Ellsworth American., 1876-05-25
The Grcnt Mustang Race.

The great mustang race on the Fleet
wood Park course Friday j. described as q
great feat of endurence on the part of the
rider, Though he did not achieve what he star
ted out to do. Although looked on generally
bN the public a> test OF the endurance of
the hardy little horses called MUSTANG. on
the Pacific slope. II Snon resolved itself in
To a test oi the rider. who set out to ride
305 miles in fifteen hours Parker wore A
cardigan jacket, tight black trousers. a
jauniy silk cap. and long boots armed with
short-spikcd spanish spurs. At a tap of the
bell Parker claped his spurs to his uor>e's
sides. and in two minutes aud twenty see
oud> the first mile was made. When he
lraped from his first racer second al
ready >added and bridlvd, was held il:
waiting un Ter the string. Parker could
not mount ii, however. for when he ;p-
preached the nervous creature it iumpsd
and kicked until its cumbrous Mexican
saddle was loo,-ned. Parker lost many
minutes in trying 10 master the FESTIVE AN
imal, but a third horse was quickly mount
ed. aud mile was made on hi, back in
two minutes aud f0y seconds lie rode
we'll. sitting firm N the saddle and holding
his body erect and straight. moviu. only
With the horses back. Whenever hrcnn-
plctcd mite he lesped 10 the ground sud
~fi HilE a. fNNtIN upon tue NAfh Ni Tie
that the runners held Tor him. With a dig
OF The spurs and u lurch forward hr dashed
away uu another mile swinging hi> long
bride whip ia one hand AMI hoblinl, the
r-iu- !i1hily jn N" other. ~ twepty miu-
u'e- G." o'clock the rtst hundred n.!I,.
was iluj>hctl aud Parker hll niu"',.,.u .ntIt-
istc> 20 .Har- On the competition uf thu
ci.siticth mile the violent wuIk hrsan 10
tell uu Parker. II" 40 longer SIT erect
nor did De leap 80 li@htlI iu mouuiiug and
di~nouu'iu- He had changed racer-
seventy .iw" times Ia the first one hundred
mlie> aud Ills ju itself was tiriug. Parker
had discarded his Jacket aud cap.
and was Nhirlju- through tIr ram
IN his shut. blIchcadcd lie dismounfed
painfully aud staggered from on. hor.e to
another. and drew himself upon each fresh
horsr with evident pain. At twenty min
u'r> past II BE- finished $50 miles in seven
hour aud nineteen minutes. He had little
time Z" spare. aud the animals had b,comc
pro>tratel "a druiy h. showed hi> met
re again and began a second brilliant dash
81 my miic-. closing III, two huudrctth
nU'" 81 rine minutes past > o'"!ocA. alter a
r'tlr % fcu hours and eight muu'r,. Had
hi- strength he!l ou' ~ cnuli easily have
iuu the nual lu5 miles iu time 30 ganthc
continued la maAc DELAYS while cudetvur-
ia. 20 iai-h the "a" lat hundred miles. Il
"a. nor that h. had lost pluck. but he had
~" ph, siraI strength - back L. lie had
faoli>hly ridden the race wholly iu one d.
rcciion--t most taiIguIug exercise lie
was almost unable u steady himself on
horseback. aud those " hp saw him were
apprch"n-jy" that n might either drop or
be thrown. Finally, a. hc finished the
2ahth mile. and was about To- mount the
relay n hand tor him. he staggered ike a
drunken man, aud. with hands oulstreICh-
Ell. entered the doorway Of the Judges
stand. rrci"d one wsy and another, aud Tell
heavily Into the arms of hy,tlrr>. They
laid him ou the floor. and bA,hcd his head
uuttl phy-iciAn arrived. Il am stone
hi'ui.' the PROSTATE rider mpauri '-Oh
shall never see again.' The physician
examined the riders eyes Vision had
really Nd from one 81 them. though Il was
only q, temporary trouble. th" physician
ealt seven or eight thousand spectator,
waited AnNt"u>iy TER th" PROSTATE mau 10
r'appear. but when they ~aw the exhausted
rider borne along H." track ,o hi- lodging
place in N" aru- ot h!> friends. the crowd
became conscious that The bras rider had
lost his wager