The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-16
IXANDRIA LA. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1885,
SIXTY MILES AT A RUN.

SIXTY MILES At A RUN.
Tho Winning Borse Reached tho Goal Id
Four Hours and Twsnty-eisht Minutes.
The longest horse race in history
took place at Deer Lodge, Mon, on
Nov. II, 1870. a distance of so miles
continuous running, to test the stay.
ing qualities of two local horses
called Lizard and Billy Boy, and the
stakes were 81, side. The first
riders selected were: For Billy Boy,
Nat Evans, so pounds; Bobby Ora.
ham, 80; Eddy Evans, IS; for Liz.
ard, Tommy Woods, 50 pounds, and
Ben Phillips, 81, the intention being
to change every 10 or is miles, as
the articles permitted the horses to
90 as they pleased between start
and stop.
At 1920 the judges mounted the
stand, called up the race, and pre-.
oisely at 1890 by the judges time
tho horses, on tho second turn, were
of even on the race of 60 miles.
Both horses led off slowly, Billy CO.
ing at an easy lope, leading length
to the quarter post, crossing the
stretch length behind. Time, 4:1s.
In the second mile Lizard was
ahead. The fifth mile was made in
3:15, with Lizard half mile in the
lead. At the end of the eighth mile
Billy was third of a mile behind.
Fifteen miles were covered in /
hour and 1e seconds, both horses
being down to steady work and
sweating freely. Lizard overlook
his competitor on the sixteenth mile
and at the end of the eighteenth
mile was mile ahead.
At the end of the twenty first mile
Lizard had gained one mile and one
third. The horses kept pretty we'll
together, Lizard still maintaining
his mile lead. The time ranged
from 3:45 to $3.50, except on the
thirty fourth mile, which was made
by Billy in $3.50 and the thirty fifth
by Lizard in 3:15. In the forty Sec
ond mile both horses trotted consid-
erably, Lizard having the advantage,
as he compelled a lope from Billy.
The hackers of Billy, who had been
Offering large bets, let up little,
but considerable money was still
offered and taken. Billy was over
q length ahead, but it was evident
the attempt to get away from Liz.
ard and make good the lost mile
was useless, as Billy was going
heavy and Lizard was as bright and
springy on his feet as in the first
mile.
In the forty eighth mile Billy
showed punishment and wanted to
quit. Both horses walked past the
judges stand, The SO miles were
run in hours and 35H minutes.
Billy made a squirt on the fifty first
mile and wanted to quit at the out.
come, when he was bled. Lizard
kept on trotting at a good gait and
came in in 7:1o. In the fifty third
and up to the sixtieth mile Lizard
had it all his own way. Colonel
Thornton, the owner of Billy Boy,
was willing to give up the race, but
that there should be perfect salts
faction sent out his horse, which
made the ffty.fourth mile. but on
the fifty.1ifth mile showed such evi.
dent signs of exhaustion, having re-
fused oil entreaties of the whip and
voice to open a trot, that he was led
from the track while Lizard was on
the fifty ninth mile.
The game little horse kept up his
gait, and he made his sixtieth mile
under 8 minutes, and GO miles in
hours and % minutes, amid the
rousing shouts of the 400 or 500 PEG.
pie who remained to see the race
out. He looked good for the rest Of
a hundred, and apparently did not
appreciate the blankets and ribbons
with which he WAS in on instant
covered as much as he would another
dash around the course. Lizard
made the last seven miles in 32A
minutes, miles not noted. Lizard s
average time for q mile was 4:38.-
Denver Field and Farm.
The M.ddsnins Comp.
An editor who goes in largely fol-
the high flown style of writing once
began one of his extravagant leading
articles in this fashion: Tomorrow
is the anniversary of the death Of
Louis Philippe"
The EDITORS psnmanship was moi
by any means the easiest to de.
cipher, so when the proof was hand
ed to him it read, Tomorrow is the
anniversary OF the death Of San
Phillips.
Extremely indignant at what hi
deemed wanton insult, he wrath
fully wrote on the margin of th.
proof, who the dickens is THU
Sam Phillips?" !.
Having reproved the printer IL
scathing fashion, he went home, bu
at breakfast in the morning, whel
he turned with pride to his article