Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-18

rruin0 to Force a Horse to Ram One HIM
dred Miles IN Ter. Hours--Tho Animal
Accompanies Seventy-FUe Miles, aud
Fails Exhausted on the Track--AnOthes'
attempt to be Made.
Brooklyn Eagle.
A few so-called sssports'' assembled pri-
vately at the Prospect park race-track yester-
day, to witness the result of match which
had been made between couple OF wealthy
young horsemen, that horse belonging to
one Of them could run the hundred miles in
ten hours. The stakes were $500 side,
and there are several outside bets. The
agreement was that the. horse should have
three trials, and if it failed, the money was
to be paid over.
AS number of people and sporting men
had got word that the match was to take
place, the principals and few OF their
friends, who were to be present agreed that
the outsiders should be misdlrected as to the
time when the attempt was to be made. Con-
sequently they stated that the horse would
be tested to-day, and then by agreement as
sembled early yesterday morning at the
race-track. Those who were present made a
solemn promise that the names of the horse.
their owner, hackers, and in fact all those
present should be kept secret and not al
lowed to be made public, as the parties con-
cerned are afraid of arrest by Bergh's men
for cruelty to animals. The result was that
the great majority of horsemen who went
down the road yesterday were unaware that
any thing was in progress at the track.
From reliable source the Eagle reporter
has discovered the following facts: At five
o. clock in the morning the horse, harnessed
to light sulky, was trotted out of the stable
and on the track. The driver jumped into
she seat, and on the minute of five started.
About fifty persons were present, and
watched between drinks this test of the ami
mails speed and endurance. For sixty miles
the horse kept well ahead of time, but from
that point began to tire visibly. The driver
urged the poor beast to it's utmost, and the
owner insisted that it should be kept up
consequently the poor brute went putting
around the track exerted by whip and rein.
Its limbs began to swell, and frequently
sponging did but little to revive it. It was
easily to be seen when it had made its sew.
entleth mile that it ives impossible for it tc
make the remaining thirty at all, much less
in the time allotted to it, but still the animal
was urged on until just after its seventy fifth
mile it dropped on the track from sheer ex.
haustion, and had to be carried off to the
stable on an improvised stretcher.
Some of the sports who were present claim
that the animal was not in good condition
and that if it had been it could easily be
made to win the bet. Billy Thorns, we'll
known horseman, said this morning that i
was all nonsense to try and make the horse
do such job on the track. He is willing tx
take the animal in charge and get it in prope
condition, and then bet on its success
"But,' said he, II wouldn't run it on tn,
track, where it would only use the same mus
cles all the time; I'd run it on some goot
| road, where there were few hills for it K
encounter, SO as to bring all its muscles int
play, and not tire out justeone set of them
think the horse can do it.
The animal is to be trained up again, ant
as two more trials are still due to it's owner
there is little doubt but that it will again b.
subjected to the brutal test. The matter viii
be kept as quiet as possible, but Mr.. Bergl
ought to be on the look out and stop such al
nhuman affair. It is said that during tn
last few miles the suffering of the horse wa
such that some of the spectators wer
ashamed to look at the terrible exertion
made by it, and begged the owner to have
taken off the track, but this was not don
until it fell, helpless and exhausted, as ha
| been stated.