Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-07
HE CAME FROM ARIZONA.
4 Hacker of Sprlnters Who Placed Ills Coin on the Wrong Man.
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A foot-rRco for heavy consideration took place yesterday afternoon on the Oakland Athletic Grounds, Desweeu J. C. Ryan, a weil-kDown professional, and Hn "unknOwu," who nails from Arizona. 4 few weeks ago the Ariz ma splinter learn ed shat Ru IudIan runner, who WIS giv- ing exhibition sprin; st circus in San Francisco, uad backing to run any man in California for any amount Of money, from three hundred yards up to quarter of mile.
 Having conquered the principal short distance foot-racers ID Lower California, the sprinier suggested to his packer, who. by the way, Is an old-time niner, that 1t would be a capital idea to take trip to Frisco and de up" the supporters of the Apache Indian.
 The hoary listed piok-yIe.der after hear ing the plans which were drawn up and carefully worde1 by his talking horse," to oag a little fortune ID the city by the Go!ded Gate, smole a very happy smile and rubbing his hauds together In joy at the good prospects that We're in store, ssld "Me lad. get up yer kit and we'll be off for them ere diggIDs in the mornin'."
 Yesterday the brace of sports arrived and after securing lodgings at a midway hotel, they started around the city on a tour of inspection. On their rounds they happened into a Msrket-street saloon which IS patrOnized considerably by the sporting fr8teroIty. They saw some sport ing pictures on the wall, and after short conversation with some of the hRbitues of the place on fast horses, the talk sud denly changed to fast men on foot. The Indian was inquired after. and just as the men from the warm belt were get tIDg deeply interested in the subject, young man ot athletic Bppearence slid out from an inner apartment, sized the strangers up, and remarked n an of handed way thut he could run little bit himself and didn't mind paving q go at the very same Iadian the AIlZonlans were In quest of.
 Wall. look here, me boy, said the old miner, ss he cast his eagle eye at the sptightly figure of the focal spunter, ..t you can dig up Outer them pockets Ot yers some good hard rocks. I'll just go yOu one with this ere boy of mlne."
 Whats your limit?' asked the local man.
 "Wall, # it Eoulln't be G-hittin' ye too hard, young felier, III back my man for EJuV to fuu 2 AIOiu 70 AuuuttA aO AOuA hundred yarGs,'
 The local man lost little time in pro curing the amount necessary to cover the miners Tgd, aud inside If half an hour from ihe time the ArIZlnians had enter ed the saloon the rsce. 100 yards, was made aud the money up.
 A starter aud referee were chosen, and the party, which did not number more | than a dozen people, started for the Oak | land Athletic Grounds, where the race | was contested.
 The ronneI, appeared in full sprinting | costume, and after scoring few minutes | on the track, the gun by the starter | sounded and away the fiiers sped over | the grounds at an even tune g6it for | half the distance. The men ran shoulder up to about fifteen yards from the finish | when the local professional, James Ryan. forged ahead, and gradually increased | the distarc ce between him and the un- known 10 the finish, winning the race by [ bout SIX feet. Time, 10it seconds.
 The miner, whose face WAS as red as the setting sun before the race, turned ghGstly pale when the result was an nounced, and ss he was leaving the grounds be was heard to remark: A man must be a regular hayseed that would come from Arizons to San Francisco tO bet on a race between talking horses