ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli smˈɔːl ænd ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd tækˈoʊmə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn hæd tˈɜːnd ˈaʊt θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tə sˈiː ɐ ɹˈeɪs ðə jˈɪɹ bᵻfˈoːɹ.
Relatively small and isolated Tacoma (population 83,000 in 1910) had turned out 35,000 to see a race the year before.