Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-20
EASTERN DISPATCHES

mustang race. the Sun says that had the
rider altered the direction of his ride
with every horse and had he been pro.
perly fed, it is more than likely that he
could have made the distance in speoi-
fed time. The physician who attended
him when he broke down, is at loss to
account for his sudden loss of the sight
OF one eye. 1t was not that he had lost
pluck, but he had no physical strength
to back it. He had foolishly ridden the
race wholly in one direction, of itself q
most fatiguing exercise. He had also
spent the best half of the day without
food and had filled his heated body with
cold water. He was almost unable to
steady himself on horseback and those
who saw him were apprehensive he
might either drop or be thrown from
some of the horses. Finally at rs min.
utes past 3, as he finished the 226th
mile and was supposed to be about to
mount the relay at the right hand
he staggered like drunken man and
feeling along the front of the Judges
stand. as man moves in dark with
hands outstretched. He entered the door
way. reeled one way and then the other,
dropped into chair. From the chair
he fell heavily into the arms of the
rancheros and hostlers. They laid him
on the floor and bathed his head until
the physician arrived. 81 am stone
blind" the PROSTATE rider exclaimed.
"Oh! shall never see again." The
physician examined the riders eyes and
found that vision had really gone from
one of them. He told Parker that the
ailmsnt was only temporary and urged
him to mount his horse and continue the
race. Parker said painfully II am blind
l can never ride any more, if was not
so l would yet win the racer"
Others urged the rider to mount and ride
again. To them he replied: "You want
to kill me. I cannot move" With diff
ficulty he was raised to his feet. The
physicians asked him some questions
and he replied that his eyes were never
diseased and he did not think anything
had struck or blinded the right eve
Seven or eight thousand persons clam
ored furiously for the rider to appear
and ride again. Their numbers in.
creased by train and wagon loads and
the utmost excitement prevailed when
they saw the exhausted rider borne along
the track to his lodging place in the
arms OF his companions. They watched
him until he disappeared behind the
outbuildings and then without further
demonstration quietly dispersed. A long
train full Of business men hurrying to the
track arrived just as the foremost among
the returning spectators reached the
depot, and all returned together.
CHICAGO, May l9.-In the Mum whis-
ky trial to-day several witnesses were in
troduced who contradicted Rehm in sew.
raj particulars and testified to the good
character of defendant. The defense
rested.
New YORK. May 19.-The Times de-
nounces tho mustang race as a thoro ugh
swindle. 1t says there is no evidence
that the $4,000 was put up and il is
generally believed that the only money
which changed hands were $1,000 ad-
mission fees.
WASHINGTON. May l9.-The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs have not
yet finally acted on the report of the
SUBJ Committee affecting G ensral Schenk.
but the members are agreed that while
be was not himself guilty of intentiona,
wrong, he was party with others in
speculation which resulted in great loss
to British subjects. and that his becom.
ing director in the Emma Company
was altogether improper and incompati.
BILE with his position as American Min.
lister.