, 1875-07-18
PEpESJRtANlSM,
An tMHTTTnnS AN4rErR

John EDnis, an amateur IN peueatr1AnlSm who
| has become infatuated with the glories awaiting
the disciples OF the heei-and-toe exercise, has
determined to venture upon tramp Of LOO miles,
which be assures his friends he can get over in
twenty-four hours, or less. He will make the
attempt at the West Side rink next Saturday,
commencing At l2.05 o'cock. 4 gold watch is to
be his reward il successful. and chagrin aud
mort6cat,ou bis lot If be fails.
WALKING MANIAC.
Tie fool hardy attempt Of Hugh Donahue, OF
SqrinEheld, Mnss., who 10 attempting to Walk
l. lU0 miles ID lU0 consecutive houls, will prob
ably result fatally to hin. He came here several
weeks ago, aud made arrangements with the
proprietor Of Mystic Park 10 attempt the above
task, he beiug promised percentage Of the re-.
ceipts. He WAS ln spleudld health when he be-
gan hs task, but after the first week his physi-
cal bowers began to he affected. Every week
Told against him, and now he would
hardly be taken for tbs same man.
His face is thin, Lis eyes aunken, and
be looks total wreck. One peculiar feature Is
tia. he commenced tue feat with har perfectly
black. and it is now rs gray as a badger. 1t 10
B. N. to-day Donahle had completed 81 miles in
that number OF consecutive hours.
He complains Of severe l.alns in his head,
back, aud neck. Notwithstanding his lnlsfyosi-
tluu he Ii confident that lie Will complete tile
task. He il LOW attended BY three ph' sciAus
who will take Iurns in administering sLmulauts
and caring for him during the res. of his
Journey. Large crowds canla from Boston,
Lowell. and the surrounding towns and cities
to vi ness the torture he ls lntctln9
Cd himself. It is the general op,nion that he
will fal. Donahus walked ], ,00J m1ies in 1,U00
hours, at Springfield, last summer, but his
present task takes four days longer. He some
times fall down insensbe while on the course.
lie walks q mile every hour, which, Ga an aver
age, takes him fifteen minutes. He then xoes
to steep for forty minutes wi1ou he iB awakened
to resume his task 1t IL very difficult to wake
HIM Ammonia is applied, severe castigation
with Whlps are administered to excite aud tho
roughly arouse him. He ,s also pricked with
found seep comes ut each moment of rest, and
it now becomes long aud deep.-iNeso York
Times.
is certainly pedestrian Of considerable ability,
but his reputation depends entirely bon per-
TO, mances at short distances. Consequently, it
would seem more appropriate were ne to con-
fac his challenges to anar. distance Hai6ers, in
stead of coming to Chicago for the pu.-
er for q short distance match. He claims
to be the 10-mlle champion, Notwithstanding
the avowed readiness OF both john Oddly and
Ed Mullen to match him AZ that distance, which
interferes with his right to the title
assumed. In May 1874. John Oddly published
numerous challenges, Offering to make matches
with any and al pedestrians ut any dis
tance. These challenges appeared in the SPIRIT
Of the Times CLIPPER, New York Daily Neaos.
Providence Journal and Boston journal, yet
they failed to receive the slightest attention
from any Of the SELF styled champion pedes-
trians, who we're at tue same time giving exhi~
bliions in various parts Of the country. It ls in
order for Smith to explain why he does not bet
ter uphold bis championship.