Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-17
THE COWBOY WINS.
Smith Finishes in Good
Condition with Sore
Field Behind Him.
His and the Worlds Form
er Record of 2O2 Miles
is Smashed.
The Winner Receives Il Tes-
timOnial from Friends
and Admirers after
the race.


Gross opera house in this city Satur-
day night. The last four hours of
the race was witnessed by u very
large audience and the result was
satisfactory to everyone in the
room.
Jones was second. and very close
one too, and gave Smith hard
chase for first place. but could not
gain an inch from the mile lead
Smith had ON him, and gave up the
attempt at 11:2O, forty minutes be-
fore time, as his feet were in bad con-
dition and it was useless for him to
try further.
Messier was third, covering lS5
miles, Paplo fourth, and Buchanan
fifth, the order in which they ran for
the last five heats.
Smith and Jones both broke the
worlds best record OF POP miles,
made in Negaunee. Mich. The form
err by l hour and 80 minutes and the
latter by hour and 26 minutes.
Smiths record for 200 miles was q
hours and 8 minutes and Jones Gov
cred the same distance in % hours
and 10 minutes. During the last
heat there was an interesting race
between Buchanan and Paplo for
fourth place, although the latter
was in bad shape. he succeeded in
keeping two miles between him and
the tall fellow, who was also willing
to give up the race after he had
reached the limit emitting him to a
share Of the money.
After the race was over Messier
announced the score which was
made in % hours and 20 minutes and
is as follows: Smith 206 miles;
Jones 205 miles; Messier 1856 miles;
PaplO 1T miles. Buchanan, It's
miles.
. Several friends and admirers Of
Smith presented him with IT, purse OF
$25 as token Of appreciation for
the honest ard successful effort he
made to win the race, and also for
the gentlemanly way he conducted
himself not only during this race,
but ever since his arrival in this city
and IN every sporting event in which
he has figured.
Jones also won many friends and
admirers during his short stay here.
He not only proved himself great
runner and an honest sporting man
by his great effort to win, but also
conducted himself as q gentleman
both on and off the track.
Paplo, our local man, is also de-
serving Of great praise, considering
that this is his first race and that he
was without proper training and ex-
perience, the record he made and the
endurance shown by him were both
remarkable.
Buchanan, who furnished most of
the amusement of the race in his hot
shots. chiefly aimed at Messier. al
though last in the race, is not least
in the estimation OF the people who
witnessed his performance. He did
more than he promised to do Mt the
beginning OF the race, and showed
that with more training he would
make Il No. runner.
Nearly all Of the participants are
entered for the Austin race and AZ
ter a few DAYS rest will start for
that place. Buchanan, who needs
training. will walk the distance over
land, and Jones, who besides being
an all-rOund athlete, is also decor
ator, has some work in that line to
do here that will keep him for sew
eral days. Messier left for his home
in Minneapolis yesterday afternoon.