Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-05-03
AS HE SAW 1T

engaged in writing feature story to
be headed Good Things l Have Got
That Are Still Running" you're the
only man I've got handy, and forgot
to assign man to cover that big we'd
ding up at the Umptieth Street church
to-night--you know, that cookbook
ing Bigcoin girl and young Mutthead.
Suppose you run up there and get the
story. Want a spread-two columns
at least. Never mind names-Ive got
all the names Wen use, and the names
of the bridesmaids, and the grooms-
men, and the society editor wrote the
descriptions of the costumes before
she took sick. Just you cover the
weeps and the soft, low music, and the
brides pallor, and the perfume of the
exotics, and that sort of thing. You
know the kind of story want, Pete"
Say, scratch me out o. this, won't
your? said the horse editor. I'm not
trained for that kind of sprint. It's
, to that I'll quit in the stretch"
Cant help it, Pete-got nobody else
to send. Go along, now, and turn the
copy in early" said the city editor.
The horse editor went after the
story OF the wedding with an open
mind, and here is a portion thereof as
he turned it in to the copy reader:
"The thoroughbreds had another
inning at the Umptieth Street church
last night, when Miss Bertha Bigcoin
and Mr.. Willie Mutthead, both of them
well known to students of form in
these parts, hooked it up in try for
the matrimonial stakes. Talk of this
match had been in the air for some
time, so that when the bars were let
down at half-past seven o'clock last
evening large number of the talent
of both sexes were on hand to size up
the contenders and speculate upon
what the future holds in store for
this pair of high-class thoroughbreds.
Many of those who presented them
selves at the gate had never seen the
contestants before, and not few of
them were minus admission badges, at
that, but the crush was so great that
within 90 minutes after the turnstile
began to revolve the ushers were COM
PEELED to throw open free field In
the left-hand side of the church for
those who would not be denied the OPP
portunity to see the running off of the
match.
"The track was soft and holding, n
lot OF rag carpet having been spread
along the middle aisle to Offset the nat
ural slipperiness of the course, and
there was also top dressing of
flowers spread along the path by little
girls logged out in white. Festoons
of flowers were nailed all over the
sides of the grand stand, and the whole
outfit looked in perfect condition for
the running off of the swagger event.
Every seat below and aloft was taken.
and it was one of the biggest bumper
crowds that ever turned out in this
vicinity to see a similar event decided.
"Before the pair entered in the
match came out of the paddock the
band up in the gallery played lot OF
trembly, fluffy stuff, which visibly in.
creased the ardor of the crowd to have
the two entries arrive at the post. The
event was carded to come off at eight
o'clock sharp, but the pair of thor
oughbreds hadn't arrived at the post
at quarter-past eight, and it began
to look like an even money shot that
the match wouldn't come off. Outside
The church bets were freely Offered
that Mr. Mutthead had bowed tendon
or gone amiss in some way, so that il
would be impossible for him to face
the starter, and the disappointment
of the spectators when half-past eight
rolled around, and still no response tt
the call to the post, was manifest il
every countenance.
AT 25 minutes of nine, however, thu
anxious walters in the seats were re
warded by seeing the two entries entel
the rate. The bride, who was led b,
old man Bigcoin--who looked as if he,
be able to pick up third money occa
sionally in the hunter class, II he wa
pointed that way-appeared, to tn,
critical eye, to be overtime, and ther'
was some decided comment on the sub
iect of the hard workouts this elias
of thoroughbreds are put through be
fore they respond to the call of tn
bugle in match events of this charac
ter. A description of the brides color
Is given in another portion of this &C
count. Notwithstanding her eviden
entertaining. she looked fit to run tn
race of her life. AS for the other con
testant, he didn't look to be up to
bruising finish.
ale seemed to the critical eye to b
decidedly high in flesh, and it looke'
to be a safe three to one proposition
that he wouldn't last the route. ii
was nervous and fidgety or the way t.
the post and didn't appear to know eS
actly what was expected of him, which
however, was natural enough, consid
ering that he had never before face
- a+ortar II was said nevertheless,