Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
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RUN '5Q-YAnO
RACE

Says the Los Angeles Examiner of
last Sunday;
A foot race between two ocfoeen.
arian athletes holding directly oppo.
site views in the question Of hygiene.
will take place at Sycamore Grove,
July s.
The contestants:
DIR. +. n. LAWRENCE, who never
smoked a cigarette in his life.
n. l.. PIERCE, who smoked, drank
and chcwed all his life.
Both men will be eighty years old
on their next birthday. Each in
equally confident Of victory and one
is willing 10 bet an extra box of
stogics on himself. II will he atty.
yard dash.
DR.. Lawrence IN the well known
anti.cigarette man, whose writing and
speeches on the subject of nicotine
are known from one end Of the coun.
try to the other. lie issued the chal.
lengc for the race some time ago max.
ing IL condition that only men
above seventy years Of age who are
addicted to smoking could enter. He
received letter from N. p. Pierce
Of the Old Soldiers home at Saw
tellc, in which the veteran warrior In.
formed him Of the fact that he he'd
drunk whisky all his life, had smoked
anything that came along, and had
chewed more tobacco than any other
man in this country.
"If hadn't" Pierce conciudni,
al wouldn't be able TO lick ys.,,sfy
In the estimation Of DR.. LswfStdo,
however, Pierce's habits spell de
feat. He IN certain that Pierce will
be among the "also rams" on that
memorable afternoon and that Picrce's
defeat will be signal victory for
the doctrine OF abstinence.
The reply Of Pierce consists Of
series Of winks and brosd saAiles.
az amt smoked many of thea,
cigarcttes," he said yesterday, "but
! done most everything else, b'eosh."
DR.. Lawrence has three distinct
points iu view. Fist, he wants to
run the race as an example Of patri-
otism. He believes that tho Fourth
should be celebrated in the open, with.
out fireworks. Second, he advocates
outdoor sports, such rs racing and
walking, as beiuR the better means Of
developing physical manhood. Third,
he wishes to demonstrate by this race
that longevity is directly. the result
Of sober habits and total abstinence
from smoking.
DR.. Lawrence has written patri.
otto poem Of forty-thrce verses which
he will read before the race.
The N. p. Pierce above referred to
lis none other than "Pard" Pierce,
the pioneer, well and favorably known
to all people in this section. Iiis
staying qualities are too well known
TO need celebrating on, and whether
In the saddle or ON foot, he Is a
goer on any occasion to face him. lie
IL an intrepid man, and holds the
belt in long distance record Of be.
ing the first constable elected in Ari.
IONA, shortly after its founding in
1853. "Pard," as he is 80 familiar.
Ily known, up to few months ago,
could sling a miners hammer ~ dex-
itcrously as man Of thirty, and on
his Santa Maria ranch IL was but =
pleasant pastimc for him to mount
the hurricane deck Of Texas cayuse
and bring the brute TO his knees in
submission to his strength and agility.
Osler or no Oslcr, the Arixonan In
this contest will bankrupt every
Hassayampcr IL he should fall down
at the last minute and lose the race,
} tobacco or no tobacco, with the other
habits he is addicted 20, like so many
others of the old boys