The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-05
PERAL7O'S RIDE.
he Fails to Make 3C5 Miles
on Time.
TEN MINUTES BEHIND.
Extraordinary Endurance Of the Skful
California Horseman.

Francisco Pcrnlto, tho famous California horseman,
commenced the uuequald4 feat Of riding 306 miles in
fifteen hours Prospect PARK Fair Grounds, Graves
End. l., yesterday morning, starting ON his hrst
mile precisely at O'Clock. Peralto was born in
Hornitos, Cal HIS father miner, and Frank at
the early age OF ten years took TO the saddle as
juvenile ranchero. His present age Is twcnty-three
and his hard, we'll proportoned figure as no stood 10
mount scaled 156 pounds the morning OF the race
He commenced to ride short races in California eight
years ago. but his first long distance trials
were made In the East At Fleetwood fark,
May Is 1876. he accomplished tho task OF riding 15S
miles in Oh. 57m. using thirty horses. During the
month OF June OF the no rode 100 miles In
tide OF eight hours at Buffalo, N. r.; ITO miles IN
lido Of I've Park Boston, and $50 miles
inside Of seven hours Al Suffolk Park. Philadelphia
In the month Of September, 1915, he rode los miles
in five hours in Chicago In March, 1877. he rode 457
miles In fifty hours at the Hppodroms, New York,
during the same year did several smaller
At Narragansett Park, Providence, R. l.; at the
Lowell DRIVING Parg and at Portland, Me.
Peralto did undergo any special course OF train
ing in this event, but during tho past three weeks
has been taking pretty regular exercise his saddle
the bride paths Of Central Park aud the roaa
White Plains. During the four or five days mmcdi-
Atey preceding tho PeraIto, assisted by Carrlo
the Mexican horseman, rode over and broke the
horses gathered for this Several Of the riding
schools mad contributed but out OF the entire mixed
lot OF thirtyeight head Mr. Hexamer's school, Hobo
ken, had sent twenty-five and among these several
fairly well bred, clean lmbed hacks made worry good
time and repeated better, their best time
made, carrying 1855 pounds exclusive OF sad.
ole. being 2:l9, 2:l6 and c:l3. which
very good indeed Carrillo took charge Of the
saddiing, and his unremisting attention was worth
many miles IN the Throc good Spanish saddles
constantly use, stripped far possible OF
their cumbersome leather trappinga and the broad
hair gir,h (sngcs) used altogether And, as the
SINCE be drawn very tight without much effort,
and tho horsehsir, Of which it Is made IL more or
less elastic and adhesive IT, and always has been,
preferred by those dem centaurs who spent than
halt their lives the saddle. The SINCE also only
ooped in, and there Is nothing to buckle which not
only goes far to prevent unlocked for accidents In
breakages, but the SINCE also be drawn quar-
ter OF an inch In girtning beng entirely Independent
The simplest kind OF = single-jonted snane was
used, and on only one OF the horses was there
martingale called In service. Among the mounts
furnished there only four mustangs, but two OF
them were all that could be desired in the way OF
buck jumpers
the two o'clock boat made close connection
we'll filed, and ut 335 reporters the especially
interested Spectators who desired to be present
house, where many, who had passed the night
there IN anticipation OF the great event,
had already assembled making quite crowd; There
was alrcVdy considerable STIR busle and the house
was brightly lighted from top TO bottom Pcralto
quietly seated in the Office In his riding Dress which,
by The way, was anything but AN ideal costume. con-
ssting Of modern suit OF 'store clothes"-a pair Of
black cloth pantaloons, without straps; short sack
coat and "boied shirt, ornamentsd with fashion,
by Perslto and his hacker, Mr. Hand, stumbled out
the house into the dark. At the entrance to the
track stood horse 10 carry the prncinaI around the
bali mile TO the judges' sand he rest cutting through
Inc nd,e e,a na 10 rssSn me same
and K NJ Levinesse, were already In the stand pro-
vidsd with Isptcrn TO enable tnom to tim
Ing instruments and figures and to this party Mr. J.
s. Lamb was added later IN tho day.
THE START
AT four O'Clock, sharp, Peralto got The word ogoo
and started on a large bay gelding from Hoboken,
riding with close knee stirrups pretty well up, and
horse had little SPEED but long sasy s.rae and os
him the record OF the first mile was made in 2:3h
Leaping of bis horse at the Judges stand he vauted
easily into the saddle ailesn hand bay, on wnicb
he made the same score, 2:35.
COMMENCING ny STARLIGHT.
The stars were twinkiing mcrrily and there o
soft, bamy breeze from the southwest meeting tho
rider fair In tho teetn with more strength, however.
rs he rode away southwark IRON the Staring point
nding his lett hama. His third nag was u tail
Zannt "calic0," on winch he stretched hrs entry on
the judges books TO 2:ss. The fourth mount was
small neat bay. when took him the mile IN 233
This horse, and all others after, ne mounted the
near side, with the aid Of tho stirrup. HIS nnb
time Vi tho mile, 2:37. The SKIN, ths, wiry pay:
ums 2:34 The pstisrs. scarcely awake yet. slow
IN bringing tue horses from lheetsbes which ELECTED
= rafting volley OF Spanish Compilation from Car
rllo, who ran like a deer 10 hurry them ouL The
srsuS bo Tor the stable uS Ky P ea snS
applying hrs whip and heels Tho used spurs took
hut little time IN fighting HIS horse out OF the encios
ure and sent him over tho lost ground at hot
pace, hnisnng The mile In 2:42. The eighth
was tail DARK bay which cut time to 22s and
the same horse was put around another mile 1888
The tenth milo done a clever sorreI geldIng IN
2:3s and the eleventh on tho nag because they
could not stop him, In 2:s7 The twelfth on a solid
THE FIRST TWENTY xrLxs
The hrst twenty miles we're done In IS minutes,
changes included IN this time, Al hits stage Of thu
Peralto six minutes aud thirty seconds ahead
Of tmc and he was riding we'll and casy The twenty
nervous bay mare In 2:20 repeating In 2:3A Goggles
respirator and wrist binders were put on. The
2:33 and during the change Psralto donnsd blue
skull cap and shifted MS respirator 10
o os sSn gray mil. 1I,' ana AI
large dark brown; who spread well, did him the
good service on the twenty -ni.n, In 2:2s.
UsDER
The sun had now come up pretty strong and made
long, dark strsaks on tue track the shadows OF
ihe fence rails Al which the horses prcked their
Tho tbirty-thrd mule was ious on large, awkward
bay which ground out mis- mile under the whip
2:42--a cieaniy cut black seIang doing Tho thirty.
fourth IN 2:3l. dappe brown gsldns dld the thirty
out HIS thirty-sixth IN 2:30 AID repeated (hirty-
seventh mllc) Ia 2:55. good bay cob, with black
points, took MIN tho snrty-es nile 2:2s alter
which he stopped 10 nave his pants tucked in his
boots
PKRALro's PULSE
DIR. A. s. Dana, Of New York, who In aitcnd-
ance on Pcralto here also examined mis- pulse when,
IRON ~ prior 10 the START risen 40, but tho
rider as yet showed neither excitement nor fatigue.
For the thirty-nnth mile hs crossed Dloodcd look
ing Chestnut mare, with white stockings her hpd
legs; she had nne elastic stride which gave reief
moro than once during tho long race rhis mile
done In I'm. Dds The. iortisih was gone over with
Easy gated banged tail bay In 2m 22s, and tho iorty
hrst win stin bleachcd sorre. who looked ike
played out old hunter. In I'm 40s. Tho forty eecond
lively bright bay, good Al getting away quickly. IN
2m. 26a
For the fortythird mile Carrillo sent out trim littc
brown pony. about IL. Z with hog mahc ana banged
Tall, who gave Pcraito ride In 24L Tho forty
ourth was done we'll bred bright bay mare loaned
by ME- H. X Bennett, OF Brooklyn, In 2:27. The
Tory. u Ia mount was the mustang who exercised
himself so vigorously short time previous, gave
Pcrao some trouble 10 pass ts stable, nearly jam