The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-02
From the Daily of Wednesday.
TIE EQUEsrR1nNMns
AN interview With the Long
Distance Equesrriennes.
"on Training, Their Contests
ana Victories.

: ""s AlAzle Williams, the CHAMPION LONG Dis
lance lady rider of England. and Miss c..
| aosu' 'ne champion long distance lady rider n
J ""liornia. are In the city and in training tn,
, great ~ mile race to come off on the Rutte
.acA next Friday, the 4th inst. Overcoming
nS proVerDial bashfulness for the time a MINER
iep"f'er visited the ladies yesterday at thei,
fooms ior the purpose of learning such facts
concerning their profession as may he of inter
est to the public.
Nlss Williams was found at the Centennial.
She Is q blonde with golden auburn hair worn
IN the prevailing style. Her features are clear.
cut, refined. full of expression, and indicate
great hrmness and fearlessness. Her weight is
Io pounds, but she will train to los. "for." saws
Miss Williams, "every extra pound on a horse
counts against him in a race more than many
suppose"
How do you train?" asked the reporter.
by walking fifteen or twenty miles each
Gay" answered Miss Williams.
Inc announcement came nearly taking away
the breath OF the reporter. The idea of q little
woman Ike Miss Williams running fifteen or
twenty miles each day over these hills and
mountains seemed preposterous, but she does it.
all the same.
"This morning." said the little lady, II took
a run down q mile or two beyond saville's dairy
ranch tn look at the horses I am to ride"
"But." queried the reporter, "do you not be-
come greatly fat'gued by such severe exercise??''
"Oh, no." replied Miss W., II am used to a
great deal Of exercise. One following my pro.
fession is compelled to take 1t. When I an at
home, where my own horses ara, I ride a great
deal every day. 1t w did not do this we could
not stand the great strain of riding twenty miles
inside of fifty minutes. in which time many Of
my races have been run."
n. R.-"How long have you been riding races
Miss williams"
Miss W.-"Five years. as q professional. Ial-
ways loved horses and have ridden them since
I was a little girl"
N. .-"Wh have you ran with in your long
distance riding?'
Miss WI have ridden against Miss Pinneo,
the Colorado rider; Miss Belle Cook of Califor-
mia, now dead; Miss Crickits'ill, Miss Curtis.
Miss Doyle, of Kansas; Miss Oliver, of California:
Miss Bryant. of England; MISS Hommings, of
Wisconsin; Miss Cooper. Of Ohio; Miss Burke, Of I
Nebraska. and many others whose names I can
not recall just now"
M. R.-Were they all professionals"
Miss W.-"All of them"
M. R.-"What was the distance of your races
with them?'
Miss W.-"From a mile to twenty miles,"
M. R.-"Were you ever beaten in long distance |
races?' |
Miss WI have not yet, but may be. A great |
deal, of course, depends upon the horses one
rides, but much, very much depends upon the
quickness of the change"
M. R.-"How long does it take you to make a
change from one horse to another"
Miss W.-"From two and a half seconds to five
seconds. With a good attendant l have changed
In the former time"
NJ. R.-"What is the fastest time you ever
nader"
Miss WI have made 10 miles in 20 minutes
and 4S seconds and 20 miles in 4S minutes and
&c seconds, changing horses every mile"
NJ. R.-"Do you wear a long habit in riding?"
Miss W.-"Oh, no; I wear a closefitting, short
navy blue silk velvet habit, with jockey cap
white gloves"
M. R,-"Of course you expect to win this
racer"
'Of course, I shall try to win it," laugh
lngly responded the little lady. And as she said
her deep blue eyes lighted up and her lips
pressed together with a suddenness and an en-
ergy which said as plainly as look could say it
she meant to do her best to win it.
Bidding Miss Williams good day, our reporter
,ook a carriage and Fastening to the depot
tound Miss Carrie Floyd at the Northwestern
Miss Floyd, like Miss Williams, had
net newspaper reporters before, and knew what
vas coming. With the resignation and calm
less ofa Christian the young lady leaned back
n her chair and endured the catechising with
,ut finching. Miss Floyd is tall, slim and
traight as an arrow. Her weight is los pounds.
'he has a luxuriant suit of brown hair, eyes of
same color, well formed features, refined
nd womanly in contour, but clearly indicating
,reat nerve and resolution.
Our reporter piled her with the same ques- &
ions asked Miss Williams in regard to her pro- {
ession, and received similar answers. Miss {
lloyd ran her first race in one of thu Southern
tates, and has since engaged in many on the 9
'acifc coast. Like Miss Williams, she walks a I
'reat deal and INDUCES in other severe exercise.
has followed racing as a profession two
ears, and has won several very difficult races.
says she is going to try to win this for the
onor of California. She has not yet seen the :
orses she is to ride, but says she has no fear of
ne. She has ridden more or less all her life,
nd is perfectly at home in the saddle. She has 9
idden many mile heats without a saddle, and '
as never fallen off. The lady will made a game I
fort to win the race. 1t will be a very holly
nd closely contested one. +