The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-23
HUGIfEs's FIRST DAYS W.iLK.
Prediction. that he win Fnu to Guido hi.
FelIoM-C Countrymnn.

After John Hughes, who started in the
Central Park Garden on Sunday evening to
walk more miles In six days than O'Leary did
in the recent match in England. had finished
his thirty mile run in 344 i5. he retired to his
tent In the corner Of the hall and rested ncarly
"a minutes. Returning to the trnck at about
II 40 A. NJ. he walked IL miles and then took
another rest. The amateurs and professionals
who had gathered nj the start had greatly
thinned long before this. but n comparatively
large number madc night of 1t with the pedcs
trian. and saw him complete at 81, A. NJ. his
J0th mile in o hours and minutes from tho
start. Hughes. however. wis already another
man from tho Joyous troidcr who had run 30
miles to kapo hssclf warrurl.' He no longer
ran. but walked painfully and ungraccfully.
At the end OF his ilnicth milo he rested nearly
an hour. and when he went on the track agnin
be was ircsher IN appearance, nnt stiiler IN tho
twenty minutes from the time he began-he had
walked sixty miles and GOO feet. llo rested
again, and ate a good-si2rd bccf-steak. an egg
or two some toast and drank ten and n pint II
Bass's ale. This heavy breakfast appurrnty
weighed him down, for he Walked only two
miles before he rested again. From this timc
on he walked with another stop of twenty min
utee, until l2:ly:O6 I. NJ. N."n h. iIi N.lEcd
seyenty-nvo miles lrss ljD feet. y ..r' "rni-
petng cighty-six miles. il" rested twice. Thsn
he ran considerably for the noNt two miles. one
Of which he made in less than nine minutes
This WIS apparently done under the "fT"ct7 Of
beef tea, Rhine wine, claret, champagne. and
even stronger stimullnts diluted IN water.
which he had for sonc time been consu ming
with little intcrmission.
The spectators checrcd each exhibition ~ in
crrnsed speed or endurance. Drinking often,
spurred ON by one or two companions who
doggcd him ns II thoy were double shadoY,
Hughes plolded on until nt 1;OS:i5, he made
100 miles in 22 .46 .32. This. however, was con-
sidcred poor time by those who believed that
the first DAY would be- his bost. and thuy pointed
Mt hs stifcning joints and bent figure with
which he had paced the track the last twenty
ilvc miles as proof that mis- strength and On,
durance were both giving ont. Hughes rested
again he seemed sitter than over. In the
| interval he ate particularly square
| meal. while u chiroIodist took chnrEe
OF his feet. which had begun TO bis:
ter. Mors spectators than over .grertct
| Hughes's rrappearance. His awkward Efforts
To- walk his lOl-t mile aroused Pity and
prophecy Of his certain luilurc. lie toilet along
until four minutes past 10 o'clock when. having
| completed his lOGh mile. he went to his tent for
| the ilrst time to slecD-two hours. II was said.
| III. complained of his feet. but IL" single small
| blister which had first troubled him. was the
| only wound found.
Hughes fell asleep about NJ soon NJ he touched
! III. pillow while thost outside drank ana
/ again. About ten minutes alter his retirement
il was announced that his rest would be eN-
! tended To- four lour-. and soon the loom was
deserted. except hy the time X" p"r- AMI train
ers. When Hughcs takos ihe track at o'clock
| this morning his record Will stand: Mile-
! walked. log; time occupied, twenty nine hours
| and fOrty-tour uiuut