The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-24
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
KNGl4AN ID.
The International walking Contest.

| ENGLAND.
The International walking Contest.
| LONDON, March 23.-At $50 O'Clock this morn
| ing U Leary had covered AGO miles, Vaughan al
Brown 41s, fde s57. Smith st5. Oorkey 800. Ali
had then retired ,for, rest except OLeary Idt
dion. though Vau hau's feet are very painful
| The attendance yesterday was immense, anf
the betting decidedly favors O'Leary.
O'Leary stil Ahead.
LoNpeN. March arch, 2'oAt noon to-day o'Learl
stiffenibg OF hi- leg = :,
OrLeary Increasing his Lead.
| LONDON. March % At $50 .. m, OI.eary
Hs p sd ghan snd a d AgGa
ment prevails.
Al Is 2. p.. o'Leary had scored sos miles
and Vaughan 49,. y Leary has walked con
tnuously since O'clock this morning.
Increasing Excitement as the End Ar.
proaches.
LONDON. March 49, 7 o. m-OIeary b1ss
| mites, Vaughan 497. Blown 47u1s. i is thought
that O'Leary W ii make more than 525 miles by
10 O'Clock, though he WIS suffering dreadfuy
The crowd is immense, and increasing Great
excitement prevails.
u'Leary stops Walking, Having Covered
$40 Miles.
LONDON, March 2s-At s:4s D. m. OLeary
stopped suddenly. having Accomplished $40
miles and three or four laps on another. It is
i'm possible r any OF the other competitors to
equal this distance. II is thought that $40 or 512
miles is the most that Vaughan can accomplish
up to 10 o'clock. The time when the contest ends.
vaughan continues TO tTot and run.
OLeary Wins.
LONDON, March 2s. 80 D. m.-OIeary wins
the match. at o'clock Vaughan had finished
500 miles.
O'Leary Scores $40 Miles and Wins
Vaughan second ana Brown Third.
LONDON, March 28.-The great International
victory for O'Leary. with a score OF 500 miles in
SIX days, over the best walkers and runners
that England could produce. The tournament
was the result OF an offer by Sir. John Ashley.
member OF Parliament who guaranteed prizes
amounting to f75o for a six days performance.
The. special conditions were that the man
covering the greatest distance by walking or
running. without assistance, between a. m
on the eighteenth instant, and 10 D, m. on the
pionship Of the world. be presented with a belt
valued at e1oO and receivs $500 prize money
The next best competitor to receive flou and
miles to receive back his stake with an addi-
tional &1D.
Two tracks were laid. one for Englishmen
and one for foreigners The affiir has proved
to be one. Of the most extraordinary pedestrian
competitions on record. The interest Of the
outsides public has been unflgglng from the
start to the finish. and Tonight the building
fairly swarmsd with spectators
Weston was entered for the race and was at
first looked upon as the winner, On its being
ys ag qs heasZ Wa S 10 aga
the race but on his arrival through The inau-
ence Of Mr.. Albert Smith. his backer. who
brought letters OF recommendation. he was al
lowed to s art. Weston theu withdrew, as did
Peter Grassland aud Wn. Howse. the famous
The fniInWinp seventean startad in Tho r,oe
7. Eartsv II. Hrown " rorkav 7 Gragas w "
Hazael' a;s;e g e Ide J. John on, 3 4 johnson, "
anavv Is 0r aarv'i Smith u d aai,,b = m u n
Smvthe and 4 Vanohan w 'n'i'h' W. IL
Ai 'tn tne gu nrnoien, On nbn .,, 4o, .
interest in the afajp and the sgsnt use
one second onlv in imnartann IN "d9 t6
At the start vaughan, who had been n" spsoiaIiv
American fOIaapVl vas VIC str"rgIn no. honLaa uui snp
a honeh IL was knnwn that he baG m I'M, ~
rain, 'le' - 100 ~ s'A'7 "
loving odds: 80 to 30 against Vaugban' 30 to on %
against O'Leary, 50 to is agaInst Lewis a. and
offers of so to 10 were freely laid AGAINST the
At hs st t aftsr the ral das Ias ba a ppU1
he lead His hackers acoented ali e,dos againsr
him. and hs closed one bJokmake, g book. |
,iso backad in the books heauiy and lna war
ng men in this city and Chester stood TO win |
1estrsns went IN ,nrns u sftep aha a. 'J p
ryine to break him down: bot the terri ia ma
,hine- like o tce Of O'Leary WAS two mneb for
hem. The contest tbrouehout was remarka-
,Iy close and eScitine betgeen a nJearg and n,.
Vaughan, the Engiishman eyincing detar-
njnation to ontstrin the American ,bamnion
Who, however. with the execution OF ths ,rst
laws performance rnaintainea he iead aoainst
VII the starters to lhe end. '' '''Ai'S
Of the English con, estants Vaughan bas
proved the b. ST. md The score made i h1 hire nss
hows wonderfml n,1ck on5 adareo ,ds,re ny hin III
laving covered By running and walkina soo n
niles. brown has also exesled ali Of his nre.
ions nerfor nannes ana toka th o. tbi III ais "
nrkeV nnnd not nta; r. @ we Ia y ~
he last hres davs feil hank ennra h strni
.lers. '1'% eAo ''A