The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-20
The Plucky Girl Was Conf
dent from the First that
She Would Win.
She is Now Preparing for the Re-
turn Race on Tuesday,
September Goth,
And Tomorrow Afternoon Will
be Entertained by Her
SeCalia Friends.

mort remarkable eauestrienne IN the coun
try. returned from the scene of her triumph
at Bismarck Grove, kas., yesterday morn
ing, in company with Mr.. ard Mrs. Newt
Douglass. 1t was pretty generally known
t!i:; she would arrive on the 1880 train
and not few OF the iady's friends were q.
the depot 20 welcome her and extend heart
lest congratulations She Was the perfect
picture OF health and Happiness, and showed
not the least trace of the wonderful flea,
she had accomplished Oh Saturday. AItc.
lew moments delay, she was driven I,
the residence of MIR. Douglass, in Camp
bells addition. which place sic is q! pres
ent making her home, and lii the afternoon
BAZoo missionary visited her there.
4 cordial greeting Was extended the
writer, and in reply 10 the question as IL
how she was feelin. after her twenty milk.
ride, she replied:
~Uh, very well. OF course al. li,.i.
s3ie, bat not more SO than l had antici-
p..ed."
AT the conclusion OF the race SATURDAY
you must have been greatly faiielled," ven
,l,rcd the missionary.
Nc, can't say that l wa., responded
Nellie after riding nine miles | becan
10 ASSl sttit i.issl tll.t- t1tt
twelfth mile was remarkably firing.
thought of the fellow who, three years ago,
AZ Brownsville, attempted 10 ride one han
dred miles without stopping, and wondered
how he ever imagined ha could accomplish
the feat. Bu; after the twelfth mile was
myself again, and from that time until the
finish did not experience the least dis
comfort"
How were you treated At Bismarck,
Miss NeIiie:'
''Oh, have nothing to complain O:
but think those kansans are the mos,
selfish people l ever met IN iny lie" and
- she uttered the words She locked a.
though she meant what the said.
Prior TO the race did you test YOUR
skill in eiuestrianism witt. Miss S;iil?"
Only on one occasion. AMI then We
rode together for abou, an hour"
Before leaving Sedalia fcr Bismarck
Grove you felt pretty confident OF winning
did you not?"
Eyes, l thought / would win
After your ride with Miss Still were
YOU OF the same opinion?"
"Well, yes; Miss Still rode splendidlv.
bat was convinced in n,v own mind that
would defeat her"
did she visit Won often during the
week you were at Bismarck ."
mo, she only called on ne once
How many horses did you ride in the
race?"
Il rode eight. had nine, bu; ono was
unfit for use"
How many did the Kansas woman
ride? 90
''She rode twelve, and they were among
the best in the land"
How did you get along with the two
new horses procured after your arrival at
Bismarck"
Very well. On one OF them,-'Ace OF
Diamonds'-I think l made my fastest
mile during the race, although rode Joe
Rhodes mile in i:57.'
"Joe Rhodes was your standby, wasn't
hep
"Not particularly so. Gray Leaf
'Muggins' and Ace OF Diamonds were
equally as good"
"Did you haye any trouble with your
a:liraa!s?"
"Only with one. After riding him
nile, Mr.. Douglass attempted to stop him,
but without success. and was compelled
to ride an additional half-mile, and
IN so doing lost little tinae"
''How long have you been <practicing?"
"A little over three weeks, while Miss
Still has been practicing fer the past six
weeks.
''Of course you had many friends on the
grounds?"
"Yes, but Miss Still outnumbered me
two to one, or even more. The people of
her own state were anxious that she
should win the race, which was perfectly
natural"
After your victory yOu were warmly
congratulated, were you not?"
"Yes, indeed, and by many Ksnsans, too,
My Sedalia friends were particularly en-
thusiastic over the result, and showered
upon me kind words and best wishes"
"You will still practice at the park un-
Ill the return race, ! SUPPOSE"
''Yes, / will ride a number OF miles
every morning and practice with dumb
bells. picked them up to-day, but soon
laid them down, as l was too sore to han
die Them"
did you meet Miss Still after the
race %
mo. At the conclusion the managers
Of the fair association procured carriage
and escorted her to the Judges stand, where
she received perfect ovation, many being
under the impression that she had won
the race. Mr.. Boutwell, came up 10 me,
though, and patting me on the back said,
We've won the race and then walked
off with Mr.. Douglass to where his wife
was"
"The Bismarck managers didn't procure
a carriage for you, them"
"Well, no; not as far as heard from.
was well taken care of by my Sedalia
friends, though"
For half an hour the writer was pleas
antly entertained by the plucky little