The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-06
From ne orJournal, sFF1z
N 81 RAPID WALKIIGg
Fifty Nile Contest for ChamplOnshlp
OF 4meFiea.

A fifty-mile walk ortbe cl,aniDion-
ship Of America and the silver euD
took place Monday on the Union
Base Bali Grounds, fremont street,
the contestants being J. Bevelander,
Boston Highlands ; j. Adams, New
ORR, i. DinsmOre, South Boston J.
Oddy, fhfftdeiphf;rss ,. 5turks, South
Boston, and Young Wayne, Of
Boston The prize eontended for
the champion eUp-is an elabOrately
wrought piece cfsiiver, weighing fifty
ounces and seventeen inches high,
the original cost Of It being $500. The
second man received so in green
backs. cd
The start was announced TO take
place at s y clock in the morning. AT
which time there were but few per
sons in attendance. II was not until
eighteen minutes before nine O'Clock
that the word @goR was given BY the
JQQges and referee, James smith, and
the men were OF FOR their long tramp
around ring One-ffth Of mile in
circumference. They started pretty
evenly, Adams at once sprin0ing to
the front and keeping that position
Iill the first lap had been made. when
Oddly, who had been closely following
him, put on a spart, gained the lead
and kept it, Notwithstanding that.
Beyelander'was pressing him closely
giving him plenty Of work. He
made the flrst mile in exactly nine
minutes, the others coming in as fol-
lows: Bevefdnder, SturSs, Adams.
DinsmOre, Wayne. The PhiladelDhian
came in first at the end Of i've miles.
he having walked that distance in a
minutes.
The ten mile post was passed by
Oddly in ! hour % minutes; Bevelan-
der rushed past it two minutes later.
Adams was the next to come round.
which he did in ] ho0f 3S minutes
Wayne was two minutes. later. and
DinsmOre Only. thirty seconds behind
Wayne. Sturks followed IN hour IS
minutes. g -.e
As the day advanced, the. persons
in attendance upon the race greatly
increased, until at least they reached
the maximum of about seven hun
dred, or eight hundred, fun brass
band adding to the attractions Of the
occasion. The sun shown down hot
ly about noon, and some Of the men
began to show signs Of exhaustion
Especially was this the case with
DinsmOre, who was forced to give out
after having accomplished thirty
miles in Z hours minutes. Beyelan-
der walked the same number Of miles
and retired. Sturks made nearly II
miles and went of, but eventually
came back again and walked about 10
miles more. Oddly was seized with
the eramp when he bad gone over
80 miles Of ground IN the short space
of 5 hours 40 minutes, md did not
again make his appearance.
The race was thus virtually between
Adams and Wayne, both of whom it
could be plainly be seen, meant BUSH
ness, and both Of whom walked fairly
and squnTely. The Newly OrSer kept
up a dOgged gait, while the quick-mO-
toned youth of South Boston strOve
in vain to excel. Adams made his 80
miles in hours and Is minutes, and
his 40 miles in s hOursa and Is minutes,
having rested thr0ughoAE the day for
about thirty minutes. Wayne walk
ed his 35 miles in Z hours and min
utes He then put on q spurt, intend
ing to pass his rival, but was soon
forced to retire for half an hour for
again he seemed as fresh as ever, and
went again for the first money but
his frequent rests c0nnpelledihim to
give up the idea, and walk only for
second money. aIEddfns made his 45
miles in 9-hoars and-14 minutes;
Wayne, in 9 hours and 36 minutes
Adams completed his 50 miles at 3
minutes after O'Clock, having been
hours and 50 minutes about his work,
if the rests are allowed for, At that
time Wayne had one mile and four
fifths to travel, or nine times round
the course. h.s ~ lier
During the afternoon James Smith,
the now ex-champion, gave an exioi-
ton of speed around the course. He
went Off on a two-mile spirit, which
he made in Is minutes and 10 sec
Onds. a tf