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A stroll to Hodgenville - 90 mile round trip By JIM Fred Rainwater, a tall, lanky lad from western Pulaski County and unquestionably Lindsey Wilson's first athletic superstar, dominated the Training School's Field Day competitions from 1907 through 1912. In 1910, he represented Lindsey in the foot races at a track meet in Danville and took top honors in the one- and two-mile events, and finished second in the half-mile run. However, one of his lesser-known feats occurred one hundred ten years ago this week. The February 17, 1909 edition of the News reported that several people, including Mr. Rainwater, had "represented the Lindsey-Wilson at the Hodgenville celebration" of the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. The article went on to say that Fred "started [to Hodgenville] on Thursday [February 11th] and made the trip there and back afoot." Quipped the paper of the young perambulator, "He is a perfect athlete and is the fastest runner in the school. The day before starting to Hodgenville he got a little exercise by running two miles." Apparently that long February ramble -- a round-trip distance of some ninety miles -- got Fred well limbered up, for at the Field Day events that May, he won no fewer than four events: the pole vault, with a height of nine feet, five inches; the half-mile run, in a blistering two minutes, nine & three-fifths seconds; the mile run, in a time of six minutes, six and one-half seconds; and the sack race. These winning efforts earned him the following prizes: a pair of shoes, donated by Russell & Co.; a fancy vest, donated by Jack Young; a hat, donated by former Kentucky Lt. Gov. J.R. Hindman; and a .22 rifle, donated by Dr. Dunbar. This story was posted on 2019-02-13 01:10:03
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