The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-31

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F.. ,.;.eo Psfaito the Mexlcan mus
80, 80, ,ode mr. mile Yesterday on
a. T,aas2o r.ce track. in 6 hours. SO
r,;nu,ss .nd az sscenda. winning the race
~ ! .s;nuts and IN seconds. The race was
Ssoun Il twelve O'clock, noon on A burn:
ing sun an s91 ny, breath If air was stir.
r;ng. Rapid trsnsit trains, hotel coaches
and l;yht Moons had landed about two
tbouss, d persons id the park. The judg
60 bad mounted their stand, and the
prooms we're Harvesting and Watering
The mustangs behind the rough pine fence
that hsd been bulk betweefi the stables
and the track, when Peralto rode past
the rand stand ana around the. track ct
a gentle csntsr for his own diversion.
TIE spectators cheered him, and when he
reached the Judges stand, b . physician
handed him Q pair Of spectacles TO shield
his ewes from stones and dust, Peralt,
tried the glasses on the bridge OF his nose,
and then restored them TO the physician.
He preferred to ride without any such
;,a6SStbns alef vsss affixed sins tight
hlsck trouse,s. long riding. boots, q white
scsrf ana a ps,ti-colorsd Iockey-hat with
A long peak. He had Spanish spurs on
his boots; and eGried . hnnters whip in
his right hand. He was in the best pos:
sible cond ton, and sat erect and braced
his head back, as though he was proud OF
himsslf "a sEs. z.aa.ss xa9
Peralto's spur touched his mustangs side,
his whip descended on the creatures TEN
der flank and the race was begun Past
the stables 70 the south of the grand
stand. down-hill ut first and uphill after
ward. the horse and der few, the one
half hidden by the dust he kicked up,
and the other mainly distinguished lat q
distance) by his wind filed white shirt
"2;24f" the Judges marked up as the
time Of the first mile-four seconds ION
ssr than. George Parker's first mile
week ago. John Francis, shaded by q
broad Mexican sombrero, attended to the
RELAYS, and q Peralto nAonnted one after
another and Dashed down the track, max
inc miles seem mere furlonys, the same
shouting negroes that frightened the
horses away from the sheds when Parker
was riding, rushed cut st fenito and III.
steeds and beat the air with brooms and
sticks until the stables nnd oeen RsSeo
but now and then . mustang, Iuier o.
the spirit of satan than, his fellows, made
for the Yelling negroes and put them to
Aiyht
fsr.,to's eighth mile was made in
a.i7a-time that sstonished the rapidly
;ncrsas; INC inu. tituds OF spectators. The
thirteenth mile was made in the same
time and the nineteenth WA
Ieft behind IN three seconds lest
time. The Heetest horse Of all, however
WINS the thirteenth relay, who made tai
twenty.third mile in 2:i2fi
par.,to did not change his horses a
.ha and of. every mile. NJ Parker did. HI
"a. "a ne.rlv every ono two mile, and more
~ O nnca The second mile was faster thar
,h h a rat In the entire race, he changed
h",ses onlv eiehty..even times, SO tina
| fha twantV 1--WE In DIS serNICC WCfo iiouV'
three times and twelve of them fou
times Ofscsrs of Mr.. Bergh,s .Sociss,
,onn~ed abont the horse sheds, as they dc
in tbs iir.t race and three animsls-on'
Win |. orused heel, another with strain
VI dons and a third torn in the sid
~ = .hsrn snur-were drawn out Of tn
oy s.,hp;r Command Faa =
'AI y, a. soon became evident that Peralt
-.. not 10 he allowed to- ruin himsel
~;th Ice water and pie. His physician
toox excellent caro- or HIM, giving him
srs.h can whenever the one no wore be
..ma damn with perspiration flor it
.,,.nscsed Ina. Precipitation and just blind
a Psrter on Thursday lsst), and re
S.s.h;nc linn occasionally. with beef .te
mSanaver he thought best. He gave hir
WI" ons ,est and that wss oniyfour mir
Only H. ~ md was given in order to bar
S S 80 e. thst had been skinned.
S.,.l te found his twentieth horse
a no Mustang and had to bring TO bes
Hpn MIN ali his skill Is rider, tn
upon na brought its feet together an
quaoruPS. nc . ho~ cleared III