Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-15
LADY EQUESTRIAN CONTEST.

At the Minneapolis fair last week Tues
day most exciting equestrian contest
took place between two lady riders which
was witnessed by a vast multitude of peo-
pie. A correspondent gives the following
vivid account of the event:
The especial event of interest was the
twenty-mile race between Miss Emma
Jewett, o. Minnesota, and Miss Belle Cook
OF California, for 81 900 side and $500
added by the association, and the champ
ionship of America The grand stand,
seating 10000 people was crowded to its
utmost limit when the race was called on
at o'clock, and the people lined both
sides of the track for the entire distance.
The women. under the rule, were allow
cd eight horses each. Miss Cook mount
ed first the thoroughbred horse Thornton
Moore, accomplishing the first mile in
| ST, Miss Jewett following close on Lucy
Morrison which at the end of the first
mile she was unable to check, and gained
full quarter by sending him for two
miles. In rcmounting Miss Jewett lost
her advantage through nervous horse,
which kicked her twice, and bad manage
ment on the part of her attendants, and
was in a rear full quarter of a mile be-
fore she got off the second time. Miss
Cook, however, continued to change at
the end of each mile with perfect facility
and ease, while the Minnesota girl was
delayed by bad attendance. With the
aid of the horse Deadwood, which she
sent for two miles, she regained her posi-
tionsby the side of the California girl, and
the scenes of excitement beggar descrip-
ton. The sympathies of the crowd were
evidently with Miss Jewett, and when
she managed to overtake Miss Cook, on
the first quarter of the eighth mile, both
women riding fresh horses, deafening
yells went up, but as Miss Jewett ap-
preached the quarter pole, while her
horse Bay Dan was going on terrific
rate of speed the saddle turned, and the
women was thrown to the ground, from
which she was picked up senseles. The
interest III the race was at It's highest
pitch, and to the crowd the race was the
most exciting contest ever seen on the
track, and added to its thrilling features
in the minds Of the crowd was possible
/ tragedy. A scene of confusion followed,
during which the injured girl was con-
/ veyed to the grand stand and surgeons
summoned, while the people, utterly OBJ
livious to the fact that Miss Cock was
still OH the track, and dasbing about the
circle, swarmed about the Judges stand
Miss Jewett's injuries were found not to
be of serious character, and consisted Of
bruises, sprained ankle, and kick on
the side of the head, and another kick in
in the side, but were of such character
that further effort on her part was out of
the question. After Colonel King had
submitted to the crowd whether the
twenty miles should be completed by
Miss Cook, and received negative re-
/ sponse, Miss Cook was declared the win
] ner Of the race, after having completed
nine miles in less than twenty minutes.
1t was announced, after the accident that
Miss Pinneo, the Colorado champion, who
has challenged the winner, would COM
pete with Miss Cook on Friday next for
a purse of $4,000, and remarkable con-
test will probably occur, as Miss Pinneo
has been the favorite up to the time of
Miss Cooks performance to-day.