The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-10

A Novel and Excising Contest at =
Wcsscrn Fair.
now TWO YOUNG WOMEN cRAzEp MULTT-
tube OF SPECTATORS.

MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, September S.-Thir-
" thousand people are here, and MinBeapo-
rs Is miniature Chicago as seen In trien-
nisl conclave week. The crowd Is expected
10 increase every day until the elimination
on Saturday, when st. Julien trots. A
twenty.mile running race between Miss
Emma Jewett, OF Minnesota, and Miss
Belle Cook, OF Californis, was fea-
ture OF yesterday, and aroused the
interest and excitement OF the thirty
thousand people who saw IL. AT sis. after
the impatient multitude bad enjoyed the
proyerbal swat on q woman's toilet" the
young ladies were driven in q carriage.
amid the cheers OF the people, TO the judges
stand, in front Of which were dozen swift
running horses. The plan of the race WIS
for each OF the ladies 10 change her horse
OF pleasure, which was generally after run
ming each mile. Both ladies were petite in
form, Miss Jewett weighing twenty pounds
more than her opponent. She was distin-
guished by the elaborate decorations Of her
habit in gold, and Miss Cook by blue veil
which sireamed from her hand. IL was almost
impossible for the two men at their bits
TO hold the wild horses. At the word $50"
the horses plunged off with their fearless
lady riders. and then occurred one OF the
most intenscly.exciting races that was ever
witnessed. The crowd was tumultuous at
first, and afterwards grew crazy with excite
meut. Miss Jewett, OF Minnesota, was, OF
course, the favorite OF the great majority,
but Miss Cooks easy self-possession and
pluck rapidly won her friends. Dashing
forward with frightful bounds at the word
$50" Miss Cooks veil was soon seen fut-
teriDg in the lead, but halfway round
the gittering gold OF Miss Jewett's
habit came abreast and she passed
under the wire ahead, while Miss Cook
refined her horse close TO one waiting, and
with hardly any help sprang from the back
Of one horse to the back OF another, and
dashed in pursuit, encouraging her steed,
already wild with excitement, with shouts
that rose above the noise OF the crowd. The
girls seemed lost to all danger in the mad
dening excitement OF the race. At the end
OF each mile they changed TO fresh horses,
and TO do so without loss OF time the speed
OF the running horse seemed'to be hardly
checked, but they threw themselves reck-
lessly in front OF the animals, and, Selling
their bits, threw Them on their launches.
Once Miss Cooks horse was thrown vio-
lently to the ground, and fell upon her. A
cry of alarm went up from the crowd, but
the girl sprang TO her feet and TO another
horse in waiting, losing only thirty seconds.
Miss Jewett was very unfortunate in chang
ing horses, losing much time trying to
mount an unmanageable beast. She was
kicked in the side, but il it hurt no one
knew it.. She was soon on bis back. On
the seventh mile round Miss Jewett was
endorsed, when intelligence was shouted
from the reporters stand that she bad fallen.
For a moment fear held the crowd silent,
but the craze of The race returned and they
shouted madly, "Send her another horse"
and one OF her hackers dashed down the
track with fresh animal. This she did not
mount and the crowd noted with horror the
riderless horse from which she fell tearing
round with the saddle turned. Miss Cook
rode once more around the track, and
was awarded the purse OF $1,000, having
made eight miles III less than twenty min
ues. The interest in the race gave way TO
desire TO know the extent OF Miss Jewet's
injuries. She was brought to the judges
stand and surgeons surrounded her. She
was pale as death, begrimed with dust and
dirt, and only kept from fanting by brandy
being administered. Her leg was severely
sprained, but not broken. 1t was announced
from the stand that on Friday Miss Pinneo,
OF Colorado, would ride a twenty-mile race
with Miss Cook for $4,000. The interest in
this event seems TO occupy the public mind,
but many look with dread upon repetition
OF the maddeniDg and dangerous sport as it
was seen in the race last evening.