Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-23
Rating Thirty Quail.

ABOUT one year ago the Calhoun Ky.)
progress published the following: 1--WE
are reliably informed that a purse OF
S3,0oO is offered by company in Madi-
sonvllle, kentucky, to any man who will
eat thirty partridges in thirty days, cat
ing one each day. The experiment has
been tried by several parties of that
place, but twenty-five is the highest
number reached. II appears singular.
but 1t Is said that after dozen birds have
been eaten the sight of one produces the
most severe vomiting. The money is on
deposit in the Bank of jacksonville. If
ths party fails no is to forfeit $780,"
This item went the rounds OF the press
and brought ont many comments upon
the imposibility of accomplishing the APP
parently easy feat. The idea that it
could be done became q conviction with
out proof in the minds of many, like that
one in regard to man weighing no more
after eating hearty meal than before
eating. Those who seemed best posted
on the subject were most eager to wager
their funds that it could not be done.
| One day last October James O'Don-
nell, in the presence of ten or twelve
persons. ate largn sized cram pie, on
a trifiing wager, in four minutes and
eight seconds, when Robert R. Rea, N.
Maccubbin and others who witnessed the
gormandizing were so impressed with his
voracity and capacity that they deter
mined to give him trial on thirty quails
in thirty days. Arrangements were made
accordingly at Mullen's restaurant for
the qutlls. committee was selected to
witness\ the eating, each evening at 7
o'clock, who were to keep record of
each meal. During the first few days of
the test but few persons besides the COM
mittee witness the exercises" As
O'Donnell progressed in his undertake
ing, however, and became the subject of
comment from the press of the country,
the interest increased among the curious
bets were made upon the result in sport.
ing circles in this and adjoining cities,
and the restaurant contained large
number of spectators every evening
bird, the house was crowded. O'Don.
nell went at his task with his wonted vo
racity Those who had expected him te
fail on the last one were surprised al
the apparent relish with which he ex
tinguished the fowl, and were astonishel
to hear him call for another quail fol
J good measured" This was also con
: sumed. Then he called for o doze1
E steaming stewed oysters and ate them
Then, reaching over the table, he tackled
g piece of pie, which in turn went tn,
8 way of all the quails, and finished VI
with large apple. 1t is said that grea
deal of money changed hands upon tn
result, but O'Donnell himself had n,
s money up. He received nothing for hi
n performance of the hitherto (said to be
). unparalleled feat but the quails, the nc
i. toriety and about seven dollars contri
% buted by the crowd last night He say
It that since the twentieth quail was cate
). the birds have had wild, bitter taste
" which slightly increased up to the eatin
/. of the thirtieth one. but this flavor pre-
y duced nothing like nausea. O'Donnell
l. of Irish parentaye, is % years of agt
d 5 feet and seven inches in hight, weighe
II 1863 pounds at the commencement of til
task and has lost but three pounds sine,
u of light or sandy complexion and is
s. blacksmith by trade. DR.. G.. W. Lawd
has been his attending physician ar
!, many other medical and scientific stl
" dents have watched the undertaking wit
10 considerable interest. Madison Courie