The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-04
JUMPING BACKWARD OYER 4 HORSE.
wiil,nr Curiey OF San Frnneisee Csn DO
Thi, Feat Quite Easily.

wiil,rr, Curi,y OF San Frnneisee Csn DO
This Feat Quite Easily.
A man who can jump backward over horse
fifteen hands high must truly be q phenome-
non II Is hard to believe that such an ath-
letic marvel Is in existence. but according to
tho San Francisco papers there is young
man out there who Is more like n rubber ball
than anything else. His jumping has caused
universal comment and his various feats are
regarded as little short Of miraculous
The wonders nnme Is William Curley Ho
Keeps q small saloon near tho City and County
Hospital. ut Potrero avenue and Twentv-sec-
ond stress, San Francisco. His place Is
sporting resort where medical students con-
Gregatc and drink the fonming amber. Cur
ley was born In Frisco twenty eight years ngo.
He has always lived there with tho execution
OF trip to Australia few years ago lie is
Ave feet eleven inches tall. and his usual
weight is ubout 100 pounds He has been
jumping moro or less all his lie.
A party OF skeptics visited Curley recently
in order to ind out whether the stories OF his
remarkable powers were truc or not. They
found him behind his bar ready to attend to
them. When he learned their mission he was
only too pleased to show what he could do.
,Curley came out from behind the bar with
SSsk ia the bsr and hsn onds his
knees a trine suddenly shot straight up in the
Ar and came down sssannrely on beth , feet on
''n rs o aSs ensash. ho ss!d. Most any
to jump la ;kwari and upward than to, jump
forward and upward at the same S,, time dSn,t
back nan s ths feet ? 81 % % "t'
The worlds record for a standing high jump.
Ss sS Win .s. % II sst w 81 nsh Il:
record is held by A. /. schwaner; WIG luwped
G Our does Ss ali Of hIs jumping whe stand.
ing still, and without the use Of weights. He
claims that any man who can jump two inches
lengthcn his Jump as high as his chin; Hogan
give no reason Tor this, except that he has
been jumping ever since he was boy and has
Another feat that excited the wonder OF the
skeptcs was Ierformed with an ord m' ~ plug
ra 81 tho oo Hf stood @ t
h Sen spFSSeT iaay crush s eng aG
when he landed upon them. but Curley lust
down far enGugh t. crack he esg hs
SPOT from which he originally Jumped. 49,,
way ' aid n not salsfy The invest TRoy
wanted to have the story Of Gu,eys Leap oyer q
~ @certainiy; | Jumped over a fftesn-hand
horse the Tst tine fried 4, T. SsI this w ray
when man came in leading n horse he
wanted to be, shod. We got taking about
were there told the man that I could
stand and jump backward over his horse
which was exactly fifteen hands high;
could do it he told me was crazy. He finally
bet his horse against $50 that couldn't .ac-
backed UP to the horse. and Jumped over the
animal on my first trial, my heavy shoes newer
touching hair on his back, The man was
satisfied and got tho horse"
When Curley finished this yarn he was in
yited to prove his words BIZ jumping over q
horse that was tethered In q ne Ugh boring lot.
He readily assented and sized up the animal.
which was tEine more than fifteen hands
up to him. and. with q sudden spring. cleared
him easily. He drew his feet un Under him
and never touched hair. Curley landed right
side up. and the skeptics then proclaimed
them selves firm believers In him.