The New York herald., 1878-10-09
WALKING TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.

CLOSE OF THE PROF EssIoNAL TRAMP AT GIL
MoRE's oARDEN-HARRIMAN WINS FIRST
pKIzE AND CAMPBELL sEc1Np.
Tho professional twenty-iour hour walk at Gil
more's Garden came to conclusion at eleven o'clock
last night and the $500 purse for nrst taken
by Hartman, while Campbell secured the $50 hung
up for the second. About two thousand people were
present In the Garden on Monday night when the
fifteen Professionals started their tramp and tho
walkers were accorded q most enthusiastic send
on. Van Ness made things hve'y tor tho
nrst Ave miles, covering the distance in som. 32s.,
he retired, letting Ennis 60 10 the front. The
latter made very hot work, walking tho next hvs
miles IN 52m. 2ss. aud the nrst twenty miles o 3h.
35m. 5ss BY this time Edwards, Stubbs, Whitfield,
O'Bren, Danner and Foley had retired, reducing the
nrld TO eight men. Ennis led up to the tnry-iourth
mile. when no retirea Tor u spell, aud Hartman. who
had been keeping up a steady i've and half milo
gait came 10 the front. closely followed by Downey.
Hartman doing well, aud soon began 30 Increase
his lead, making his thirty mile iu Oh som. SIS.
AZ day tue track looked rather deserted there
were rarely more than four mon On tho track TO-
rx,nsr and there we're but 10 spectators Hartman
worked along steadily and flushed aitietn mile at
sn. 46m. Is, having taken lon. 30s longer than
tue time Of Armstrong, the amateur Eanis now be.
gan TO show very decided symptoms or
fatigue, aud, contrary TO the advice OF his
trainer, INSISTED upon swallowing all kinds
Soains .Ss a,ons pr.Dy % we'll and camposi, Reess,
Sesmo, Law and Holman were still peg ing along at
y
seamo anu Reese followed shortly afterward leaving
the contest between Hartman, Ennis, Downey and
Campbell Hartman made his sixty miles la l1h.
47m. 5ls., and just about then Ennis began
TO show very decided signs Of giving out. Hc
hung on, however, for some time, but re-
tired at the nnish OF his nfty-seventh mile TO
return more. Downsy was then about miles
ahead OF Campbell, who astonished every body by the
piuoky manner In which he mold out Al LII. l2m
Campbell took second place, having completed 5S
mites, and Hartman about mics ahead. Har-
r,man made IS miles In 1th. 49m. 30s., aud q few
mi afcrward the music arrived and made things
n little lively. Downey went on Tor spell,
but came back 2:55, ana shortly aftsrward Harri
man slowed up in his gait trife. He made his
SOtn In 13n. 10s, and then got worse evory step
uulii the IS h, tor which he took l6m. 2Ss. Ho
proved his pace OH the Sgth aud made
his goth in l2m. ASS In the meantime Camp
pretty even gait OF iour miles hour Downsy went
of close oil his seventy ysecond mile, when two
miles and threo laps behind Campbell ana ara not
again appear the track. The raoe was virtu-
ally over, Hartman was safe Tor FIRST money anu
there was lett to dispute the right TO second
honors with Campbell. He hnlshsd his Tooth mile IN
20n. SON. 20s.
had travelled another mule, aud on the fourth lap OF
tue 1O6th mile no left the track, having been walking
without rest go. 35m lis AS there was another
race take place Campbell was also taken of, having
mado sc miles aud laps In 22h. 50m.
THE HOUR RUN.
There only three entries for tho hour run. for
purse OF $25. The entries were Gouidings novice,
J. H. Owens and q. w. Whitfield. GoudIDg's novice
won the purse, making miles ~ laps In the hour,
awarded TO the second man. Owens made miles
In