The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-07-10

First and second prizes were awarded in each
contest and consisted Of cigars which we're
| awarded Monday-whole boxes for first prizes and
| half boxes for second prizes.
The officers of the prison were all present and
| each shop guard commanded his company of men.
| Lieut.. Wm M. May was commanding officer. He
formed the companies in regimental order. At
| the command Forward march" Drum Major
Rosenbaum, respondent in stars and stripes threw
| his batoon in the air, the drummers struck
up march and away we went with flying coat
tails up and down Main street going through vari-
| Gus evolutions the names of which are only known
to the profession of arms. The men went through
the maneuvers in a creditable manner considering
that it was experience to most of them.
But all were rejoiced at the command to break
ranks.
The program was carried out in full with the
exception of the old mems race.
The foot races were the first and most interest
ing feature of the days sport There we're seven
teen entries and they in four squads. The spec
tators were ranged along both sides of Main
street. The starting point about SO feet from
the front of the solitaire Considering that the
race course rough block-paved roadway
the runners went over it with remarkable swift
ness. The distance, 400 feet was too great for
men who had had no training; but the boys held
their speed remarkably we'll and none FLEW the
track" The first race was won by James Owens
in 16 seconds; the second, by r. c. Kingman in Is
seconds; the third, by Harry Lucas in l6K Sec
onds; the fourth, by Geo. Howley in l7H seconds
In the afternoon three of the champions. King
man, Lucas and Howley-Owens not being in con-
dition to run again-ran the final race to decide
who should have the prizes. The runners came
,r;k1, Tho
little man, in the lead and Howley right at his
heals. Lucas won first prize in IA seconds. which
was surprise to those who in the morning had
staked their tobacco a favorite against the
field. Kingmah did not stay in to the finish.
Soon after the first races loud cry. was heard
at the lower end of the yard. The voice seemed
to be saying, ''Lem-o, lem-o, lem-o. wo-fer-ive-
right this-way fer yer Lemonade Every one was
startled and there general rush in the d.
rection of the cry to what was the matter with
the poor fellow. AS the writer neared the scene
he met numbers coming away each having big
smile with cigar stuck in the side of it. This
revealed the purport of the outcry. Lemonade
and cigars by the barrel and box were on tap for
the multitude.
The next on the program was the potato race.
There we're eight entries LeFord and Owens
we're the final contestants and the prize fell to Le-
Ford. Now came the second greatest event OF the
day-the wheelbarrow race. There were eleven
entries in this and they ran in two squads
over the same distance run by the foot racers.
ALI Leach of the irstsquad. finished in II Sec
onds. and j. c. Bonnell, of the second squad,
crossed the line in the remarkably short time OF
16 seconds. 1t was evident that long legs and
muscle counted for nothing in this race. for the
six footers brought up the rear while Shorty"
five feet five inches tall, came down in the lead
like miniature cyclone on its way to Dakota.
We may as well remark right here that the
.'sawed-offs" all the races. They were .'orig-
inal packages" every one of them. The race
was decided in the afternoon between Leach and
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