, 1877-04-27
An Exhibition Of Pluck and Endurance
Such a. Was Never Before Wit
messed.
0'Leary Wnlks 510 Miles in 6 Days, 81
Hours, 6 Minutes, md 10
Seconds.
Immense Attendance, and Great
Excitement and Entf1u-
stasrn.
Special cmrxspontenes af Ths Tf4dunt

ORnitl OfLeaty and e. r. Weston Was ap 10 last
week QUO Of the mAsvnls Of pedestrian rtcorts. II
will b. remembered that O'Leary on thnt occasion
accomplished COS nllcs and fraction, and Weston
wss beAtsn By fifty miles. Upon the return OF
tho latter To New York he Is reported 10 tavo said
that he did not TT " win tho match. That Of It.
solf waa bad enough, hut when he came to England
over year ago ho A1tascd bis tune and claimed
that tho Chicago public would not let ha hAve fair
play,-thsew pepper In bis face. threatened 10
shoot him. In other words, ho claimed that ho had
been "bulldozed.". In order 10 disprove these
claims O'LcaEy immediately on h1 arrival set about
getting on d match With Weston, bnt without avail
null Sir John AsttcJ, tho wotl.known Basonot OF
sporting proclivitles, look up with Weston, and
Stated his willingness to back him for E50O agaInst
there WA ttlo time Loaf In arriving at sattsfac.
tory conclusion, oLear1 cousanting 10 all OF Yves.
tnn'adenands, ~ act forth In tho following
"MRMoRArpuM or AGREEMENT
made snd entered into th,s % day ct JannaH be-
IN s9s? q psss ~f Il
b sa q ea
OF ChaItnR Ctots. at Eastettidc. starting at 1vo
1a'nnts; ps,s !: 80, T. n en MSnday the "a a.y
evening disk hour from shs sait): Each = man ian
cordlng to his own directions, lnd surveyed by 4
competent authority in tho presence u tue Judges
es.sn nabss rom h 10 o.
Each man must walk fnif-the Judges appoiutcd 10
b sole Judges Of fair and unfair walking any
ds.oTeS aad eanselsd in d: feeotd Soek Eaes e
man must walk alone and attendant to be allowed
er I'd hen ms ws
harding refreshments. The stakes and two thirds
otths 'Este' mGney tafts, III esp1nscs have becn
the Loser to take one third. Tho editor Of lbe
sportln9 Lyt IL sppointel stakeho,der, and The
5portt~9 Lt(t once one calendar month before the
time appointed Tor the commencement Of tho race.
tao four adses ss he tins 81 ihe IL. epo.p pnd
in csse hey cannot agteo tn making these nrpolnt
eroaad for tho DECISION u ths match ths editof of
H. rsea b. deeisa Tts adecs to Defns foar
IN number; md to have full control over tho race
~ y as g. ss 10 & ass'sn ss Ct H.
under. any circumstances. Two banda to b IN
re- ,.na. I'D to e ty sy., TIN T., a,sn :. " az 4
men u sltornato hours. and to dscontinuo playing
wh,lss either ~, man !. absent fof 10 .purpo;o q
which n'sy moi be provided foi In tesa articless
sha judges Jointly have fntl decide suc,
slvo, Ths slskehotdcr sbal In each and r1eEy eass
Be c3onefated from all responsibility npon o6eyng
e. sssi!:a 4; t. iss .ss aa:; 'y sss sss
''{stgneD "DAN1EL o'L1inx.
''"'tns'' sjss. s.t: I; 4.s.s: hsS::s' !,
..wttne., =. II. u. rlckrarxa.
'.Jan. D. lS77."
s,nes signing these articles va have mutual,
agreed 4. to hsys aye judss', Instead OF foar, i
iGlgned) KovAap PArsox wEsror.
tf'or u. 0.Leatyi.
JNo. L. THOMAS.
wltne.. Is: g Il h M!T,'sa.. sstsa;
Jan. 10, 1s77.
Tho condition. OF tho articles wera all counl!ed
with In duo form, and tho Agricultural Hall at
1slingtan having been secured for The week (at
cost Of Eto0} everything looked In propoE sl,aps
for ha match. The judges selected were Heasrs.
q. W. At&lnAon and c. Conquest, Of tho 9porftag
U}e, Iii. H. q. Payne, Of tho 6tdadord, aud Nj.
James Watson, Of Now York ltr. !. @. Cham.
bern also an appointee, but ht tho laat moment
ha found 10 could not spare the necessary time,
and Capt Webb, the person who succeeded In
swimming sercua tho English channel from Dover
to Calais, acted In hts behalf. CLEARS E6oo Wa
found by VI. Sam Hague. Of Liverpool, and icv
Others who beloved ID blu power Of cnIursucs.
The tfacts were respectively si1 and . half aud
rom ths n sga. GLs.y hss,na he oatsH aaenv' e
- At tho Chicago walk. In sdIltfo1 10 The Judges
sonts.saat sEo appoia,sd H. emp ana %,a s"ie "a
pa'hg In Readiness Al tho appointed t!me, MF. At.
sAkT ToR TIE MEN.
TT a. At IT, to .ppsas M ~; "a. We.t9n aad ss oLsafY
up Weston hsd mnatss sta't oLeaTy a5 in soips o.
12h g ~ u s99n .. fsang n t. s 1aasr
oIlea'y'a tims wa4 soln. s5eee. 70 Weston's 53m.
4ndthsn 'Ieaty, who vas lDn. aoseo. 10 tho Rood,
left tho tcsek toE one minute. lie aiso usds brlot
time walking taster than Weston, I'D It Il .nilss
taeeemplished s n = "a: aatn ases " sim; aS.ee
BOTTLED BIER AND SELTzEH WATER,
I'd as %1urs R .s1Y u,s y: Tor
i aas evident he was not hinlseii, and ii sixty.
three mica and fruction he had tu 10 10 bis lei NJ
s1k s1sts 81 oia,1a n. ". ru
III " tc.ppcAs, and then he went On until ID
y. @.rksa y hsiors b. retired 81 smother
sloas ID, 70! lin. very good fofn. his siy!s bsI.s
ssyt.it indsod. aaa ii u n,lles and Up hs soos
taien Lei ssaa hsI besp ,he ssast I'd rss1 ss5
h stopped was I'm, 4ssee. u adyanes of leaty.
Ths latter then got llstls IN adrance, but owlni
= "a. only sioppiaE oaee Tor isfa. t5sse. on II;
Hhen Sae Il. ss1 :. Il Il D. e.
scors :o9d T rs ui!ss I'D lla s..ts. Weston yep
tho teal Of Ills authentic performances
ON TrtspAr MORNING
and bis ettendanta thought hs might al well g.
walking. lie was only H. 14m. 1osec. pt tht
track, 10 that be had long pull over Weston, Mhc
TOOK !est of 2h 63n. 4gser,. for when tbs lattej
Joined hin the score stood cluse On to 124 miles fe
OLeAry. Weston ~4s sAtAsF siuw, - IL usua
with him, and i Aew q ts turn to take frslueu
1sst.. ln tbs l25ta mills hs WA on fur aln. 4,.ee
147th, 3Bm. 5scc. and III Tbs lsTth, H. jim Lee
During tbis lims OLsaFy wAs do!uz some au,
walking, and With but = couple Of shot slops b,
kept eb until B:44:40 T. IN hu score stood 1t Ii
miles. Weston being then ever II miles behind
Af!sE biz l4sth mile UL*aty wa OF feF breakfaa
iltm. 6daet% j, snd then kcut on until 1856 VA
tailiod ap, when hs ~eut oa for = rrst Of 4.m
4o.sc Aftet shla short stoppsxes was the orle
uhul he 'e for tho night II :b4, with The I'm
pa3alleled sGosu Ut 41S Milea In IL hpuE4. Ffpp
tho H.,d mile OLeary had been
6kAflA9 ALL PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES
In even his recent great walk agAiA.t Grassland
which wts lhen coked upon u .aalssious Wrs
ton record Wa ALSO really grand one. for u III
sud Of ~ houfs he had reached lU4 nlss III
yaFdA. He did not retire pntt1 hs had 4nItlct ~