Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-06-29
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From the NY. True Sun Of Tuesday.
The Great Foot Race, -,

From the NY. True Sun of Tuesday.
The Great Foot Race. $50
Twenty-Five Thousand people, u the
lowest estimate, assembled on the Beacon,
Course, yesterday. to witness the greatfbet
race. The p,izc was $500, to be given
u the man Who should perform 10 Ia
miles within an hour. aud seventeen conf
pe.itors had been announced to run. OF
all these but one was known TO have ac.
complished anything approaching 20 the
feat required Is win The stake. Major IN
Stanhard had, in 1885, performed shs
Herculean t.sk Of running ten miles in
sixteen seconds less ham an hour, and ~
general opinion was that he would, on tina
occasion, doithe extra quarter within Ne
specified time.
From the hour Of noon until 4 p. NJ
the time advertised for the commencement
Of tie race, every road leading tsathJ
course was crowded with vehicles of al
kinds, from the unpfctendins country ws-
gon to the splendid barouche and pair, and
by pedestrians Of every class. "A Tf,3'
At quarter past four o'clock the men
paraded in light costumes, suitable TOT
their hearg work. STANDARDS dress to the
waist was salmon Color. tight flesh col6rr
ed silk drawers, red and white cap. 'tic
stands apparently about i've feet ten inches
and is a clean. limbed; wiry tough looking
Yankee, without an ounce Of supcrfuqus
flesh, and has an eye full a contidticr
and determination. Any man, who undefS
stood the kind OF build required for long
rscc, would hove backed him 4 onca
against the field.
The men having been conducted to the
distance of quarter Of mile below the
jasecsi staad; serearranged abreast, .across,
the course, when it appeared that soat 'ot
the seventeen announced as having enter
ed for the race, the following only were
present. Mai. Ii. Stannard, Of Connect
cut; San Il / Clcmmons, Of Syracuse; Gee.
Whitehead, Of New York; David Myers,
Of Poughkecpsi,; John Smith, If New
York; John Gildersleevc, fireman, 81
New York; james Lery, Of Bfocklyr;
James Stewart, Of New York; j. @. ObeT-
stcuffer. Of Philadelphia: an Indian, from
Syracuse. Hk h'a
They all started together At the sound 81
the bug, Stannard taking The lead, M a.
vantageswhich he maintained throughout
the race. Gilierslcevc ran second, md
was the only man within hail Of 6sannaTd
after h first two miles. John SHithsr
third, tho Indian fourth while he did run,
and Obcrstcuffcr fifth, until the Indian gave
ont, when he took his position. Stah-
nard was the only man who ran the 'ehtise
distance. 81 Gildcrsleexe accomplished
about 8 So miles, when he faitted sfssl
was carried of the ground. lie wAs about
80 yards behind Stannard when he broke
down. The gallant fellow was carried 10
a neighboring cottage, where hewas' CARE
fully tended, and in about haitian hour be-
gan to revive. The first words he uttered
We're, lin good yet for another race, - ~
AT first II was thought his life wss N dan
GER, but the rapid Glazing Of liz limbs and
an,application Of cold water To ms head
soon brought linn to. When he Jeff the
ground he was pronounced "alL right. r
] Smi h gave out afer running 8 miles.'-
Obersteuficr ran miles, and boifed on the
seventh; the Indian who ran badly though
built. like grashound, declined after Abe
miles and the fast ''dropped off, at varicas
points in the first three miles.lss = ais i
!, -Thn;iolluwing is the placing Of Ill ex-
I ce3t those who swerc nowhere. T.. Il.