Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-26
THE LADY RIDERS.
An Exv,r,su rEr n,ir n.o,
An ndifirtcnt Trot aud Duing a,,,o,,s
Dssh-c.o Thousand -ps otator.
MIss EeekH IInA IiInInn


Yesterday afternoon ut Motirapn,s n.,l
came oil three very interesting trials of
speed, tho principal event being the ton
mile Iaco between Madame Marantette
and Miss Myrtle. Peek. tho famous horso
women who gave such an interestiuv ar.
hibitlon OF their skill at the late Iudepend.
ent state lair. The event was heralded by
hoetal advertising for some time past and
astteot parauo yesterday morning, 10 which
"c,o tho oepuostrennes in % baruuche pre-
ceded 10y baud Of music aud r,ln.ed h,.
dozen thoroughbred horses Icd bv ,rnnws
moved through the principal streets.
! Tbo entertainment opened with n trial
oi speed, beat three in five for n special
purse, for trotting horses that had nn
better record than three minutes Fnl,
! lowing are the entries
r"t!ie b. m, entered by 4. Duprec, Colu,n-
! Joe, b. g., entcrod by T. Houghton. CITY
! rom scout, D. 4, enternl by L. v, Rotc' cIt,
hy"o' D. M, entered by b. Is. MacC!onigiS
susie T., .. m, entered by q. W. Bender.
May Belle, b. m, entered by Frank Tavlor
/ city. "'''''
Tho two last namcd did not start.
/ Lyd' drew the pole, Tom second Joe
third aud Pattio ouJsidc. The first heat
was easily won by Tom Ia 2:57, with loo
second, Lyde thiid aud Patio last.
The second heat wasa little better con.
tested, Joe taking lead soon after Ieay
lng the SCORE aud maintaining IL for more
than half mile, but losing his feet lost a
great deal of ground, allowing Tom 10 po
a dozen lengths to tho frout aud pass
und"r the wiro almost on walk four
lengths ahead, Lydc aud Pattis being
almost distanced. Time, 3.OJ.
In the third heat Joe went To tho front,
but could not stay there. Tom taking A
lead and keeping it until after tho three
| quarter pole was passed, from which
| point Lyde trotted finely and Tom could
not shake her on-tho mare passing
under tho wire short neck ahead. Time,
! SOC.
Half a dozen or moro false starts were
made before ths word wa. given for the
| fourth heat. Lyde was slightly ia the
lead, but after rounding tho lower turn
Ion went To the front. At the quarter
! pole Tom, JOo aud Lydo we're punched at
the half mile polo Tom was half a dozen
| lengths IN tho lead, and was not troubled
Afterwards, c0miUg ia uudcr the wire six
| lengths ahead of Lyde, with Joe distauc.d
and Pattie double distanced. Time. 2:55.
Tho Hair Mue Dash.
This was quite an exciting affair. The
| prlZs was "a special prize OC 5000. The
daring hoIsewOmeu appeared on their
thOroughbrcds without saddles riding
sideways with riding habits, and having
nothing but horse blanket strapped on
thl back OF tho raoors. A. tho first trial
! the word "gn " was given aud the horses
Ieapt Oh together, aud kept we'll together,
throughout the race, first one aud then
the other being slightly in the lead. 10
| coming down the bOmsstretch Miss Myrie
| pat on steam, passed msdhme, and came
under the wire winner by Two lengths.
Time, IS seconds
In returning TO the stand she gave a very
pretty exhibition Of bareback riding by
slipping back upou tn, launches of the
horse aud, having only The bride rein To
support her, came gllloping back to the
grand stand.
1he Ton Nile Race
This was the event of the meeting in
which tho greatest interest centred. 1t
Vas for purse Of 81 900 and the condi-
tious of the race were that at the end of
each mile the riders should change from
one horse To another without touching the
ground. A dozen thorough brtds,
! blankcted, in change OF grOOms were led
about Ia the enclosure adjoining the
course. The ladies drove up in barouche
in front of the judges stand, two horses
were brought npon the track, the ladies
were lifted from the carriage and into the
saddles. After showing their horses
awhile in front of the audience they
were given their places, Miss Peek
securing the pole aud madame outside
They got oil well together at the first
attempt, but owing to a Misunderstanding
Of the rules the judges called them back.
| Madame Martntetto had bat little diff
Guilty in getting her horse stopped, but
Miss Peck's s,eed Tau half way around the
course b.fOVo shs could got him under
control. At the second scoring they got
of well tDgethsr, but madame took a slight
lead aud kept it for mile. Then each
was lifted from tho saddle by the stalwart
groom aud placed upon other horses 10
waiting. Miss Peek was hrs' in the
saddle aud dashed off SIX lengths ahead.
Madame however, had the better horse
aud went to tho front at the quarter pole
and held il all the way around. AZ the
end OF the second milo another change was
made aud the riders sped away :ogeth
or, madame again going TO the
front and coming IN dozen lengths
ahead. Both again changed horses, but
Miss Myrtie's steed, "A vicious sorreI,
baked and almost threw her, causing her
to lose fifteen or twenty lengths, which she
made up by the time tue fourth milo was
finished. The race was conttuuol with
varied success until eight miles had been
| completed, IDe Ihulbs CuiuRiuS ~
the end of each mile. Ia commencing the
ninth mile, Miss Peek was twenty lengths
ahead, but vicious horse was brought
out for her and no was - un-
manageable AMI anxious tO get away
that blanket had to be held over
his head to keep him quiet while the rider
was being placed upon him. Just as the
groom was in the act Of lifting Miss Peek
into the saddle the horse sprang aside and
the lady feel heavily aud full length upon
the ground. A shuddor ran through the
crowd, but In an instant Miss Peek was on
her feet again and the groom lifted her
into the saddle. The horse made
dash into the crowd Of spec.
tators Just below the grand stand,
but did not seriously hurt any
of them. Ia much less time than it
takes to toll it, Miss Peek had full control
of the animal aud was rushing after
madame, who, on account, of the accident,
had regained a lead. She was Overtaken
at tho three quarter pole aud Miss Peek
finished the ninth mile with good lead.
Then with fresh horses the final struggle
commenced. Madame had the best mount,
caught up to Miss Myrtle at the quar-
ter pole, led her two lengths nc the
half three lengths at the three quarter
and six at the flash, winning the race and
the 81, 900 in 2i minutes, muGh to the dis
| Iannp1ntp,ant nr ha y mn with