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Show SPRINTERS RACE AT LAGOON. Jones, an Idaho Professional, Defeated by Resort Employee Named Wilcox. Joseph Jones, a well-known professional profes-sional runner of Idaho, was given a great surprise at tho Lagoon last Friday when he began to boast of his great speed. His open challenge for a raco was accepted by one of the resort employes em-ployes by tho name of Eddie Wilcox, plbyeos by the name of Eddio Wilcox, ately gathered together and each one gave a dollar to make up a sido bet. Thirty dollars was raised nnd tho race pulled off. The great Idaho professional lost his record in a flashy He wasn't in the rnce at all, Wilcox leaving him far in the background. Tho employees had a good laugh over the affair, and aftor giving Jones the signal to go out and speed up went back to work. Tho wonderful won-derful black horse at Lagoon Is now-looking now-looking for other professionals to show up and begin to boast. |