Show GREAT FOOT FOO RACING The feat of the great French runner Bouin who ran 11 miles and 1445 yards in an 1 o r has called up the records of the great runners since 1863 when the Indian Deerfoot ran 11 miles and yards in an hour but none of them equal the pace which Colonel J Johnson named for the Indian Red Hawk in 1847 It may be said by way of explanation that Colonel Johnson had a reputation of having always been present on great occasions occasions to to hear him tell it and it-and and of generally taking the he prominent place in the show and of further never permitting permitting permitting per per- a theme to lose interest when a vivid account was necessary I The boys in the mining camp were discussing discussing discussing discuss discuss- ing foot racing one day when there being an instant lull in the conversation the colonel broke in With a far off look on his face he said You should have seen the race made b by Red Hawk at Columbus 0 o. It was a straightaway race of five miles with twenty comp competitors Red Hawk made it in 23 minutes and 7 seconds They got me to judge the race because I pad had the only 5 stop watch i in n the crowd One of his listeners asked the colonel colone whether he judged the start or finish of the race The colonel colon l w was s equal to o the occasion He replied Oh I started them off all right and then ran ahead and judged the finish |