The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-11-11
SIXTY MILES At A RUN.


Four Hours and Twenty-eight Minutes.
The longest horse race in history
took place at Deer Lodge, Mon, on
Nov. II, 1870, a distance of 60 miles
continuous running, to test the stay
ing qualities of two local horses
called Lizard and Billy Boy, and the
stakes were 81, GOO side. The first
riders selected were: For Billy Boy, t
Nat Evans, so pounds; Bobby Ora
ham, 50; 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
go as they pleased between start
and stop.
At 1920 the judges mounted the
stand, called up the race, and pre-
cisely at 1880 BY the judges time
tho horses, on the second turn, were
off even on the race of 60 miles.
Both horses led off slowly, Billy 60
ing at an easy lope, leading length
to the quarter post, crossing the
stretch a length behind. Time, Alb.
In the second milo Lizard was
ahead. Tile fifth mile was made i'll
SITS, with Lizard half a mile In tho
lead. At the end of the eighth mile
Billy was third of q mile behind.
Fifteen miles were covered in l
hour and 16 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 a mile ahead.
At the end of the twenty first milo
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 tho
thirty-fourth mile, which was made
by Billy in 1920 and the thirty-fifth
by Lizard in 3:15. In the forty SEQ
ond mile both horses trotted consid.
erably, Lizard having the advantage,
as he compelled lope from Billy.
The hackers of Billy, who had been
Offering large bets, let up a little,
but considerable money was still,
offered and taken. Billy was over
a 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 ane
springy on his feet as In the frs
. mile.
: In the forty eighth mile Billy
showed punishment and wanted K
quit. Both horses walked past TIL
judges stand. The 80 miles wer'
run in 3 hours and 35h minutes
Billy made squirt on the fifty frs
mile and wanted to quit at the out
como, when he was bled. Lizart
: kept on trotting at good gait ant
came in in 7:10. In the ffty-thirt
. and up to the siztieth mile Lizart
= had it all his own way. Colone
. . Thornton, the owner of Billy Boy
= was willing to give up the race, bu
: that there should be perfect salts
= faction sent cut his horse. whiol
'. made the lifty-fourth mile, but O
= the ffty-ffth mile showed such evi
- dent signs Of exhaustion, having re
!. fused oil entreaties of the whip an
y voice to open trot, that he was le
, from the track while Lizard was o
- , the fifty-ninth mile.
!: The game little horse kept up hi
= gait, and he made his sixtieth mil
- under minutes, and GO miles in
~ hours and 20 minutes, amid til
. rousing shouts Of the 400 or 500 pet
- pie who remained to see the rae
20 out. He looked good for the rest {
!, , hundred, and apparently did NJ
= appreciate the blankets and ribbon
with which he was in An insta1
covered as much as he would anotht
= dash around the course. Liar
. made the last seven miles in SO;
. minutes, miles not noted. Lizard
20 average time for mile was 4:38..
10 Denver Field and Farm.
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