Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-11

An Exciting Race In Cleveland.
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ptarance OF the COnte .tar.,s
From the Cleveland ohio Plaindt aler, Julvsss
The announcement in our columns soma
time ago that there was to be foot-laea AZ
Rocky River, between two Cleveland wo'
men, created a great deal Of comment in
and about this city. Many believed thar
there was no truth in it. But the race nae
really taken place.
AS early as noon people began TO flock 70
Dubber's Grove, which was the beginning
and terminus of the race-course. By 2
o'clock there was a dense throng AZ The
Lake View House, which was continualIv
increased by fresh accessiols from all di.
rectiOns.
One OF the women went to the Iaks
View House and secured her rooms in the
forenoon, where she remained until tho
time of the race. Her name is Mrs. Nsrv
Martha Maun She is a woman of Riddle
age, widow, mother of two sons, tie old.
est about twelve years of age. She ia
Welsh by BIRTH and has been in this coun.
try about four years. In South Wales She
once ran foot race with anoth ~ woman.
in which she was the winner. Ms. Msun
is about five feet two inches in height, spd
weighs probably in the neighborhood of
1876 pounds, Her compilation is light, her
hair of auburn color ard her figure stout
her arms and what of her lower limbs were
visible below her short dress being well de.
veloped
TIE other woman, Mrs. JULIA Monroe
did not appear on the ground until in the
afternoon. She is la1e woman, Ameri-
can by birth, year or so younger, appar-
eLtly, than her opponent, and is also the
mother of two children-a boy and girl.
She resides with her husband in this city.
Her height is about five feet seven inches
and she weighs Isl pounds. She has
large frame but not superabundance of
flesh, although she is by no means spare
In complexion she is brunette, has Jet
black hair, and is quite good-looking.
For some reason, the race was delayed for
nearly an hour after the appointed time
At about o'clock, at given signal, the
women emerged from the Lake View
house and went to the place of starting fox
the race. Mrs. Monroe wore jaunty hat
white grenadiue dress with red figure
the skirt of the dress reaching trihe be-
low the knee, below which were to be seen
i1esh colored silk tights, and high bronzed
CATERS ornamented with gold-plated
buckles.
Mrs. Maun wore white grenadine dress
with blue figure, the dress reaching al.
most to her ankles She wore high bronz-
ed CATERS with steel buckles, and white
stockings. Regardless of the weather, she
had no hat on her head.
Shortly after o'clock the cannon fred
which was the signal for the start The
women received the word and started of
on q keen RIM, preceded by three carriages
to clear the track and followed by small
crowd of men and boys. Mrs. Maun took
the lead at first, Mrs. Monroe saving her
strength for the home stretch. On reach
ing the bridge Mrs. Maun gave very per-
ceptible indications of fatigue, end soon
after Mrs. Monroe passed her In minute
or two Mrs Maun caught up, and for quite
distance the two ran side by side, not going
very fast. Mrs. Maun then took a lead
again, but at tie railroad crossing Mrs.
Monroe passed her, Mrs. Maun was very
pale, her hips looking fairly blue, and it was
evident that she could not run mnch fur
Their. Just in tho rear of the Cliff House
she "gave ont and stopped, but though
very weak, she again started to run, and
calling for glass of water, drank as she
half walked, half ran, But she was soon
after compelled to give up the contest, her
side paining her much, and Mrs. Monroe
being almost out OF sight.
When Mrs. Mann '1ainted by the way,
Mrs, Menroe slackened her pace somewhat,
and ran the rest OF the distance quite
slowly, coming to the end Of the course,
and finished the mile and quarter in elev-
en- minutes and half. She was received
with loud cheers, and several bouquets OF
! flowers were thrown TO her. She went 10
the Lake View House, threw a shawl
around her shoulders, and then went out OF
doors and walked around the race-course,
in order not to cool of too rapidly after
the violent exercise, and thus induce Sc
rious consequences.
Mrs. Mann reached the house some min
utes later, quite tired out, aud suffering
greatly from pain il her side.
The stake, purse OF $50, was gwen 10
Mrs. Monroe.