The New York herald., 1877-11-13
MISS Won HILLERN'S WALK.
SHE UNDERTAKES TO MAKE ONE nUSDRED
MILES IN rwESTy-EroHr HOURS.
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PHILADELFHrA, Nov Il. 1871.
Miss Bertha Won Hllern. the female pedestrian,
began this evening attempt TO wax 100 miles in
twenty -eight hours in the presence Of largo con
course OF ladies and gentlemen Mt Hort.
cultural Hail. Tho track eos feet
4 inches around. The flooring OF tho hall
four feet widc aud is made OF turf mixed with saw
dust Tho pedestrian makes liz steps to a circuit.
o0l6 TO every mile and eighteen laps complete the
mile. The young lady began tho undertaking at
twenty seconds after seven O'Clock. Her time has
been os fol!ows:-Frst mile 14m. 15a second, Ism.
COS; third 13m. l0s fourth. l:m 40s 1tth, l3n'.
sos SIKH 13m 0s seventh, l3m. 13s eighth, 13ni
l5s; ninth, lam. Ais. tenth, Ism. s1s; eleventh,
l2m 52s twelfth, lam 45s. thirteenth. Ism. 62s
fourteenth l3m. 24s The fourteenth mile was COM
plcted at Ion. 9m. lis.
Miss Won Hillcrn is twenty one years old. she has
q blonde German taco, Is below tho medium height
and OF muscular build She wears close fitting SILK
dress with skirt TO tho knees. and white stockings
Hor feet perfect and quite small, requiring q
srs considerably larger. Her STOCKINGS for her
long walks arc carefully selected, and without
seams and IN pu'ISg tnSs ana mem Thcv
supported by elastic straps, attached 10 suspenders
over shoulders Her walking shoes arc soft goat
coles aud low, broad heels The shoes arc an inch
longer than the loot, and allow all possible irceaom
She StmulanlS Wn1lc IN trhIOInE Ut Wuihiuk
her principal diet being eggs, milk beef tea aud
scltzcr whilc tho track.
PREVIOUS wALhs.
In December, 1876. shc succeeded In walking ooo
miles in six days and nights at the Boston Music Hail.
having II minutes 10 spare In January. 1871, nt
the Same place, she walked So miles In 20 hours
month later, the saIuc hall, she paoc
her first attempt 10 walk 100 miles In rs
hours and succeeded with nearly IL miu-
utes 10 spare March 20, 1877. a: The Providence
Music Hail. she made her l,st walk OF so miles in
IL consecutive hours, winning by only one minute
and hail. the closest contest against timo the itlc
lady had ever engaged IN. she returned 10 Boston in
All Worcester she walked 100 miles in % hours,
ana therc met with her first deoat Being beaten
by time 35 M nues IN a so mile walk Q very warm
day. At Lowell ana L.wrencc, in Juno, she twice
wnIked 25 miles in hours, without stop. This shc
followed a few davs later, ut tho latter place, by
walk Of o5 miles in hours, and SHE performed Tho
same feat in July at Manchester, N. H. AT Lowell sho
walked Al miles IN Oh. Aim. on July II,
and thence went to Portland, where she walked 80
miles IN lib. 51m. OH July 81; and atterward, In
August SO miles in 20 hours Al Springfield, August
30 the warmcst day Of tho season, Miss Won Hcrn
was beaten by time, l5m and S. In walk OF
so miles. At the same place, September 20,
she MADE SO miles In 26 hours, with IL
minntes 10 spare. She repeated this S9-mile
heat at Providence, October and o, and flushed
IL minutes before the expiration OF tho 26 hours. A.
Lowell, October 70 and %, Miss Won Hilttern walked
100 mics in few moments less than % hours. At
this trial she accomplished the unprecedented feat
for lady Of walking tho first ttiy miles without
reat