Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-06-02
SEARCHER'S MILE IN Ia ga.

SEARCHER'S MILE In 1.41 ga.
Remarkable Time Made mt Lexington, Ky.
The Fastest Mile on Record.
The Lexington Ky.) Press of Friday,
May Il, gives the following account OF
the remarkable time made by the horse
Searcher, at the Association Course Of
that city, already mentioned in our dis
patches:
The first race on the programme was
a selling race, mile heats, for a purse of
$3OO, the race to be run under the fol-
lowing conditions: Horse to sell for
$l,oOO, to carry proper weights; to sell
TOR LOCO, allowed five pounds; to sell
for $3.50, allowed seven pounds; to sell
for $500, allowed ten pounds; winner to
be sold at auction Immediately after the
race, and any excess over the price at
which he was entered to be sold, to be
given to the second race. The entries
Tor the race were as follows:
James A. Grimstead's g. g. Light
Coin, 3 years old, by Lightning, dam
Sequin, by imported Eclipse. To be
sold for $500.
A. Keene Richards Oh. f. Misfortune,
4 years old, by Gilroy, dam Mishap, by
imported The Knight Of st. George. To
be sold for $3.50.
Robinson, Morgan & Co.'s Ct. B.
RhodesO b. c. Searcher, years old, by
Enquirer, dam by imported Bonnie
Scotland. TO be sold for 81 800.
Under the condition of the race,
Searcher carried 80 pounds, Misfortune
81 pounds, and Light Coin II pounds.
Searcher was largely the favorite in the
pools, selling for $1O5, while Misfortune
brought $50, and Light Coin 500.
When all was in readiness for the rae
the judges and timers in their places
and the riders up--the horses made
ready for the start. The favorite hav-
ing gone up the stretch piece, came
down the line i'll a run. AS he passed
the others he jumped out in run, and
Immediately the drum was tapped, and
off they went. The favorite went at a
terrific rate round the turn, leading
Misfortune by several lengths, and leav-
ing Light Coin far behind. He never
Stacked pace, but under a steady prll
bore a~ay past the first quarter pole
and down the back stretch, his jockey
being unable to check him in his mad
career. The first half-mile pole was
passed in forty eight and half seconds.
Going up the hill he increased
his lead upon steady pull, and coming
down the home stretch he seemed to
slacken pace. though running at terri
tic rate. Observing this, the spectators
shouted "Go on, go on" The jockey
I>on nv kD al
horses were, while the crowd shouted,
Shut 'em out, shut 'em out" Then
the jockey gave Searcher the rein, and
he came on gallantly, passing under til e
string just in time to shut out Misfor-
tune, who was coming along CALAMITY
under the whip and spurs, and in
another Jump or two would have saved
her distance. Light Coin was away
back, lettering by the wayside. Search
er made the mile in the unprecedented
time of 1:41a The first half mile was
made in 3d. seconds, and the last half
in 53I seconds.
A difficulty now arose about the sale
of Searcher. He was entered to be sold at
81 500, all in excess to go to the second
horse. But the owner could not afford
to sell horse capable of making such
race. He claimed that, as there was no
second horse, the money in excess
should go to him, but others claimed
that, as there was no second horse, the
excess of the entered price should go to
the association. Under this aspect of
the case Mr.. Rhodes protested against
the sale Of his horse. To settle the
matter, meeting of the club was at
once called, and it was decided that
while the terms Of the race and OF the
sale were a contract, still, as there was
no second horse, according to the con-
tract the association had no right to the
money that would have otherwise
gone to the second horse. Searcher was
then put up for sale, and some person,
anxious to get possession of him, ran the
price up to SIS, 900, at which Mr.. Robert
w. Wooley bought in the horse for the
owner, MI. J. B. Rhodes. Searcher is a
very fine bay colt, standing fifteen
hands and two and half inches high,
with plenty Of growth yet. He is very
long In the body, and has wonderful
stride when in action.
The time made, ALL, is for one
mile the fastest on record, the fastest
previous to it being that made by Gray
Planet, at Saratoga, last August. run
ming against time in l :42a. Alarm had
made it previously a quarter of Sec
ond slower. Mr.. Rhodes, the owner of
Searcher, has also the dam and full
brother and half sister to the now noted
racer.
Mr.. ChOate and the Ambitious Boy.