, 1876-06-04

AN EXHIBITION GAME AT DEXTER PARE.

EXHIBITION GAME AT DEXTER PARE.
Dexter Park was yesterday the theatre ct IN
exhibition Of skill in horsenIanship almost un-
parallelcd, and exciting in the extreme. The
occasion was practice game OF the California
Polo Club, whereof Mr.. Morgan is the chief and
tho fattcst member. The audience {invited)
consisted largely Of u TRIBUNE reporter, and to
a slight extent Of Fred Erby, n. II. Crane, Mr..
Walter Williams, Of the Young Mems Christian
Association, AID. White, llr. Fred Adams,
now studying for the Evangelical mission,
two Time, reporters, and very thin
youth whose chief attractions were 4
button-holc bouquet and credentials from the
Inter Ocean, The. party started from Joe
Mac11in's ut noon in carriages, and arrived Oil
the grounds at / 80. Eight mustangs were in
readiness, and the members Of the Club, eight
i'll number, were soon In readiness for the fray,
which came off OIL the quartcr-strctch,
TIE MEXICAN MUSTANG
is a fearful and wonderful beest. By nature he
is as ugly as tho typical mother-in-law, yet he IS
susceptible Of degree of trimming, and pos
understanding, The horses OF the Club are mag
niGcent brutes, cleanlimbcd, smootE-coated,
fcry-eyed, swift in action, graceful III motion,
and while utterly unmanagcablc in the
hand Of the civilized citizen, are per-
fectly under the control Of ther masters
"A
dition and their fire prophcsied plenty Of fun,
and the prophecy was well fulfilled.
The programme opened with an exhibition OF
horscmanship BY Nell Mowry, who, in Califor-
MIA, won 300nilc race in little over fourteen
hours, losing II pounds Of flesh in the enleayor
His effort yesterday was confined to changing
horses while ut full speed. Any human being
who has been to q circus remembers the thrill
of pride that stirred his soul as he saw fellow
man
at gentle gallop. But the man who thinks
That Is the best tint can be done is lamentably
ignorant Of equestrian possibilities: While at
tearing gallop, Mr.. Mowry leaped from the
back Of his exhausted steed to tiat OF 5l 1resn
horse, without losing a second Of time or break
ing the pace. It Is a remarkable performance,
AMI ouc that bids fair to win for Mr.. MoNry MI
the races now laid out for him. In changing, he
touches oue foot to the ground aud in the next
second the cast-oH horse Is Far behltld.
of fancy riding by members Of the club under
the direction st A1r Morgan. Eight horsemen
At full callop tore down the stretch,
living on tho sides of their horses
With one hand plowing the ground.
The object was to show the manner G o. genin gsnns
Was the finest ever known in Chicago, and ranks
thc narticipants rs perfect in their linc-
Among the mustangs is a, sleepy,look1ng
horse, which Nark Twain once described as
.6E - 'MEAlCAN ILott
and of alI The vicious brutes that ever stole
cherrfesf,e Il is the champion. No amount of
moral ~ersuasion, aided BY mastery app!tca-
ton Of rawllide, can tame him Lis cme1 chaI-
actcrlstic is "bucIzing," and the announcement
that man would ride him set the combined
fhc flvs' beast was blinded, and Mowry
mounted without saddle or stirrup. The
horse spread himself, and, jumping three
feet into the air came down with all four l hoofs
together Again aud ngain be sprang. Win q,
dozen bounds he went up the track From side
to side, crouching sometimes, and again leaping
into the mir, he twisted and turned, try,
inr to throw Lis rider. But Mowry. stradd1ca
him we'll, and sat unmoyed by the horses ei-
forts until the animal was exhausted and quiet
Then came the feature Of the day in
THE POLO EXERCISE.
Polo is nothing more nor less than "sll1nnyn@ 20 or
sthockeY," with the players on horseback me
md the object is soft leatheru ball. The goals
ela rame A' IS to drive tie bali past
he ' goal Of the opposing, party,
There were four on q side. Morgan led Reed,
Cao and Figaro; and MONTY was s9Pnofb1Sa bs
was PLACED midway between the goals, and the
conteuding factions stood back awaiting the
sirual. At a tap Of the bell, the two Leaders
dashed ut the ball followed BY their supporters;
this way and that. The eight horses we're strug
rling within space less than 10 feet square;
f71,c fore legs OF the ANIMALS were protected
aoafnst tie sticks by '1boots," but the blows Of
tfe i,nnlcruents and the hoofs Of the horses
sounded high eboye the Spanish o. Inc M,1 and
then the ball would roll outside
TIE sCRIsiaIAGE.
horecuan would dash at and over II anu
aeain the little sphere Was surrounded by the