The Press., 1892-09-01
Number 22.
THE OCTOBER FAIR.
Myrtle Peek's Exhibit.

Myrtle Peek's Exhibit.
 The following clippings give an idea of the great exhibit which is to be feature of the coming Stafford Springs Fair. [Dutton's Spirit of the Turf, Aug. 4, 1s9s.l
 A western horseman is quite right in saying that old Silvertail has proven him. self to be one of the most remarkable horses that ever lived. He won his maiden race ten years ago, since which time he has managed to win fifty-one heats in 230 or better. Joe Req gave him his record, 2164, at Detroit, in 1885. Last year Myrtle Peek drove him mile at the Cleveland meeting, with running mate, in 2:07, and this spring he appears again, plump and frisky as @ 5-year-old, and at the Point Breeze meeting marched off the distance in 2:05.
 Of the exhibit at Jamestown, N. Y., during the three days races of that place on the last week in June, the leading pa per of that city says: Miss Peek gave some very fine exhibitions and was as us- ual heartily applauded by the spectators. Her first was with the trick horse Boston, which certainly has no equal in his line !; then came the high jumping, when little excitement was manifested by the crowd, who feared that she would be unhorsed, as her mare bolted and refused the jump once and struck the rails at another time, nearly falling. Miss Peek would not give up however, until the highest jump advertised had been made, after which she withdrew, to next appear in a skele- l ton road wagon to which was hitched her famous pacing horse, Silvertail, with his running mate Jack Louise. Hearty ap- plause greeted her from the grand stand and after scoring down three times she got the word to go and she certainly did go, making the quarter, in which Silver tail broke, in 33a seconds, the half in I 1:O6, the third quarter in 1:3Sk, and the mile in the remarkable time of 2119. Miss Peek has driven the team in 207, but the track was heavy yesterday, and is only half-mile course, while the fastest time was made upon a mile stretch. Miss | Peek is certainly wonderful horse-wo- man, and MT. Bradshaw deserves credit for securing her for this week.
 Mir. Frank G. Smith, the well-known horse expert and turf correspondent of the leading sporting papers, related in the Buffalo "Courier'' few days since the following incident:
 If there ever was game horse-woman it is Myrtle Peek, the far-famed equestri. enne. At the Montreal races the other day her high-jumping horse stumbled and she was thrown violently to the ground. A long gash was cut across hel chin and she was otherwise injured. In stead of sitting down and sniffling about it, Myrtle jumped to her feet with fire il her eyes. "Bring me that horse," sh, With the blood trickling down on he plush dress, she mounted the horse an' gave him a severe thrashing. Then go ing up the stretch 8 short distance sh turned the animal around, and with
 "hi-yah! hi-yah!" yell, started for tn high jump-over six feet-again.
 At the bars the horse seemed to falte an instant, but another "hi-yah !" bl ough him to his senses, and away he went owe the top one without a struggle. And thel the people did roar. Miss Peek travel in a private palace car in company witt the Academy Stable combination of Bal timore, and the we'll known Barney Dem crest is her manager. On an averag they travel about 1, 1000 miles per week For instance, Fourth of July week the were in Ogdensburg and Montreal, tn past week in Oswego, to-day they are e route for Indianapolis, while week iron to-day they will be on the way back t. Syracuse. Fun, did you say? It is tn hardest work in the world.
 Myrtle Peek and her entire equine com bination of horse jumpers and chario racers are to appear at the Buffalo Driy ing Park during the coming expositio and fair, August 17th to 27th. The exh bition which they will give will undoubt edly be the most interesting and excitin portion of the whole entertainment.
 Miss Peek's palace car and etcetera will be inter esting objects during the fai week and will attract marked attention Her stock and outfit is very valuable and to secure it's coming to Staffor Springs requires an outlay beyond ths ever before paid for single attraction As showing what kindness and intelligeI training can do for the development ( brute instinct into something near aki to reason, the exhibit will be interestin and profitable to the farm lads of Tollan |