, 1875-05-22
SPORTING NEWS.
O'Lcary Will Finisl, His Walk Mt
Midnight.
Dass Ball Games Yesterday East and
West,
Races at Louisville and at Peru, Ind.

0LEANf FIS1SHE3 TO-DAY.
O'Leary Is still trudgine along aud gradually
noarinK tho 600-tntlo poBt iu tho groat walk
which has kept bis legs busy since last Bunday
afternoon. Tho labortous task Of courso, ia
ucartHome ovon 10 man Of his iron endurance,
tlon, he n not quite aa iEcah as morning
datsY. Yesterday WAS hts sl7wcst day, hut
"a ho bad gained 10 much tino dusing the carly
stngcs Of tho walk lo confl we'll afford to lot UP
little without nt all en1augoring hls chancoa of
success. During tho twenty-iour hours since
lia undertaking WAS last nollccd III this paper,
he walkod G2 mica. This brought him to hEA
4l2ti inclusive, leaving Linn atilf 8s miles to
travel, and thrty-one and . lalf hours in which
to do 1t. rhis would ncecssltato an ayosoca Of
but about 2 5-6 miles per Aour.
HlY CONDITION LAST NIGHT
MAS such that hin suctess IL certain. T1o Las
bfen inconyensenco1 good dea! bY tho bl1stered
iscel which. has boon mentioned before. lYhilo
Il n,ade wa1!s,ng aomswhat moro painful than IL
would otherwise havo bson, 1t did no. deter him
from making mile after milo In worry good time.
mud is not Of enough consequence to bo
IN obstacle in tho wny Of ais SUCCESS
lie fools the otfncts OF iB task but little az far as
Ills general health ia concerned, and 1t seems to
produce but little fatigue compared With what
ht 30 as ssr shs e9nsta m rack ~ tas
limbs which c,'Rucs during Lis periods. Of rost
After pause Of an hour Or two ho
requires .. good doal OF rubbing to
put himsolf into condition. and when
With aome symptoms Of pain. But fow rounds
Of tho rink restore ba limbs to thoir wonted ac-
tivlty. aftor which ho is abto to walk with hts
usual elasticity mud briBkno3s. He informed tho
writer iast ovening that he was confident TINT he
ONE HUNDRED MILES IN TIE NEXT TWKNTY-Foun
Huuns
il required. 10 has NOW progressed 10 far
towards the eni OF his laborious tas!s
Tint ho deems 1t prudent to reserve
hinsolt rather than mako m astomps
to accomplish moro than he 1netod out 10 him
self. A. It is hls irst walk for a great dlstaucot
Ills condition at lts cloae must bo regarded with
caro-. 1Ie looks moro to this, consequently, than
intands to do what he set ont to do ard boFna-
Thing moro. 1ast evening l,o WAS con!ldont that
ho would DO nt the nnd of blu walk at II O'Clock
thla evening, finishing at that hour for tbs bono
lit OF tbs large crowd which will doubtless
be In attendance. Thia will bo four aud q
half hours ahead Of time, and will bring It
down TO . six-daya' walk lacking m hour and
u half.
tho affair Inns produced increasoa greatly. LaH!
iadtos 6oins in attendance. 6Loary ras
tho recipient q a. bcautlful boaaaot
tho @ place allotted to them On lis 1l2:h
miic. 1lo acknowledged 1t gracefully, aud It mp
parontEY Infused him With fresh yigor. AZ ho Let
himself out somewhat for the general dolccta-
Non.
THIS EVENING
Thomas Altcoclt, u. u, Curtis, aud Aalf dozen
other athletes aud pedeatrlana, viii lo presaut
and wlI! nccumpsnt 0'Loary in his final mics.
Ihoy will DO III uniform, wlll walk two by two,
aud . fine display Of pclcstrianlam Is promised.
O'Loary'a method Il, robpect 10 meals and rests
Was The same night before last as it had been
| bcfore. lilo ilniBhntt h}s 400 mi1cb 1t 1856 yes.
tcrday afternoon, whom ho look considerably
longer roas than usual, not coming upon the
track again until aftor . O'Clock. At 7 1n stop
pnl again, having added II mttcs to hIs distance
Ho ,eappeared shortly batofo o'clock again,
when lo WAS rccelyod with loud choors BY tho
large audience present.
Tue performance, Of Which there ia now ue
chance of failure, certainly stamps O'Lcafy aa
tho best pedestrian Of tho day. Weston, Smith
a1c31nlten, and tho hosts Of other aBpirants te
distinction in thls limo. havo accomplished
| nothing equallog. she prcsont periormnuco. II
ia we1t aware Of i,lB powprs, mud B roaly at tht
| closo ut tho font to challenge auyho.lv III tht
world to walk ANY distanro from 1u0 to 500 miles