The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-19
TIE GREAT MUSTANG RACE
LOST LITTER MIXING TWO HUNDRED
and TWENTY-SIx MILES.
Eleven Hour. nd Tweniy-four Minute. From
saddle 10 saddle Horses Chnnaea vne
Hundred and Ninety-onc Iimes
.rsn,a rider Blinded on the 1r"cH'

..s,.,a W,a,r Blinded on the Track
c.o Parker. the ranchero, who engaged
,o ia. thirty mustang horses three hunureu
md live miles In Gftcen hours on Fleetwood
Park course yesterday, broke down hter COM
pIetine two hundred and twenty SIX mics !"
.leyen hours and twenty.four minutes Inc
race was begun at one minute past O'Clock III
the morning. Two hundred persons, includipg
tho managers Of the race, reporters, rancheros
aud siablemen. were on the ground. ons oil
the timekeep.r RS rang the starters bell ana
Beorge Parker, leading bay horse by long
hide halter. made his way out oil the darkness
that hid the stables and took bis place on the
mustangs back In front OF the judges stand
He wore a cardigan Jacket, tight Dl ok trousers,
4. iaunty silk cap and long boots, armed with
long. spiked Spanish spurs. He was In excellent
condition, and spoke confidently OF his ability
In win, adding the proviso, "if the horses hold
put"
Atatap Of the bell Parker clapped his spurs
to his horses sides and disappeared around
.urn Of the track In a cloud OF dust. Daylight
ras lust breaking. and 1t was impossible to dis
unguish either horse OF rider beyond the quar-
.er poles at either side OF the judges stand.
In two minutes and twenty seconds, however,
Parker passed under the line and leaped from
his steed. This was the fastest mile OF The day.
horses vigorous and sound, It was then supposed
!hat this timo would prove comparatively slow.
Parker's intention WAS to run the younger horses
twice around tho track and the olGer ones once
before he sent them back to the stables for
rest when he leaped from his nrst racer
second, already saddled and bridled, was held
In waiting under the string-a beautiful snimsl.
rein and neat Of shape and limb, and promising
. lively run. Parker couli not mount II, how
ever. for when he appr cached tho nervous crea-
lure It reared and jumped and kicked until Its
cumtrnus Mexican saddle was loosened, and the
attendants had to lead the mustang back to tho
sheds, to be subdued 10y Peralto, the Mexican.
who has yet to see the horse that he 'nDot sub
due. 4 rker lost mtuy minutes In irving to
mast er the rCstive animal. but third horse W 9
quickly mounted, and mile wns made on It's
time the fourth horse had been hidden and ex-
changed for a fifth II bad become light enough
Tor an occupant OF the grand stand to see all Of
the course except an eighth OF mile OF the
turtnest section Of the Triangular track.
PREPARING TnE MUSTANGS.
The shods to the right were occupied by the
thirty mustangs, and Francis a. Psarlto, the
ranchetos who accompanied Parker from the
Nest,wcre busV saddIng fresh ones. unsaddling
those thai had done duty, and warming up
those that were nervous by running them along
the track near the sIeds, whenever Parker and
his steed we're out of the way: dozen ue-
groes, armed with brooms anu branches OF trees,
stood on gu rd at tie stable entrances against
the many unwilling racers, who, with Parker
OH their tacks, tried to abandon the track and
return to their fodder. The negroes also used
their weapons to goad and frfghteu such lazy
horses fs wonld not heed Parker's knotted
bride end or wicked long spur. Four ofhcsrs Of
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Ami
mails lounaed among the rancheros and stable =
men ana looked FUR lively at tue IN ouths ana sides
Of the steeds rs Parker disnounted. Two nun
dTsd OF more spectatO on he grand stand
watched all this when Ia ker disappeared In ths
bszy aim0sphete thnt cloudcu the furthest pare
the track aud watched him bfterwarJ as he
hove in sizht. lie rode well, sitting firm 10 the
saddle aud holding his body erect and s,raight +,
moving only wi the hor es back a. though he
were a - RI OF the creature, Whenever he com
pieied mile he leapeJ to The ground anu sprang
Us easily upon ths blck ~ the relay that
the runners held for him. With a di. ofthe spurs
md a lurcn forward ue dashed away on another
mile, swinging his long brids whip In one hand
aud holding the reins lightly in the her.
simptitnes the fiery animal, resented his contrul
Of thcni and bowed their backs, threw w their
deer-likc logs or jumping high In AIR came down
with all four less sim ana stfaight, only q
mustang ctn jump, but the plucky rider antici-
patsd every matlun, ana Kept IS 1rmly seited ~
tho eh ne were glued to tue saddle. Frequent.
~ IN armed negroes al the stable entrance Ned
In all directions. ana ParkeTs steed dashed
into lis stall, occasioning loss OF time
and serious trouble oeiors the tr ck could
be regsined. Once an unruly animal Car
ried Parker past the stiD,es and along tbs
carriage dive, past ths = TX Hotel anu sheds
aud out upon the track hall a mile from where
be Left II. A horse from which Parker d Jus'
cisi un-ed turned upon MIN IS he SIT ON
fresh ANIMAL and kicked him vicIousy on ms
leg But Parker only smiled at whatever hap
pened. ana rode nile alter mile at all the speed
IN "hip and spurs could draw IRON the
NINETEEN MINUTES AHEAD.
At twenty minutes to nine o'clock the q IS,
hundred miles was nnlsned, and Parker naG
nineteen minutes to spare. flve hundred per
sons mad gathered at tue Park aud loud cheer
were cent up for the rider. On the comp,etion
o. the eishtieth mile the violent work be- all e.
tel on Parker. lie lost Il great deal of tue gree
am case with which he had been riding. III . NJ
longer at erect Lor did he le SO lightly IN
tttk and "A m ftuu lla had .h
rIccrs seventy.two tunes In the nrst one nun
DR. miles, and THIS IN Itself was tiring. AT the
rlfe-Aing rain - INST, out storm titer q
WI. = rser had di carded his jacket
snu cip, aud was whlrlin< turOurh t'e lam ~
Die stiri, Darebeaded. MS trousers had worked
~ uis legs, and bound his Thighs IN score Ul
tight, irritating wrinkles IN { wore their I'M
press deeper and deeper IEto his nesh M
track grew heavy. anu, instead OF the cloud Ul
dust t4at started fiOm Leneath the feet ui hi
horse, m the early morninx, clOds of h-rd Inu4
Metu tossed behind. and even upon him Tbs
ho 81, StT gsled through the lcky mud, and
th7 ad led toll Of f'icins INTO speed the nlIgeo
boasts rapidly brought Parker DOWN In Lot
1esh anu spirits lie uismounted pain
fully and staggered, alm9s. tell, from on
osco fresh "I,ou' horse with with EVIDENT pain. Hi hi
trends gave him u gliss of colo water or icet
coffee almost every time he dislnounted, ano t'
hppeAse his hunger lie was given al dineien
Times Vie, a BIT Ot chicken, or some hard tack
inst AZ Of beef tea OF sluel. At twenty minute
past II, when the A. ectAtOrs inside aud Outsid,
tue park must have NUMBERED three thousand
ne nnlHned 10 mil, ) In seven hour and binetoei
minutes. lie nd ltls time to sJare. and MI
horse, had apparently becOms pro,tra, ed. SUD
oehiy he showed MS mettie aaaln, aud with tn
cessation OF the ram ne began u second brillian
oash oi ATTY miles, closing his two hundrodti
m'ls at nine minutes past 2 o'clOcN, after rio
"i ten hours aud eight ninute-, Had hi
str H. held out lie could easily We run th
hha % miles In time ~ gam the wager, bat h
WAS lelceptibly IA ing. several times dunn
tne ie'i hitv miles he rested Tor some minute
al TIM to SIT down. 10 eat, To waik, OF 10 b
tVburu ana clothed tn fresh garments, lie 'Oi