The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05

one of the women to win. There was
a long array of talent stretched out in
the field before the starters eye. The
women were awaiting the signal with
tense nervousness and clenched
hands. All of sudden one of the
women near the end of the line bent
down lifted up her skirts and calmly
unbuttoning her shoes. tossed them one
by one to the rear and then in stock
ing feet prepared to sprint down the
course. Alfalfa stubble was the race
course but undaunted by it's piercing
roughness, she darted away with the
rest when the signal to go came from
the starter. But alas and aIack, the
woman right in front of her slipped
and fell to the ground and before the
stockinged one could save herself she
had run full tilt into her PROSTATE sis
ter, and was thrown headlong. So
much for heroic measures. The six
remaining contestants sped on their
way until close to the end of the So
yard course when the winner tunlbled
on the ground exhausted, causing all
the remaining sprinters to pile up into
one grand conglomeration. 1t was fine
sport though and all a part of the
game. The judges decided that Mrs.
Bert Baxter was entitled to the first
prize. which consisted of IS silk UNI
brelIa. There was considerable dispute
over second and third places. 81 was
second ''No. I was" came the insist
ent and excited demands of the breath
less AIl0T QipIOIldIlC meas
ures, which would have done credit to
a Takahira had been employed, and
the proper credit given, it was found
that there were no prizes for second
and third place.
run, mamma, run came in shrilI
cries from one youngster along the
side lines in the egg race as he watch
ed the frantic efforts of his usually so
dignifled mother try to carry an egg
in spoon without fatal termination to
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came the merry shout from the crowd
as they caught on to the cry of the
youngster. Suffice to say that mamma
made good to the inspiring cry of her
young hopeful and handily secured
first place. Mrs. M. Coddington was
awarded picture and first prize. The
system in an egg contest you know is
TO lay out number of the eggs at
stated intervals and the contestant
then takes a spoon and picking up one
of the eggs in a spoon races back to
the point of beginning. The egg must
not be broken. In their anxious haste
number of the women stepped on
their eggs and smashed them.
Two Features of Sports.
There were two programmes of
sport events. One was contributed bv
the various labor organization of the
city and the other by the A. O. U, w.
| The contests were pulled off Just east
of the band shell in the alfalfa field
The married woman's saving contest
IN the former of these events
brought out eight contestants. There
were numerous individuals hanging on
| the outskirts of the crowd ready to give
auVlce. That woman don't know how
to saw, said one man peering at the
fair contestant. "She starts her saw in
| too high up" Pooh, L could do better
than that said one other woman with
whitening scorn. fSay, mister, let me
get in there, want to enter. This is
the saving contest, isn't it? I make all
| the kindling wood at home and I think
I ought to be able to win" said one
married woman as she elbowed her way
into the crowd. Then another woman
| took up the saw. She went at it as if
she was to the manner born, Gee but
she is a dandy" said one carpenter re-
| splendent in his holiday attire "She
goes at it as if she understood the bust
ness" The shortest time was 80, seconds
and the prize was handed over without
| a murmur of complaint to Mrs. NJ. c.
Harding. st f.
The electricians won the baseball
game from the plasterers by a score of
10 to 3. AS the result, the electricians
went home with 200 cigars which were
donated to the winning team by H. L.
Tromp, Herman Klauer, the Arnold
Drug company and NJ. L. Burgess.
The following is the list of prizes and
the awards:
List of Winners.
/. Young Ladies' Raee-50 yards
First prize, IS silk shirt waist, Miss
Haffner; second prize, SO bottle per.
fume, C. B. Bullock.
2. Married Womens Nail Drivins
Contest. First prize, SO pound sacl
flour, Mrs. Bozarth; second prize, 81
order groceries, Mrs. Bozarth; SECOND
order groceries, Mrs. ]. Kuypers; thirc
prize, 2 pound can coffee. Mrs. NJ. c
Harding.
8. Married Women's Saving Con
test First prize, book, Mrs. NJ. C
Harding; second prize. burnt Woo
ia bourette, Mrs. BoZarth third prize
order of groceries or meat, Mrs. Der
Baxter.
4. Married women's RACES
yards. First prize, 4S-pound sacl
, flour. Mrs. Bert Baxter; second prize
! one ham, Mrs. Minna Thumway; thir,
prize, quart maple syrup, Mrs. Mar,
Smith.
5. Young Ladies' Race-5O yards
First prize. bottle of perfume, Mrs
Claude Lands; second prize. DO,
: toilet soap, Miss Eda Carey.
6. Girls Race-50 yards, for girl
IA years and under. First prize. BAN
boo stand, Gladys Ritter; second prize
bottle toilet water, Margaret Binknal
II 7. Mems Race-100 yards. Firs
prize, meal ticket, Elmer Fox; secon
, prize, razor, S. Rice.
+ 8. Mems Running Jump. Firs
prize, tennis shoes, Con Vannata: sec
ond prize, leather collar and cuff boz
= Elmer Fox.
+ g. Mems Standing Jump. Firs
t prize, 81 razor, S. Rice; second prize
pipe, H. Brean.
1 10. Fat Mems Race-25 yard.
First prize, hat. c. budding; secon
prize, horse net, VIM. c. Bryant.
II. Mems high standing jump-Ffrs
prize, meal ticket, w. H. Thayer; sec
} ond prize, hair cut, shave and sham
2 poo, H. Braen.
IL. Mems hop, step and jump-Firs
l prize, box cigars, Clarence Ellis; sec
. ond prize, soc order groceries, Co
Vannata.
49, Mems high kick-First prize, 5
: order of bread. w. T. Kibby; secon
prize, % lb sack flour, B. F. Austin.
II. Boys race-100 yards, for boy
. 1 6 wears and under. First nrize. % II