The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-12


Il would do 1t again for another
hundred. -
That was the declaration OF Miss
Mollis Stuart three minutes after
she had performed the daring feat Of
riding Silver King. the big white
horse OF DIR. Carver In his leap from
the 81 foot platform into the water,
clinging toat the bare back OF the big
white horse until after he had
crawled from the pool.
The feat has been widely talked Of,
and there were many thousand peo-
pie packed about the grounds 10 wit.
ness the event. The crowd was yari-
ously estimated at from 1900 To as
high as 1000 or 5000 people. Ger
tain IL Is that the grandstand, both
hleachers, dancing pavilion and sum.
mer theater constituted sea Of hu-
manity. with hundreds aud hundreds
standing about on the baseball dia.
n ond and at every place which prom.
ised sigth OF the extraordinary
event.
The preliminaries were very sim pie.
First one and then another Of DR.
Carver's intelligent animals made
the dive from the elevated platform,
until all but Silver Kin had made
the leap. Then Miss Mollie, smiling
as usual, walked up the incline amid
cheers from thousands OF throats,
She calmly leaned against one Of the
rails OF the platform. at the very top
OF the incline, and waited for the
herse.
She was clad In striped bathing
suit and mounted the animal as
calmly as though going for canteI
over the hills of her beloved Idaho.
She sat AS still and unmosed as Il
statue while the horse was preparing
for his leap.
Suddenly there was "A leap, and
horse and woman we're speeding Il
the water below. Quicker than II
can be told, there was huge splash,
and those near enough TO see coult
observe the animal and his daring
rider still clinging TO his back, NOV
Ing toward the outlet.
Miss Mollie was still on the horse
back, sitting upright, when hs
climbed from the water, and SHE
laughed .as she brushed the wate
from her face aud drew IN a ionl
breath.
Her dripping garments were quick
ly covered by a blanket, aud whil'
the mob damned and crowded abou
for a glimpse OF the daring woman
she was escorted TO a dressing room.
"liow does IL feel To be hero
inegn was the query propounded /,
Miss Stuart by Statesman Ieporte
In her dressing room, after she ha,
exchanged her dripping garments 10
street apparel.
Fine responded the daring girl
~ would do IL again for anothe
hundred. -
"Were you frightened or netvous2'
Not bit. 1t was rather lark
You see, ! have ridden bareback $
much that hadn't the sliahes
doubt as to my ability to stay on tn
back Of the diving horse. on course
there was always danger that tn
horse would do something tricky
either In the air or unde. the water
However, ! had firm grip on til
horses name with my two hands
and tightly clinched the horse
body with my--er--my feet, SO tina
1t would have required great dea
TO dislodge me. When the hors
plunged from the platform, wash
a bit frightened, for |. know that
even II did lose my seat at tba
moment, / would light In the waite
and not he injured.
Miss Stuart's passage from he
dressing room 10 a waiting carriaR
was one OF triumph. The Statesma
reporter carried her travelling has
and a lady attendant chaperoned tn
young beorine through dense crow
gathered for a close view OF tn
woman who took her life In b,
hand for the entertainment OF th
multitude. and incidentally for II,
twenty dollar bills.
Congratulations were showefed uI
on the young woman from all side
From her carriage seat Miss Stual
whispered to the reporter:
I'm going To train my black hori
To make the high dive. There
7 money In IL. And IT isn't at a
diricult--at least not so difficult as
appears from the grandstand. -
Statesman.