The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-19
lHE MUSTANG RACE.
Time the Winner After an
Exciting Contest.
Two Hundred aud Twsnty-Six Miles In Eleven
Hours and Twenty-Seyen Minutes.
Five Thousand People on the Track
During the Day.

The California mustang race against time was decided
yesterday u Fleetwood Park in favor OF time, ~ the
Fidcr George Parker, so exhausted be had 70 DO
carried or the track at tho close OF the 226th mile He
Ras then 20 min 06 80 sec behind time Although
Parker failed to accomplish the tremendous feat OF
riding sos Ia 1cen hours It Is by no means GER
lain that under favorable circumstances no will
not DO able to complete Il Yesterday morning the
weather was not encouraging. and no annoyed by
he behavior or ths mustangs, some OF which were
perfectly unmanageable with the simple curb bit that
had bcen substituted in instances to please the
fatalities OF Mr. Bergh Second, the track was
gery heavy the horses did make the time that
hey would have done good day. Third, when
y changed his wet clothes he delayed about eight
minutes, and that he forced to make tho change
will DO easily understood when It known that they
weighed hfteen pounds when taken of his back Such
, burden Of clothing Is certainly not likely to
assist man. especially at = time when he was TO
undergo trial OF endurance There other
minor that delayed him his Journey that
there still hopes tho gallant Californian may be
more successful on some future occasion.
oNs. THE START.
Shortly before four O'Clock A. n. few carriages
drove up TO Fleetwood Park. the passengers get
sing out at the hotel by the light OF the sat
down on Tho veranda awaiting The commencement OF
the race These were mostly members OF the press
and the friends of the gentleman owning the horses
After some little delay the following gentlemen were
selected as judges:-Messrs w. A. Bates, T. f. Foster,
=. c. Foster, T. K Watson and s. A. Bryant They
roled the track and took up their station the
stand In the meantime there considerable ac-
Ivity At tho stables, and few men Of the vaguero
stamp were handling somc Vicious looking mustangs.
They presently succeeded in saddling vicious looking
light sorrel and bay, small but compactly built
Hhmm~ vo&x xh4 onAv< t1v
,George Parker made his appearance
RIDER.
George Parker il man about i've feet ten and half
Inches In height well built and weighing about ITO
pounds He was born in Arkansas in the year 1850,
and when two years OF age crossed the Plans and
has since resided in California From his boyhood
he has virtually lived tho saddle following the
comphshed some remarkably long rides but has
made record track. He riding trousers
jacket braided across the front in military fashion, and
Al the starting time approached Parker went toward
tho eorrol mustang, and, mounting, went of like
shot a. soon - The judges gave him the word
He started In an easterly direction and kept
his steed Al steady galop. There were not many
people present and the morning gray and gloomy,
not having very promising appearance. He rode the
bay. His third milo was made in better time, he
covered the distance In 2m $685. and he then changed
bony looking brown, that carried him two miles IN
6m l8Hs He Was riding the regular California seat with
hih feathers sufficiently long to allow him TO clear tho
seat OF the saddle when he chose to raise himself
white faced bay with kicking propensities that tried
hard 10 bolt made the next two miles in ON 345ss and
then he rode two fresh ones, each once round, in
"a q III o% the S
nrst ten miles in 27m. 24s The thirteenth milo was
accomplished on quiet, docie-looking bay that
walked into the judges stand after he had completed
his circuit and required some persuasion to induce
him 70 abandon his position While Parker was riding
some Of the vaquer0s wero taking the devil out OF
the wild mustangs, and tho spectators favored
with specimens Of first class buck jumping. He com
plesed bis twentieth mile in 63m 47As The gray that
he rode on the twentieth mile boiled into the shed
among his comrades and had to be dubbed before
he would start At the close OF the twenty mile
Parker took drink Of water. He rode the twenty
eighth mile on an ugly looking gray, and
panied quarter Of milo by one Of the mounted
vaqueros, who kept Parker between and the POLE
order to prevent tho brute boiling the stables
The thirty miles were finished In 1h. 22m. 13a