Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-08-11
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! Of zach we're contident The rscc WAS
for W0 yards With relays fur reltesh
menis--s,oppsges for breath md
ddaks hot 10 I've cpunttd--Wauets on
time rah all the way from twenty Alu
utes 10 two tnunths, With plenty of
takers al all figures. The sports were
e1ri,ed and reekle md every one
| wanted an interest In the speed pro.
pfamme, Fentpn eeelne,i TO have the
beat wind us he made the mort noise
When breathing, bu, kimball was
sfoag anu confident, anu his friend.
knew that he could run very fast II he
took plenty Of time aid was careful
not to run ton far before stopping 10
rest The usual course was sehc;r,l
and taking parting drink in Kim.
balls place the two athletes ,ttpptd
out ON the track and began 10 run.
I The start Was even aud no advan,s ore
elaine ttf either side. Time to Ta.
e,no's one minute and n quarter and
10th tnen warm but .hol suffering.
Here n hal, WIS IN, de for lenlanade
AND heavy bets were offered that the
I Lake View House wneid be reached
before noon. SOME INSCRIPTIONS lmen
TOOK the bets and att' mr,ed to delay
int race by calling the csntestaen
back To kinbail's for drinks and
cigars. Much forniude Was displsyed
/ by The gallant racers IN resisting trsnln
Mtion and another start was made.
They wire making good time pas,
CarIwellS when a man stepped out
And ASKED k,nball for change for a
iullar, he wanted II in short hts and
Charlie hadto go back To his drawer
tor the money. This delay would
have been Counted against him, bu,
Fesion took occasion to lake a pebbc
oul OF his shoe and 10y The time he had
the lace re-'l led Charlie WAS gain on
The ground ready for running. Time
III Knowles' including stop, live mir.
.utes. Here refreshments were served
and repea,srs got their work ia so sue
ressfu!ly that sa hour was consumed
and when they te.appeared on the
rack they showed signs OF failing
strength. Arriving opposite Van
Alstine's, a water melon WAS brought
out and Su,nmerfela iouk down some
knives and plates tor the Use OF the
now nearly exhausted runners. Il
was suspected thai this was measure
of delay ~ Summerield was betting
against noon and considerable time
was consumed in picking out the aeeds
and savlagrihe juice. Had they eaten
the melon from Their hands, The,
would have been through in half the
"ime AS they would then have bitten off
the fruit and spit out the seeds. How.
aver they finally reluctantly left The
seats IN The edge Of the sidewalk spd
resumed their course. Angel came
out with handful Of coffee wick he
offered to Fenton to take The smeh OF
tho " ater melon from his freath, He
WAS indignantly rcpufsed. Both men
had learned that there was n cunspif.
scy 20 keep taren back antll afternoon,
When one of the scheiners rolled blg
water melun on Of BOB Weights place
kiinball kicked ~ ike fse.baii Il
went over The hnuse and noh Ay knew
what BECAME OF il lin a young lndiaa
went into the drug suofe and asked Mr.
King for something to cure be.ly ache
In The mean time the R',senthal's
were out watching the race and Que of
the friends Of the racers determined
thst their record shoald not be de-
stroyed slipped into the house and set
the clock back. Both men rushed into
the bar room together and nearly
broke the d'Wr frame. They called
for stimulants with The remains OF
their breath and sank exhausted into
chairs which were placed for them by
admiring ard svmpathiaiug friends.
As neither man was able 10 proceed
all bets on the rice were declared III
and amid cheers from their friends
they male their way through the ex.
ciedcrowd ARD retired 10 rest which
each sd plainly needed. The race
WAS gsmely run and tne friends of
each are stiit,- conAdent. Had 1, not
been Tor the unfair means employed by
those Who were setting sgain~l time a
magnificent rscord would have been
mattv. IA II issall airs satisfied that
the principals ran in goqa faith and
that they are in M way Responsible
for the unsatisfactory term 'nalion. In
| the coarse If six Weyks ar ycar or
two they think they will be able TO go
into training agaia aud the next race