Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-07

land and minneapolis.
That FooT RAcE.-The result of the
foot race that took place at Olympia on
Saturday last between William Bishop,
of Port Townsend. and Lonnie knigh-
ton, of the capital city, WAS published
in the PosT-1SIELLIeEScER Sunday
morning, bat As this race was for large
su III of money. and consequently OF con-
siderable interest, II Is worthy of more
than passing notice. Bishop il youth
who resides on a farm with his
parents, near Port Townsend. and IL
runner of some note. he rs about y
wears of age, and about feet Inches
III hight. knightou ~ young man
about u years old, stout built, and
about feet inches tail. The race was
for $lOO0-x5O0 aside, which WIS de
posted with Frank Dickerson, Il popu-
lar saloon keeper of the capt. Al city, ON
the Thursday before the race. The
contest was brought about as follows:
Mr.. Israel, lawyer of Olympia, con-
ceiyea the idea that he WAS fleet OF foot,
and went in training to beat alocal run
ner of the upper Sound. During his
training he fell III with knighton. who
proved To be much faster man than
lie could possibly expect 10 equal.
knighton then went into training to
match himself against any resident of
Puget Sound. Ehis fact becoming
known to the Olympia correspondent OF
| the oST-lNTELLIGENCEG, 1t was men
toned in one of his letters. This
brought out a formal challenge from
Bishop, and the race was made. About
400 persons went out to the fair grounds
TO witness the race. and large sums OF
money were stake The Bishops back
| ed themselves, and they had two OF
three hackers with sacks of coin, and II
is safe to say over three Thousand
dollars was staked on the result
Of the race. Both runners stripped
down fine. though Knighton. who Is a
compact and Well built man, looked the
most sbapely, and was backed by hun
dreds of acquaintances and friends a.
the winner. The first start WAS from a
pistol shot, and the distance to be run
10 yards. In this, the first heat, knigh
ton took the start, and held IL till ht
had reached the 60-yard stake, when
the Port Townsend man caught him
and the runners went "neck and neck,
or shoulder TO shoulder, to the outcome
and 40 close was the race that one oI
the judges declared it dead heat, but
the other judge and referee decided tina
Bishop had won it by six inches. In
the next heat, which WAS scratch
start, Kniehton found Bishop off hi,
guard, and run the heat through, with
out any competitor. This created con.
siderable talk and wranRling. but hnalI,
the judges decided that knighton was
entitled to the heat. In the third anC
last heat Bis.op ~. aoJat three feet
the start, and beat kuighten less than
two feet ; 10 It will be seen the men ART
very evenly balanced as to speed. The
friends of knighton acted perfectly fan
and square, and gave up their money
without a grumble. The Port Town
send men showed no desire to take ans
unfair advantage, and the best of feel
ing prevailed after the race was over
The Bishops themselves did not win
over $500, but their friends and hackers
left the Capital city with we'll lined
pockets. On the same principle that
one good turn deserves another, 1t might
lie SAID that one foot race brings on an.
other, and it would not surprise the
writer II some developments i'll this line
became apparent very soon. There art
some fast men on the Sound, and they
are not liable to lay idle when rich
harvest awaits their garnering.