The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26
AgaSs.s RVS ACCOUNT OF HIS GREAT
WALK.


ssoaz1 place in London recently, arrived in
New u ork last week. From the report of
~n interview with him by New York re
zysyaer We take the following extract
There were two tracks, one inside the
IsEsrec. The inside one was reserved for
SaEvigners, and the outside for Eoglishmen.
aT1eary was the only foreigner present,
zsG1d had the inside track to himself. Its
aszrves were shorter than the outside
NsSavse, and there were q greater number OF
Gags TO the mile. This gave the Britishers
lasaiight advantage.
eighteen of us started" said the pedes-
7xsaa, al had eaten q hearty dinner, and
ssrs up from light supper of tea and toast,
use before the walking began. frightened
ssrY belt, gripped my corn cobs firmly, and
44saaed the ball. This cob business Ia q
9iEiait. A firm grip on them seems to grid
Ros up and absorbs the moisture of the
1SGs1da. have the same two cobs in my
sEznG now at the hotel, and always carry
&. ESu9s with me. You couldn't get such
ctsyfng in England.
NE ran and walked the fifty miles," says
fsVSeary, "running around the corners, and
Mratking the stretches. But quickly felt
abss effects of the running in the tendons of
+xtv sese, aud stopped it. 1t also injured my
Ssns, Lor in running you spring from the
F.lAaA oS the foot, while in walking the heel
ScarxYes into play. walked 206 miles before
VSsEsipg, making llT miles in the first
srSSs1sJ ssour hours, and changing my shoes
cpsTSe 3 day. On the 200 h mile rested
saE fsour and q half, but only slept twenty
%Fue aninutee. In fact, couldn't sleep. My
Nssaks lay moaning, groaning, and mum
eb1ng and could get no real rest. SO got
skD1ay feet and kept on walking until they
'Staa2 me was twenty seven miles ahead OF
'ssSsybody. Then, at the earnest solicita.
eSesa Of my friend, Al. Smith, of Chicago,
EIn5s hx fNr
Esinnk it was hardly safe for me to do 30, for
G-A didn't fsel like sleep, and was afraid Of
getting stiff and sore. And it turned out
-UrRAt as thought. 1 got little sleep in
> sSa.a last hour, and that was all. When
szSsH1E ssme on the track my nose began
Go &teed and found myself very sore and
*ssiff. The bleeding at the nose, however,
- EatSS <zne good. 1t seemed to relieve my
AesE3. Eben an xiety of the mind came up.
R fonnd that Vaughan had gained on me
EaEsrS1. ard Blower Brown was within tif:
s:sssx miles. Gradually the soreness and
ss28EUees vo=s away, and my legs got linn
asssx:, { Ut the right one began to show signs
-l< az swelling. Slowly l pulled away from
%EfHaxoaE, and at twelve o'clock on Thurs
sSESg oight was fifteen miles ahead of him.
~ Nughan, "continues Weary, sis n gal
taarG " Saiker and a good square fellow. We
%xAccbed each other like enemies, but there
-,Cns no feeling of envy or anger. or course,
TTsasaashan's friends were by far the most
eSxzEzAP roup. When they handed him hou-
=. sasSs he would pass them over ia me 10
aseRsh, and on the next turn wonld hand
,s1ksaa back. The wild applause for Vaughan
.lsaE5 70 effect upon mo-. But when q little
sIERSarS Of Americana and few Irish mem
" 2tSs's. Of SaTliament got into one corner ana
asAessced me until they were, hoarse, the
%sAKetSs was inspiritng. 1t seemed to put
aUVacS,S 90 my feet. To inspire him, Vaug-
.!assI S friends placed the glittering belt under
ais xY3ee, saying, Look at it, boy. Don't
Gasss. ie. Five hundred pounds with 1t II
yCEx win it, and thousands more on top of
ssSaG.f On Friday, Vaughan WAS very close
go 1Fe, and my swollen leg began to trouble
<ES- Ft was q hard struggle, but after that
S@&Saau never got within twelve miles OF
easS. When we left the track on Friday
Is& he was fifteen miles behind. put in
lzRSz more miles, and was rubbed down and
EsQS Co bed. l slept for some time, but
ra1aShRn was ever before me. told Smith
90 wake me the instant he appeared on the
aSSNsSg and he did 80. All the other Eng
sgsSsE&Saen had given way to Vaughan. They
<ana xriven him the track, and he was put
s1EANG an his best licks. Before l could get
'sa<Ety going he had gained two miles, but
@SsuEgz chat time he slowly fell away. My
Esag TSas swollen double its usual size, but
tasE 90 pain. 1t was very stiff, however,
.gaaI bothered me considerably in walking.
& &ssew that if took another rest with 80
SgS<adseent man as Vaughan behind me it
rvvrEzh become so stiff that might lose the
E1uREeca. So ended the long agony by
NoRas:Gihg eighteen hours without leaving the
S2Ss<SE. And that is how l came to get the
cSsSS- Vaughan had hosts of friends, and he
SsSsSsyved them. If he had won, be would
shREe been the richest pedestrian that ever
<zIpEOd ia shoe leather"
N2Teary says that he ate nothing during
a505s lOig walE. HtP only subsistence was tea,
p.S8yee, and milk, And an occasional suck OF
seGs orange. His fnind was in such state
ez&G% The very sight of food made him sick
sSa entered the tournament weighing las
@ySsS. nds and came out of it with a loss of "A
,SisSE nds. He rested eight hours altogether
pkgss1ing not more than half that time. He
fsse three toe nails after the match, but the
ssVyrsIling in his left leg soon went down
sH1I ae now considers himself in excellent
" nlltion. lie says Sir John Astley Is righ
E2.rC ssribiug HE success to the making o
wis Eno9E.