The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-23

could not eat thirty guails in thirty days.
FRANK Walcott had just then sprung into
Iaine Dy making away with thirty brace of
quaii IN thirty Gays. A. 6. Thompson, a
big bookmaker OF Chicago, who was with
the journalistic party, went one better
than the newspaper man and flashed 900
under my eyes. saying l could not better
Walcotts performance. l accepted the
wager and bet 81 900 that I would
eat forty-one brace of quail in forty
one days. l went step further.
1 bet an extra $500 that / would
consume IN addition thirteen quail On the
thirteenth day of the trial and fifteen on
the last day. Ex-Gov. Deieplaine, of South
Carolina; Frank NJ. White. the tempest
tossed reporter of the New York San, who
recently returned to libertr's land in the
belated Umbria; the.iate Wright Sanford,
Maurice Barrymore, DR.. 4. q. Garland
and DR.. Marion Simms, jr., besides
number OF newspaper men, were present
when the contract was closed. Drs. Simms
and Garland and some reportorlal repre-
sentatives were appointed a judicial COM
mittee to see that the task was faithfully
performed.
l succeeded in the undertaking. but it
was fearful effort. By the terms OF the
contract l was debarred from all exercise
and from pepsin or liquids OF any kind
that would aid in digestion. From the
The birds felt like load OF lead in my
stomach and refused to as.imilate. | had
heartburn of the mos. slckening kind and
was momentarily upon the point OF giving
1t up between the sixth and tenth day OF
the trial. But by exercise of will power
alone | succeeded in conquering my vio-
lent distaste for the game. After the
tenth day it was plain sailing. | suffered
not particle and really enjoyed my brace
OF quail set daily before me. My stomach
had become accustomed to the strange
visitor and conquered him.
This was the greatest feat performed in
the quail eating line in any country, and
over 5000 changed hands on the result.
That was the first great contest l ever
entered, and am not an xious for another
unless great monetary inducements are
offered. In that match l made 81, 800 IN
stakes and received nearly 900 III pres
ents from friends who won on me. l am
ready to again make match with any one
for from g, 500 to 5000 that l can outeat
him. not only in quail, but in any hot sub
stance such as pepper. Worcestershire
sauce, Tobasco or any relish of that kind.
l once won $500 from Col. Tom Linson,
the great gourmand of Galveston, Tex, by
swallowing pint bottle OF Tobasco sauce.
The colonel could go Worcestershire, but
he quailed before Tobasco.
Strange to relate, although / can eat and
drink the toughest of food and liquid,
cannot, to save my soul. drink whisky.
Three small glasses will make me deadly
sick Neither does beer nor wine agree
with me. A pint of either is as much
as can stand.
have so far made but little money out
of ''eating Matches" l simply entered
them out of spirit of sport. In any
future contest, however, I will insist upon
a substantial wager being made. One or
two gastromic battles will be enough for
me, for I do not wish to die a slow, linger-
ing death, such as repeated attacks upon
the stomach are sure to induce. Dyspepsia
is not to my liking. Z. PAUL.