Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-10-14

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Women UnhOrsed and Unsexed.
The account of the Ladies EQUESTRIAN
display at Jones' Woods, near New York,
a few day since-as we find in the Express
throws all our western displays int" the
snaoe' The character of our Western
no'se-women, however, would forbid any
competition between them and the Anna
IONS who performed in the ring at Jones
Woods. The prizes offered were.
/. A set of brocatelle and rosswood f,r.
niture, 5000.
2. A gold watch, set with diamonds
$3.50.
8. A set of jewelry S75.
Fourteen ladies entered the ring and
performed fuit de menage-or in circus
parlance grand entree-in which display
Mrs. Wood, of New York, becoming faint
or frightened cried for help, but in vain
Away went her horse flying pace, around
the ring, and the rider was thrown, striking
heavily, and was picked up insensible.-
This closed the cavalcade. The riders then
exhibited themselves singly, betting ran
high, and the fayorites were cheered as they
left the ring.
Next came a hurdle race in which three
entered as competitors, the prize being a
goblet valued at $50. One rider was
thrown by the horse getting his foot in her
riding dress when attempting to leap the
hurdle. The rider again mounted amid
the applause of the crowd. Another rider
then came up 10 the scratch, but her horse
stumbled and threw the rider under his feet
She picked herself up, however, and the
sport went on.
But after all the West must carry off the
"rag" in the unsexing of woman, and Iowa
takes the prize. A correspondent of the
New York Post writes from Iowa City as
follows: , ..... w..
Among the local items, it is proper to
include mention of novel phase of wo-
mans rightsdom, which, so far as l know,
is an original lecture of the platform. l
refer to female foot race which took place
a week or two since upon the horse track
of the new fair grounds. The attendant
circumstances are these. A medical per-
ipatetic, of the large poster and small hand
bill stripe. has given lectures here on pop
nlar physiology, DC, with great acceptance
Ito both ladies land gentlemen-some-
times TO both sexes, end anon TO each sep
erately. Among other themes introduced
occurred that of Callisthenics-the discus
sion of which resulted in the formation of a
class for the practical development of that
science or art, whichever it may be. Gen
tlemen and boys forsook their counters and
desks for the lecture room and the ''ring.''
Ladies, strongly hooped but loosely clad,
swarmed to the "Athenaum' to practice
the "manly art" of shoulder-hitting and
chest-expanding. By degrees the plot
thickened, uatil foot race was proposed
'for the gentlemen only" The ladies lib
orally provided silver cup as a prize to
the "fastest young man. and the race du-
ly came of, to the general satisfaction
The following week a foot race for the Ia
dies was announced, the other sex furnish
ing the cake basket, which was to stimu-
late the females in proceeding TO ertremities
The list of "ambling nymph," who took
part in this lady-like performance was quite
respectable in number and positions; and
bloomers, stocking feet, and, shall say it,
snow-white under garments, were in full
supply enough to meet the demands of the
most exacting spectator. Ladies hitherto
most noted for modesty and delicacy. made
assurance doubly sure as they trotted
themselves out for something TO turn up"
Bets were freely offered on the various IA
ties, and no horse trot was ever more regu-
ularly ordered than the hen trot 10 which
| refer. The result, however, was unsatis
faetory-for the bes! runner, as proved by
frequent successes and "timeings," unfortu-
nately fell down, sprawling, in the last de-
cisive contest, and her rival, pretty as
well as fast young lady, bore away the
prize which had already seemed the prop
erty of another. Matters were compro-
missed by making up purse of twenty
dollars or thereabouts, for the racer whose
good points an accident had prevented her
from displaying to her own advantage,
and duplicate prize is to be given her
by an appreciating crowd of spectators. l
may add the whole thing is embraced un-
der the advertised appellation of"Gymnas-
tics" which, if l remember my "little
Greek" Alright, means exercise taken naked.
As this is not quite true of the style of
dress adopted by the class it would seem.
to be misnomer. 49,