, 1875-05-17
PEDESTRlANi5M.


Tho boasts n,aio by tho friends Of Daniel
GLcary that be In tho champion pedestrian OF
America arc apparently not vatnglorlous or III.
founded. O'Lcary, who, lcsu than year ago,
was uttorly unknown In pedestrian circles, has,
within very brief time, accomplished fcats
which hnvo placed him at tho very head Of those
who follow professionally tho "hs ,l.snd-too "
exercise. uo Laa yauquishod sovsral Of we'll
established ability. aud that ho has not
lefonted those whose morlta arc trunpotod
tho loudest to no fault Of hts OWL
Ills performances against timo bare outsiya1cd
Weston aud that hero Of tic Portland Chicago
walk resisted all efforts to bring him into
trial Of speed aud endurance with tue ChicaGoan
OLca,y's aohiavemonta while Tiers wou
lin Tho highest praise aul aalucd hsm, iu tho
matter Of walks, nat Of great distances Ut loas.,
tho right 10 tho tito 10 now claims.
Flo has now nndertako1 feat Which, II nc-
conp!lslacd. will sottlo al questions Of Ills on
d!lraaeo aud ousrITal dl performances of tlis
y Yeatotasy ifsornooa at tho Yes. siao n:nk.
corner Of ilal'doiph hnd Ada at1ecls, he begau
' : 5oo ntlrs IN I'D sSSs.rcurryr uouns.
or IN alx aud ono-half days. i was at frat tho
intcution to boGLn tho tTlal to-day, but az thas
tlno Of Starting would onl'go tho walker, in case
10 e4s eSt eS d t9 %ts al may 1sst 4sa
Tho rInk. Which, during tho winter,
wns uacd fur akatIus.. was found
to he n horrible condition
tor Walking; Tbs flooring actually rested on
tween tho boards at evcry stop. II was impossl.
bio to undertake. the task on such course, and
much tlme tlmo wns necessary to prepare 4 half
way Ruitabto one. OIeary and Ills friends, The
work, aud securing q quantity Of boards placed
them around tho circumference OF tho track, cpy-
cred with large quantities Of sawdust and shay
ings, and then formed tiack somewhat above
tho muddy bottom. Thia caused delay
beyond tho tine announced: nnd i was not until
srxrrEp FORWARD
On bis ardnoua undertaking. Prior to tho start,
Judge scully. J. u. Roach, aud Philip coliia
polluted tlmo kecper.
largo crowd was In attendance, a small por-
ton bo'ng ladlea. They we're Kept back from
tho track, anu cobnued 10 tho lImiM OF t]io en-
sIEa!ins platform by railing which had b0on
Tho track was surrounded on the outsldh by
ropo supported by stakeH at the four corners
and at tho intermediate points. Thta provision
obliged ehc psteatrlan to turn sharp cofners.
OLcary net out accompanied by
OFFICER coNXoHa,
OF the sixth po3tcu Precinct, who had agreed to
do 80 miles nish lin. Tie ambitious pcclor
0fopteu QUIZ Gefofd kho third milo WAa mndc,
nnl thought la started OF again ia tho ojxth
will probably make 60 m!!cs sometime next wcok,
1t iB singular that a mail OF such HoJenta.y and
soinnoleut habits as policeman s!lunlt Under
iako to walk 1t all. 1t II not natural for u no.
Itcemau to walk, aud 1t MAS not surprising that
ho was aoon tagged out.
O'Leary stopped out at about GN.mite gait,
making bis Iltat milo tn !l.05. Iii second wes
nat 10 brink taking tust minutes n,ure. lie
struck terrific gait In tAo Ih,rd, walking
ut 4 good 7-me rate. lu this and
several subsequent tnilea he Was accompantedby
an ambitious Young man naMod Jack Stearns,
and tho way 0'Lcasy slook him up was Gnu.
ton. He otten lod him half tho length, at the
rink. When 10 would eaao up llttls. and lot tho
lad casc! up, aud than he would break AMY 1som
Him again.
-, ELS CONDITION.
t,on wAsssrr setma 70 DO IN tho very beat conds-
f"r ue. h, .,o as pot baen in very special training
ta's et$nt, but, by reason Of lls Eastern per~
,, ie WALKS With light, oasy, and grncotpl stem.
tlts Eatt ianot long or swinging, but ho III
short, quick hip-step, w!,tol. gets him over tho
Gfoanu very !ast. Ia styto, Lo resembles ida
late Janea sMltll, though hia stsit3o il shortor
be!nR generally but about a feet q. lie carrioi
his arms high, with Tho olbows thrown far bseE
auu head eroct 10 Glye hta lungs the greatest ex,
pausloh. lilo walked hs 10 11ilea III one honr
anu thirty.atx tntuusaa without q stpp, aud With
out star ling tho perspltaston. lie will uok stoD.
exeept for all occasions! instant to si,, q LttIe
beaf-tes, until his asss 10 miles a1o accom-
pliHnetl,
HAt 1880 O'Loary had accomplished 80 milo,
IL hours. 68 minutes, and ~ ncooudA.