Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-31
I" OUT OF SIGHT,"
The Way Salvador Smashed the Record for
New York Hcrald.)

Time is q slothful sluggard, a decrepit,
weak, speedless old cripple, that no more
merits the respect of mankind than does a
moor. AGED, spawned, riDg-boned, broken
down race-horse on the road to q sausage
or fertilizer factory. Let no man here
after talk of the unerring, unabatlng, un-
broken, aud never hesitating flight OF time.
It's all a delusion. a myth, a tale so often
told that in the telling II mas come 70 De
looked upon as truth.
poor old father time had paralytic
shock YESTERDAY afternoon, and for nearly
two minutes stood still in his course. Sal
vator. the greatest horse the world has
ever seen. darted over q mile of Mon
month Parks straight-away course IN one
minute thirty-fve aud a half seconds, and
amazed, astounded, utterly overcome by
the wonderful performance, the gray
haired, griZzle-whiskered, anclent handler
of the scythe and guardian of the hour
glass had to pinch himself to see whether
he was awake or dreaming.
Little cause for wonder. too, for five
thousand people that saw the magnificent
son OF Prince Charlie and Sallna fairly fly
over the track could scarcely believe their
ewes when the official timers displayed to
them the record of the race.
Holy and sacred memory OF Ten Brock !
A forgotten thing of the past art thou
now. A deep. dark shade has encompassed
thee and has hidden thee from the view OF
all people.
Ten Brock, 1884.
Salvador, 1861.
Witness the difference! Behold TO what
an ignominious ending has come the re-
cord of the speedful Ten Brock. a horse
that thirteen years or more ago ran mule
in time that not even the most hopeful OF
horseman of that day would have dared to
wish TO see.
But as the hare in speed excels the tor
toise. as the dartlng swallow outnies the
laboring hawk, 80 is Salvador superior to
all the Ten Broecks and all the other fleet
horses that have ever been foaled.
From one lump to thousand, from an
inch to dozen miles, the horse does not
exist and probably never has existed that
can or could outfoot the great Salvador.
OF this are all racing men now agreed.
MURPHY sUsPENDED-BERGES RIDES.
A cool day and track that was not
lightning fast foreboded i'll for SALIVA
tors race against the mile record. More
over, the obtaining OF proper Jockey to
ride the champion was no easy task, and
during the early hours of the afternoon
Monmouth's crowd doubted greatly that
the horse would be sent out for the task.
Trainer Byrnes worked hard with the
members VI tut lAACtutANO W
have them consent that Isaac Murphy
should have the mount on Salvador. But
Mr.. Withers was inexorable. On the
strength of the facts adduced by the in
yestlgation Of the day before he had como
to the conclusion that Murphy's condi-
ton when he rode Firenz to defeat on
Tuesday was such as TO warrant punish
ment and therefore announced that MUIR
ply must suffer suspension until the end
of the coming meeting at Gravesend, about
month away.
So Marty" Bergen was.engaged to ride
the great horse, and the announcement was
made that Salvador would carry only ITO
pounds, or twelve pounds less than the
regular weight for age. And this alone de-
tracts from the merit of Salvatore wonder
tul performance. Had be borne full weight
in his race against the record no oarping
critic could possibly find fault in years to
come. But with a large concession of
weight in Salvatore favor there will always
be those that will question the real value
of the new record he established.
HOW SALVADOR SMASHED THE RECORD.
The Salvator-time match was by all odds
tho best managed affair of its kind seen in
many o day. Ia strange contrast with II IS
the bunglingly bad manner in which the
similar event at Brighton Beach, in which
Tenny tried to Guido Ten Broeck's best
performance, was conducted.
Two running mates were selected for
Salvador, both coming from the Haggin
stable. The two-year-old Namouna. full
sister TO Ballarat, was chosen to make pace
for the champion the first half of the dis
lance. The feet three-year-old Rosette
accompanied him during the remainder OF
the journey.
When the Gag fell Salvador was fully ex-
tended, having briskly galloped MP TO the
starting post. Namouna was o dozen
lsneths before him. but she failed 10 stay
there long, Az 2 paeemaker shs was :
scs caught and pssssd Ter, and the very
bsut sAs could do was 70 pun up 81 the end