The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-28
NOT WALKING In HOT HASTE
THE HfRE AND THE TURTLE NOW RAG
ING IN GILMORES GARDEN
OLenry Making Just the Time Necessary TO
Keep Thirty Odd Miles Ahead Of Campana
Hughes In - Fight with bridgeport NJ mn.

Hughes In - Fight with bridgeport Man.
In walking 300 miles, Campana employed
i've days. sixteen hours and thrco quarters
This is not the sort Of walking that generally
attracts attention. and is not nearly 80 good as
tho sort that was reported from Bridgeport
One OF the impressions among the persons Of
wisdom at the Hippodromc is that Campana's
failure is due TO his bad training in the begin.
ning another is that he has been handicapped
by sudden breaking out Of his ancient rheu-
matism and hernia. neither Of which troubled
him when he walked in Bridgeport. and
another is that he IL altogether too old
man to undertake anything OF tho sort
that hc Is now attempting against tho
terrible cast-iron man from Chicago, who
can work his legs at pleasure up TO any
degree ofrapid oscillation that may bo required
by the varying ability Of an opponent Consid-
ering that there ia SO little faith in him. and
considering that the most crcdulous man in the
Hlppodrome has no notion that he will ever
break from his rheumatic faslsnings and per-
form even a tithc Of that miraculous running
which his former trainer. Englehardt had
prophcsied for him. it is singular how many
persons take an interest in the modest match.
and how fun tho Hippodromc is every might.
Anybody can see at glance that Potter Ma
poleon Campana Is used up; that the iron
man has crushed him; that his ancient
legs have been filled with unnecessary and
monstrous pains by his undue emulation and
that pillows and ointmcnts and kind care are
the things in favor Of which It would be wise
for him without any more ado To quit the pain
ful and unpropitious snwlust track II is not
pleasant to see him s1uirminR tcdiously around.
his comprehensivc aches looking uuerulously
from his face md co1ucnty demanding an i'm
mediate return to Bridgeport. For OLeary the
| wholr whlE has been only clilds plny-cNcept.
| perhaps. that tie blister which his own care
| ,"ssness grew for him may have made
| his moderate exercise seem something
like labor. Might before last he sept.
| precisely Ike the hare in tho fable while the
/ Othrrihc tortoise was consuming n long time In
making liil" way. But he slept only because
| there was no necessity for his not sloeping pnd
| hc au~c tie tortoise Was. beyond pergdventurr.
| n't dangerous. He accommodate 'dhimself per.
him. took fourteen aud fifteen aud sixteen min
| u'"N To tho milo. a comfortable dinner and do
cent me 10 slerp. aud didn't feel at all worried
! On Thursdly night. after everybody thought
! ii' hal retired inr good sleep. Cumpann sud
! hut a. slowly and rhcumntirally appeared. 1t
! MIS- Just midnight. The Hippodrome was
! hsnch"s for the night The four great ghost
| lik" furnaces wrrc rcd-hd: heavy clouds OF
| r'ul th' lights twnslrd worry dubiuu IS and
| made hady ringS lke tho moon in q snow storm.
| ana YOU wondered why TIE big skyhghts were
L't huisiel To- 1T ont tue foul Napors and tone
| the atmosphere down So rs to mike II cor
! sponl with the abilities OF human Wis
! Ton Campana looked ike a very weary som.
| nambulist III, knee brooches wore uugrarcd
| below and hung down over his brdragglci
| white Slo'kiuge. He had On no sh1rs. His
| famous brilliant rod shirt hung upon his shoul-
| d"rs Ike r'pronrh; llls saul cap was drawn
ears on either side like the handles " "a sugar
bow. Elrs. nosc and forehead wore all copper
r'd. gui the chin was black with a siubhle
/ bard. ia every separate spike OF which you
I tHncied some pnn was lurking. Livd rings
were rndcr, the eyes, nnd great seams thnt
downward past th" corners of his mouth. His
l"u i'ui Wns turned outward Mt Precise right
swung It forward h, used his hand ior. rs ne
| %. stance. and cy'ry time he set il down twingc
ihraui,l lis fnrr Occasional mppcllntions Of
| Old sing and Old Sport were shot Hi him.
and hr apprared 10 consider them MS ironi
cal. nni drew IN his head and curled
~ h'- back ns though 10 ward them on lie
wan. RED On until morning. rndcavoriug t.
~ i'h" OL'nty-or pcrllal s. the gute money.
Al ~ ~ bee left H." track for two minutes. and
Nly minutes at u time: but. with those exc,p D.
| Oou- he remained nt his work until ;25 yes
| iri5 morning Ia that tim. The quickest mile
each His 2Slth mile he complctri at Cos A.
| NJ, an he hal walked about 20 miles since
| midnight
Mc,ntme. OLoary having retired at II 30.
| slept until .lN.Hnd then he continued his walk
| ani kcpttoi It. with short stops only until SIG.
II Is fastest singl" mile IN this time was made In
| IN iiitrrn, sixteen. anl seventeen minutes. Hr
inadr nrarY twenty miles before quitting for
| Having lrrakflsted. and rested for two hours
| AM aquAiGr. Campnna resumed Ht $40. He
WIS very siiI and ;9re. and It took him nearly
two hours Ia make his noX' five miles. and nearly
| two hours again 10 add another FIVE miles to
Tat ~ noon he had accomplished 300 miles
O'Leary accommodated himself very nicely TO
| al tnls. Coming on after breakfast ho took two
| hours and half to make soycn miles and u
| hail, and at noon he had walked 3l5 miles. and
| was - miles ahead Of CnmpanA. who regarded
| him as nn ambitious child regards tho moon
At o'clock CanpAna had made 29j miles
| nnd O'Leary had made 800. Campana rested
Two Two h3Hr-' nhl coming 2igt at ii22 walked
| end ~ his 3O0th milo. OL"ary walked on. and
| at 80 was 30 miles ahead a Campaua. AT G
oGlotk hf had accomplished 335 miles
In his laushnhle and yet distressing appear
anee .Campana resembles Hughes and that re-
| minds us To say That Hughes himself was nj tho
| liipp9Irome Yesterday hltcrhOoni displaying
| all his ancient nggrcssiycnCss He wHs the
about the walk. and Hughes spoke of Cam;
| puna rs man that was no good
anl whom he could beat with trinng cXerl ION
| Brdgrpcrt man spoke up. Said he: Cam
pnnn would walk the ridiculous legs OF you in
lwrnty-iour hours" and he added an cpithct
,. You sa yth9, 90 you, stld Hughes retort;,
brhngin his ls aroHnd l,ttrTy updn the nose "'i
| Of the Bridgeport man with su ii capable effect
| that tho latter heels immeilately exchanged u
/
| BrdEcpoTt man. "A bigger one. assnilod tho
| lcppcr,' and was in the act of thrHshing him
| when the two were removed by the police.
| Ia the afternoon and evening CdmpAna
| walked without his cap. His head was II shin
| INK and slippery revelation the size Of one Of
| thus" IN the pictures of the Australian children.
Bald ON top, the few gray hairs aboqt It's base
| cluug 10 the skull like the hairs Of
| "a rat Just emerged from the water. Ths
| singular head. drawn fur down between tho
| narrow shoulders. turned from side 10 side Hs
| th" Bridgeport unfortunate walked. like n bah
| i'm a sQek't. Conccdng that 1t WIS D.g enough
| 10 hold strong Will. II WIS a rriot when tho
| head an the man beneath 1t disappeared in
| their cal u
II wa nut again presently. however. Both
| men Wa ,od during the evening. At 10 O'Clock
| Campau, had walked 3l5 miles, AMI Ol,eary
| had WI. -d $50 lilr- at 1913. AT l045 Cam
| p,na " , taken on tine trHck for a few hours
| slcep Barney Aaron. hls trainer. sand
that be- should bring him ON ngaln
promptly at l;3O, nnd keep hum 10
| his woi until O'Clock this morning. Before
he was put 10 bed Cnmuana was given II bowl Of
| outme'l Cruel with lew currantS and hOme
! sherry "a it, He was put in bath OF lukrWurm
| water. TO which wHa added sons salt and
spirits pi alcohol Then he got hrsk rubbing.
and wrapped up in blankets. In two min
utes fell asleep Barney Aaron sAys he il IN
good .,nlth. and tnat 1t ia his intention TO run
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