The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-11
THE WALKING CONTEST.
sUHMEHL THE yiCTOH ny FIVE MIN
UTEs AND TWENTY SECONDS.

MAKING the 400 Miles I'm LID Hours 40
Minutes rs sec0nds-A slose Contest.
The great walking match between Henry
tichnehl and Miss Vickers, which has been In
progress at the Grunewald Hall since Tues
day night last, FOR $500 d side, was completed
last night, Mr.. schmehl being the victor and
making the 400 miles In t1g hours Al minutes
25 seconds, and Miss vickers making her 25D
miles In 11g hours 40 minutes 10 seconds,
Schnehl winning onlyby5 minutes 20 seconds
rho attendance nt the hall was large, and
the audience was more than pleased, both
ladies' and gentlemen, with the efforts of the
pedestrian and pedestrienne to secure thu
gresuback prize, as was evinced by the mp.
platlae which greeted each as they passed
around The sawdust circle.
when the two had brought their scores
down III three miles each the excitement be-
came intense. the lady, Of courue, having the
sympathy of those present. and both she anu
Schmehl were fairly laden with bouquets,
which were handed them on their way around.
At the conclusion OF Scllmehls four hum
sirpdth mile he was greeted with cheer upon
cheer, and he then kept ON, in order that Miss
Wickei.s might make for herself o record In o
two hnndrid atd fifty mile walk which she
tiia. and retired tv her room, Sehmehl having
in The meantime left tho track for mo-
mslit's rest.
The time keepers, with the judges for
s3ahlilehl aud Miss Wickers, compiled the
time made and when n t,at was completes ne
to the stand by the referee, Mr.. Harry L.
Smith, III the DEMOCRAT
The referee then Inquired OF each Of the
Judges, and OIL Schmehl and Miss Wickeiss, u
either had any complaints to make, or II o
afoulr WINS claimed on either side for any day
or night during the contest.
The reply uf each, Judges and walkists,
being In tile negative. the referee declared Mr.
Eehineltl the winner Ut tho match, and as such
entitled to the stakes, $1,000. The referee then
stated to the audience that as there had been
n question as to tho stake money he would re-
quest Mr.. Schmehl to Withdraw with him for
4 few moments, and on their return would an.
r,otll,ce himself that the money had been paid
to him by the stakeholder.
Tile referee and Mr.. Schmehl then retired TO
an adjoining ROOM where Mr.. Schwartz, the
stakeholder, paid to Mr.. schmehl $lono In
prpenbacks, Che hitter gentleman counting
the same at Mr.. schwartza request. and then
signing d receipt fUr tho amount IN the pre-
HeaeB uf witnesses.
Tho referee and Mr.. Schmehl then returned
to the hall md to the Judges stand, from
where MIR. Schlnehl announced chat he had re-
ceived tho $1,000 from the Etakeholder,. NY the
some time holding the money up In his hand
before the audience.
The referee then announced that several
gentlemen present had interested themsel yes
iii Miss VickeIs financial behalf. and had
headed subscription list for her benefit, in
asmnch as She haii lost the match. but made
such gallant effort and that the list will prob
ally foot up Il couple Ut hundred dollars before
Ii Ii handed to her.
We append herewith the average time made
by Sehinehl on each 100 miles, and Miss
Wirker's' average on each fifty miles. with the
relnark that the time Is the best made In this
country Ill the same sized hall, each having tt
make twenty circuits to the milo
sCHMEHri's AVERAGE
yt,t,a o,,arago TINA for aash nfIa made was NJ
follows computing the average from each tet
aniles walked.