The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-11-04
BURNED RACERS FUNERAL
THoRoUeHBREDs ARE ALL LAID
IN SAME GRAVE.
BESIDE THE HERO, SURPRISE"
At the Old Fair Grounds the Three
Fine Animals are Buried-Jo Phil.
lips Saw Them All Die - George
Starr, Myrtle and His Own, Comet.

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The three dead thoroughbreds 49,
George Starr. Myrtle De Y'Armot and |
Comet-which were cremated in their |
stable ON North Third street in the |
fire of Monday night, we're one by one |
tenderly carried to the old fair ground !
yesterday afternoon and buried. the !
three in one great grave near to the |
mound of earth which entombs Sur
prise, the fast little horse which raced |
in Norfolk more than a dozen wears |
ago and which. after winning a hard
race. droppcd dead beneath the wire.
From the mound of ashes which
filled their box stalls in the ruined
barn the three b1ooded animals, which
only day before had been alive and
spirited and aupareutlv haDrv and
which had pranCpd i'm harness upon
the streets. were drawn forth. loaded
on a draw wagon and given funeral
such as many a man fails TO get.
Georue Starr. MYRTLE. Comet.
George Starr the handsome black
pacing stallion which was the rride
of 2. J. Barnes. was the first of the
cremated racers to be pulled from the
stall After his remains had been
taken to the old fair grounds. the
burying ground being rendered bv A.
]. Durland. the one time pretty NIyl-
tie the little driving horse owned by
c. II. Vail. was given the same ride
And last of all came the corpse of the
speedy young Comet. the ioy of his
heart to 10 Phillips, the owner.
One bv one the horses were carried
a mile away. in dray and after the
last drive had been made the three
owners Mr. Barnes Mr. Vail and MIR
Phillips. together with w. O. Hall for
mer owner and first owner of Comet
followed the pitiful procession-piti-
full to them because the high strung,
fine coated animals. with all of their
intelligence. meant almost as much as
one of the family: pitiful to the locker
on because of the Thought of the hors-
es of quality diving death of such
torture and cruelty.
All in One Grave,
And out there at the old fair
erounds-a fitting place for the burial
of hero horses-beside the long dead
Surprise. with the owners looking on.
the three stablemates and mates in
death were lowered one after another.
After the ashes had cooled awav
Yesterday and il became time for the
burving of the dead animals. a draw
man suggested to the owners that he
might hanl the horses to the dunn
pile
George Starr. sired bv Director to
the dunn pile?" asked Mr., Rarnes
well 7 guess not No sir George
Starr gets a burial"
"Myrtle TO the dunno" said Mr. Vail.
"Wen not if I know mvself Not TO-
day Not vet MYRTLE gets a burial
Comet to the dunn nilep" said Mr.
Phillips. mot if I know ANYTHING
about it. Well | should say not Not
vet Not Comet Comet is going to
have burial if it's the last thing she
ever gets"
And so if was determined tn nut
them under tbe earth all together.
inst as thew had died all together
all together in a frightfullv torturing
death And then when the dravman
started to drag them. each one with
chain around its neck the owners
rose nm in arms again and insisted
that thew should each he lifted into
the wagon and carried
Saw Them All Die.
In Phil,ips owner Of Comet saw the
three fine horses die He was at the
fire as soon as anyone and he feels TO-
dav that II would have been possible
to have saved the horses If the sides
of the harm had heen broken in. soon
after the alarm went in.
He saw George Starr rear ND and
fight a samy fight for his life althoush
imprisoned in a stall that knew no
opening. He saw MYRTLE, after she had
pulled and pulled at the strap which
held her head TO the manger, finally
lie down to get better leverage There
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