Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-09-05
A DAY CHUCK FULL OF FUN
LABOR DAY SPORTS Az CAR
RIER'S TRACK.
TIAe - In use me ent EDre pare q by iGle
StOneCutters' Association esOea
OF SucCessfuilyAN Neat sum
Realized for the hospital

OF Successfuily-A Neat Sum
Realized for the Hospital,
The wholehcarted boys of the Stone
cutters Union at Biltmore never do
things by halves. For sweet charity's
sake they have worked like beavers tor
a month to make the annual Labor Day
celebratio a financial success aud their
praise WORTHY efforts included dspen-
sation from the Gle; k of the weather,
a pretty general shutting down Of
business i'll the city, and the people had
a holiday, which was speut at Carriers
track yesterday afternoon.
At half past one the word vas passed
for the sprinters and Mullin went down
the track with trainer Anderson, the
man who makes winners, for prelim-
mary squint for choice of side The
winner was mutfled in his coat and big
cap till hardly glimpse OF his bright,
snappy eyes could be had, but the fol
lowing host got on to the playing mus
cles of his marble white legs and they
went off in hase to stake their
shekels on sure winner on the
strength of a sight at his calves.
Otter was a hot favorite in the betting
and everybody knew his bareheaded lone
figure as he lost the choice for position
and got into the outside path for his
place in the run. Two false tries were
made before the grand stand saw the
puff of white smoke from the starters
pistol that sent the men off, when Mullin
leaped away from firm foothold and
Otter made an unsteady slipping
start that put the other in the lead and
he never lost it. Ever since tie Waynes-
vile match the outcome of another go
bet tween the pair has been the sporting
topic among the ''ftiends' at the
works." and as they got to top speed
the last 20 yards of the course the air
was alive with the cheering cries of a
swarm of running mates. With head 5
thro back and features drawn their
rapid strides were helped along till Mu-
lin broke the line a yard ahead of Otter,
| who gamely spurted the last few feet,
but the effort came too late and Otter
| lost his grip and spraWed his length in
| the dust of the track. The winners time
| was 2612. Considerable money changed
| hands in sight and it pinched in several
places till the eagle screamed. The kick
ers set up an unfair start" but they
only hurt their heels, and Conant, who
| fired the pistol, was commended all
| around for disintercstcd, careful work.
Putting the stone was the next event,
| and the big armed competitors hurled a
| round black fittceu-pound bowlder from
the shoulder tops for splendid scores.
| The entries and puts were; c. Kemper,
23.3, 24.1O, 2S1; Ben. Bain, 81, 273,
PHO; Geo. Bryan. % 6. ESQ 26 8; {.
Campbell, 22.10, % 3, 23.3. The prizes
were So and So to kemper and Balm.
| al l. ,,,I
aged for the triple legged affair, but only
one pair won. J. Stoves and w. Womack
got first prize, So; and J. Kerr (not "J.
z. k.") and |. Wilson took second
money, So.
The Hardness of some of the bicvclcrs
in arriving at the grounds made Il breal,
in the program that gave untold annoy
ance to the committee and the crowd
and nobody could tell what was coming
next until the start was made.
RarroVvs, Creased Poles and
| sacks.
The fun lovers, the people who Laugh
till they hold their sides, were looked
after in the next three numbers. Take
the barrows" was the first OF the face
breakers and there were more responses
than barrows. A dozen darkies, great
and small grabbed the handles OF tht
wheels and after their eyes were covered
the start was given and away they
bolted. They stove into each other anc
were wrecked. or stranded as they hope
lessly beat away from the track Shin:
were barked by the tearing plunges are
only two of the dusky contestants got
home. Zellev Shcrrell was first in Will
George Washington high stepping sec
ond.
The CREASED pole was the next fun
maker and it was "sure greasy pole
The sickness was smear and the SIN "a
was on in chunks. "Hully gee" said al
imported kid, "Pd sooner climb 10-joo
candle wild de hot taller runnin' dow
de Sides" Ed. Perry, a scrawny liLtl
coon, made the first grab at his roya
sickness and as he slipped away yelled
out: Il clar Is mos 'shaned to clan
up the greasy height, but the cimbe
sent down word that it got slicker al
the way up" and he finally slid dow
and rolled in the sand to get himself il
shape to meet his nanny and her troWn
The sack race went from lying star
and the merriment broke out in new
place as the men got up by rolls ant
rocks and hoped and Topped and shut
fled through the lane of the crowd 10
the goal. There were SIX entries au'
first money went to w. WomacE, th
second to Hughey Wilson.
Otter was an easy winner in the IL
yard running race, and the clever littl
sprinter maintained a lead and coaxe
and teased by turns the winded Secon
who was at his rear. Bean got secon
money. Prizes, So and So.
The kickers on their loss in their frs
result got wild again and trothed an
sput tered when the judges wisely d.
clared the one mile walking match IN
race" There were numerous entries
and when the "go" was given elbow
sawed the air and G. S. Henderson sc
the pace. The step was tritle fast an
one by one the limitations got the Judge
bounce and fell away. Little Machel
toddled in an eighth behind the leader
the first time around and the gran
stand showered him with cheers for I'll
real walker of the lot. Around agai
the hot sun gave the boys extra shir
and when they got into the stretch the
were seen to be in a trot How the lac
r were bumped along! Professor Hende
son was still leading the hottest pa'
:, and when he crooked his elbows in
quicker swing a watching friend wou
jump to his favorite and up to the fir'
A. place would come tagging leapcr t
the strain was too severe and the b
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