The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-03

and half for the contest to begin. /:
was a very tame affair, not half as in
teresting as a horse race or a camp
meeting.
The baron" who says he is the vic
tor of twenty-eight such battles" not
mentioning mis- encounter with Detec-
tive Sheets at the police station, and the
black trooper rode forth upon hungry
looking horses to positions in front of
. the Srandstand- They had On more
padded armor than a football tackle
or baseball umpire. Neither intended
TO get hurt.
Lieutenant White Absent
Lieutenant White of Fort Douglas,
who was TO have been the referee, was
discreetly absent. In his place were
appointed Corporal Henderson ana y.
w. Dickinson. The contest was to con-
Sist of sixteen mounted charges and
fourteen foot encounters. When the
trumpeter blew a little tune the two
sworGsmen charged upon each other.
AS their horses We're hungry and tired
the onslaught was not fierce. There
was a swish, clash and the baron
swiped Smith across the head twice,
but as his head was hard and covered
it didn't hurt. That WAS one point for
the baron" According to this game
the first blow is a point. None others
tOulll- DGIOl SMAlCl K'liilln iM4NC
just to show the crowd that he could
do il. But for some reason. too in
volved and intricate TO explain, the
point" wasn't allowed. They charged
again and Smiths horse SHE'D, making
for the stable, where there had been
sack of oats. After some fiddling for an
opening the Russian landed two stom-
ach punches. Then time was called, but
as there were no bottle holders the
contestants 6i6nff GiSfOOIlnf
Again they charged-it was in real
ity a canter-and there was a mix-up
at short range. Smiths horse reared
and would not be controlled. The
baron" by quick twist, disarmed the
negro. throwing his sword from his
hands. But the trooper let go the reins
and caught the weapon before 1t fell.
In the meantime the baron" was lam
basting him on the head from behind.
In fact, one of the chief characteristics
of this game seems to be in getting be-
hind the other fellow and trying to
break open his cerebellum.
But the affair didn't go on like this,
for in the next charge of the chargers,
which didn't seem to understand the
play at al, Smith got n a blow across
the 'haron's' forehead or where il
would have been if he didn't wear a
mattress. The judges didn't allow the
point and the Russian handed q short
arm Jolt in the stomach. This charging
was repeated in all twenty times, in
several of which no points were scored.
At the conclusion the 'baron" had ten
points and the negro had six. Smith
wasn't so slow after he was warmed
up. During the contest the baron
made magnaninous offer TO exchange
horses. Smiths horse was somewhat
halky. so his new rider didn't make as
many points in the last half of the
game. The horses were not so anxious
for the contest as the riders. for they
didn't wear pads on their heads.
De Malchin Draws Blood.
The remainder of the contest was to
be fourteen charges on foot. AS the |
rapiers which had been used on horse |
back were broken, Sergeant Jackson |
brought out two cavalry ,sabers, sharp !
and pointed. 1t looked as il some one !!
might get killed. The baron soon
showed that he knew more than the |
negro about this game. too. In the first |
two clashes he swiped the trooper in the |
stomach with right swings. Then he /
jabbed him in the head from a short 1
arm punch. Smith locked worried, but 4
he was game His seconds encouraged /
him, and he scored two points. Then /
the baron" got two more. Smith didn't I
have a defense for the Russians right |
swings to the stomach.
All the end Of the seventh encounter !
Smiths thumb was bleeding-he had /
been cut with the saber. First blood |
was declared for the Russian, and 4
Referee Dickinson announced that in |
view of the blood the contest must stop. I
That was an illustration of a French (
duel. where the antagonists faint when /
they smell blood.
The baron" was declared the winner, |
and now he is t;t nudispuJed champion 4
IF the world. ser te has licked Ed /
Smith.
A fencing boa; between Sergeant /
Bledsoe and PriTaTs Lacey was enjoyed /
Dy the, crowd previous to the main
event. and paper chase between Ser
seant RiedSoe. Privates Jackson, Buck
ler and Lacey, mounted, was7auite ex-
citing.