The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-29
THE ROCA RUN.


The day was spent in the woods beeide
a muddy stream and the party returned
at intervals from 4 o'clock in the after
noon TO s in the evening. 1t was thus
described to me by participant.
Next day they all said the Roca run
was great institution, and they all lied,
and they find out now that they were
all fresh as daisies On the return trip,
and this is also a mistake. From the
club rooms TO South street we found il
easy shedding. but during the balance OF
the run We experienced the same feeling
we used to on Saturday afternoons when
the bullheads were biting fine and our
pa" would tell US to stay home and
"bug the potatoes. and We find that the
same ones that were fresh as daisies on
the return trip took an unusual interest
in botany. and would spend hours under
some hedge studying the Russian
thistle. when their minds were on how to
get home, and those that had strength
left to look up, made faces at Clate
Shader when he rode by singing Fallen
by the Wayside," and the woman who
showed us where the well was said she
saw Rob Wolf cut four holes in his tire
when he saw the wagon coming, and
they believed he had punctured and let
him ride, and they were easy, and watch
r-the-winners Sides expected us to
believe he pitched winning game Of
ball for the Saltillo team. when he
hadn't strength enough lett 10 pitch
horseshoes. and Warrie Byers loaned
one OF the boys a quarter with hole in
il to use as a sinker. and when he pulled
the line up the quarter was gone, SO was
Ed Allen. and like Robinson Crusoe the
fisherman saw tracks in the mud, but he
wasn't scared, he was mad. Constitution
Walton was there too, 50 was the con-
stable. and then Walton wasn't there,
and julius Roediger got mad because
no one would promise 10 pull him back,
and he wouldn't go, and We would like
to have the name OF the mar who order
ed that cheese and we would xii, hiu..
and some Of the boys admitted the hills
were steep, and they said damfiainidone
upfellows. and We respected them, for
they told the truth, and Warrie Byers
had to pull Fred White up the hill, and
in the middle OF the hill the rope broke,
because Warrie cut it. and it fell down.
SO did Fred, and he thought nobody saw
him. and he was mistaken, and tired
too, and Harry Sullivan is there yet, and
he ought 10 stay there, for a long time,
and the wind blew, SO did John Whit
more and then he walked. and everyone
had dirty face. and Fred Iule was
worser than any of the rest, and he
washed his face in the creek, and then
the creek was dirtier than ever, and how
could you expect fish to see bait after
that, and besides nobody had bait, and
he. nj nafharA1 rnnna md
their friends came, so did that tired
camera, and Will Aliens picture, and
going down Frank VanHorn saw a
horrid large snake. coming back Will
Miller saw eighty-seven and jess Spence
has promised to get a bottle OF Towards
face bleach. and dark horse HALEY
didn't go along, because he suspects
Hank Peters of being the Handicapped,
and everybody said boyswearehavinga
higholitime, but they didn't mean it,
now is the time TO enter the contest.
On "Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock
a long line of wheelmen and heelwomen
again rolled out from the C's club
rooms and pedalled out to the Lincoln
Park track where they witnessed the
five mile handicap race which was post
poned from the Decoration day meet.
BANKS, Atkinson, Benson, Exley, Carter
and HALEY were the starters and from
the start it bid fair to be a good race.
On the fifth lap Benson was thrown
heavily Pluckily remounting his
wheel however b continued in the race
for three laps longer when he drew out.
The remainder OF the race was between
Carter, Atkinson. HALEY and Banks and
in this order they finished. Time
14:4s %. After the race the club, to-
gether with number Of invited guests,
repaired to the pavilion where a pleas
ant hour was spent and refreshments
served by the ladies Of the club. Then
all repaired to the auditorium Of the
Park Theatre where for another hour