Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-09-14
COOK AND pIxxEo.
Their Exciting Race at the Minnespoli,
Falr-MiRs Cook Wins.

COOK AND PINNE0.
Their Exciting Race at the Minneapolis
i Fair-Miss Cook Wins.
st. Paul Poneer-Press, Sept. H.
AS they were Just on the point Of start.
ing, and when, in fact, Miss Cooks horse
was started, above the entrance to the
inclosure, he jumped into the inclosure
when he came to it, and as he came in
contact with the fence everybody feared
that an accident had occurred right in
the start that would put an end to the
race in the beginning. This however
was not 20. The little lady righted the
morse and did not appear, to be in the
least disturbed. A groom had by this
time seized the bride, and the horse was
led out upon the track and started. I'm.
mediately shout went up. ''They are
of! They are off! See, see, there they 90 p
and sure enough they did go. Miss Cook
had decided advantage in the start, of
several lengths. Then commenced the
most exciting race that ever took place
IN the state of Minnesota and one not
likely to be equaled until another twen-
ty mile race takes place again. When
tne horses started it was just eight min
utes to 4 o'clock. Miss Pinned started
-.SSA AAoA cPPOuCAb nuu lhlu ULo WILD on
at every jump. They came around to
vantage being little with Miss Cook.
The latter stopped to change horses. Init
Miss Pinneo went right on with the same
horse. The shouting here was immense
and handkerchiefs waved. The little lady
from California was quickly mounted on
another horse and drove after her onno-
nent with an evident determination to
overhaul her The eyes of a vast
multitude followed the two around
the track. At the upper end Of
the home stretch there was verv
large crowd, and from there down to the
Judges stand the fence was lined with
people and carriages. The last seen Of
the two riders they were close together.
coming around into the home stretch
When next one of them was seen # was
discovered that Miss Pinneo was not to
pe seen, and every one exclaimed "Wl,ere
ls shew Everybody believed another
,accldent had happened. and that the
twenty mile race for the second time was
defeated. The shout went up. "Send
somebody down." and in an instant n
man was on his way. AS he started Miss
Hlnneo was discovered in the middle of
the track walking down the stretch with
the horse. AS soon as the man reached
her with the horse she leaped into the
saddle and was on the way after the Cal
ifornia girl. Then there was some of the
latest "a shouting ever heard in Minnesota.
ms n followed the brave and plucky girl
al u niong as she came down the stretch.
In the meantime Miss Cook had made
IN Inc change OF horses and gone on. Miss
d rlnneo lost probably not less than three
quarters OF a.mile by this accident. The
reason OF the accident was simply sulky
morse. 4 he just stopped, and as Miss
g Iihne0 SAID, he gave out in his legs.
the end of the fifth mile, and continual
to keep it. Nothing of particular i'm.
portance occurred up; to the end Of the the
tenth mile,swhen Miss Cook came down
the home stretch very fast and went rioht
on without changing horses for the
mile, and tried to overhaul the
Colorado girl, but did not seem to he
able to do so. AS Pinneo came down the
home stretch Cook followed her for dear
life; Miss Pinneo stopped at the
end of the mile to have tho
dirt washed from her face and
to take drink of water. Miss Cook. in
the meantime, had quickly and easily
mounted another horse and dashed ahead
before Pinneo started, and was at lenst
mile and quarter ahead when her on
ponent left herIposition.r When the Cnl.
orado started there was blood in her eye
and she went after her opponent as fast
IS that horse could carry her. She pnin.
90 on her, and, at the head of the home
'tretch, overhauled her. and both appear.
20 at the home stretch together and
1ePt close company toSthe judges stand.
MISS COOK appeared as fresh and spark
ing as ever, while Miss Pinneo looked Ii
y, IS though the race was telling on her.
Mss Cook did not stop this time to
se1hange horses, but kept right on for the
thlrteenth mile,while Miss Pinneo mount
ed gray horse and had the dirt washed
rom her face again. This gray horse
was considered as good one, and the
aay started with it after her opponent.
" When Miss Cook arrived at the end of
Ihe thirteenth mile she was still fresh
ana al right, and set horse easily. She
was closely followed by Miss Pinneo, ap-
parently improving: Cook was remount-
ed the quickest and went on, and got a
good, long start of her opponent who
after her California lady on the
mile, with Cook a mile and a
quarter or mile and a half ahead. Miss
Cook arrived ut the end of The fourteen
IA mile fresh, and changed with ease
After she started she found one of the
lines caught in some way and leaned
over to unhitch it, when everybody
thought she was falling from the horse,
and expressions of fear that she had with
misfortune were heard on every side: but
while the horse was going on she righted
up and Oh she went. Miss Pinneo arriy-
ed second later, and changing as quick
" as possible went after her at rafting
gait, giving the horse the string af
every Jump, but she could not overhaul
her opponent. Miss Cook arrived at the
end Of the fifteenth mile and went on to
the sixteenth without stopping to change.
A. this point shout went up that Miss
Pinneo was off her horse, and man
with g horse was dispatched for the half
mile pole, everybody expecting an acci-
dent had occurred, but were soon dis
abused 2 by the lady from Colorado max
ing her appearance at the head of
the stretch. down which she came
like "A streak. This settled the
question of an accident. The lady's
saddle had slipped around and She
Jumped from the horse to avoid injury.
She got fresh horse and started for her
opponent, but she had two few miles
lett to overcome her loss through these
two accidents; still the brave srirl tron,