The sun., 1897-07-25
SHE'S A MIGHTY FIGHTER,
A Tos WBBL WoBrHF or ANT MANS
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sasuarina snd I1er Achievements with lsrosa-
sword. Foii. ssd Bayeuet--Her victories
Over Array Omcers--Her Phys,aue ceu-
pared with Corbett's and Eitrsinuonhs.
Baltimore undoubtedly can claim the greatest
woman rough-rider and athlete Of hor sex In tho
world. sho is "Jaguarina," . beautiful Anglo
Spanish woman. who would rather engage in n
mounted broadsword contest than be tho
belle Of Newport. And no wonder, for she is
one OF the most expert Of the mounted broad
sword champions Of to-day.
Soldiers OF tho United States Cavalry were
the first to take up mounted broadsword COM
bats as q new sport, and now this thrilling
pastime is beginning TO take frm hold on tho
American athlete. Not long ago tournament
was held In Washington. and most Of tho mill
tary nations Of the world were represented by
broadsword champions. Duncan o. Ross, once
n United States cavalryman and champion Of
the world, was there, and was victorious over
all contestants. Every one was delighted with
the exhibition.
But this now sport is not to DO monopollEod
by mon. According 10 the Baltimore Times.
Jaguarina proposes to take hand In 1t. SO
far she has mover been defeated in contest at
arms of any character, and she has hold this
record for fourteen years. 30 she is not to be
shifted at by mankind and reminded Of the fact
that she 10 nothing but o woman. and therefore
can't put up any kind Of q fight with cold steel.
Jaguarina Is q native Of Enscnada, Lower Cali
fornia, and Ia now 90 years old. Her father was
an Englishman and her mother Spanish wom-
an. During tho fourteen years that she has been
q professional swordswoman she has met and do
featcd many Of the greatest swordsmen Of this
country and Europe. on foot and mounted.
Some OF the famous fencers put to rout by her
the Second United States Cavalry. cham pion
master OF horse and sword ex.Liout.
Baron Arno Won Freiltzsch OF tho Austrian
cavalry; Capt. Conrad Wiedermann OF the Ger.
man cavalry; Capt. L. N. jennings. ex.officer
Eighth Royal Irish Hussars, master-of-arms of
the Olympic Athletic Club Of San Francisco; ].
II. Marshall, Sixth Dragon Guards. British
army; Lieut.. Paul do Villo, French Chasseurs,
and Sergeant Charles Walsh Eighth Missouri
Cavalry.
Jaguarna is the only woman in tho world who
has acted as n master-of-arms in military col
lege. She has issued chalenge-at-arms to the
world and fences with broadsword, foil, gun and
bayonet, knife, and lance. This remarkable
woman does not depend upon her weapons for q
living She is quite capable actress. but of
late has conducted a large fencing and physical
culture school In Baltimore. The leading society
women have taken her up. and during the last
winter shc has been coming money. She has no
equal among women and few among men ms a
military rough-rider, and why should shei The
est part Of her life since she was
years old. When a child she was delicate,
puny. little thing, though one can hardly be-
She is five feet seven inches In height and
weighs 193 pounds. although she looks forty
pounds lighter. She has q splendid chest. and
indeed, all OF her measurements are wonderful.
It is interesting to compare them with those of
Fitzsimmons and Corbett, the two greatest
contests OF strength. endurance, skill. science,
and ring gencralship closely akin TO theirs.
These are the comparative measurements of
this trio OF athletes: