The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-04-29
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THE GREAT FOOT RACE.

Nothing transprcd yesterday. 10 mar or disappoim
the general anticipations Of sport aud PLEASURE which
had beck excited by the announcement that al one
o'clock II. M the long talked of match of running ten
miles within the hour would take place al ,Le Long
Island Race Course. The weather was .beau,ifui.
ly bright, clear, and cool; and, save the continual
chuds of dust upraiscd by the thousands of dashino
equestrons who sped along the way TO the field If
action, ,eoihing could he more cheering, delightful
and CAV, than were the incidents and scenery of
he busy panorama. The occasion, too, was as
novel as it was interesting, and induced hundreds
who under ordinary circumstances, would not have
left their occupations, to join in the ihrons of eager
spectators, and to the number of admirers of athletic
exercise and heathfui sports.
At precisely fifteen minutes before two O'clock
u. NJ, the rat-tat-foo was beat the drum order
ing the start of the nine competitors who had enlis
ted for the prize of thirteen hundred dollars An
seemed anxious and confident of success; and n.
apparent condition and stamina of each. was sucb
as would denote good health, sound constitution.
and excellent training. The following are their
names. ages, &c;
Henry Stannard, farmer, aged "a years. of
Connecticut; George w. Glauer. aged 27, a Pru-
sian F; Patrick Mahony. aged 33, an Irshman.
Isaac S. Downes of Suffolk County John Malard.
of Otsego County John MGargy, of Harlem:
William VermiIyea, of New York Henry Sutton.
of Railway; and Charles r. Wall, of Brooklyn.
At starting they went off well together at a mod
kept until the end of the Sd mile, when the Pru
sian took his place; Vermilyea gave up at the end
of the Sd mile Wall and Sutton gave up at the end
of the 4th mile; in the 5th mile Mallard fell and was
brought back; at the end of the 5th mile M'Garry,
after doing that distance in thirty-two and a half
minutes gave up; at the end of the fifth mile STAN
dard stopped and took glass of brandy at the
end of the eighth mile, Downes (who had hurt his
FOOT gave up; Stannard performed the ten miles
in hfty-Dine minutes and thirty-seyen seconds:
Glauer the German, went the ten miles in one hour
and thirty-four seconds; and Mahony, the Irish
man, did the distance in one hour and two and
quarter minutes. These the only three who
completed the distance. Stannard was Invited 10
dine with the Club where he received the $500.
and the German and Irishman each received 5000
Stannard the winner, is six feet high, and weighs
l66 lbs. He was dressed in black silk pantaIoons,
thin muslin shirt, no cap and flesh colored slippers,
and wore black leather belt round his waist The
result this match must be gratifying to every Amer
lean, inasmueh as it establishes the fact that the
Yankees behind no. one-not even John Ball
himself-in ability to perform the most ardous and
and difficult feats, of whatever description.
There was horse afterwards for purse of
$500, two mile heats-won in two heats by Mr. Al
ston's Tarqun, who pcrformedthe four miles. in 2
minutes 81 seconds.