Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-11
"GO.AS-YOU.PLEASE.',
Eureka Seized with the Pedestrian
Fever.

II Eureka knows herself, and she thinks
she does, she is not going 70 let New York
and San Francisco enjoy all of the excite
ment and walk off with all the laurels in
the pedestrian business. Our people are OPP
posed to monopoly on general principles.
We have leg talent and we are going TO ex-
ercise it. A go-as- please match is on
the tapis here, which will eclipse anything
in the pedestrian line that has yet cropped
out in the United States. The gentlemen
who are about to enter do not care so much
about champion belts and gate money as
they do for the immortal glory that is des-
tined to wreathe the brow of the winner.
However, a small gate fee will be charged
for charitable purposes. 1t has not yet
been determined whether the proceeds will
be devoted to the introduction Of Bob
Schencks work ON draw poker, better known
as 1.-THE Flowery Path to Wealth." among
the heather tribes Of South Africa, or to
the founding of an asylum for superan-
uated and worn out tramps of the profess
sional variety in our own country. In
either event the gate money will go to a
worthy cause, and it is already an assured
fact that Il citizens, noted for their iber-
ality in aid Of deserving charities, will turn
out en- masse to witness the forthcoming
trial of speed and endurance. The con
testants mentioned thus far in connection
with this athletic performance are John
Van Buren, Perry, H. Bishop, Ned Nc
Sorley and Jake Cohn. 1t is suggested
that the match may be made five handed
by drawing on the County Hospital for a
equity patient. In any event it is certain
that the four gentlemen named will delight
their friends and the general public
by spinning around the saw dust
arena for one hundred hours-"g
a~s-you-please." And just here we must
caution the other nimble gentlemen to ex-
| ercise due care with reference to the "go-
as-you-please'' clause of the articles, before
| signing them. If Jack Perry is allowed
too much latitude in the premises, he may
take a notion to ride, always provided he
can find a horse of sufficient strength to
carry his feet. Neither canes nor crutches
will be barred. The stake money will
amount to S400-S100 per patient-the last
man out to get the soup. At a late hour
last nightJake Cohn was selling first choice
III tHS pOols WIFI OncIc DisHup nccOnu.
Some of the knowing one predict that Ned
McSorley will be distanced before making
fifty laps. However, he is just in receipt
of a gross OF Mexican Mustang Liniment,
and may come ON the track as timber as a
boiled macaroni. The contest promises
to be exciting in the extreme. Special
trains for the accommodation of the mul-
titude will be run from McGarry and Ruby
| Hill. The directors of the new tleater
hold a special meeting this evening to ar
range for the match in hat temple. The
| pedestrians are all anxious for the fray,
and it is hoped that everything can be got
in readiness to turn them loose at midnight
tomorrow night. The SENTINEL, animated
by a laudable feeling of reciprocity, will
make it its business to see that the Asso-
ciated Press, both East and West, is fur
nished half-hour bulletins OF the progress
of the tramp, including minute details Of
Z" the score