Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-28
Myrtle PEEK.
She was Thrown in the Roman stand
ing Race.

She was Thrown i'm the Roman stand
ing Race.
The spectators craned their necks to get
the first look at the famous Myrtle Peek,
as she rode upon the track after the first
heat of the 2:19 race. Miss Peek's first
exhibition was a half-mile dash, in which
she rode a running horse against the rider
less horse Tom Mack, in j61 seconds.
The riderless horse was 20 feet in the rear
at the finish Miss Peek rode a half mile,
leaning gracefully upon one side of the
horse. Miss Peek continued her exhibit
ton between the heats, and there were
other attractions, the first being the stall
lion Linden, race record 2:15, the winner
of the free or-all at the fair last year.
Linden trotted half mile, covering the
last quarter in 30 seconds. Miss Peek 5
Roman standing riding on the backs of
two thoroughbred racers was not wholly
successful. The horses were partly un-
manageable at the start, and she had to
stop them in front of the judges-stand
On the second trial she started all right,
and entered the back stretch with fine
burst of speed. Near the quarter pole the
spectators were Mortified to see Miss Peek
fall from the horses. She was dragged a
Miss Peek, however, was only slightly
bruised, and later came out in black vel
vet costume with high hat, riding her
beautiful black trick horse Boston, wearing
a white bride. The horse performed seven
distinct steps and pretty tricks, beginning
with the single-footstep then gallOp, trot,
march, side gallop. Boston turned com
pletely around twice, using first one of the
front legs and then one of the hind legs as
a pivot. With Miss Peek still on his back
he then laid down, lifted his head around
and kissed her, then arose and executed
the Yankee Doodle step, then changed the
step, kneeed and saluted the grand stand
and theliudges stand, in turn. This exhi-
billion of equine intelligence was marvel
lous, and showed that Boston was gifted
with almost human understanding. He
sought the applause of the spectators at
the close in a way that would have done
credit to professional actor, and he was
rewarded with a grand burst which must
have brought him satisfaction as he retired
from the track
Miss Peek's last appearance of the day
was with Queen Bess, her chubby jumping
horse, who clears obstacles with evident
delight. She has record of six feet four
inches, and after 100 foot run she cleared
the bar at 81 feet.
Gil Curry, the grey ghost, in whom all
Vermonters take an interest, was brought
out by his well known driver, Hamilton
Brock of st. JOhnsbury to do "a slow mile
for working out" His time was 2:16,
which beat the track record. Gil Curry
paced the distance without a break, his
movements being like those of an automatic
machine. Chesterfield, 211+, and Roam
Wilkes, 2:114, and Daisy Wood, the mare
that didn't burn with the barn." C. d.
Noyess stallion Tyringhurst, A. N. King
sleys colt Almaboul, by Stamboul, the
late Senator Stanford's noted stallion of
California, were also led upon the track.
Frank Turner's yearling filly Ellen T. was
brought out, and trotted an exhibition
quarter in 4S4 seconds.