The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-09-15
; Northern Pastimes.
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Sept. 8, 1881.
The ten mile running race between Miss
Pinneo, of Colorado, and Mrs Burke, of
Nebraska, came off to-day on the ground of
the Council Bluffs Driving Association.
The day was beautiful, the fine one-mile
track in splendid condition and the event
itself was the object of the greatest interest
to the 10000 people gathered to witness il.
At some periods the excitement became in
tense and the enthusiasm which greeted the
girls as they made each mile of the race was
unbounded Mrs Burke had never before
ridden in a race outside her own State, but
her endurance and skill as an equestrienne
had been so often proved there that she re-
Gently challenged Miss Minnie Pinneo, who
has ridden successfully in such contests in
Chicago, St. Louis and number of differ
ent States, to ride ten miles for 5000. One
thing which added to the excitement of the
race to-day was the manner in which the
Council Bluffs and Omaha sporting men
ranged themselves sn The issue of the con-
test. Sporting men and even professional
and business men came over from Omaha
in large numbers, and to a man backed Mrs.
Burke, while the Blu9s became the champion
at the pool rooms, as well as ON the streets,
of Miss Pinneo.
MRS. BURKE SPEAKS.
4 few moments before the commencement
of the race Mr.. Pinneo, the father of the
equestrienne, announced that his daughter
was not well enough to endure the race, but
he was willing that younger daughter,
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for the race with Mrs. Burke. The latter
protested against this arrangement, aud rid
ing up to the Judges stand and in full view
and hearing of the grand stand she de-
nounced Miss Pinneo and her father as
towards, declaring that she would not ride
with Lizzie Pinneo, who had no reputation
on record as an equstrienne, unless her
father would admit before the whole crowd
that he was afraid to let Minnie PinneO
ride the race. Mrs. Burke is a slight built,
rather pretty blue-eyed little woman, and
the crowd cheered her angry manifestations
of defiarce. Finally, all bets were declared
off and after old man Pinneo had made a
speech, half apologetic and half explanatory,
Mrs. Burke consented to ride with Lizzie
Pinneo.
THE RAGE.
1t is said that these equestrienne matches
originated in Minneapolis. There is just
enough of the dangerous and even barbarous
in them to attract immense crowds, and the
interest they excite is of the most intense
and dramatic nature. To-day the contest
ants were nearly the same weight, Mrs
Burke weighing III pounds and Miss Pin
neo l20 pounds. Both had five, swift run
ming horses, and at the end of each mile
they we're to spring from the horse they had
ridden to another, which three men were
hardly able to hold. Mrs. Burke rode five
horses, well known as running stock in Ne
braska, and Miss Pinneo rode five wild and
almost unmanageable brutes, which she
brought from Colorado. At the word
"Go!" which was given at at Sh. 20m., the
horses were started and plunged wildly down
the course. The crowd became almost
frantic with excitement as the girls rode
nearly abreast the first mile around.
Pinneo stopping just by the judges stand,
sprang from one horse to another, which
three men were holding and made the
change in ten seconds, while Burke, passing
the stand, made the change in eight seconds,
and both dashed down the course again
Burke had gained on the change and gained
| also in the heat She came laundering
down the homestretch at least aVquarter of
length ahead amid wild cheering and al
! ready tasting the sweets of victory she shook
| her fists in old man Pinneo's face as she
went by and shouted, "You cowardl" She
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sumed II seconds Both girls rode splen-
didly. Miss Wright, the famoua hurdle
rider of England, who has but recently
landed in this country, was in the judges
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tions of admiration. Pinneo lost from in
experience on making her changes. As the
girls went flying around the track, Burke
! gained steadily on Pinneo, and as she rode
| bv the Grand Stand, her face flushed
with excitement, she hardly ever forgot to
| shake her fst in old man Pinneo's face and
taunt him with his defeat. Over which w.ic.,
Pinneo lost hear, ana her face became the
picture of miserable disappointment when
the fourth mile was run and Burke came in
nearly half head the hesF on thedfth mile.
Einneo seemed to loose strength with her
courage, and her limbs seemed hardly able
to support her. As she tried to change to
q fresh horse she sank to the ground, but
her father, with an assistant, lifted her to
her horse, and the wild brute, sprnging
aside, dashed in by the judges stand,
crushing through a mass of flowers with
which her friends had prepared to crown
her victory. Thirty-one seconds were lost
before old man Pinneo got the horse onto
the course and with wicked blow sent him
laundering down the track. Miss Pinneo's
face was white with fatigue, suffering and
disappointment but the crowd cheered with
the widest delight, with which people in
less civilized countries greet the cruelties OF
the bull fight. Mrs. Burke continued tc
gain steadily and Miss Pinneo came around
each time more discouraged, until finally
/ despairing altogether and nearly fainting at
the end OF the ninth mile, she begged hel
father, as she was beaten, to let her off from
running the last mile. "No, $Ou must ride
it if it kills you" said the old man Pinneo
who few moments before had passed before
the crowd as the parent too tender of an
other child to let her ride when i'll. s.
, Miss Pinneo made the last mile, but with 81
, little courage or effort that, with what sh'
had gained before, Burke won the race b.
over a mile, and the judge so declared
Her time for ten miles was 2lm. 49s., ant
Pinneo's time 23m. 40s.