The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-06-12


The match was to commence ut
2 O'Clock, and quite a crowd wendell
their way to the fair ground, some
with the expectation OF winning $40
in gold offered as the FIRST premium
and others to see the fun. 1t was
found on assembling that the man
who had planned the match and Offer
ed the premiums was not on the
ground, but the boys determined to
go on with the match. The price of
admission, 20 cents was charged as
had been advertised and the follow
ing judges were appointed to receive
the money and award the premiums:
Hon. John S. Bender, 4. G. Capron,
J. w. Parks, John w. Thomas and ID.
A. Snyder.
The following then deposited one
dollar each and entered for the race:
James johnson, Frank Lamson,
Lewis Winget, e. Smith, Aaron Short,
W. J. Coheish, = Parks and Luckey.
A deaf and dumb man from Walker
ton named Martiudale was ruled out
not being u resident Of the county.
The judges took their places the sig
nal for starting was given and the
walk commenced. There was OF
course the excitement usual on such
occasions, but the result was: John
son, first premium $40, time 81 min.
and 80 Sec; Lamsoa, second, Prem
ium $40. time 50 min; Winget, third,
premium s., time 30 min. 80 sec. Tho
time or the others varied from 90 to
60 minutes. Martindale tue deaf
mute not admitted to the race start
ed in behind the others and came out
ahead walking the five miles in ii
minutes. The crowd made up purse
OF five or six dollars for him. Then
came the match between two ladies
one mile, premium So. But as
it was impossible for the judges to
prevent the female pedestrians from
running, the judges decided that both
had won, and divided the money be-
tween them. The money received at
the gate and the entrance fees more
than paid the premiums, and we
think there was some money left in
the hands OF tho judges. Since wTi-
ting the above We nave received the
following letter from the man that
planned the match:
ROCHESTER,, Ind. June 10th.
EDITOR REPUBLfCAN:-The big man
who owns the fair ground came To me Mt
noon, Saturday. and stated that everything
attempted at the fair ground had been
failure, and that he would not have a fail
ure this time for anything. and that must
! deposit the money for the premiums be-
! fore the gates were opened This request
| took the lit, right out of me. rs had but
ten dollars in my pocket, having spent
twelve dollars i'm cash in getting up the
match. | was acting in good faith and
intended that the bGys should have their
premiums if it took every cent had. |
had engaged the nisht-waich 10 keep the
I gate and the young man I'm the fair grounds
/ To take the entrance fee OF those who
would walk, so that not penny Of the
money would be IN my hands. | was Ger
tain that the gate. money and enterancc
fees would pay for the use of the grounds
and the premiums / intended to send To
the bank and get the gold as had prom
| ised did not intend That the contestants
should be disappointed however much
lost. explained this To the man wio
owned the ground, but he refused To il.
the match go on. Perhaps this was all
right. Ii is only another OF my disap
| poIntm nts.
Ii | am not disappointed 365 DAYS
in the year | think something
is wrbng. l paid for all l got ex
cept the little boys for carrying the ban
ners, ana would have paid them had been
allowed to go on with the match. When
| you write up the f,g come down on
as hard rs You please. my shoulders are
not very broad, but very tough Please
send mo paper | want tn see whether or
not the match went off.
! Yours, Respectfully.
JAMES MILLER.