The New York herald., 1876-11-19
FIFTY MILE RACE.
dutch Between John Murphy and Captain
lOwry for Two Thousand Dollars.
MURPHY THE WINNER.

The first OF a series OF long distance matches be-
tween John Murphy, OF New York, and Captain
Eowry, of California came or yesterday afternoon at
Fleetwood Park, the present match being for 81, 600
, side, the distance being fifty miles. The other
matches al 100 and $50 miles respectively for
ike sum OF money the ono just terminated.
Murphy won the match by I'm. 2ls
The conditions OF the match yesterday were that
zach party entitled 10 horses each. and they
,oud be changed as often rs their riders chose
uowry eight OF his mustangs, the horses which
DC has been PLAYING polo with and giving exhibitions
., California riding all the country, the other
two being American bred horses and they by far
The pick OF his basket Murphy had throe well bred
ones which wcrc good runners but somc OF the other
ycven were far away from being horses. Still
whole, Murphy had tho best lot TO work with
Murphy waited by Swim the jockey and
McaDy tho scepechase rider who attended to the duties
In very creditable manner and gave Murphy every
assistance in their power Mowry was waited on by
Mr. Morgan and other members OF his company OF per-
formers, who had his horses under motion as he
up TO make the change, and, with the exception OF
probably half dozen times they were iull
run the time. He would ride up to tho fresh
horse that being led a gallop, and then
seiziDg him, Mr.. Mowry would throw himself OF the
horse he was riding to the ground, st cnginc to the
addle OF the one he intended TO mount and, after
cw strides, would throw himself on the horse and
his manner oil mounting he had great advantage
Murphy, the latter got OF and his horses in the
ordinary way Of doing tnai business Mowry weighed
Ihirty pounds more than Murphy
AT two O'Clock promptly the men and horses came
on the ground Murphy dressed IN green silk and
Jacket with white cord pants stuck IN his boots and
the weather being cold and disagreeablc, The thin
attirc seemed to give him the shivcrs He, however,
mounted a black mare and took some preliminary cx-
ercise awaiting the call OF the judges Mowry
tressed IN blue jacket, with red and white hand
ycrchie: tied round his head, canvass trimmed with
Gather trunks, and white pants, stuck in his boots
RACE
At twenty y-one minutes TO Two O'Clock Mowry and
durphy rode up the judges stand and tho word
md Murphy little black Mowry
rapidly away from Murphy ana led halt a dozen
lengths TO the quarter polo Ho was ten lengths IN
front al the half me fifteen al the thrcequarter polo
and came up the homcsteich 10 where tho fresh horse
awaiting hun a few lengths in front, but meeting
somc little delay In mounting Murphy led past the
score aud lac kept on another mile without changing
Mowry changed so rapidly that he passed Murphy
quickly md led ten lengths tho second mile the
quarter pole and twenty lengths at the halt mile p0le
up hnely on tho backstretch and overlook
passed Mowry as he was making his change the
shird mile The latter was unfortunate in the change.
after making dozen attempts to throw himself
the horse without success he had TO stop
and take oil his trunks which too tightly laced
him. lie threw tho trunks into the field and then
mounted his horse and followed Murphy who was u
quarter OF a mile away. Murphy was 600 yards ahead
o Mowry when he camo TO the the end OF tho
third Me. Murphy had changed horses on the third
mile, but for the fourth he did not stop 10 change,
out went on 600 yards ahead Mowry did not change
ihs time either but made the best oil his way alter
Murphy who finished the fourth mile more than
quarter OF mile in front OF tho Californian Both
changed horses for tho fifth mile, but Mowry
be ,Dg much the quickest in his movements was only
100 yards behind at the quarter POLE. Murphy was
leading $50 yards at the close ol the mile Nowry
was much quicker than Murphy in changing horses
that he passed the latter before he got
LED forty yards 10 me quarter pule ana Kept The ad-
mounting place vas, when Murphy passed HIM and
led twenty yards at tho finish Of tho sixth mile.
Murphy's place OF changing horses was around the
irst turn, about $50 yards away from the judges
uand. Both men changed Tor tho seventh mlic. and
Mo~rys rapid style OF mounting gave hun
but Murphy gradually clo tnc daylight
shanSs On ,b annIer s,reen ea nas me
judges stand by ten lengths Both men changed Tor
the eighth mile, and Mawry as before, got
eighty yards ahead TO the quarter POLE and Murphy
had considerable trouble with tfe beast he was now
riding Mowry led 100 yards at the thrce-quarcr pole
Mowry was slow IN mounting and Murphy led 10 the
score four lengths ihey went INTO The ninth mile by
Mowry passing Murphy as he was mounting, and lead
ing eighty yards the quarter pole. Murphy, how
rver caught aim at tho three-luar,cr pole, anu beat
him 10 The twenty lengths Murphy beat Mowry
IN changing this time, as Mowry had = buck jumper.
Murphy changed and led 100 yards to the quarter
pole, aud about forty al tho hafmllc pole;
'ut Mowry passed hum at the threc-quar,cr
90 stopped change horses for the eleventh mile and
Murphy crossed the ten lengths front OF him.
Murphy dld no cnangc horses this tmc while Mowry
made his change rapidly and went away fast that
he caught Mutpny NJ the quarter POLE and they raced
siuc and SIDE 10 near the ihrecquartcr pole when
Murphy giving horse the spur, came away, and
led under The wire at tho sand twenty lengths They
we're now the twelnh mile and Murphy stopping TO
change Mowry dashed past him. and led eighty yards
quarter pole and loo TO the hali-milc pole, and
he came TO the fresh horse with all that
advantage Mowry led throughout the thirteenth
mile aud was 200 yards ahead at the finish,
lnd keeping tbs lead, bota men changing
was 400 yards ahead at the completion OF tho our-
teenth mile Murphy did not change horses tho
fifteenth milc While Mowry look the bg bay gcldDg,
,he largest and fastest horse IN hs stable and ho
indcd the fifteenth milo GOO yards IN front Of Murphy
goth me changed horses aud Mowry a quarter OF
mlic ahead at the end OF the sixteenth mile They
both changed again, Murphy on rapi-ruhning, bay
tcldng and Mowry mis- ttlc, cream -ccIorcd mare.
During this milo Murphy gained considerably, and,
M, ch,pntuc his horse on the eighteenth mile no
oycrtook MONTY at the hali-mir pole aud passing him
Ut 100 yards the best OF IT at the score Both
men changed horses on the nineteenth mile,
Is termination On tho twentieth mile
uowry d.a not change horses, and he passed Murphy
the latter Was mounting fresh one, and led SIX
lengths to the quarter pole; but Murphy soon passed
hi ali that and led 10 the score eighty yards They
changed horses again, and, before, Muwry by hIs
expert manner OF mounting his horse while on Inc run,
passed Murphy and led forty yards AT the quarter pole,
aud Murpny's horse, suking with HIM ON tho lower
turn and running 10 the icncc, he lost ncarly quarter
OF mic before he got him running AGAIN This ms
hap TO Murphy set him back so much that Mowry
shanrcd horses tho way then crossed the
scvcrai lengths ahead OF him. Murphy did not change
.hc brute, but sent hm another mile, ana tho
horse then running kindly no soon overlook
Mowry then passing him he finished the twenty.
secont mile 200 yards ahead oil Mowry. Murphy's
horse this mile in 2l21s, being timed at Murphy's
request ho beginning to fast as he crossed The
score alter his sulxs Both riders changed horses,
Murphy mounting gray and Mowry his big bay god
ipr the latter being much the fastest OF tho two.
He passed Murphy at the quarter pole aud twenty
yards front the f-milc. lie kept tho lead To
the eId oi the mite, giving Mowry time to mount
other morse and led under the w1rc with tour lengths
the best OF IT, Murphy then changed Tor bug brown
gedins, but this fellow was so slow IN getting away
that Mowry 100 yards ahead at the halt
milo pole aud into the quarter stretch nity
wards in front, but when he was changing again his