The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-26
The Story of Race for Gentlemen
Riders and How It Was Run-Five
0allants on frey Chargers Make
Sport for a Multitude-Inci-
dents Of the Event.
dents Of the Event.

OenCS OF the Event.
NOW 1t came to pass that on the
twenty fourth day OF the eight month.
there was gathered in the public place in
the land of Butte u great concourse of
people, come to witness that. of which
the scribes had written and known as
the gentlemen riders race" The scribes
had proclaimed that gallant knights
would ride forth and in the jousts, COM
pete for favors from one Hugh. a noble
son of the house of Wilson. that's all.
And the scribes having written, the he.
aids went forth announcing the event
and multitude had assembled. that
the affair might have much Of that
which is known as eclat.
There We're few who understood but
there We're many who had lived in the
far off land of Missouri and who spake
in strange tongue saying "show me-"
And being willing to learn, they had
much to do with influencing others and
every man of the land, yea and every
woman who could be spared from the
wood pile made the journey to the
public place, afoot or on camel, that
they might behold the gallant knights
i'll fine raiment.
And when they, the people. had as.
Sembled they were confronted by
more afraid than gallant, at whom GER
tain plebianS cast jeers and cat calls.
and they say money changers in small
booths, making WagerS on how many
would complete the circuit of certain
plot of ground. without losing q mount.
And there were other wagers And then
the gallant knights rode forth ON fiery
chargers and were announced as Herr
Dierks, he who sat astride the noble
steed, Favorito; Signor Gemmell whose
legs entwined the belly of Phil Archi-
bald; Monsieur Cochran who held
taught the lines on Caprivi; Sir Ham,
ilton who rode with much effort.
Guilder and Saw Bones" OF the house
of Leggatt, who carried that which men
called a ''hop" syringe and who chung to
the neck of Rainier.
While the air was filled with the con-
fusion of many tongues the knights
drew them up in a line, marked by
ribbon made from the garters of noble
ladies of the land. And the son Of the
House of Wilson epake to them and
they answered him not, they being
much engrossed in keeping their
mounts. But he being the starter. as
men knew him, commanded attention
and gave warnings and made threats
of taking sheckles from the jeans of the
knights who disobeyed and they all
heard and believed and became much
confused, until Saw Bones plunged
his spurs deep into the TANKS of his
noble steed and was away. with the
others awe struck.
But Noble Hugh, who did the start
ing would have none of that and called
back "Saw Bones" spake advlsedly UNI
to him and told him of certain yellow
flag, not small pox sign, but that
which indicated when the knights were
to make the running And Saw Bones"
seemingly understood but was off again
and again, he having somewhere seen
knights ride and being "wised up"
looked for advantage.
Now it so happened that while saw
Bones" was ignoring the wise words of
Noble Hugh the other knights We're
having much Of what the Pharisees
called cold feet. All were loath to
start, save Monsieur Cochran and
he would be off stern first until
told that the rules governing the joust
prohibited such a course. Herr Dierks
had such trouble with his steed, the
animal requiring gentle persuasion from
the rear in order to make him move.
Signor Gemmel had much the air of a
knight who had seen charger before
and Sir Hamilton did naught else than
grit his teeth. OF a truth he looked an
cry and complained of the hardness of
his seat and there were some who sug-
gested that his dismount and procure
straw, on which to rest him as he rode,
but it was told that he required chair
to remount him and Noble Hugh would
have none of that.
But it had been written that the joust
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Hugh had also spake it and after much
worrying and gnashing of teeth it came