Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-05


yoor in announcing the most startling and yew-
neck contest in the history of international
sport! A Roman standing race between the
three most beautiful, Skilful and daring horse
women IN the known the unknown world
Sefiorita Jacinta Alhamar, of Spain and Ar
gentina. holder of the Worlds Championship.
mounted on her magnificent Arabian steeds
Bolivar and Doll-i-var! Her colors yellow.
Miss Florence Mcclure, the added starter, is
the prem-yair American circus rider. She is
now fee-choor equestrienne with the Might-ee
Harkins Show! Her mounts David and Goliath
were purchased at ee-nor-mous expense from
his Royal Highness the Grand Duke Alexis of
Roo-shai Her colors blue
The third contestant, La-dees and Gente1-
men, is Miss New York, the Great Unknowni
mysterious young woman who hides her
identity behind black mask! She enters this
hair-raising brain-staggering. blood-congealing.
heart-stopping contest purely for fam-i-lee rea-
sons! If she wins her stakes will be devoted
to the cure of an only brother now SERIOUS
lee I'LL This is her first race and her last! Her
mounts Uno and mol Her coors backi
The race one half mile-once around the
track The stakes thousand dollars sidel
Winner to take all! The starter Mister Henry
Rowel The judges, the Honorable Jameson
Jones, Member of Congress, the Honorable
Stephen Fink. Mayor of this city. and the Hon.
rable Phineas Brown Prosecuting Attorney
of this county,!
hamar wears yellow! Miss Florence Mcclure
wears blue! The Great Unknown wears blacki
thank you!
Down the track from the direction of the
fair grounds stables came a clatter of hoofs
and cloud of dust. The crowd stood on
tiptoe and yelled. Out of the dust they ap-
peared,- first the little blond Mcclure in
blue tights, next the Seflorita, as pretty as
a picture in yellow, and lastly Dorothy Nc
Cam. was in the judges stand with Jack
and Sam, and was quite as curious as they
or any of the fifteen thousand to get look
at this young lady. Her strapping bays had
been polished until they fairly glistened in
the sun, and the Human Mystery was
dressed in a sleeveless black affair, the skirt
of which came to about the knees. Her
arms and neck were bare, and the upper
part of her face was hidden by an ordinary
black mask such as everyone has seen or
worn at masked ball. A black band round
her head kept her hair from falling. The
three riders seesawed their horses past the
grandstand while the crowd gaped, gasped,
and applauded, then turned and drew up be-
fore the judges stand.
Looks as if she could ride sonnet NUT
tered Jack, scrutinizing the Great Unknown.
"And take a peek at her horses Some class
to thern!"
AS the Hon. Phineas Brown explained
to the contestants and the wild-eyed mob
that fouling would cause disqualification 1
caught nod and smile from Miss Doro-
thy. Then the Hon. Brown grabbed the
bell-rope and cried, @Ready for the startl"
and the three pairs of strong-legged beasts
were swung back, turned, and brought down
on the run. The blond didn't turn quickly
enough, and they were sent back. The sec
ond time they got away beautifully the
yellow had the inside rail, the blue was
alongside her, and the black-clad unknown
next.
TALK about your sights! This was one.
Six horses going like mad, three slender
girls bending low over them and cautiously
jockeying for position, thunder of pound
ing hoofs, cloud of dust that travelled with
lightning speed, and burst of yells accom-
panied by thousands of waving hats. made
scene that had never been witnessed in Mis-
souri, and will probably never be witnessed
again.
At the turn into the backstretch the
Senorita was still on the inside going like
the wind. Suddenly the crowd was electri-
fed by seeing the girl in black swing her
whip over each shoulder. Her mounts
fairly jumped ahead of the blond-driven
team, and from then on there was race!