The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-10-14
THE WALKERS.
A Large Attendance st 0Dieh,o
Hall Last Might
A Snug Sum Realised for the Ben
el1t Of the Poor.
Wright Wins First Prise, Inch Be-
ond, Conner Third, johnson
Fourth, and Lpois llfth.
Al Conner Takes in the Prise 1br
the Ao0e Graceful Walking.
Lou Sears, After Q severe Struggle,
Captures the Vegetable
Bouquet.

0Ouf the nail Va CO01OtSouly Ul1eO VIE
lovers Of this kind Of sport, and the reportes
noticed quite
A NUMBER OF SMALL BETS
made BY the friends OF the parties interested
very few of them - to the winner Of The
race, but q TO the number Of miles each
man would make, Who would make the last
est and slowest mile, etc.
When il We first announced that the
match would take place, there were eight
entries, - follows: Inch, johnson. Seam,
Wright, Lipsia, Conner, Thomas and Fisher,
while Mile Ar@aindo and little Harry
johnson, only eight years old, were 70
walk few miles also, but not compete for
any of the principal prizes. II vas pretty
veil understood that Of the above entries
there would Be some Who would not show
up when time Vas called, and % it proved,
- there we're only six starters.
THE PRIZES.
Al first il Va iaended 10 have no pr,.es.
each man to walk without compensatiou.
donating his services to the
BENEFIT OF THE POOR
Bot Mr.. Fisher, Who managed the thing %
admirably throughout, concluded that il
few prizes were offered it would prove
an incentive to make the men exert them
selves. hence called upon our merchants,
and almo-t without exception they ~
sponded literally, .. the following list folly
shows:
First prize, . silver water set. doasted By
the empioyes Of the n, K. & T. Railway !;
one case Of Anheuser beer and glssssa, do
mated BY Louis Deutsch; ooe-hslt dozen
silk pocket handkerchiefs. donated BY COIN
& Lipsis
Second prize, q fine morocco album, do
mated BY Brown Bros. one silver tabocco
box, donsted BY John 8 Lsndes.
Third prize, . box Of fancy candy and
fruit, donated BY Gardella 4 Airols.
Fourth pri.e, pair of silk soapendes.
donated BY Henoch 4 Jacobs.
Fifth prize, one dozen bottles Of porter,
donated BY r. N. Morrow.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
The following special prizes we're also
offered:
For the fastest mile during the contest, . |
beautiful Preach clock. rotary pendulum,
donated By Easten q Co.
For the slovest mile duriAg the eoatest,
~ elegant vegetable bouquet This ~ .
beautiful thing, Mr.. Fisher having seat tot
Q noted St. Louis horticulturise for il, 0eass |
having paid the express charges On The
sane. So z-t-'
For the most graceful walker, TO be se-
lected By the ladies in the audience, . 6oe |
hassock, donated BY ID. A. Clarke.
Mile Arma,ndo. Who Last sieht walked
10 the match at Booaville, wss 70 receive
hasdaone gold-l,sed cup, doaased By Hol-
comb 4 Asdrsws, and . bottle of tsesch
perfume, donated By Merits 4 Hale; while
little Harry Johnsoa - to Be the recipi-l
eot of splendid iour-bladed knife, gives
BY Thomas 4 MADDEN.
THE PRACTICE
Since Monday last some tall practice
walking has been done b Tie coasesesnss.
Johasoa and Isch have visited Tie hall
several tim0 and would take . spin Of
iev miles, while Wright be not bsea doing
. great amount Of work the pest veek and
it has bsen whispered that considerable
portion Of bin time ~ put m in getting
liobssed up. Lipis. the boys say, iuas to
Ct in practice, footed il hoos iron Han
aibal; and Al. Conner. - already stated,
walked forty miles Tbundsy, and took
anall doses every day tbessaises. Ssan.
from the most reliable authority The re
porter could obtain. hss walked iron eight
O'Clock until midnight every night The
pest week, On the racs cosre vGt Of
town, and il 10 said b made bot little hes,esI
record on such oecasions' than he did last
night johnson reduced bis weight aise
pounds The past vsek, shils. Il ~ oistaksi
not, Sea,s hss gained sooeshiag. 6san y
! good feeder. and 10 always On the lookout
% zee that his stomach dont ct left. Hell
sould never ges left ss free lunch table.
THE CNTUMR
The walkers looked 1oss like psoSes-
'ionsl pedestrians than did those in either Of
be other contests, being dressed il faacy .
lttire. q follows:
Lipis-Blue flannel suit, With ksee
'reeches and dart stoekings; be had .
ekulsr Dan VLeary gait.
Isch-Whits knss hreechss with rcd col. J
o., euls and bels.
Wrisht-Blue WOODEN shin, With white {
held white knss ps.&a trimmed With .
Zoe. With blue stockine.
8ean-A regular base hall suis, and . q
andsone pair Of silk stocking, cossiag six d
oilass. presented By lady friend.
Johnsoa-Blue knee brseches, white 4
hirt With blue collar aad ca6s.
Coansr-Bise ksse hssssAes, White sock 6
- aad white shirt. 4t ,g
Little Hany-whise iisAs. hssdso.sly
trimmed sish blue, caasiag several lsdies =
, ssosrk. ''OA, ais'e - csisr 10
NH Ar0siado ~ Asesssd ahout q 81 4
ppsarsd Iast Saturday sigAt-s dAsss +
~. displaying god pair Of eslvA. ssdl q
- closely vasahsd - IL asdisaea. -
faE suOAuA 0LvRa CoaHEf AAHD
inu1lv doaseed fhsi1 sorvjom faP ~ ooea. III