The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-06
PLUCK BEATEN BY TRAINING
HUGHES ASLEEP WHEN O'LEARY
WALKED THE LAST OF sO3 MILES
On tho Track 1Ae Hour--.James Gordon Hen
netts Efforts to Encourage Huahes-Winc.
MIIk. and HheumntIsm Too Much for Him.

Al ABOUT \ o ClOCk ytSleTuHy dIUpTnOOn
OLeary, exhibiting the same regular. piston
like pace that he had maintained since his start
on Monday morning. was on the track alone.
He seemed to be fresh man. Under the
famous boots that the now famous artist. Me-
Swyny. had constructed for him. II was said
that he had blister or two. but II he had.
neither In the expression OF his face nor in his
relentless gait did he give any evidence OF II.
He seemed like somebody who had been lured
out by the sunshine that streamed in through the
circular windows OF the Hippodrome 10 meas
uro the enjoyment Of q brisk walk about the
sawdust track. His hair showed those neat
gules that follow upon the passage OF the
coarse part OF n comb. Just as II had shown them
nt tho moment Of his retiring upon tho previous
evening. Not one capillary fibre was turned.
The luxury that he has all along required of the
sensation OF cool silk upon his neck he was still
enjoying. and a fresh blue-bordered kcrchief.
knotted under his chin. noated crisp and
shining down the champions back. His body
and limbs were encased In clean
suit OF white hannels. and the black velvet
breech cloth. which he has worn from the start,
was gultless Of particle Of dust. From hip
pocket protruded the scrupulously disposed
corner of another handkerchief OF red silk but
this the comfortable pedestrian never seemed
to have occasion TO use. and the exposed cor
ner Tapped idly up and down. an ornament
which has no perspration to mon of. The
shoes which genius had provided were shining
with oil and retorted upon the pounding feet
Of their wearer with buoyant spring; and
over their borders IN new feature which sets
forever at rest the question Of whether he wore
any or noU protruded three inches Of the tops
Of pair OF blue woollen socks.
Such was OLeary at the time when nine
hours only were lacking to the completion Of
his six days tramp. He was taking matters
easy. Looking at tho placards he beheld the
plain legend: "OLeary. 1856 miles :" Hughes.
3o3 miles and felt that there was no need to
boihr lie had only troubled himself to walk
siAt miles since the time ot his retiring M IL
oclure ON the previous evening Then he was
6s miles ahead Of his antagonist and he felt
warranted in taking n comfortable sleep.
Several hundred persons had waited on the
previous evening thinking that the men would
come out again. How any one could have ex-
pected the battered Hughes to come out again
Il is hard 20 see, but there We're those who had
athlete who believed that at any. moment he
might emerge from his cabin. and shaking of
trumphantly his handicap Of headache and
milk and two quarts OF E. sparkling ssumur."
nimhly run hundred miles before the rising
miracle Mr. Tom. Murphy and Mr. Larry
Jerome. made emulous by the hnlf dozen brisk
matches IN which others were engaging: and
| Sheridan Shook arranged for u one ninth mile
dash on Hughes's truck. Mr., Murphy had al.
| ready climbed the fence and Mr.. Jerome had
one leg over. when. unfortunately. an over
Jealous reporter exposed himself 10 their OBJ
seryation. nnd raee that all New York would
again until morning The latter had a long
| o'clock. Then he walked only for four minutes
and retiring. rested for an hour. After that he
walked: With frequent pauses, for two hours.
| when nj lgi, o'clock he SyithdrpW
aud did not appear again until nfter 3. Up to
o'clock he had added only IL miles to his score
Hughes had not done even so much. Having
Quilted the track on Friday evening at 9:57. he
morning. In an nour he quilted tho track
again. and WAS gone for an hour and quarter:
o'clock he had added only five miles TO his
score q the previous evening.
looked On Friday. Joe GOss who. owing to
somo over-emphatic measures TINT he had
taken with his man under provoca,ion OF the
two quarts Of sparkling Saumur," had ceased
to BE- his trainer. said that Hughes was well
enough yesterday to walk II he chose; but. ap-
parently. there were some doubts OF that. The
face OF the unwise pedestrian WIS rosy. and he
had at,red himself in q, suit that was even
shirt was white. cut low in the neck, and bor-
dered with light blue; his drawers were bright
red. and the hrcech-cloth which he wore above
them was dark blue. with broad gold fringe
III 5 arms wholly bare. were brown to the elbow
and white from that point TO the shoulder. One
canvas ,.aitor. and the other, also over the shoe
T. Tb az, aH, mixed wGoen sock
maiism stIll fingered in the right knee.
around with n great outlay OF trouble and care.
Still Hughes walked better than he had done on
Friday evening. His feet were set down gin
gerly and his locomotion was slow. but the pain
did not seem 10 shoot quite so far up nor so ut
terly to oyerwhem the man. Doubtless he had
pondered during the night upon the great and
unfeasbe distance that now lay between him
and the champion belt. and u he had received
with his sore fsct against the redoubtahle pricks
that q Leary had set up for him. that must have
afforded him material relief.
Hughes has had the bitterness OF seeing the
champion belt, for which he longed so ardently.
ture. before him. He did, at one time, indeed.
seem Ia have overtaken II. when. running for
twenty miles at stretch. he left the machine.
made him weary, and the elusive belt slipped
away agnin while he was waiting TO recover
breath. Then he did not diet himself in proper
way to achieve that belt In the first twelve
hours Of tho walk. beating O'Leary BY five
miles Hughes drank six quarts Of milk. and
having run ~ miles. he then allowed himself
to he delcntcd by raw milk, and saw o'Leary
steady work. Alter that he never came up with
the elusive belt; Al the close Of the second day
OIehry wnS ~ miles ahead OF him, having
walked altogether l75 miles. At the close of the
third day OIeary was 50 miles ahead. and
had walked 244 miles. At the close Of the
fourth day OIeary was Al miles ahead. having
walked 800 miles; and at the close OF the nth
day the champion, having walked $40 miles,
was away with the belt. GS miles in advance ~
the dcluded Hughes. Tho last great slip OF the
later pedestrian backward was owing 10 n
hasty drauEht OF two bottles of champagne on
Thursday evening. rheumatism assaulted
Hughes in the knee. and from that moment
Qlcary and the champion belt were set
definitely beyond his reach.
Considering that the issue Of the match was
already settled when Hughes retired on Friday
evening. and considering that the race from
that time on WAS VIGOROUSLY one-sided the
numbers who went to the Garden last evening
wore something to wonder at. Tho garing
caciums outside lighted up long row of car
riHgos, two score OF police officers and great
thrOng about the two snuff colored griiiins that
guard the entrance. Al no one time between and
II o'clock were there less than 6 600 persons
inside. A surinknG Of women was there
lining the odge OF the tier of boxes. Both the
men were 10 he seen. OLeary. fresh as ever
was still at work upon that eternal pace OF his,
which by this limo had removed the champion
belt far bel ond the reach OF poor Hughes and
Hughes, more respondent than ever. was walk
Ing probably for the sake. Of those who had
come To- see him; He could hardly have felt