The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-13
a C.,,eor,,tn Race.
NIKE MiLs RUN UNDER TIE SADDLE
,u.pK.nLE SPEED AND BOTTOM OF AN AUS
ITALIAN HORSE.

A ErSr.Ml RUN UNDER THE sApDhn q
u.pKIsIz SPEED AND BOTTOM OF An Az" q,
ITALIAN HORSE. ,,, IL
rprom the Mana (Cai.) Reporter. July ifI >, 1,
7. IA a saving that " blood Is sure ~ .s',. II
Doubtless such is the fact 10 mos. lnS'a ,.hiob ,
but 1t Ia not without fts eXcep..on To.
the following incident Will i'lustIa'o
ty.odd years ago the p'cos Oh i.o, n-
o ."s;"h uas mneoualled for bottom, and with
,rh;ch ,hey bad frequently oeaten dose
Ssn,,lveda. winning from him considerable
s,,ms of money and herds OF stock. The old
man was not one to quietly brook defeat,
hut nm the contrary, be determined to get
oven If possible. and kept tho matter con.
stantly In mind. Coming up from the
south with 3 herd Of cattle, bis at
| tentiou was attracted to an exceed
innly handsome mare. owned by the ferry
man. The old man's eye glttercd as he |
looked at her. "Corid she runy" "SWut !
os the wiud!" "Cousd she run long dis. !
tance?" "Surely she was theroughbree
English race.borse.n "Where etd she COME
from" "Australia, and her name was
Black Swan" "Did they think she consu
RIM three leaguesg" elf any other horse
co,Iad.n This brief coIloquy sums up The old
mans queries and the answers he got he
determined to carry the mare to Los An
ee{es and chalhuge his racing enemies. rom
Mott. now OF Los Angeles, was one "i the
owners Of the Swan, and made the car gam.
Don Jose was to pay expenses uad put
90 the racing-money. whilst the owners VI
y the mare were TO give Faim the services OF
= the mare end of themselves, and aaVe an
i, interest so great was the event toal
S they sold out their ferry, and Wth tne mar, ire,
+ travelled to Los Angeles. Tue crafty olu
+ fellow went ahead, however, ana elaue TUG
race before the handsome animals shou,o
u come. The race WIS TO be fon Su Ine t oau
II Pedro road, the borses to start aud run lour
l. miles in the direction Of Los Angeles. then
p ,urn most and run back to the point Oh be.
o ginning. They were to run ut the emu Or
three uoontbs. play or pay, and they were 10
,r RIM for SlO,O0ein coin and enc thouSane
N head of horned cattle, to DECORATED on t1e
ir ground at the tiue of the race. IL shoeta
Is he understood that no forfeit was re,
:. n,,;s;te to such cases, as tue WoIa ~
California gentleman was rs goou as LIS
J. bond, The swan arrived and went lh,o
D. heavy training, and all the shlll kno"n 10
modern turfmen was exhausted 10 get het
{. in condition. With her opponent thHasn
- were somewhat different, th@iSh lie was eA.
ereised apd kept in stable, yet ne goc latne1
re rough treatment, as On the day before the
y
t.. course at full spced, and then carried 10 tne
IL zani,. ar waterditch, and dreuched Win coin
ID w.ter This the American horsemen thought
wnIId surely settle the thing. and they ad-
L v;.pd their friends more than ever 10 pei. Inc
le race.day brought out the population from lar
lr onII npar. The yrandces OF Santa BlrbaTa, san
re ME and even from Monterey came, whilst
i alI San Diego was there. The Caliiornians
J. had eurlv taken sides with their horses. and
d the Americans were rigidly arrayed for the
= Swan. The horse was to be ridden Califor.
&c nia-fashion-that is, The rider was Strapped
Z on the animals bare back, and bis owners
0 and hackers were to be permitted to ride be-
II aide and whip hin. The mare came out
h enninped according to the American faahion-
e light raciug-saddle and spurs, and light
boy-Weights were not taken in account.
:, Mott saws that he observed that the horse
h was ridden with haCkdna0r, or hal
D ter and be felt then more than sure
o of the race. as the least pressure
0 would obstruct free breathing. 1t was agreed
q in the American party that ut the turning
S noint the Swan should be checked, her mouth
b spopged out, and a moment given for breath
o ing. supposiUg always that she would be far
J. enough ahead. She was to be kept under
j. steady pull, and spared from steel and lash.
u The custom among the Calliornans when
they offer to bet With you is to haud you
the sum proposed TO be bet. II at the close
of the race you have won, keep tue money
l. but it, on the contrary, you have lost, you
E return double the amount given you. The
crowd, as we have said, was immense,
lie and the excitement intense. A German
friend of the writer said that in few
)r minutes he had his buggy almost laden
II with coin, so eager and prompt were the
q Californiaus to bet. In fact, he bad staked
,e nearly his whole fortune, which was con.
c. siderable. This occurred with all who went
he out and who bet, which left the Californians
"a masters Of the situation, so far as betting
tr was concerned. TT length the horses started
III amid the yels of thousands, aud were fol-
,r lowed by hundreds of mounted cavaliers.
IL The mare led eff, and under strong pull
r commenced TO open gap, Notwithstanding
Ii the conveys Of the horse whipped him un.
merciiullv. At the cud Of the third mile the
), mare had openeda gap OF $50 yards, but when
G, she came to The turning point the horse was
: so evidently boldng his OVID, if not gaining,
l. that Mott seized her by the bit, and jerking
e her around the post, ordered the rider 10
n give her the steel and let her 90. Tbengb
I she sprang forward like thunderbolt, yet
: the game horse commenced gradually to
e close the gap, and Il ON there bone the Strus-
}, gle was terrible to behold. With distended
i nOStrlls and parting sizes the Two gailant
S coursers thundered forward. But "condl-
II ton" was too much for the wild California
It horse, for bis rival pissed the goal four or
II five lengths ahead. but bleeding at the tanks
from the spur, and so weak aud exhausted
3. that she had TO he supported as she was
u "coolcd OFF, The CatornanS gracefully
yielded the victory, and il is said that Don
o Jose Sepulveda was winner 10 the extent
J. of more than $4,000. But that seemed TO
+ be Of less consequence than bis victory. A
q part Of Nle contract was that be should be
e permitted to purchase the mare il he won.
;, AS soon as she bad been cooled out he called
Z for her to be broaght to him, and taking the
+ bit out of her mouth turned her loose, and,
r raising his hand ia the presence of the assem-
. bled multitude, vowed that she should never
Il again be brdled or saddled. And he kept
/. his VOW, as Nathan Coombs afterward offered
him 81 600 TO be permitted to breed one colt
from her, aud was refused. She ran loose on
the plains till her death.
Il How IN ANEREAN LADY ENTERTAINED
!. QGEES. - London correspondence Of the
y Cdpitdt.3 Our fashionable readers will res
, member the beautiful Mrs. Hicks, whose
wealth and attractions cause0 40 Ipuch pOs.