Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-30
wsstsa Aseonpllshs, The Great 500
Nile Feat.
tFrou the New Yors Herald, Dec. so.l

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From the New York Herald. Dec. sol
Yesterday morning. at precisely three
minutes and four seconds past 5 o'clock.
Edward Payson Weston struck the track
Of the Newark rink. and started on his
last day Of the six in which he set out to
walk 500 miles In six days. He had re-
tired at u minutes past 2 o'clock. hav-
ing then completed his seventy-hfth
mils Tor the day. and the 425th OF tho
race. leaving rs to be accomplished yes.
terday. He began his self.imposed
task at Ave minutes past ~ on Monday
morning. and that day accomplished his
primal task-the feat OF walking lis
miles in one day. Tuesday he walked
Is miles; Wednesday. 80; Thursday, 80;
and Friday. a before stated. rs.
mi rwo QUICKEST MILES
Made we're the 325th and 330th. These
were each made in the amazing space Of
l0m Ss., and drew from the audience
loud applause. The quickest mile made
yesterday was the 470th. The first half
was made in 5m. 58ks., and the whole
mile in 10m. 18s. When announced by
DIR. Peters, the time keeper, the rink
rang with repeated rounds OF applause.
The mile previous was made in lam.
55s., and the mile after Il in 15m. 6Ss.
MS nrsrs AND CONDITION.
weston's rests each day q. e., the en-
tire time he took for sleep, meals, rests,
etc. footed up a. follows: First day,
Am. 5ss. Second day. Al. slim. lSs.
Third day, Oh. I'm. 9s. Fourth day. III.
Sam. 3Ss. Fifth day. 7h. 24m. 30. Sixth
day. 2m. Sos.
The latter was up 10 the 490th mile.
This makes n round total Of twenty
three hours. less about thirty minutes,
which Weston has rested during the six
days. Allowing for this, his race was
gotten over in a little over Ave days. an
average OF nearly 100 miles per walking
day. From first to last the pedestrian
has shown no signs OF weakening.
Y~EsTERDAY's WALK.
As above stated. Weston struck the
track yesterday morning o few minutes
after 8 O'Clock. At half past 0 he rested
for twenty-sevsn minutes and fifty SEQ
onds, took breakfast and was shaved.
Throughout tho day the attendance was
unusually coed. In the afternoon, about
3 O'Clock. there was present a large
crowd. but the walker made no extra ef-
fort. To new corners he appeared tagged
out; but they were deceived by his pc
culiar gait, rs were persons who thought
as they thought the first day Of the walk.
About a quarter past .
wEsros's WIPE n CHILDREN
Put in an appearance. The moment
Weston saw them he s2rang from the
track. embraced than affectionately, and
then bounded back TO his task. The
incident took immensely with the pretty
full audience. and they mado the Rink
rafters shake and the windows rattle
with their applause. The attendance in
cluded a large number Of leading New
arkers and many ladies. Whenever the
music struck up, Weston struck out and
provoked burst after burst OF applause.
About I o'clock the citizens began to
pour in in large numbers, and by =
o'clock the vast building was filed far
beyond its seating capacity. Hundreds
and hundreds OF persons were quite sat
isfed TO obtain standing room q long as
they were enabled to catch even An oc-
casional glimpse Of the great Rink
rounder. About 8 o'clock
MAYOR rERHr Waikiki WITH WESTON
Several times round the track. Through.
out the night the building fairly shook
with thunders OF applause. The enthu-
siasm Of the vast sssenblage was un.
bounded. Especially did the rnfters
quake when each mile Of the last ton
was called out by the Judge. The effect
was most visible ON Weston. His face
was continually wreathed in smiles, and
his actions clearly spoke his unbounded
Joy. Each sixteen rounds Of the track
makes twenty-four feet over tho mile. so
that when ON tho board Weston had
walked his I97th and a half mile he
really finished his 500th, and won the
race. When this fact was announced
there was q perfect storm Of applause,
huzzas and braves. The scene wa Wild
ly exciting. II was with difficulty that
the crowd could be kept back from
crushing the victor to death. The last
mile was completed and the race won at
exactly 39H minutes past II O'Clock.
and within 25'. minutes OF the six days.
After the race Weston received quito an
ovation. He Is to be presented with an
elegant gold watch and chain by the cit
liens. To-day no attends church. Ho
sent a request that NEARER Ny God TO
Thee" DO sung BY the choir. II wal 30
ngrsed.