The New York herald., 1878-03-13
pRpEsTRIANISM.

On Friday evening February % one Of the greatest
pedestrian competitions on record was commenced
with ut the Agricultural Hall, Isington. The Affair
twenty-six hours walk for silver belt, value
ESQ, aud hundred-pound Bank OF England note tor
the hrs fsO for the second clio Tor the third and Is
Tor the ourh. The entries restricted 10 twenty.
Mr. Richard Lewis. tho donor OF the prizes, reservng
himself the right Of rejecting those OF the
''outsidc' division who could have possible cnance
ana might seriously interfere win tho prospects
of really good The Judges members
eigh. r. N. The ioIiowlns twenty pedestrians were
started Hartley, oil sheffield; Gregory, OF HoxLoni
Parry OF Manchester; G. IIe, of " Noolwich Lewis ol
Ishngton: Vaughan. OF Chester; G. HancocK, ol shad.
we'll; W. Perkins, Courtney, OF Barnet; +. Crosslands
OF sheineld; A. hancock OF Hackney; Mr. j. Parnums
~ London (aaaiourl; W. howcs OF London, W. lde,
W. Taylor, OF New Bromley. Kent Eiioii, oil Derbyi
Peiist, oi situngbourne; W. chiliman, OF Brameishi
W kecbie. o Waworth; J. Harrison, oil FlnchIey.
Perkins vent OF when he had lraverscd twcnty-eisht
aud quarter miiesip Tact resigned tho contest-and
count tIe contest from Belts Lye;-O. Hancock
was deprived OF pride OF place. ere four O'Clock.
bowes. q. ldc and A. hancock having severay passed
him tho leader (iiowss) tncn having forry mea
under has name on the marking board. There Was no
noteworthy alteration at i've O'Clock, the competitors
then numbering sixteen, PerNins. Elliott, Har-
rison and Parry comprising the Knocked OUT
division Al Oh som. los. Howes completed the ntieth
mile ttime vn 2m. ios.l Vaughan Oh SIN. los, A.
Hancock Va. em. 3d., e.. idc. On. l9m l0s. Lewis
on. 22m SGs.. cour,ny Oh. 47m o., Grassland Yn.
I9m 59s. but few anticipated tho ''opcn sesame" as
O'Clock, and those visitors who PASSED the turn
stc uowcs the head OF affairs, aud Vaughan,
a. ldc, anu A. Hancock IN close conipanioushIp; IL
iact this Trio mile aiter mie hunted another,
and not untii the ntth lap The fty nrst milo
that the r,nership dissolved. when Ide wont TO
'front.' but soon. however, compounded and al the
litylourth mile thoy were close together aguin Bc.
lore O'Clock Pellet mad Joined the retired list.
leaving ufteen tue track. At ill., 35s Chman,
who had walked nity miles, retired from the compu-
tton, and W. lde's ZANE also ruled out.
Howcs covered sixty miles at IN. 2Sm. 6s.
Vmc. 10h 5lm. 6s D q. ldc being then second
nth, Lewis sixth: then came Grassland, Hartley,
Courtpcy, Gregory, Taylor, Parnum and keebie.
Howes completed the 100 Ia milo ut 2h. 4om. SIS,
having thus scored far away tho best time record
VIZ, ISh sa 5Is. Tor that distance, Lewis time OF
ls. l2m sos. cclpsing ke hitherto best TINT OF
Vaughan at tho Agricultural hali on Nay anu "
1876 The llOth mile was completed in 20n. Gun. los.
by Howes, Lewis bc.ng then about mile aud three.
quarters DeninJ. In order 10 reduce Howe's lead.
Lewis, contrary to the advice oil his COACH ipjudt-
cousy spurted away, and aterward Tor the nrst
time during the walk, showed evident signs 0t disc
trcss. Walking To tho possible top OF their speed,
both men poddcd away unti the i20th miie nad
Two laps tue oad Lcwis exer,ions alter tina
| had the effect oil causing him 10 ease, ana Howus,
holding the winnng card. accom- inodated MS speed
| accordingiy. lbc IsliIgtoD man soon aiter-
ward teit the track, bat Howos contuucd to stroll
| round. On feappcarng LOWS seemed very labored
| IN ms striue, but continued oa iiJwes trail Owen
Hancock sosslnnd, refreshed ~ frequent rests
walking out for tnrd and fourth places Very shortly
ancr this Lewis entirely collapsed, and led away
hrs tobt having completed l2J miles Howes then beng
lett IN undsputed possession oi the track aud being
purposcIcss 10 proiong what had now become an uu-
Interesting contest pulled alter bevng walked l20
miles IN 2ih. -on. 36s., the best record ever made.