, 1876-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS,


The closing hours of the walking tournament
now under wAy at the Exposition Building arc
attended with more Interest than has rs yet
been shown. a falr crowd WIS there last night
and soycral ladies observed with evident interest
from tho gra1tl stAnd the Sariuus matches.
Guyon, tho milwaukee, brakeman, who has
maintained the fcal for solne days past, Is
acknowledged the favorlte on account Of bis
a se n a IL e pss lis Most s Is dsnss1 N1sse
Gus opponent Is Russell, tho leader
Of tho Chicago pedestrians, who stands
second In the race. Fitlcfd is pegging along,
and doing well; l!e exhibits no small degree of
Interest In tic proceedings Bm!th's LIT lcg
gave out entirely Thursday night, and only after
rensly twelve hours rest was llo aslc to do any
went strongly for twenty miles, when his !eeg
aguln became paintui Tic naturally .gayo tho
rRrc up, but, as there WIS chance for one Of
the lenders to tal hcfore the close, lie walked rs
long as hc could.
lsoaell will nut 10 sl,ukcn OF, and Was at q
late l0ur Inst night walking about u hc llad
done Since Monday. He seems to llavo horcs,
with Smith, TINT the leaders will to obliged to
Withdraw A. 10 o'cloek last n night GaSyVn had
o9i, aud Roach a70.
The evening was interspcrscd with various
minor nmusGments. The frat match WIS a
5,n!ls walk bctwee. Van Worme1, Of ths Adcl-
Van Wormer won caslly, but Knowles imme-
dlately challenged bis opponent Tor u repetition
Of tho. trial this evening, when WI.
son., Of m mllooley's ThcatFe, will take .
local local interest. David Stanton, the btcycllst &:
cited the enthusiasm Of tho audience by Ills
performances In n raco will, Mr. Joycc, MI anna.
fcur English bIcyclst- Jo!ca was to hayc tho
start ot Tour laps in thirty, but before he had
f1, Hfnrt1r1 NM sEe7 him ffpf times
Later In thy evening Stanton rNle miles tn
fifteen mtnlitea for the amusement OF tflose
present. Tho time was not by my meaus his
The most interesting little sport Of tho day
was tue walking Of i miles VI JOHN Oddly, also
son Of England. 1iu WIS 1nntchcd To- accom-
ptsh tho feat In two hours. lie made his rare,
alnl hal five minutes aud twenty *eco!'ds to
spare. Tie time IL the best eyer made III this
country, and llas been surpassed elsewhere very
seldom. Oddly is short of stature and light III
build, but showed himself plucky one anu
kept to h!s feat in way TIM. surprised the by
est mile WIS Ills first, which le snndo In 7;:B.
The feature of to-lay-tho closing days en-
tertainmens-wtil bc slantou's attempt to r4do
10 lnt!es IN az hour fur wager of $40 made
l,ands, and tho It'll ta}ies place At 80 p IN.
There will be an afternoon pcFfornanco on the
s.pL!lrry-look!ng bicycle and walking match at
q sjQ D. III. Gl Q InllG4 IOF E44u IIlLES.
o'LEN!Y 19 NILES AH.Ap.
BAN FRANc1sco, hfay 19-At nuon to-day
O'Lcary finished 335 milea. liz continues liycly
ind confident Of making 5oo miles Within the
tIlne 8chInchi Is 1D Iniles behind, aud can
scarcely drag himself along, resting frequently.
0'Lcary waa walking vigorously during tho
afternoon.
CRICKET.
Tho lately organized Chicago Cricket clyh
held nleetFng last evening III the otlice Of Dr..
Ogden, Room 3, Dorp Dlutk. nr. Og.lpn pre-
sttlcd Mr. J. g. Orchard, ageut Of the Can
adIan Bank Ut Commerce, WIS elected Vice
President, and about nineteen new members
wcso admitted. Thus Club nov numbers about
thirty. Tho evening WIS mainly spcut In dis.
cussIng and adoptilg q constitution and By.
laws. The Standing Comulittoe which wis
appointed At . previous meeting. reported that
the Whlte-stocking baseball ground ioF sslck-
Ut practices at reasonable figure, aud that 6tAer
Ruitable grounds had not yet been foupl,