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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-13
O'LEARY WINS.
THE FIVE HUNDRED MILES ACcoMpLIsHEp-
voRTY-Two MINUTES AND TWENTY-FIVE SEC

THE FIVE HUNDRED MILES ACcoMpLIsHEp-
voRTY-Two MINUTES AND TWENTY-FIVE SEC
oNDs AHEAD OF TIME.
The popular interest la athletic exercises was again
unmlstakaby manifested las. evening at the American
Institute, corner OF THIRD avenue and Sixty.third
street Daniel OLeary, the noted Chicago pedestrian
completing bis task OF walking 900 miles In xix days
was the attraction, and he clcverly accompiis he'd
the undertaking to tho stirring music of
band aud the shouts of nearly 5000 friendly spccta-
tors o'Leary commenced his walk at thrce inmates
after twelve O'Clock Monday morning last and tho
HERALD has noticed his progress day to day since
the start The heat Of Monday his first day on
tho track, tried him sorey, but no Sattied
through, beng obliged TO rest altogether, how
ever IN 22m rs, longer period than
he rested any other day during his walk.
Eigh'y-6vc miles were accomplished by Lcary in tho
first twenty one hours, fory-one minutes AMI thirty
three seconds inclusive OF stoppagcs amounting, prior
TO that time, to little four hours Thcn he re-
tired Tor sleep, remaining or the Tor three hours
fourteen minutes and thirty three seconds BY being
somewhat negectfui OF his own comfort and careless
OF the Kind of shoes IN the earlier part Of the
walk, OLcarys feet were severely blistercd and
during the hrst few days he changed shoes
hall dozen times, settling at last upon pair OF base
ball shoes, which were In hts tramp than those
previously tried by him. HIS. nourishment consisted
mostly OF liquids from the start He scarcely ate a
mouthui OF solid food during the week and slept In the
sN days and nights only i've hours ana threequarters
anu his entire rest amounted to job. 42m oSs
Tue routine OF day very much rcseinblcd That OF
the one preceding or following it, Now and then he
would stop Tor drink to cnangc his clothing which
greatly heated by his walk lie generally retired TO
sleep about midnight aud his maps occupied about an
hour and hall to two hours aud halt Ater
being reused from sleep lie was generally ssi
nj tho resumption OF hts walk, but nc always grew
lgh a INST
five miles O'Leary wniKcd without getting oil The trac
to rest at all During the concluding fifteen niles hf
was accompanied around the track by wilson heed,
pedestrian Of the Clan Gael Society," VINO seemed 10
have all he wished TO do "a keep up with o'Lesry
Harry Nugcnt, arsman, Also walked WIN MIN ioi
some six seven miles before the finish All Tire,
were dressed IN walking tights and so FAR as gait and
apparent freshness were concerned, II would be nc
easy matter for a stranger to tell which was o'Lcary
He walked br,skiy and steadily, and during the long
close afternoon and evening" looked fully equal 10 thu
work before him. The following record shows
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A FATAL LOVE TRAGEDY.

A YOUNG NAN LOVES "A MARRIED WOMAN
THEIR INTIMACY CONTINUES UNTIL THEY
QUARREL AND HE TAKES BOTH THEIR LIVES
The Rochester papers OF August IL give full accounts
Of shock ing tragedy which happened that city,
at n place called Haniord's Landing. Victor smith, q
young only twenty years old who liyed there
was intimate with Mrs Catharne Boorman, a married
woman Of the place and seventeen years older than
her admirer No one is able 10 give a satisfactory
account Of the affair All that is known that In the
forenoon OF Thursday Victor Smith, the young man,
was picking apples for iarmer Anerward he went
up the city, returning about halfpast five o'clock
Those who him his return all state that no was
perfectly SOBER aud that he stepped in tho tavern
close by and bought cigar He had been home but q
few minutes before hc went into Boorman's Here il
seems he found the OF the neighbor Zoos
grove) ami his young sister helping Mrs. Boorman
take the carpets up Smith thcrcupon ordered both o
them TO leave. Mrs Boorman however, told the boy
that he need 60 Victor wanted get rid OF Them
and they both eft His sister says that as she was
leaving sho heard angry words pass between tho two
and heard Catharine Tell Victor he led Hc returned
the compliment ami she then lett The boy saws that
ON reaching the middle OF the front yard he turned
around and saw Victor point pistol at Mrs Norman
which he nred Alter the shot she put her hand to
her breast and staggered against the wall Tho boy
then To give the ALARM hearing second report az
he ran.
Two men who were passing in buggy at the t,ne
hcarng the reports fastened the scene and found
botn Victor aud Mrs Boorman lying on the floor
within a few feet OF each other both bathcd In blood
The Rochester ddrsrt,ser says:-All the nclghbors
agree In atang that Victor a quiet harmless in.
offensive lad, while his family affirm that they had
never known OF any quarrel between the two. Boor.
man, as might have been supposed, was extremely
retcent when questioned and preferred net telling
what he knew 1t seems to be the impression that an
arrangement made betwecf young smith and
Catharinc TO go OF together but at the last moment
she backed out, and tbs enragcd that he shot
her, and then II ntened at what he had done in
moment OF DESPERATION placed the pistol his head
and pulled the trigger without thinking Of the con-
sequences OF his fearful act Some years ago Smith
worked as brak eman the Central over three
years, but beng concerned In the great strike In 1874
nc was discharged since which time he has been help
| ing farmers IN the ncighborhood
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CARAVAN ROWING ASSOCIATION.

The Carman Rowing Association. OF Washington
Heights. had their summer regatta tue Hudson
River yesterday afternoon The course was from the
club house. a, the foot OF 1920 street. distance OF one
mile up the river and return Members OF the assoca
ton and their friends gu, in iult force to add
eeiat TO the OCCASION and line OF spectators lined the
shore Tho irst race, which took place about ioar
O'Clock, was for single scuIs distance two miles,
for the club prize, silver cup The contestants were
d. lie Long, y. Hunt and J. Mangam.
At the word "t;oN DE Long started of with lead of
about three yards Hunt and Mangam pulling away
together. THIS Iostion Of the boats was maintained
Tor the first quarter. when De Long increased his
lead, and Nanram struck against a protecting pier
putting himself quite out OF the De Long turned
the stake with Hunt couple OF lengths behind, and
kept this lead Tor the remainder o. tho distance Hunt
spur,ed AZ the last end, but could not beat tho long
slcady stroke OF his Antagonist. DO Long was de
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AMATEUR SWIMMING MATCH.

series of three swimming matches occurred IN the
East River yesterday Aliens baths, foot OF Fifty
fourth street The drst between Two Young
ladiosnamey, Misses Annie Kelly, Linda Sand, Emma
May Tliy Krause and Emma Schneider The course
about half mile long and the first piize u gold
medal, was won by Annie Kelly, little miss OF ten
years, who seemed fresh at tho finish that she
actually swan over the course again 'f,1 fun" Miss
earrings
A match for boys followed, In which Masters Edward
Allen and Lucas d. lederman came in together lead
and carrying OF the medals in triumph TIE third
contest was Tor men. There twelve entries, and
the course was from Sixty fourth street, across tho
river to the rocks below Blackwes Island and oppo-
site Forty eighth street, distance Of about mile and
half The gold medal for first prize won by George
Lands in thirty minutes NJ. Meyer carricd OF
the second priZe
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WASHINGTON MARKET.

STATEN ISLAND, Angst 10. 1876.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-
Some months since the foot Of vesey street was
cleared of hucksters and vendors OF all Sorts making
tho sidewalk passable for weary foot passengers
their way to the various ferries through Washington
Market Lacry, however, the same nuisance has
again cropped up, and 1t Is rare to find policeman
the ncighborhood
Is 1t not dire disgrace to the city OF New York,
with its million Of Inhabitants, to have such an eye
to show to benighted foreigners Washington
Market how II that the people do not ako such
matter IN hand and endeavor TO remedy the evil, fou
such conceive 1t to boy II would not be tolerated In
any decent city Europe for a week.
Try, Mr. Editor TO bring this and the paving OF the
streets before the public through powerful mcdi
UNI, and you will confer blessing suffering human
ity. A CONSTANT READER OF THE HERALD.
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RACE
Alter several false starts the horses were despatched
very terms. Arcturus first, Meco second, Bil
Bruce third Whine Burke fourth, lyrl nfth. AS the
horses ran around the upper turn, Arcturus next the
front Of Bin Bruce; the others parallel,
and all running us II they meant IL.
When they passed the quarter pole, Arcturus led
half length, Meco second, half length in iron; OF
Bill Bruce tho latter hall length Ia advance OF Cyril,
Willie Burke close up The race was u sharp aud close
down the backstretc and AS the horses passed the
half mile pole Arcturus Just had hls head front OF
Mcco, the latter length advance of Bill Bruce
who was two lengths IN front OF Cyril who was o nc
length ahead OF Willie Burke. Going around tho lower
turn Meco hung ut the neck OF Arcturus and 1t was
grand struggle Cyril ran up and passed Bill Bruce,
the latter and Willie Burke being beaten hopelessly
this time As the horses swung into the
homcstretch Arclurus and Meco seemed to DO
parallel, with Cyril about length behind,
and this rafting up the homcstrelch tho
iurlong pole before the spectators could a
tanty to the result. At that point Arcturus was
leading and running strong from there TO the stand
won tho race by length, Meco second, ono length
ahead OF Cyril who was six lengths away from Bill
Bruce, the latter Iour or Ave lengths ahead oil Willie
Burke. Time, "a
sweepstakes for two-ycar -ods; entrance 800,
hall forfeit with 800 added; second horse
his stakes the winners of any single OF the value
OF $1,000, lbs; OF $1,000. lbs, and OF
5000 lbs extra thu the , distance 'hresaua.
tons only three to the post These were T..
Lorllard's bay hlly Zoo Zoo by Australian dam MAJ
urAa, carrying liz lbs. ID. McDanlePs brown FLY
Lady Salycrs, by Longtcow, 107 lbs and Thomas
Puryear Co. IS bay Gly by Narragansctl, dam Minnie
Minor. 1O1 lbs Notwithstanding the extra
pounds carried, Zoo Zoo the favoritc
held al very long odds but she was beaten by Pur-
years Minnie Minor lilly after most exciting
The a bad for Mr. Loriiard's nlly,
seemed TO lang fire when the nag TELL aud IN that way
Purycar's hiiy got start that won her the Lady
Salycrs was badly beaten, for after hall mile she foil
gav n "a
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AN OIL TRAIN BURNED.

ELIZABETH, N. j., August II, 1875
At hali-past five this morning loaded oil train On
the Central Railroad broke in two mile west Of
Roselle. The detached cars stopped and second oil
tram ran into them in the fog just above the depot.
The locomotive disabled and tho caboose and TIRES
oil thrown of the track. The fire in the
locomotive gntcd the caboose ana TOUR OF the OIL cars,
the caboosc and a wooden tank consumed in q
short time The oil IN three other b"rned
ferccy that trains could not either Tack and
travel was slopped about ten hours
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Length.

The sailed from the casterly side OF Club
House Island to the the south shore Of the
lake The boats started nitccn seconds apart
all o the starboard tack. When they got away the
yachts held their relative positions Tor nearly hall The
course when the Center began Slowly to overhaul the
Lizzie. But the latter not to he caught. when
wtnin about thirty yards OF tho home stake she
ahead and crossed the line IN I'm. I9s., with the
Young Greek, which had gained on the Center second
In Ism. 2Js and the Center third III l3m. Jos When
the second heat begun the breeze had porcepliby
heightened and the boats sailed we'll The Lizzic and
Center had close match from the start, but
this time the Center by only i've seconds.
When tue third heat opened the Young
creek made pretty squirt but 1t only of short du
rati ION, the other boats lett her The
Lizzie seemed the advantage of the Center for
some distance, and then the Center do
sailing by which she won the heat by eight
seconds This made her the victor OF heats OF
three and gave her the pcnDanl
1Igg Long ISLAND CLUB
This club presented i've boats the lake. viz
Adca o. incbcs Florence, 81 inches Essic 20 inches;
Edith. 60 inches and Jesnnoi % inches Their
from westerly SIDE Of Cub House Island to the
the south shore and tine allowance Of three
seconds To the inch given. THIS for
champion pennalt The yachts IN ths fleet
pretty evenly matched, and their race was watched
WITH interest by all present All the boats were last
snilcrs, and the time made by them yesterday
ccptional Mellow Is a summary of the corrected time
made by the yachts The time made by the Jeanuot
the third heat the fastest made the lake.
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WOODS ON FIRE.

WooDsIDg, n. H., August L. 1876
heavy fire is raging In tho woods between the
Twin Mountain House and the Fabyan House Tho
Boston trains will not get through before morning
excursion train over the Portland and Ogdcnsbura
Railroad from St Johnsbury, containing about 500
persons, Is cut oil and will not be able TO get back
pi,t.
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DWYER AGAIN READY.
RnookLYN. y. Y. Angus. II. 1s76.

BRooxLyS. n. Y, August IL, 1s76
To TuE EDITOR H.RALD:--
Seeing by your paper that NJ Cartcron has chal-
cngcd ME vrcsis him. am perfectly willing to do
SO after my next match with Joe Coburn he not being
satisfied with recent meeting aud being duty
bound give him the preference but after our contest
I will accommodate W. Cartcron for any amount VI
money he may think lit Respectfully. -
JOHN J. DWYER
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Purycar's nly had the advantage In the start by
length Lady Saycrs second Zoo Zoo being behind and
very slow IN getting away, her jockey having
her several times to get her To speed when she moved
she did that fine racing acton which she has
done heretofore the start but that might have been
by the forcing process she received
to send her along IL was enough to brighten her.
Puryears ny led into the regular track by length,
Lady Sayers second, length ahead OF Zoo Zoo. The
latter took second place ON the lower turn aud
made desperate effort to overtakc Purycar's
lilly, but the latter led INTO the home
stretch two lengths. From thcre to the stand both
lcs put To their finest point OF speed aud urged
by both whpand spur; but, after all the persuasion
that Zoo Zoo received the i've pounds extra winch she
carried told ITS tale, and Purycars hy won the race
by three quarters OF lcpgin The time of the dash
was l:lsI,. The stakes amounted to $3.50
TWO-ykAR-OID
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FATAL ACCIDENT TO A SWIMMER.

GiRNN's FALLS, n Y. August IL. 1876
Eugene Cramel twenty-one years OF age, wh,lo
bathing in the Hudson River here to-day Owed into
twelve inch square hole in tho rock wall of a fuine.
The suction OF the water drew M through, killing
him instantly. Cramel was expert swimmer.
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Time 1881.
PARIS MuTUELS
Tho following are tho amounts paid BY the Parls
THE STARTER OF THE RACES ASKED TO RESIGN.


William NJ Connor OF New Orleans, who has been
starter OF the races here asked resign
qucnce OF the great dissatisfaction the he gave
Zoo Zoo in the three mile sweepstakes to-day
he compiled. and William H. Johnson, President OF the
Nashville Blood Horse Association has been engaged as
starter Tor the remainder OF the meeting.
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BRAKEMEN'S STRIKE ENDED.

CINCINNATI, August IL, 1876.
The strike OF brakemen the Ohio and Misss-
sipp Railroad ended this afternoon, the strikers
agreeing go to work at the reduced rates and tho
company promising TO restore the old wages
as the business Of the company will justify them
doiu
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Score
LIST "a ID 4h 5h 6h. tn sM 9th
Athletic 2-i5
Umpre-Mr. Curran.
The Bostons defeated tho New Ravens yesterday
at Boston, by tho following scorc:--
LIST 2d 81 an. 5m 9Th ia. stu Oh
Boston .........O Ola
New Haven. . o 0 0 o.
Umpire-Mr. Sumner.
Tue Chicagos banked the Cincinnatis nine times
Yesterday AT Cincinnati. The following is tho
score:--
LIST 81 3L 4th. 5ih. ca. tn sh- sM
Chicago .........2 o o o 0--5
Cincinnati ......O d U u D o 90
Umprc-Mr. Roll
holly contested game took place yesterday NJ
Louis Vile between the ST Louis and Louisville clubs,
which resulted as follows
Isl. ID ST lts. 5h eta. ia. sh. 9th.
ST. Louis. 0 y 0-3
Louisville .1 o q o..
The Mutuals defeated the Cbelscas yesterday on the
Union Grounds, as will be seen by the appended
LIST 2d 3d sth. Ga. Gu. Ia. slh 9M
Chelsea ........ o o y . IL
Mutual. ........0 o o 40
umpire--Mr. Ducharme.
The Winonas defeated u strong picked nine at Pros
pect Park yesterday bv the score Of to o. and the
Nameess defeated the Hudsons by the scoc Of sto O.
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MINIATURE YACHTING.

Two regattas came OH at Prospect Park yesterday
afternoon and witnessed by about 900 spccta-
tors. The clubs who took advantage OF the splendid
southerly breeze which was blowing were the Long
Island and Prospect Park The latter named club had
ITS usual bi-weeky regatta for the champion pcnnant
Tho f.lln hna rod.
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the whole rests for each day-Monday ID. 23m. la
Tuesday Oh. Sim. AIS Wednesday Oh. l0m Ga
THURSDAY Oh 2lm 5s2 Friday, Oh. 2sm. 1874 satur'
Below Is a table showing the rate at which O'Leary
travelled tho last twenty five miles oil his long walk =
MIL
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The steam yacht Mincola. Captain J. !. Bryant q
Co. arrived last evening from Philadelphia and lies on
Brooklyn, just above Atlantic terry.
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THIS THIRD RACR
for purse of $500 Tor three olds colts to
carry l07 lbs nes lO2 lbs. beaten maidcns allowed
o lbs winners tins year OF any single race OF tho
value OF 000 lbs extra; the distance one uilc and
an eighth. For starters there George Longsan's
brown colt Freebooter, by kentucky, dam fciucca,
carrying 105 lbs I. B. 4 W. DAVIS chestnut hily
May d., by Enquirer, dam Florac lU2 lbs ID.
McDanici's chestnut hlly sister Of Mercy, by War
Dance. dam Sister Of Charity, " lbs, and r. Lori-
lards bay colt Courier, by Star Davis, dam survivor
dam, i02 lbs Freebooter favorite over the Held
ut nearly ITO l, May d. was second choice, the fe
bringing about half us much as the oily. Frceoooter
won capital race, May u. second. tho others mo
where aud the time was most excellent
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YACHTING NOTE.

As no yacht won two heats the race was decl
Draw, TO be sailed oil on next Saturday.
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BASE BALL.

The game In Philadelphia yesterday between the
Athletics and Hartords resulted In favor OF the for
mcr Score
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moment that lacked excitement Little by little
moderate breeze and smooth sea the Madeleine worked
10 wndward OF the Countess Yet she increased her
advantage but slowly tho stranger sticking her lee
quarter Tor more than two hours. Once while she
would make the space wider, and then it would be
lessened until at last the Countess hoping to do
better, took In her jiotopsal, but she went
more rapidly to lecward aud 1t WAS reset
Tho damage done, however, aud the
position OF the Countess was never afterward
couragng. Slowly she fell further away, and when in
despair she about al 3h. lin and stood on the
por tack west southwest she was two miles astern Of
tho Madeleine Tho latter also went IN stays
Immediately, and at sh 2im. the America
most gratifying nature. She had oupointed
thing, and standing the port tack though she
mile astcrn OF the leader Madeleine she had half
mile the best Of the Countess This fairly demon
slra,-d that II the America had been dressed In racing
suit and the WIND iresher, she would nave done even
better than she did This is admitted on all hands and
is known by all yach:smen AMI sailors and II was
creditabe achievement Twenty SIX years ago she
won the prize and now she was showing that under IA
vorabe circumstances she could successfully defend H.
Meanwhile the marked boat had been holding her
and ut 3L ism hauled her log and found
that twenty and quarter miles 'had been reeled on
Dropping back tho quarter barrel was dashed aud
dropped overheard In sixteen iathoms twelve miles
southeast of Long Branch. Then the steamer whistle
was gwen in order that tho yachts miles away might
the storm and have objective point to make tor
Booming along in Indian tile came the
yachts. The America beat up wind
ward magnifccnty in the stretch and left tho
Countess far astcrn that it was questionable even
then II she would catch hcr running back. The Made
lenc hung on until Al i2m los, when she came about
and stood to tue southeast, under tue stern OF mo
mer, that she night fetch around tho mark.
The America did not follow suit until Al
SIM. when II apparent that she had
still further wdened the gap between her
and the Countess The Madeleine, going far enough to
the southeast fetch the mark, came about and i'll
santly set hor headed orcsail which dd great
execution at once Standing well to her work she
shot across the bow OF the Gladwish and turned tho
mark the starboard hand IN very crodablc style.
The America next pass and then the Countess,
last of ALL Tor by this time the Wandercr, seeing how
hopelessly she had gone astern took up tho line Of
march for home
TURNING
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-02

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Str: In
your leading article OF to-day, after referring to
letters received from inndes, and their disbelief
IN the conversion OF any true inndel, instead OF
giving your readers the reasons Of their unbe-
lief YOU assure us that the writer's Of the letters
will decorate their homes and celebrate the
natal day Of the Christ myth. You might as well
IA I've told the readers u IHE Sun that ali OF
many iuldels were frauds and liars. 1t seems
strange to me that you should not be willing TO
give tn.t class Of SUN readers a fair show In
selecting tho four u os pels Tor any nndcl to
To his family, sou have certainly overlooked the
fact that there Is wIthin the reach OF poor men
ana women much bet er reading. As for the
many Thugs yOu say we will agree In, YOU are
INST Ken, for when Christ caused the hogs To
rush tnto the sea, he certainly did wrong to tue
inAdel that decOrttes hi, nome o. Chr .stmas,
ana Is IN such pllgnt as 10 have no otner read
ing IL his home than tue four Gospels. please
lea me know. A. NJ. MEAD.
No. STOCKTON STREET, BrooAll n, Dec -, 10