The New York herald., 1878-10-08
FIFTY MILES.
JAUNT OF THE AMATEUR PEDESTRIANS AT
GILMoRE's GARDEN-NERvE AND ENDURANCE


AHEAD--THE PROFESSIONAL TRAMP BFGUS.
The walking tournament at tGiimore's Garden, under
the management OF Messrs. Al smith aud Daniel
o'Lesry, Of Chicago, was successfully inaugurated
The 1Ity-m walk Tor amateurs called
starters, each OF whom obcyed the
their journey with willingness ambi-
tion that have made scores Of line athletes In this
country within the past few years. Many oil the atn
ietic clubs OF this vicinity were represented, ana
tho officers and members OF these organiza-
tons were present 10 give encouragement to
tho efforts OF those who their colors.
The men were sent away their journey precisely
which O'Leary did his successful .rampng last week.
II having becn widened several feet to admit the
walking OF three four abreast without danger or
fouiing
o'LEARY HUGHES
Prominent among the lockers on whom the ambitious
pedestrians began their spin tho champion
O'Leary, and, leaving out slight limp In his
gait, he seemed just as iresh as when he
started SO chserfuily on last week's journey.
his thick set franc was still noticeaDly The
Tor the faigues OF his efforts 70 win the Ashley
belt and the money following such victory. Tho
sGrcenhorn" walked with a cane and his be nj body
told OF what he had passed through. he attributed
ma,ism, and said he ..fel. arss rate" but his
appearance denoted that he had not uliy recovered
his usual good health During tho afternoon Hughes
met O'Leary, Goss Hartman, Harding and other pro-
fessionals OF one kind and another near the Twenty
seventh street entrance OF the garden and exchanged
lew words with tho party. O'Leary greeted
his late opponent very pleasantly, and Tor that
matter, SO did all OF the group, bus hughes
inclined be social, ana toward Goss was somewhat
butter. The old veteran Of the prize ring laughed
the defeated iepper" aud quietly chaffed UNTIL
as hc said, "the chap got rather good hum0red.n
KNTRIIs THE AMATEUR WALK.
Tho entries Tor the amateur walk embraced tho
names OF many weii known performers on tho cinder
nuth ha mir n uh hnu hair ham
not hopeless Tor tho przcs-a Tiffany gold watch
to the first ana handsome gold medal TO
Islanders were among tho Der, and the
Deaf ana Dumb Asylum on the Hudson sent q man.
.m nS EnS On julian
scnmdI New York City; Charles Corners, Scot
usn,amor1can A. G.; = II. NoonaO. American
Mott, Harlem A. c.; W. Van Riper, Harlem
A. c.; 9. 4 Lewis, American a. c.;J q. Burns
G. 4. j. Arnan. New York CITY; Z. wessei. newark,
~. g. Z. Mills, Long Island City; ". Wilson,
c uscna New YorH % cy; oC'n Daas g.rem
A Gil. 5. Bchrengsr. New YORK oily; Felix Mooney.
New YORK s E%s New STk SSy W.
4. 9; 4 Dszandor, Fanwood 4 9. deaf mulel; T.
Mccarthy, New York CITY; J. r. Aackey, American
A. c.; q. ". Agnew, American A. G.
THE WALKING
Tho styles OF progression OF these mon were
r,ed IS their Many started on the long Jour
ney with vim and nzz like the popping OF q cham
pagne cork, and before They won't onethird the dis-
tanco fell by the wayside, anu gave the scorers less
10 look after. Others were old sopcr-sides,
and tramped around the sawdust track with grin
and smile, as II tho task was pleasant AZ eating
good breakfast. Ihese 81 the number
lasted aud when fifteen twenty miles had been
scored did not feel like retiring Tor gooa:--w.
and standing not more than Oft 3in in
Il Until the .~eii.a mile. when 9. e Lewis. Of the
American Athletic Club. ASSUMED command and hold
tho place OF honor for one mile, when Il. H. Jonnson
nf thn ntrh uarHn
position II al1icult 10 wrost from him. Al iour
O'Clock }. &. Brown had retired with thir-
nine miles against his name, G. Emig wlln almost
ten miles gone, and the deaf mute gave It up wnon
were se,siuS ysry onv and IL had now Sseoms w,ts
many question OF nerve aud endurance. Johnson
had made eighteen miles in 3n. lin. 32s, with r. J.
Mott tho second man, Armstrong third and Van
Reipor i0urth.
Shortly after seven +. II. the people began to crowd
Into the garden and found r. II. Armstrong on
thirty third pie, leading Mott by lap and Van
Rlper by ami half laps. schmitt had Jus. gone
on MS twenty ty-seventh mile. Behring6r was dong
well on his thirtisih milo and Johnson was back
again making dash on his twenty-hith mile. O'keee
was also on the track on his ~ enty seventh mile.
He made tho .wenty-esn.h mile In lom. sos
a. ten r. NJ, as Armstrong was threo-quarlsrs OF
milo ahead oil Van Rciper, only miles CO.
sim stuck pluckily 10 his work. When Armstrong
got lis last mile enthusiasm OF tho spect alors
reached lover heat and the police had hard work TO
keep the track clear. When he finished the last lap
his trainer caught him up his arms, and hosting
him on mis- back. carried him 10 hts quarters In tr
nmpn. Armstrong made the lfty miles In On. 29m
34s., beating Van Reiper BY nvs laps Armstrong
took the $500 gold watch, ana Van Rsiper tho $50
Pfar nitn.
lrhe prizes were presented to Armstrong and Van
Kc,per on the band platform BY Mr. w. b. Curtis, and
tue fortunate contestants we're husiastically ap-
plaudsd. That business sooner concluded than
thorc was rush 10 the judges stana, the profess
sionals had como out on the track.
rHE PROFESSIONALS
The following started tho twensy-fou
ton; % john Ennis, Chicago: w. G. o'briss, Sss
Newark Newark !; L; Downey, Long is,snd; r L.
M'T YS. SSSS: M.
r Van Ness, New YORK; A. W. Daaner, Now York;
J. HoJmsn. New York; q. J. Law, Bridgeport;
iamsburg; William Same, New York
They were started a. exactly eleven p. NJ. BY Mr..
all around the track Van Ness started out 10 make
the pace and walked the arst mile 9n 3ls. There
were s.l over nvo hunarsd spectators In tho garden
and offers were made 10 bet 500 against $500 that
Hartman would win the walk. Van Ness walking
ike race horse and made his second mile In ON. 57s
hall lap ahead OF Campbell, Of Brooklyn. Ennie oil
Chicago, was in third position, closing up last
the second man. II Is not often . nner lot OF
walkers como together, and the scene this afternoon
ami evening when the match draws 70 close will be
ono OF intense interest The third milo walked by
Van Ness In lom la. with Ennis, Of Chicago. sscona
Holman third Harriman lourth. In tthe next lap
Whitfield spurtcd with Holman and took ID rd place
lie afterward tried csnciusons with Van Nsss
but after q terrific burst OF speed had
allow the lattcr the lead Van Ness madc
his first four miles IN 40 minutes, with
Ennis second and Whitfield third Van Ness IA dei.he
nth milo IN 50m 32s, and then Ennis passed him and
led in tue sixth miic which made Ia b. ON. 2gs
with Van Ness second. On the next mile Van Ne-s
dropped out, having made his spurt Ho
TO walk the twenty-iour hours, but was probably
In hopes OF getting In some money on the hrst ten
miles. rho seventh mile was made by Ennis IN 10m
19s, having been walking LII. ION. ass. Whitfield
was second. There were still about tour hundred
spectators IN tho garden ana all tho pedestrians with
the exception OF Van Ncss were walking. Ennis
made the eight miles In H. Elm. 1Ss juss two laps