The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-02
TWO STATIONS IN BATTLE.
BorH HIsH- BRED RACERS AND TEE
SCENE a RAINING TRACE.

A battle was fought on Sunday at Holmdel
Farm, N. j.. between two blooded stations be-
Ion Rlng 20 the stables OF Gideon h DAILY. It
took place on the training course with Mr..
Gideon, J. J. Hyland. the trainer; Jacob PIN
Gus, and a crowd OF stable boys as spectators.
and Mr.. Gideon. who has seen every kin
fight known in sporting circles. says that he
never in all his experience. saw snythlnRNto
compare in fury and power with the contest
between the two horses.
when they finally separated" said he in
describing the fight and I saw that they
were both able to stand up and walk, could
hardly believe my eyes. wouldn't have given
$50 when the fight was on for the chances OF
| either Of them ever racing again"
The fighters were Ramapo aud Cactus. both
| we'll known to the turf particularly the
former. who ran In fine form last season. Both
are four ear-olds. Ramapo Is q chestnut and
Cactus bay Trainer Hyland had ordered
| them out. together with . number OF other
| horses. for turn around the training track.
! and they had Just finished the circuit OF the
| track which is seven eighths OF a mile. when
the trouble occurred Rsmapo. who was
ridden By George Reed. an exercise boy. was
| few Yards ahead OF Cactus at the finish.
| Johnny Thompson, the exerciser who was on
| Cactus. had been urging him all the way
| around which perhaps reused the horses
| temper little. for he IL not only lazy. but at
times 10 ill-tempered 80 we'll Moreover. the
| constant urging OF the horse had tired out the
boy. who had been ailine with chills and fever.
| and when he reached the finish he was thor
| oughly exhausted.
From the judges stand, about 100 yards
away, Dave Gideon and Pincus were watching
| the runners. and Trainer Hyland stood on
| the track below them. As the horses reached
| the finishing post Hyland said to Pincus:
What did you make the time"
II didn't time them" returned Pinous. Il
| didn't think they were running for time"
Then he looked down the track and cried:
why. the boy is of Cactus He's loose"
Gideon and Hyland saw It at the same mo-
| ment They knew that q loose high-bred
| stallion was apt to be dangerous Down be-
yond the judges stand the other boys had
seen the accident. too. and according to an
| unvarying rule, whom o horse gets loose. had
| backed their mounts in line up against the
fence. so that should the free stallion como
there he could not get In behind them. Then
! all turned their eyes down the course to whore
tho two racers were. Tho fight was already
on. for Cactus was vicious. and almost on the
instant OF finding himself free he had sprung
upon Ramnpo. What had happened was this:
Thompson. tho rider OF Cactus. weak from his
illness and ,rsd out By .hs T from sSssf ae
b beus,ion. o seeing Cactus start forward he
shouted to Reed: Look out George. he's AZ
ter YOU" ard as Reed turned he saw the
Cactus. without a sound Of warning seized
Ramapo BY the mane and his tseth clipping
forward as his nssailant bit at him again. this
GS,s sef ho4s. MIN Than css s aud Esa!S
to the ground just as HIS rider leaned of. Re
and a saP back se
not looking for tight But Cactus was Wild
start n soWsrd the stand with an instinct per.
haps. that he would lind protection there. than
III Before ten yards had been covered they we're
again h Saf msr to ss tbs
St RSe .g lust as the pursuer reared upon him
With. crushing force the bay brought his
mstal;shod hGcis down upon Ramaapo,s aans,
was the impetus Of the charge that Cactus
vent rolling over the OthsT landing or his rs
snapped savaeeiy at the chestnut. but the lat
ter was now alive to the necessity Of active de-
SnSi: an" tore i OIL terrific due teeth
and Hoois followed. both horses sprawllns in
they the landed repeatedly with crushing Impact
could be heard plainly by the men at the stand,
S bic to them that either horse should ever got
Both exercise boys had Ned from the track
| grasp at Kamapo's bride. but II was In pieces.
S On o III he Ths tSs
| track With amazemert they saw Ramapo get
on his feet and 60 dSwn the rssE closely Dq5
With shock they came ogstheF again, There
| chestnut dropped, as II he werea prize fighter
| trying to avoid punishment. and again the bay
he escaped breaking his neck the spectators
cannot understand. Il was only for second
first. He ieapsd at the chestnut, who was on
his launches and stood the onset 6rayely. The
he scSd sSsss again
up and speeding down the track. ~,
The ths es and 9Ssss
| was another terrific collision. both horses GO
| ing down. This time Cactus lay quiet for
Hes done for himself at last" cried DAILY
to the trainer No. he's s up aga again haon .S
up again and after Han apo. who had Improved
f 70 the Ssots the bss
caught up to him. Again The smaller a horse re
asSaips8t A whirie led over him. It seemed
Impossible that any horse could stand
s ses%ed 'G mnds Of qaSssr On Using h. ia
stantly turned upon the other. driving his
into as sSs wsoS ont pE ~
| escape. Both had risen at the same time, and
the duel became a running 1gh'. The horses horses
with foam and lather, in which red strsaks
could be seen. Their heavy breathing could
1
| their teeth as they bit at each other. Mr..
| Gideon had Just about given up both animals
| for lost when Hamapo broke away again and
| came Ralloping down tho track.
| -. At that moment Mr; Hyland. seeing that both
| the horses were able to run showing that
no Limits at least, were broken. decided to
take a DESPERATE chance and try to get them
apart; lie started toward the horses on run.
| TO his list OF losses. Before Hyland had
| reached the lighters Cactus had ONE moro
| shoulder. had pulled him down. going over
| him ia another sOmersAult Thus opened the
| sixth the hardest. and. as IL proved. the
| last round of the hattie. ltolling over again,
| the bay landed his fore hoofs on hamHpo's
| shoulder by the latter's teeth. Then followed
| a furious Interchange OF blows landing mostly
! on the ribs Both rose on their launches, and
| their heads came together. kamapo was
| fighting better than no had been. and the bay
| went down this time. Instantly he Was half
| 10 again and then both sprawled down to-
| gstheE For . few seconds there Was con