Deerfoot-Bad Meat

[5] Later that autumn, in order to showcase Canadian talent to the world, multiple gambling groups decided to organize a major 10-mile (16 km) race in Calgary.

[6] In what was considered the race of the decade, Deerfoot-Bad Meat overwhelmingly defeated Stokes and Irvine, beating the Englishman by a full lap.

Not happy with what the Europeans considered a "humilliating" defeat, the handlers of the British runner claimed a miscount of laps and the race was invalidated.

Nevertheless, being already suspicious of the British team, Deerfoot-Bad Meat stepped onto the race track only after giving Stokes a six-lap head-start in order to dispel any possibility of another miscount.

[9][10] Disillusioned and disappointed with the corruption involving the gambling group The Syndicate, Deerfoot parted ways with his team in 1886 and began running as an independent with mixed success.