The New York herald., 1874-12-13
JUDD BREAKS DOWN.
The Professor Has to Give Up on
His 369th Mile.
The SineWs Of His Right Leg
Badly Strained.

The excitement on the walking question has
been gradually increasing during the week, and
last night over thousand people were spectators OF
Professor Judd's pedestrian efforts. He was walk.
ing very WELL as at last his friends had succeeded
IN showing him what he had to do to beat Weston.
Whether he succeeded In his undertaking or not
he has shown himself to be q man OF wondertil
endurance, and 1t Is the opinion OF most Of the
amateur pedestrians who have watched him dur
ing the walk that he can walk 500 miles in SIX and
half days. The difficulty on this walk has
Deen that he has hot been In the
charge OF some competent man accustomed
to the business good judges OF the pace that could
drive him along when necessary and stop his loaf
Ing The man has all the endurance necessary, but
he has no head to manage himself and walk also;
he should be directed by some man that would not
give way to his WI hims, put keep him right down
to business He walked well all through the day,
but towards evening hts right leg began to give
way and he was carried on the track in his 36oth
mile quite broken down.
On Friday night, about ten p. M, Judd made a
pretty fast mile, accompanied by mullen, who
pushed him rather too fast, considering the dis
tance he had to accomplish. He made one lap In
LES, another in 80 and the mile In 1925. After
ten P. NJ. he hvened up little, and made three
miles In 10 100 $3.50 ana 1913 It was then deemed
prudent, az he had finished S1S miles, to
put him to bed, aud he retired to his room &C
1lh. 5sm. 6ss. He slept pretty well for On hour and
hall, and came OUT on the track as
2n. l2m. 42s. He was little stiff at nrst,
and took I'm. 25s. to make his first mile, but
warming up to hts work made his next IN l0m. los.
He kept steadily at WORK. and at 5:l5 had ao.
complished eight miles, He stopped for breakfast
after finishing his a26th mile at sn. 6Sm A, and
rested Aim. 0Ss.
He appeared pretty well after breakfast, ana
walked nine miles without a rest IN pretty fair
time. he then halted at twenty minutes past nine
little in the right leg from burn that many OF his
friends said originated from too frequent applica-
sons o. So strong linimen.s such as anmonia IN After
BY his rest Of six minutes he then
or three 4 miles, and then took another rest
OF about ten minutes to have his leg bathed. Tho
tion OF cold water, the Inflammation was con.
siderably reduced, ana he resumed walking
three miles and stopped a. the conclusion OF the
S4lss mile for tour minutes to change one OF his
ne very 81 @ Pes
out, as otherwise he was perfectly sound.
He stopped for dinner mn at M l2h sm and and made
was rubbed all over and had mis- leg attended to.
HIS next nve miles were walked in about Id. 20m.,
added to his record the distance he had travelled
in all his trips from the track to his room. On the
$3.50 mile Judd rested for ten minutes IN order to
have light bandage put on his right leg. He was
gradually failing in his gait and did not
make mis- mile under 17m 30s Shortly after four
Rink, Judd iyened up little aud made three
miles In Ism. $751; 16m. 02s and l6m. 25s respec-
lively He then made a rest OF fourteen minutes
his boot cut to give his feet more ease. he also
asked at what rate he would have to walk
In order to beat, and as he was told that
he would have to- walk. four and
morning he sain, 'Wen, had better commence at
once. He walked his next two miles IN 1Sm. 33s.
and lam, 22s. respectively, and then the strain
limp 50 badly that his friends made hlm stop and
laid him out on the bed. While his attendants
were dressing his leg an old man. known as Gen.
erai Davis, came nd sdIongsde 1.-THE the bed bed and
walk any more. He alterward tried to
create q disturbance BY getting on one
Of the benches and calling the Spectators to listen
/ over to the police as 1t was found that ne had
| offered TO bet $500 that Judd would give out.
| After q rest OF about forty minutes Judd deter
ing three or four laps at limplng gait he mad to
give up ana was earned to his room and put In
the Charge OF his medical attendant 1t
was 2 severe blow to the Professor, as
this feat, but another time he will do 1t, as he is
now aware what faults he has made during this
exhibition and win take care TO avoid them In
teraay evening" IN the middle Of the second lap Of
his 369th mile and was carried or the track at
sh. 3Os. He was Immediately taken and examined
ny MS medcs snc MnS ba sent out
The members OF the Athletic Club then under
took TO try and amuse the spectators, and
Mr. Stafford walked half mile In Am. aud
22Ks Another gentleman walked q mile In Sn.
3es, aud little boy showed great speed In walk OF
one lap. the following Is 0 summary oil the miles
aud ttme:-