Show 1 raae ro root t race in iiii loma an iowa city coi respondent correspondent of t the he new york evening post writing riling from crom that tha t point during the state fair gives i the following account of a female foot rare race among the local items it is proper to tc I 1 include mention of a novel phase of comans omans womans which so far as I 1 I 1 know is an original feature of the platform I 1 refer to a female dentale foot race aich which took place a week or two since upon up oil the horse track of the new ne W fair fail grounds the attendant circumstances we are these A medical peripatetic per of the large poster and small handbill stripe has given lectures here oa popular physiology ac with great acceptance to bol both ladies and gentlemen ent lemen sometimes to both sexes and anon to each separately on the dr wieting principle among other them themes es introduced occurred that of calisthenics the discussion discus of w which aich resulted in the formation of a class for the practical development of that science or art whichever in hi chever it may be G gentlemen clemen and boys bays forsook their counters e r s and desks for the lecture room and the ring ladies strongly but loosely clad sw swarmed armed tact to the he altherr eum e urn to practice the manly art ar t 11 0 of f shoulder hitting chittim chest expanding by degrees the plot thickened until a foot race as proposed for gentlemen only the ladies liberally provided a fiher cup as a prize to the fastest young man and the race duly came off to general satisfaction the following aweeka eek a foot race for ladies was announced the other sex furnished the cake basket which was to stimulate the females to proceed to extremities tre milies es the list of ambi ambling nymphs 11 who took part in this lady ladylike like ike performance was quite respectable bl e in in number and position and bjoorn bloomers rs stocking feet and shall I 1 sa say y it snow snowhite sno white un der garments garments were vi ere 1 in a f full ull supply enough to meet the demands of the most exacting in spectator ladies hitherto most noted for modesty and delicacy made assurance doub doubly ly sure bure as they tooted themselves out for the inspection of a crowd of men and hoys boys eager for something to turn up bets bet Nvere ere freely offered on the tha various favorites and no horse trot was as evermore ever more regularly ordered than the hen trot to which I 1 refer the result however was unsatisfactory for the let lest runner as proved by frequent success and timing unfortunately fell down sprawling in in the lut last decisive contest and her ber rival mal a pretty as well as fast young lady bore away the prize which had already seemed the proper property ty of another matters were compromised by making up a purse of twenty dollars or thereabouts for the racer whose w hose good points an accident lied had prevented her from displaying displacing to her own aun advantage a and rid a duclie duplicate ate prize is is to be given her by an appreciating crowd of spectators I 1 may add that the whole thing is is embraced under the advertised verti sed appellation of gymnastics which if I 1 remember my little greek gree aright means exercise taken naked As this is not quite true of the style of dress adopted by the class it would seem to be a misnomer er |