He’s good enough for one thing, I should judge -he can out jump any frog in Calaveras County, said Smiley in Mark Twain’s famous short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” This was the inspiration for the Calaveras County Jumping Frog Contest, which has taken place 1928 in the village of Angel Camp in Calaveras County, California. The first year, 15,000 people attended this unusual event, more than the entire population of Calaveras County at the time The following year, the crowd doubled, and by 1931, the event was so popular that two additional jumping areas had to be added to accommodate entries from around the world. Today, more than 50,000 spectators attend this event and the frog entries number 1,000.
Although the Calaveras County Jumping Frog Contest has gained international attention, the majority of the competitors are still people from Calaveras County. Anyone who would like to enter goes to the registration table, fills out a form, and pays a modest entry fee. The fee includes the cost of renting a frog in case the entrant doesn’t already own one. Many people who live in the area go out and catch their frogs the night before, so they are “fresh” and ready to go on the day of the contest.
After entering the contest, the competitors must decide who will be the “jockey.” This is the person who places the frog on the launching pad and then encourages the frog to jump. The goals of the entrants and their “jockeys” are, first of all, to have fun; second, to win a prize; and third, to set a new world frog-jumping record.
He’s good enough for one thing, I should judge -he can out jump any frog in Calaveras County, said Smiley in Mark Twain’s famous short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” This was the inspiration for the Calaveras County Jumping Frog Contest, which has taken place 1928 in the village of Angel Camp in Calaveras County, California. The first year, 15,000 people attended this unusual event, more than the entire population of Calaveras County at the time The following year, the crowd doubled, and by 1931, the event was so popular that two additional jumping areas had to be added to accommodate entries from around the world. Today, more than 50,000 spectators attend this event and the frog entries number 1,000. Although the Calaveras County Jumping Frog Contest has gained international attention, the majority of the competitors are still people from Calaveras County. Anyone who would like to enter goes to the registration table, fills out a form, and pays a modest entry fee. The fee includes the cost of renting a frog in case the entrant doesn’t already own one. Many people who live in the area go out and catch their frogs the night before, so they are “fresh” and ready to go on the day of the contest.After entering the contest, the competitors must decide who will be the “jockey.” This is the person who places the frog on the launching pad and then encourages the frog to jump. The goals of the entrants and their “jockeys” are, first of all, to have fun; second, to win a prize; and third, to set a new world frog-jumping record.
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