, 1876-12-31
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The Phiadelohia Item prints the following

;, LONDON, Dec a4.-Since the advent ofthe Ameri-
!: eau pedestrians We.ton, oLeary. and Dole on this
/ eae greatnterest haa been manifested IN pedest-
!: ~ conresta In orderto decide the championship
Il Ione distsnce walking; arrangements have been
+ made 7or grand international six days walking
lnateh open to the world. The managers offer four
;ess o 70 g tsa
distance to receive cup Of gos valued at $500 Tor
4 desirable, money!; second 10 receive a silver
'afa
villbe given as follows: ESQ to he pedestrian
: covering the most miles in twenty-fosr hours; ESQ
md ninety six hours. Weston has sis.iaed his
Willingness to compete, provided 8 special
5 E BE lad ss1e sstesd eqt to do of @
has entered, and only four other contestants viii
b. allowed to compete without more pedestrians
. ftom America agree to compete. The English -
who walked 120 miles in twenty-th1ee hours at
ffty-eight minutes last May Newman, who walkl
against Weston IN a eix days contest; crosslant
contest; and Howse and Parry. It is expected tha
OLeary will carry of the first prize. Weston sec
ond. ss:any Of the ar1stocratic sportinsfnen ar
confident that Weston can defeat VLeary in Il,
d.Y's contest, although the reports FROM America
dive OI.easy credit Of beating Weston fifty miles
g siz days walk At Chicago: It il evident
- English pedestrians never made long dis
t1nee contests specially. O'Leary will perhaps
b4 made the f37or1tc, but Weston's admirers Will
Taata ps1a s @ Ssya T. es Sest
defeat their protege- From present Indications
the contest viii BE- grand affair: It will take
haa been preparing for the contest for several
weeke And appears in splendid condition. o'Leary
8nce his great walk ut Liverpool. 50aA in 143
tonrs and in fact all Of the athletics are in good
time will Iva made the first twenty four hours The
American champion will tty to wipe out Venghan's
record, 120 miles in twenty hours, while the
%ttet Will struggle 10 prevent him.
BosToS's CRAZE.
The Won Hillern's walk in Boston seemed to
touch particularly tender spot in tha head OF
one Of the Boston GEobe editors or reporters,
and he at once rushed into q half column OF
loaded BREWER Of the most remarkable writing
erer seen in this country. The following few
extracts will show the Kind Of thing that greets
the female pedestrian in Boston:
The attendance OF visitors, from rather sma]
to day, until yesterday, Music Hall rang with y
pIhuse from the crowds OF enthusiastic admirers3
this extraordinary effort Indeed VIC are surpri1
detslmination e on - E Should not crowd ssis
Hall in every nook and corner with ger ger
Spectators. When this crest feat is iaas io5e
will perceive that 1t is not only an e1eessf De.
veiopment OF physical powers and activit nnt
also the effort OF a strong mind, deteEu4ed 70
overcome the weakness OF the nesh andccon-
plish at whatever sacrifice the task which r been
Voluntarily undertaken. We have waited the |
face Of this girl from day to day. tand altlugh we
have observed, as the end Of her great to draws
to close, that it is a hard task, We I'VE seen I
transparent in that face the iodo1ltablc luck and
perseverance which overcome all pbyeal resist-
auoe and secure the object aimed at at nazaIds.
Consider for q moment this great u1ertaHinE.
sNhere in the history Of ancient or ndeTn times
is its parallel To wtlk $50 miles ink conaecu-
tive days, allowing herself, at the o's1de, :~o Or
three hours sleep ir the twenty -fou1 What payst.
cal constitution do you know eqtl 70 the task!
This IL the distraction we make. It ts not the
body, the physique, alone, but theil 20 Eaich
the body il bat an instrument, 1ien VIC zee III
her deyeiopcd, and in remarkable ldeeTee.