Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-23
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SPORTS IN THE OLD BAY STATE.
An "A n, ut q ur Female Acrobat Beats "
Male Champion - Tie ltOhin"Oh-
NcEttrick Walking Match.

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An Amutcur Female Acrobat Beats "
male Cham pt"m The KolimAOM-
McEttrick Walking Match.
From the boston Herald.
Several weeks ago. number of the young
people who reside in tho nciShborhood OF
Savin Hill, in Dorchester, camo together
and on tho spur of the moment ImpOviScu
IL jumping match fora small purse. between
Mike Flynn aud II yonng man named Muir
ply. In this match Murphy was badly
worsted. whcrcupon his sister k'ste, -
bright. strong and sprightly girl OF about
twenty snmulers became worry indignant,
and savo out to her companions that she
could ont jump Mike Flynn If her brother
could not.
Katie became very earnest in her assev-
orations, and to satisfy her match was
made for " purse Of SIS, and greatly to
the surprise of her friends when the match
came oIfsle won it. This greatly shamed
the Flynn jumpist and his friends, SO Miss
Kate was challenged to another contest,
for 5000 side, which came off nj S.yin
Hill, Tuesday afternoon. The affair at
tract. quito crowd To witness the sport,
not less than 400 people being present.
Kate made her appearance dressed in flow
ing red flannel drawers, ~ Ia bloomcr, with
white merino shirt, and u pair Of pretty
CATERS tightly laced 10 her feet. Mr..
Flynn was dressed nearly in tho same man.
her. The arrangements being all COM
pleted, tho exercises began, Flynn leading
off with n leap OF ten feet ana three inches.
Katie then took her position, chcered on by
her friends, and made the leap, clearing a
distance of ten feet four and Il half inches.
This created great excitement III the crowd,
and ncrvcd up Katie for something still bet
trr. The second leap was called for, when
Flynn came mp TO the scratch and cleared
ten feet seven inches. This was II very long
jump, and the Flynn party felt greatly
encouraged. But Katie was again intro
duced, her friends cheering and feeling
confident that she would beat. Carefully
she placed her little gaiter boots on the
line, and straining every muscle in her
wcll-knit frame, made the leap, clearing
ten feet nine and three-fourths inches.
T his WIS TOO much for her competitor, and
amid tho. p]autlits Of tho whole company
this affair has crentedA CREST excite in
the neiRhborhood, it H. possible. that Katie
may pastarted for another match: -.
}lDEsin1AN MATCH :1Nnosros. :: $
The s,valking match between William
Robinson, m English pedestrian Of cefeb=
rity, and Michael McEttrick, tho champion
pedestrian Of New England, began. nt tho
boston Skating Rink on Mon1fay evening.
The match was for q purse Of 81 ,0M, the
man accomplishing tho distance first to be
entitled to the stakes. I; :.,,
At the time Of the start, says the :Adver-
tiser, sstolilc two thousand people were pres
emit Both men Were well ba1h; and were
f. ~, os 81 D.l>
inson ffas won many niatchesins England;
while McEttrick has hitherto, beaten every
oppone ,1t. The best time WIS one hundred
miles Nj 4wehty three hours and thitty!ots3
minutes. Robinson is forty-twb YEARS OF
ago, ax,.a-weieAed~ l35- pounds. --McEttrick
Weighed 1856 pounds, and vas XeH, much
young er thaushis opponent; Boil me1 up
pcared to be hi good condition. Il took d
trifle over: eleven circuits of the rink to-
m1 Ak sh S' Conclusion idf7 u. inst tteon
miles thsre vas only one minute difference
betwsen the:d men, :McHttriek leading.
Aiterithis, however, Robinson began to
lose time, and was seized with sickness
which iqcapatjated him tor bis work. He
vas Unable TO- cot anything during The re-
niainder of>the match, and became moro
and more distressed as il. proceeded At a
quarter tn ono uraoch la1t~ evening, Robin
son hivipg accomplished eighty seyen
miles in nineteen hours and fifty-two MIN
utes, retired, virtually relinItlishing the
contestg HIS QHiy came: ont again lat the
eager; solicitation Of Tom Hussey;; his
trainer, to show himself to'tfe: people. He
walked around tho rink ,Hiew times; but
the effort yisibiy distressed :. him., and he
at,ain7fetifea. Before be retired, he sud
that McEttrick (who vas then Walking hik
ninety-filt!i miie) had fairly W1An tire match
and he himself was, owing to sickness, I'M
an Ac, oorHan6 nainaf him