The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-12
UPTOWN RACE FOR CHORUS JOB
,,.s.yY OLD THING NOW TO NOON
SOME THEATRE SHOWS.
q, the Press Agent COLi,ts II Great
Achie, ement That lie Persuaded Nine
Young Women 10 Hun TO Harlem 10
Haseball shirts-Rides for the Weary.

Acnie, ement That lie Persuaded Nine
young women 10 Hun TO Harlem 10
uasebaII Shirts-Rides for the Weary.
The press agent OF the isle OF Spice
oornnany ia going to strike for a rise OF
INV. as BELTS one who has triumphed over
many difficulties. When he first proposed
oo.as-you-please chorus girl race from
,be Circle to 1l7th street, the management
scosed and the star turned UP her nose
When he proposed II to the chorus they
said .,,
without It,.
II seemed to be all Of hut the press
agent persevered. He advertised for new
chorus girls. He picked ten stout and
healthy looking applicants, and ordered
them to turn up at 2:3o yesterday for the
first rehearsal. They came.
Costumes first, ladies' said the press
agent. "Our girls always wear these at
their rehearsals" He pulled out seven
baseball shirts with Isle Of Spice on their
front, and seven baseball caps borrowed
from the Giants.
This show looks all to the bugs to me, v
said Alice York, who once sang In real
comic opera. And she turned up her nose
and quit That worried the press agent
who had secured half the talent OF the New
York Athletic Club as judges and pace
makers, but he recovered speedily.
Now girls said he, I'VE want you to
take little run to get yourselves In con-
dition. You know-er--the dancing is very
severe Then he let out the truth by
degrees
Well, they wanted that job, and he won.
But he had to promise $40 to the winner.
IS to second, 81 to third, and So to ever y
other girl who finished.
Arthur j. Moore, who was starter and
referee, showed tn EN- the money. They
counted 1t, and were off IN a bunch. The
press agent, proud and happy, travelled
alongside in a hanson, and behind came
two autos carrying Referee Moore, cameras
and reporters.
The girls hit 1t up from the Circle at a
fair lick. Moore had advised them to go
slow at the start but two blocks up great
idea occurred to Katherine Florence and
Bertha Rritton. They spurted Moores
auto couldn't be in two places at once, so he
stayed with the rear guard. When they
were out OF sight around curve in Broad
OF a reporter and she and Miss Florence
jumped on Broadway car. 1t would have
worked fine IL the car hadn't smashed into a
truck and stopped. Just then Referee
Moore spurted to find the leaders and came
alongside. They tried to hide under Il
seat but he caught them.
You're out, said Mr.. Moore.
SO they stayed on the car and rode
straight up to the Columbia University
grounds, scattering Joy all the way.
Sadie Livermore and Bertha Weinberg
made a team OF themselves and took the
west side Of Broadway. Miss Livermore
had borrowed pair Of tennis slippers, and
she raised her skirts to the knees when she
spurted. Fanny Baker, who took the east
side of Broadway, was handicapped by
French heels, and Minnie Raymond, her
partner, had a pair Of new Cuban heels
Miss Lvermorewasa Splinter. She ripped
off two blocks. Then she stopped and the
press agent gave her ride for another two
blocks. The others heard about it from the
press auto, 80 they rode four blocks.
Referee Moore couldn't disqualify them
ell. so they rode to Eightieth street and took
q fresh start. From there on to Tooth it
mond's. Her new Cuban heels wouldn't
let her sprint.
The race attracted attention beyond the
widest dream Of a press agent. Mounted
police, foot police. bicycle police rushed
over to see what was the matter. Autos
and carriages and cabs fell in behind. And
everybody knew it was the Isle OF Spice,
because there it was on the baseball shirts.
At Tooth street the girls were gettin 6
tired again. They were taken into the
autos regardless Of leaders-you couldn't
tell who was leader, anyway, there were 80
IL 81, % but tor faI IN,
for final squirt at 112th street. Miss Liver
Baker close behind.
Meanwhile, Katherine Florence and
Fanny Baker, who had sneaked ahead on the
car after they were ruled out. had fallen
among the Columbia football practice
team and made themselves very popular.
They told{the boys all about 1t. and when the
news came that the racers we're coming, Bill
Morley couldn't hold 'em. The varsity
and scrubs hurdled the fence. the whole
college following, and lined up to see Miss
Livermore wrap another hitch in her skirt
and lope in ruffle ahead OF Bertha Vein
berg. Fanny Baker pulled out third money.
The prizes, in real gold. were presented by
Referee Moore to the tune OF the Columbia
yell Minnie Raymond managed to drag
her Cuban heels to the finish and get inside
the money.
The expression Of that press agent when
he saw Columbia University watching the
finish was that OF one who has had money
from home. In addition to the prizes, all
the girls will get regular jobs in the chorus
OF a road company, 80 they were told,