The New York herald., 1875-11-03
PEDESTRIAN TOURNAMENT.

SECOND DAY OF THE PROFESSIONAL GAMES AT
MOTT HAyEN-oDDY THE WINNER OF THE
THREE-MILE WALK AND MoLoNEY THE ONE
MILE RUN.
Although the weather yesterday afternoon was by no
favorable for outdoor SPORTS the second day OF
the professional pedestrian games Mott Haven was
well attended The programme consisted oitwo events,
and the time in each very credtabe, considering
that the track heavy and stiG breeze faced the
performers all along the back stretch The threc.me
walk, first on the programme, brought out five OF the
entries. After interesting struggle fell to
John Oddly, of Philadelphia who showed in fair form
though his style OF walking is not handsome. The
mile run wound up the afternoons amusement thor
oughly enjoyable to all who did not mind the cold.
among them the Indian, Keraronwe, from Montreal,
who, contrary TO oil expectations beaten in slow
time, the victor being holoney Of Fall RIVER Mass
inattenton and want OF exercise.
THREE-mIL WALK
John Oddly, Philadelphia Pa, L; Edward Wigzel
Albion Club New York, 2; Charles Copeland, Boston,
Mass, 3; Joseph X. Cox, Newark, N. j. 4; Charles s.
cushins Boston. Mass, 8 Copeland rushed OF at his
round the latter at the end of the first lap being two
yards ahead, Copeland second Oddly third, Gushing
ond and third laps excepting that Cox took fourth
place, but on the round Oddly led the lot past tho
stand five yards, which he made fifteen at the end Of
the first mile, marked by the timer in T:37 Wigzell
was second, 100 yards in front of Copeland who was
thirty ahead Of Cox and he twenty-five in advance
OF Cushing. From this time there was no
doubt as to the winner Oddly entering the second milo
seemingly as fresh as when he first camo upon tho
track This he finished in Sm 22s 100 yards the best
of Wgzell, he sixty ahead of Copeland, while Cox
100 farther away and Gushing far in the Oddly
stuck to his steady pace in the third mile and finally,
after brilliant hnsh crossed the finish the winner in
24m 3Ss by $50 yards Wigze second about 140 ahead
of Copeland, who was nearly lap in advance OF Cox,
while Gushing was about the same distance still farther
away. Wigzel's time was 25m 0Ss. Copeland's, 26m.
35s. Cox's, 27m. 30s., and Cushings, 27m. Asa
Oddly secured first prize, $50 Wigzen the second,
SIS and Copeland the third, $40
oNE-MILR RUN.
John Moloney, Fall River, Mass, 1 Patrick Fitz-
gerald, New York, 2; Edward Wilson, Cromwell Conn,
3; Keraronwe, Indian, Montreal, Can, o. Wilson made
yards ahead; Mooney second, fifteen in advance Of
Keraronwe, who as he went by told brother 'braveu
that his legs were stiT and he couldn't Fitzgerald
was last watching with keen eye the Indian. Along
the back stretch in the second lap Mooney tho
front and finished the circuit ton yards ahead of Wh-
son, who was two IN front Of the Indian, while Ftz-
gerald still remained In the rear running easy Mooney
kept up his rattng pace and though the bad condition
breeze facing the on the backstretch
was calculated 20 take all the steam out
OF them, he went by the Gags the end of the third
lap twenty five yards the best Wilson second thirty in
front of the Indian with Fitzgerald now closing up
The next lap a repetition OF the third and ON the
fifth the Indian ceased TO persevere when be found
that his chance OF winning was hopeless Molonoy
continued 10 increase his lead and finished the lap and
the mile. with something TO spare, in 5m 5s beating
Fitzgerald thirty yards hc forty In front Of wilson
Time of the laps:-First ASS second sos third OILS
fore he made his effort thinking that the Indian was
his most formidable competitor, and when he found
out that Keraronwe couldn't run "a little bit" he
rushed into second place, but came too late and
badly beaten.
Moloney first prize $50; Fitzgerald, second SIS and
Wilson, third, $40.