The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-20
SATURDAYS CONTEST.
A Detailed Account from an
Uninterested Spec
tatOr.

ON Saturday last is still the one theme OF
conversation in this city, and as no de-
tailed account of it by miles has vet been
published by any Sedalia paper, the TO-
lowing from the Kansas City Journal is
presented:
Promptly at two o'clock the ladies ap-
peared on the track attired in short, black
velvet suits, Miss Still wearing a velvet
cap and light red sash, and Miss Archer
wearing a light blue cap. They looked ex-
cee,'ingly jaunty, and the crowd sa.utet!
them with cheer after cheer that were
gracefully acknowledged. So Jar from
the young ladies' having any jealousy or
i'll feeling toward each other they, are the
best OF friends, and have frequently met
and visited together during their expert
ence OF camping and prac,icing at Bis
:uarck. There was widespread feeling
Of sympathy Tor them i'm their ardUOus
undertaking, OWN. To- their youthful aI-
pearauce, and many ladies declared il was
cruel To- exac; the task III such mere chill
dren. EUt all such expressions are en-
tire!y UNNECESSARY, rs any one knows who
mas seen the magnificent physical develop
men; and the case with which tiey manage
the mos; fractions horses.
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at the last change hut one, and teariul.y
inquired vi Maj. Shreve, her trainer, how
many mere miles She ha., To- ride. a,
! this tin,e her lace was covered with per
/ SEPARATION and her voice showed tie most
| intense excitement, bu, she Tel, better on
the next morse and saily recognized the
ju,iaes witt. smile rs she shot pas; them.
/ Miss Archer was cool and sell poss, ss,d
! throughout, and astCnisIod every on,.
! Iy her wonderful endurance
! Miss Archer was given tire inside of the
! track, aE,. on an even star: Mis-: Still n,
once took the iea,, and came under tii,.
wire IN the hrs; halt mile five lengths
ahead, ard the mile Was finished in The
same relative positions. MIS- Archer
| gained; ON the frs; charge. Miss Sill at
tempted TO change, but did lie, make il.
Miss Archer, changing, ca;Ie around rap
/ ;ily ana gained 1T the cl,.-e OF the ,hir,!
! mill, but did not win. Archer changed j.
/ il.e las; hall al the next ;niie, bat
CAUGHT VI WITH STILL
/ just after they finished the fourth mile
On The next hall Archer came in anv:gllth
ahead; ami She changed on the las, hall
Of the sixth, and Sill beat by an eighth
/ On the last half 81 the seventh Archer
came up and passed Still made quick
! change, and icrged lar ahead, bat cid M;
catch up, and although Archer also
changed, she Won the eighth nile. Still
won the next mile by good distance, al
though she rode the sane horse. On the
| following mile She did not lose on the first
hall, and she caile in on the close Of the
mile about I quarter ahead, Archer losing
on her change. Stills horse, Bay Prince,
was ridden three and hall miles, hut ON
| the change she lost, Archer almost getting
even with her, and was but few lengths
behind on the close Of the eleventh, bu,
she soon began 10 lose. Still changed Oh
i the last half and
| ARCHER EASILY WON THE TWELFTH MILE.
Still than began to gain, and both chang
ing on the last half, Still took the lead
ami finished the thirteenth mile, Archer
making Il bad change, having 10 walk quite
q distance to her horse. Another change
was made in the last hall i'm which Still
gained and won the fourteenth mile. The
same was repeated on the next mile, which
Still won by better distance On the first
hall Of the sixteenth, Still attempted to
change, but missed ii, bu, changed on the
last half, losing the mile. Archer also took
the seventeenth, bat changing or the next
hall Still made the Ealf, bat Archer's fresh
horse Son carried her ahead. Stills
change Oh the last hall was an awkward
one; in consequence Archer took the
eighteenth with Still gaining. They both
changed ON the next hall, and although
Still was ahead she lost on the change and
ARCHER Won THE NINETEENTH MILE.
NJ the frs; quarter Still passed her a;
her change. and or the last half Of the
last mile Still made 4 change and lost. As
she came around ON the last quarter she
gradually came NJ with Miss Archer, and
by the time the wire was reached had
closed up the gap between them and was
but half length behind.
When the two ladies passed under the
wire at the close oi the twentieth mile the
cymbals were struck, but both horses kept
on because Of u misunderstanding ON the
part of the managers Of both. Miss Still
supposed she had another hall to finish,
and came out ahead at its close. II was
soon evident that disagreement was about
To follow, and storm broke when both
parties claimed the race, and the crowd be-
gan to shout for the decision. The people
had been worked up to almost
THE HIGHEST PITCH OF EXCITEMENT
in their interest over the race, but this ex-
ceesled all former Outbursts. Kansas hav-
ing the greater representation present, of
course, clamored louder for its girl. In
fact, so certain were the kansans Of Miss
Stills victory that she was put in a car
riage and driven about the track amid the
deafening cheers OF the audience
But it soon appeared that this trium-
phal procession was altogether too pre-
vious, for after long and careful cOnsula-
ton the judges gave the race to Miss Arch
or. This Of course was not well received
by the crowd, it being largely in favor OF
Miss Still, and confusion followed. Capt.
Stevens, manager OF Miss Archer, and Miss
Stills father both spoke to the crowd from
the reporters stand, but the sympathy was
with Miss Still.