Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-16
TERMS ,s2.OO PER YEAR
WHOLE NO. 1858.
MARY JHWHTT.
The Girl who Can Ride Horse Twenty
Miles an Hour.
From the ST. pAul Pinnner -press

The Girl Who Can Hide a Horse Invent,
Miles an Hour.
From the St. Paul Pioneer Pres.
| Just four miles from Litchfeld, on
the st. Paul, Minneapolis aud Mani.
toba Railway, is the farm of Mr..
Jewett, the father OF the young lady
who has accepted the challenge OF
Mrs. Belle Cook, of California, to
ride the twenty-mile race at the com
ing Minneapolis Exposition. This is
to be one of the great events of the
year in racing circles, partially be.
cause of the heavy stakes (S3,o00l
pending, but more because it marks
new era In sporting circles, and
starts new medium through which
the women of the day may expend
their superfiuo1s vitality.
/ found Miss Jewett at the home
OF her father, busily engaged In the
household duties common to the fe.
male members of the better class of
farmer homes Miss Jewett is a pro.
dact of Minnesota, physically and
mentally. Imagine a woman of 20.
average height, of beautiful rounded
form, modest in appearance, and, at
the same time, with demeapor of
perfect courage, slfpoise and self
ownership, She has light brown
hair, blue eyes, and cheerful, hon
est, winning manner. Handsome
according TO natures own recognized
standard, with the touches of the sun
upon her cheek and the color of the
cherry on her lips-a woman that
would be marked attractive" in any
community and with any surround.
ings.
She met me cordially, and was ca.
ger to learn if | knew anything Of
her competitor, Mrs Cook, Of Cali.
fornia. With but little persuasion
she was induced to give me sneci-
men OF her skill as a horse. woman
A horse was brought to the door
saddled, and without assistance she
vaulted into the saddle and was
away like the wind. While she wss
gone on a twenty minute ride 7
learned from members Of the family
that she has literally grown nm on
horseback. Her father is a weal,bv
farmer, and always has a uumber n
horses on his well stocked farm
When she was less than a dozen
years old she would go down into
the fields, select her favorite lamb
from the flock OF sheep, and then
manage in some unaccountable wav
10 mount an unbrokeu colt, sans bri.
die, sans saddle, and come gallopiuc
back to the honse with her pet in her
arms, to the infinite terror of the
rest of the household. Csndor
compelled the admission that in
those youthful escapades she always
rode man fashion, with one log each
side ct the horse-not SO graceful, |
perhaps, but far safer and more |
agreeable for young miss of 70 |
years.
Before she was 16 her father had
learned 10 rely upou her for breaking
sad colts reared on the farm, both to |
the saddle and in harness. EVERY
horse on the farm kuo ws her," proud
ly remarked the father, "and if ever
they had any disagreement with her
they have also learned TO respect |
her" In this manner her equestrian
education has oeen obtained. until |
to day she states that she is more at |
ease and feels safer on the back of
the most fractions horse than she
does on the groand with her feet
under her..
Since the race became fixed |
event Miss Jewett has taken no gen.
eral course of training, but has re.
he'd entirely upon her daily expert
ence since early childhood. "All | |
have Gsksd," she remarked, ssis a,
good horses as my opponent and a
strong saddle; will attend to The
rest"