The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-20
CHEEKY CRICKET.
Arrival Of Miss Still. the
Kansas Girl" Yester-
day Morning.
Better Time Will be Made on
Tuesday Next Than at
Bismarck Grove.
A Brief History Of the Eques-
trienne Who Made II Lively
For Nellie.


Cricket Still has been mentioned in a.
most every household in Missouri and
Kansas, for upon her devolved the task OF
defeating Mus Nellie Archer, of this state
and county, in the great twenty mile in.
ter-state races 1t Bismarck Grove and
Sichers' park. The result Of the FIRST r.ce
ia we'll known, snd although victory did
not perch upon Miss Stills banner. she
made for herself
RECORD AND REPUTATION
second To no female rider in the land.
When il is remembered that both Miss
Still aud Miss Archer had never before
ridden in public, their achievement on the
10th inst. may indeed be termed wonder
ful.
On stepping from the train Miss Still
and her parents we're Immediately rec0g-
nised BY several Who had made their &C.
Quaintance at Bismarck Grove, and in
st.ntly il was noised around that "she"
Wa here, and Of course she Vas the CENTER
II attraction. She was aitircd in 4 linen
travelling suit, Derby hat sat squarrly
upon her we'll shaped head, and her auburn
hair hung braided down her back. She
SEEMED TO sHUx OBSERVATION,
and quickly entered the waiting room,
where she dropped into . seat. glad to es-
cape the Ylances Of the gaping crowd. She
vas doomed to disappointment. however !;
for no sooner did il become generally
known that she vas within than
the crowd had business on the
inside also. and for fully ten minutes she
VAS the cyaosure Of all eyes. At the end
Of that time she LETT with her parents for
the hotel. and there il MAS a BAzoO re-
porter had = talk with her and also with
Mr.. and Mrs. Still.
Cricket 10 but fifteen years Of age and
does not look a day older. Although
she
she has = remarkably good figure and
moves with all the grace imaginable. She
is blonde, aud possessed OF face that de-
notes intelligence and BY many would be
called handsome. Her teeth are perfect,
her eyes brilliant. and her conversation
such that even newspaper man cannot
fail u be charmed.
She was FIRST placed on horses back
when
ONLY ONE YEAR OLD.
At that time her parents resided on
farm between lsavenwOrth and Lawrence.
When six years Of age she would daily
take gallop across the prairie, and at
such breakncck speed that she attracted
the attention vi all who witnessed her
daring.
A railroad ran through Mr.. Stills farm,
anu the train employees we're soon cogni>
zant Of the fact that the little Miss--for
she was known 70 alI-gave promise of
into wonderful equestrienne.
During all the time that she remained in
the country she did more or less riding, but
Of late years she has resided with her pa
rents At Beloit, Kansas, and consequently
HAS NOT RIDDEN TO ANY GREAT EXTENT.
While living On the farm Cricket would
frequently mount her pony. and when the
train passed along, would enjoy .
quarter or half mile race. In
this manner the engineer Of the
different trains became scquainted with
her, and % their daily runs would look
for the little Miss and express their ad-
At her
sCPEHB MANNER OF RlDfuo.
While the reporter Va awaiting he ~
rival OF Miss Cricket, he had Q brief con-
versation with Mr.. Still, Who l. one Of the
most popular lawyers Of Kansas. He vas
asked how he came 70 call his daughter
Cricket" and replied:
when she Va . babe she ~ the
noisiest child ever knew. She ~ con-
stantly creating some kind Of racket Ny
wife and were discussing the subject Of .
name one day, when ! suGgested hat she
oceHr 10 Dr. CALLED cRIcKEf,
- she reminded ne Of one. No o.
lection was offered BY Mn. Still, and she
vas named Ctieket-is just fell upon hss,
you may say"
Mr.. Still waa then asked how the race
between Miss Archer and his daughter
came to be brought about and said:
1T vas 6rst proposed By the manager
nj the Kansas City exposition 70 have IN
interstate race, and Mr.. Cavsnsugh, &C.
rotary Of the Bismarck association, Who
heard OF nv daughter, wrote 20 the post
master inquiring about the chance Of hsv-
ing
CRICKET RIDE RACE.
The answer must have been satisfactory,
Tor little later I received . letter from
him and was about n consummate arrange
menss when the Kansas City people backed
down. Sedalia, through Messs. Stevens
and Douglass, then came to the front, and
the race between Miss Archer and Cricket
Vas arranged. When it Is taken into con-
sideration that neither vi the girls have
ever appeared before in public, I don't
think there is any one who can say aught
against the records the girls made for
Mr.. Still further stated that he had
brought with him for
NEXT TUEsDAY'S RACE
Twelve horses, although it was more than
probable that only ten would be ridden.
IF this number a majority arc Of those
that were at Bismarck Grove, but two or
three new horses are among them. The Ne
cent additions are the best that money and
good judges could procure, aud he ex-
pressed the opinion that the coming race