The daily gazette., 1883-03-13
a NOVEL CONTEST.
A Twelve-Hour smoking Contest For n
wager Of twenty-five Dollars.

TWelve-Hour Smoking Contest For
Wager of Twenty-Five Dollars.
est. Louis Republican.l
"I'll bet money can do it," was the re-
mark made by a brawny Scotia few days
ago 10 a crowd of men representing nearly
all nationalities. The men were standingin
a saloon converting on the recent pipe
smoking match in 81. Louis. The result Of
the talk was Q match being made for S25 d
side. The contestants are John Anderson
and Philip Cunif, native of the Emerald
Isle. A room on Blue Island avenue was
selected and yesterday at 10 O'Clock
was the hour. The men were to
smoke twelve hours, the one scoring the
greatest number of refills when time was
called to be declared the winner. William
johnson was chosen referee, and promptly
at the appointed hour the singular match
began. Anderson selected a light-colQred
cut-plug tobacco and a French clay pipe.
Cunif chose a medium dark long-cut leaf
tobacco and a common clay pipe. Both
pipes held about SO grains. Anderson had
his pipe filed first, and taking match from
his pocket drew 1t quickly across his hip;
the match ignited, he applied 1t to the
weed, and began putting like locomotive,
sending out a small cloud of smoke.
Cunifs first match broke, delaying him q
second or two. He was more successful
with his second lucifer and was soon under
way and smoked all the faster to make up
lost time. In just twenty minutes by the
watch Cunif finished his first pipeful and
loaded up the second time. Anderson
| took plenty of time In using up his
pipeful, drawing his last Whit in q minute
after Cunif had commenced his second.
Cunif started off too rash, smoking at the
| rate of a pipeful every 20 minutes on an
average for the first two hours. Between
| the sixth and seventh he took q rest for
eight minutes, and 13 minutes at the end oi
the fifth hour. A longer rest was taken al
6 O'Clock to allow for supper, at which 81
minutes were consumed. Resuming after
supper Cunif puffed with greater rapldity
for a while, but soon began to call for
water, with which he rinsed out his mouth
several times. His tongue was beginning
to be sore, but he uttered not a word Of
complaint until he had finished his twentieth
| pipe, when he remarked that the tobacco
was too strong. He continued, however,
until the twenty-sixth pipe had been smoked
out, and then threw up the sponge at
o'clock, 5S minutes and "a seconds.
Cuni7s tongue and roof of his mouth
were blistered badly, ,apd he acted as though
he was sorry he ever attempted the feat.
| Anderson, on the other hand, smoked in
an easy, contented manner, never for mo-
| lilcHl buONlllS any olSu vi utINOubhcsb dul
desire to drink He averaged twenty
four minutes pipe for the first two
hours, and, after filling his pipe six
times, rested for five minutes. His
next rest was at the end of the fifth hour,
and was for five minutes; continuing, he
| filled and refllel his French clay-which
| had at this time turned several shades
darker than at the start-un:il G O'Clock
when he stopped for supper, after which
he joyously reseated himself at the beer
table and filled his dudeen, cramming
the tobacco down with all his might,
and scratched another match across his
| trousers. This operation was continued
every few minutes. Having smoked inces-
sanity for three hours and 40 minutes, he
took a rest of IL minutes. Resuming,
Anderson continued to puff until 1t seemed as
though he never would stop. No com
plants were made, nor was any water
drank only at the stops. The hands of the
referees watch neared the hour of 10, but
| Anderson seemed totally oblivious OF
time or anything else. The thirtieth pipefnl
was being burned when johnson called out
that the IL hours were up, and declared An
| derson the winner, after which he handed
over the stakes. This did not stop the
Scotchman, however, who continued smok.
ing for II minutes after the time had been
called. His tongue showed no blisters o.
any kind At the close of the match Ander
son said he could have smoked for another
IL hours without feeling any effect, anC
stands ready to compete with any man in q
similar contest.