The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-28
4 NOV AT BIo JUDoE CONNOLLY.


-Tear,nr the LaureI. from Biz Judsc
ConnoIIy's Big Brow-Judse CouIter
win. . Portunc-Tbrouub to Yonker, In
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seven hoers.
On the morning Of Friday last An immense
W F' '''in'eu ~ '''o oo'nei o' rnV
hrst street and Eighth avenue. Among the throng
were the Hon Henry Genet wearing a stoye pipe
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49,, HV''O", "'u 'n
sailors gMb, with blisterod hands, groaning
IN. uon o.o,re w u..,.,. eou
, ,no ho". oeorse W. riunke" In nankeen panta
n face as red as nm OF heart ebsrry looking 10, n.
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'ne WorIu IKE aJefeey farmer VINO had driven load
OF hay to town: good -natured Judge McQ made with
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w. . a"eu ""s ',a' NV MN n'vAnue' 'i
ward, ns spruce n hickory sapling, and numerous
other political digpitaries
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SF fHE CAUSE OF TIE ufRoM
was pedestrian match between the Hon Lawrence
Morr,. NJ Comn,ro,,a, con,ouv,. om.. 80, a..
Hon. James Mesherry. These gentlemen both re-
side In Big judge Connolly's ward. The e1traor.
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tp' ""'s 'n'"' W WV '""ie"'' 'u"bo u ns kreA'
walk from Albany to Rochester shook the Twenty
second Ward fror For,.,h .,-ao, "a ,,a ,on,o.,..,
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garden IL was the general subject OF conversa-
tion in the ward for months Early last week an
r4l al
gentlemen regarding the correct time Out of that
dispute arose the present match Both tle Hon
Lawrence Morris and the Hon. James McSherry DE.
fsed SS re n Of y eGS SS. GSwa D,S % The Big Judge
said tia, when the aspiring pedestrians could show
time equal to that n match might he arranged with
the Judge. Morris then challenged McSherry to
walk from Finy -Hrst street to Yonkcrs distance OF
seventeen miles, for champagne supper Tne
Friday Of last week.
Aprr.p,xcr ov ,uv vvx
The Hon. Mr.; doris made Ibis appearance a,
SucEed at the Knee, eissa % urder.Sir % o'sSsp' snd
m Ujs go ,.ara 49,, W, ~, s .u so.us' p'nnon
up, ~, rs vyos "ete pri9nt % ara hls muscles were as
Win and wbipDad I'D, io S'r'su % 10 ,
Seiigb or Tie Wy % ss ess,,,, W 'be
His antssnoiS, he IL, PJ.rn. mcsh..,, ..,
tho ground in hack fiiteen minutes later. lie wore
rapn,aoors s1es maze IN IS1o 3lgsy pair OF
those of N 1onaHe .r ar,ry sS;,t o. W. 's .,k nno
and one of Harry Genets old felt hats. Both parties
were loudly cheered on their appearance. The bet
forty 1--WE against Mcsherry.
~ Judge Coulter took all these heavy odds AGAINST
dollars. The Hon. Alexander Ward was selected
az umpire for Morris, and Alderman Plunkett
acted IN the same capacity Tor Mcsherr,. The Hon.
Harry W. Genet had consented 10 serve as referee
on the import nt occasion.
The arrangements for the start were excellent,
and rencted great credit on the hackers OF The men
while the dense crowd OF adinirinE partisans was
kep' III perfect ordet by BODY OF detailed police
hSh uhuei sno uheSNOh vi Sapt Sioas'
THK START
All things being in readiness, the men took their
places Tbe Hon Harry Genet atopped hewing his
cigar, dashed Il to tie ground and gave the word
go Both men went in The blue breeches of MoTri.
forged slightly ahead at drst but Jimmy's barvy nan
falcons soon appeared TO be alive with actyity and
lis quick strides quickly gave him the lead 80 de.
term'ed ana iresh was his gait that bets Of my
Sen.s @ 70 ,nenS'hYe Mere oIefeo on nun, WIN but
,rg' the wsIIar bsbinS hi st,, VINO mas iohoN,
xe,v mi mrch doyneost Mn,,t NJ, p no'.1r, was
~ Nu'y nluon ~ voMneas'. morrr, noWe'er, whipped
1 10 o.s .hi ~" ',hsosSe' ,h @ hnu ".n Eoou enost,
,S ~ he S H. , 'nu a,, sho.s, anu again caught
,SrouS tho PAP hsn h "ohd ney anu .oe motion
hn 90 ,i n,s n $1,000 10 -. "Yu nA,on ,bo lahe
~ Ta was ,, nu'nS G ~, ns & @ least ioo yaras.
in,o hiU, J ~ III al "a az 40 c, ~, ~ -, T,, NV lie
ueoeis iorses ws,t.ned u hs Ootn .ou,aer sh1
Insine ,hair borsas nraaS h,o % ~, - - iVi vi p'
I'M in vain lie TeIssire5 ye-S frsaiy % Gn, @
tbnt he ronpteJ Ia eti dron.' of sy.,, aam , sys
larry Morris's brnw bc,seen Tho antro,ea % 10 ~. ~,
Central Park aud Iaptb strest ''' '"N""'o '" '"e
$50 ' w
rus HOME STRETCH.
Arriving at the Cayuga Hotel (l29th streeD Larry
halted by advice OF his trainer. On resuming his
tramp lie appeared as fresh as a rose, and was
loudly cheered by his friends as the coming pedes.