The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31

their heads and began to swim while
the water poured into the cracks in the
wagon box and the squeals echoed with
the combined protests of those blue
blooded porkers as the water rose
The crowd reached the bank as the
first pigs were washed out Of the
wagon. And then Frank proceeded to
carry out his new idea. He turned to
the old man. who was helplessly be-
wailing his loss. and spoke a few words
Turner looked at him in wonderland
then nodded Frank called the boys
around him and said:
IF those pigs have to swim any dis
tance they'll cut their own throats with
their sharp forehoofs! We're all good
swimmers. Some of you chaps go after
the shoats, while Jim, Ned and Greggy
try to keep Empress from going over
board from the wagon body. Tom you
and I'll steer the horses ashore. Come
on, now. Take my word, there's a
mighty good reason If you don't like
Turner" and he pulled the club to one
side while he whispered something to
them.
No turning back after that! Frank
dived into the creek. clothes and all,
and struck out for the struggling
horses. The others followed him. and
the struggling piglets were all easily
rescued before they'd harmed them
selves. The royal life savers" also
managed to keep Empress from throw
ing her huge bulk out Of the water
filled wagon body which still f1oated
however. And finally Frank and Tom
managed to steer the swimming horses
back to shore. where they scrambled
up on the bank. They came to
trembling halt. with the wet and
squealing Empress still in the wagon
behind them. Eight pigs, two horses
and one wagon were thus restored to
old oU Safa nd
and not a bit worse for their unex-
pected bath.
Frank now dispatched Bill to Tur-
ner's farm for another wagon and then
the two rival fliers and the gallery"
that had witnessed these tremendous
events walked back to the scene of the
race. When the official measurer had
procured the figures OF that mo-
mentous fifth flight Of Jims Frank
proceeded TO take his own fifth flight
Then he consulted earnestly with Jim
and the other members, and turned to
the gallery" while he announced:
'The first section of the great match
race has now been flown. The Silver
Flash leads, with total for the five
flights of 1,161 feet 4 inches The
Comet has flown 1.14S feet fiat" (Cheers
at the announcement. which suddenly
change TO great cries of disappointment
as Frank continues) II also wish to
announce tildl the SeCOn0, section OF the
great match which includes the re-
naming five flights, will be run off to-
morrow at 2:30 p. m, at the County
Fair trotting track. Admission five
cents
That was three days before the fair
opened and 1t would not interfere with
the fair preparations. anyway, as the
track had direct entrance from the
outside.
Don't you worry" said Frank after
ward "Old Turnerll keep his word
Well, if he don't We'll only have to fly
il off in the old place. I'm sure some Of
us would have tried TO save the pigs.
anyhow | know / would. but il Just
struck me he might fall for a bargain
to save 'em-and 1t worked
You'll be glad TO know that Turner
did keep his word, the Second section"
was flown at the track. and that S11.65
was taken in at the gate for the bene-
ut of the Aero club.
And who finally won? Why. the
Comet of course. but not until the last
flight. when she succeeded in distancing
her rival by just three feet