
water, | could but feel that it was
somewhat dangerous to make such
n trap for horses and riders. In
deed, | thought il foolish, because |
thought that | knew something
about the leaping power Of horses,
for not many years since had
trained horses to jump fences and
bitches, and one powerful little
mare, Fannie Le Moire, had aston
ished all my neighborS by her fine
lenping, but l knew perfectly well
that Fannie could never be taught
to take that leap without soiling
the garments Of my riding habit in
that mud. Not without some feel
ings of uneasincss, amounting al.
most TO dread, lest the horses should
first one fall back into the ditch,
and then another jump upon HIM
and his rider with broken bones
and painful cries, 1 took my place
near the brush fence, so that | could
see to advantage ali the damage, VI
success, rs the case might DO.
Count Esterhazy had entered two
beautiful bay four year olds, one
bearing one hundred and thirty
four, aud the other ono hundred
and ,hirly-eight pounds. Count
Stockair had entered "Brigantine,
four years old, from "Buccaneer'
and dam "Strutaway," bearing one
hundred and torty-nine pounds
At the start Count Estcrhazy's bays
took the lead, and moved so nicely
together that IA good circus rider
might almost have ridden both OF
them. Brigantine and the fourth
horse followed close in the rear, but
| saw but little Of them, my whole
attention almost being given to the
two bays. They ali took the first
hurdle with ease and came rushing
with double speed toward the
second, near which | was in doubt
standing. TO my surprise and sat
isiaction the two bays took the leap
together as if in double team. The
other two were equally successful,
and my anxiety was changed to
admiration, for they bounded over
with us much ease as if the distance
was but two feet. The ground was
uneven and undulating, SO that at
times the horses would go down in
to IL hollow out of sight, then reap
pear again, and always running at
stunning pace. Brigantine at times
would come up to the bays, and
then fall back again. At one time
he succeeded in making hurdle
leap with them, and it looked very
beautiful to see the three 90 over ut
one bound, but again the bays took
the lead, and on they went pell nell
over brush fences and bitches, over
stone fences with q ditch on each
side, on and on, without any appar-
ent regular track, but more as if it
was a chase indeed. They passed
us twice, and in fact jumped many
of the hurdles twice, thus lengthon-
ing the race until they had run
some two and half miles, when
they turned and came down the
homesretch of the regular track
If Brigantine had been less success
full in taking the hurdles, he did not
lack speed or lungs, for he came in
four lengths the winner of the race,
The king of Italy watched the races
with great interest, but more espe-
ciaIIy the last. He expressed him
self as highly pleased, saying that
he had never seen 80 exciting u
chase.
WELT AUssTELLUNG.