Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-17

An Exciting Race in CIeveIaMd-Ap
pearaIace OF the Contestants.

An Exciting Race in CIeveIaMd-Ap
Pearance OF the Contestants.
From the Cleveland tOhio) Plainde aler, July 26h
The announcement i'll our columns SOM
time ago that there was to be foot-race a
Rocky River, between two Cleveland vo
men, created great deal of comment il
and about this city Many believed tha
there was no truth in it. But the race ha
really taken place.
As early as noon people began to flock t.
Dubber's Grove, which was the beginning
and terminus of the race-course. By
o'clock there was a dense throng at thu
Lake View House, which was continual.
increased by fresh accessions from all di
rections.
One of the women went to the Lake
View House and secured her rooms in thu
forenoon, where she remained until The
time of the race. Her name is Mrs. Mary
Martha Maun. She is a woman of middle
age, widow, mother OF two sons, the old
est about twelve years of age She Is
Welsh by birth, and has been in this coun
try about four years. In South Wales she
once ran a foot race with another woman
IN which she was the winner. Mrs. Msur
is about five feet two inches in height anc
weighs probably in the neighborhood O.
135 pounds. Her complexion is light, he1
hair of auburn color, and her figure stout
her arms and what of her lower limbs were
visible below her short dress being well de.
7eloped. +sg
The other woman, Mrs. JULIA MONROE,
did not appear on the ground until in the
afternoon. She is large woman, Ameri
can by birth, year or SO younger, appar-
ertly, than her opponent, and is also the
mother of two children-a boy and a girl.
She resides with her husband in this city
Her height is about five feet seven inches,
and she weighs 151 pounds. She has a
large frame, but not a superabundance OF
flesh, although she is by no means spare.
In complexion she is q 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 a given signal, the
women emerged from the Lake View
house and went to the place of starting for
the race. Mrs. Monroe wore jaunty hat,
White grenadiue dress with a red figure
the skirt of the dress reaching a trife be-
low the knee, below which were to be seen
flesh 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 off
on keen run, 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-
ceptlble indications of fatigue, and 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 the railroad crossing Mrs.
Monroe passed her. Mrs. Maun was very
pale, her lips looking fairly blue, and it was
evident that she could not run much fur
ther. just in the rear Of the Cliff House
she ''gave OUT 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 palning her mu h, and Mrs Monroe
being almost out of sight.
"hen Mrs Mann ''falnted by the way"
Mrs. Monroe slaekened 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 to
the Lake View House, threw shawl
around her shoulders, and then went out OF
doors and walked around the race-course,
IN order not to cool off too rapidly after
the violent exercise, and thus induce Sc
rious consequences.
Mrs. Mann reached the house some min
utes later, quite tired out, and suffering
greatly from pain in her side.
The stake, purse Of $50, was given to