The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-08
TUENTr-NINE pEDEs TRANS.
Walking Finy Mile. III II weu-Conte.ted
Kncc-Ttmr, o teD,:tt

great many persons were in the Hippo
dromo last evening watching tho amateurs in
their ility milo walk. This began at o'clock
in tho afternoon. twcnty-ninc starting. At
o'clock Harry Armstrong and +. +. Mott Of the
Harlem Athletic Club wcrc ahead and Julian
Schmidt Of Brooklyn was third. William Van
Ripcr Of the Harlem Athletic Club was
close behind these. Plainly Armstrong was
tho better man. and although Mott kept
fSlishtly ahead for fast 2 miles. either Van
luucr or schmidt was put down for the second
place. Both Armstrong and Mott had made 90
miles In 3h. 2Sm. 30 soc. Charles Conner. OF
NE Scottish American Club. in tho carly part of
the evening wns walking well. hut hard spurt
proved too much for him. and hc fninted on tho
track, llo was unable to- continue his walk.
not entered match before, but said that ho had
ACQUIRED the habit OF walking in going to and
on. but article after article came or as his walk
c99ntinucd until nothing was left but his cotton
shirt and drawers He walked thirty -scvpn
miles with great pluck. mud then retired lust
ten miles behind tho leading man. j. :. Bch-
ringer was another who entered. md whose
than anybody had believed possible lie had
made forty miles when the first man was on his
ON the thirty-seventh mile Van Riper began
to let out. He was then two and u half laps he
hind Armstrong. and lap and a half behind
Mntt. Mott was Just beginning To break. With
q ilnc spurt Van Kip"r passed him. md after
few moro rounds Mott gave up There WAS deal
ing " Mott hv Van Riper. Barney Aaron ran
alongside tho hitter and rendered him a sponge
soaked in cold water. saving rs he came back
thut he hai taken u fancy To the boy schmidt
was not far behind at this timc. but the strain
was grow ng very heavy on him. On his thirty
ninth mile he dropped, Tut shortly was ny and
Eoiu.. again
Armstrong meantime WIS ahead. and Van
Niprr WIS about half a mile behind him. The
thrtitth mile WIS finished by Armstrong in n
ioial lqpse ~ time Of 5h 3su 40 SOC. and the
tortic,h In H. 25m. Ilsrc. Both he and Van
Kirrr wrr" walking In fine form and 10th
Wrr' very hungry, Swapping NJ chops and bits
~ roast beef that were occasionally offered To
thrm.
From this time on there was no change in tho
fnrtv-uiuih mile in IL minutes. 2 seconds Hnl
passed over the score ut N" close II his nftteth
III hours, % minutes. ~ seconds from the
umc of starting. Van Ripper. who made him
seli invori". ana worked un q great dral 81
enthusiasm 10y his excellent walking. came in
lusi after IN hours 36 minutes. 40 seconds.
smith was tho third man md at the conclusion
o. the walk had mad" ~. miles.
Thc prizes wer" gold wat 10 worth 1900. and
gold badge worth 500.
The professional match for "a 5000 and n f50
priz' was started a. IL o'clock. hall an hour
after thc amateurs had concluded. For this
tl"r" We're iitocn rntrics ~ ioll.yS; G.. \. llar-
riuun. Boston, John Iuu.s. Chicago: y. G..
l~mud; /. l. Edwards New YORK: j. ",
Stubs Wil'iamslursl Il. Camihrll Hrooklyn
g. " Whitfield New J.r-"y; I. Van N..S New
York \. ". DINNER. Nrw York: j. Holman.
New l.rk. q. J. Law. bridgeport: Thomas H.
fulHY. N.W Nork Edward lie So. Williams
mil Van 's- came ln ahead in minutes. 81
seconds At midnight tar men wnro Just te-
s.nilng Co. warm ui. The match is - cover the
most space IN iwrnty-t'ur hours.