The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-26
0'LEARY FORGING AHEAD.
C1EPiNI ILHIND TIfE CIffMpTON
IULLI TUENTT MILES.

hc Promises to Score 100 Miles To-day
Great ThronEs Filling the Garden All Day.
O'Lcary quit the track at 70 :37 yesterday
morning. after scoring 1876 miles. and getting
lead OF six miles. Campana had retired an
hour earlier and was sleeping soundy. About
1000 persons awaited the reappcaranco OF the
contestants. Campana came on the track at
2:17. He was so stifr and sore that it took him
thirty minutes to walk mile. lie had just
gained the mile when O'Leary camc from his
cabin apparently as fresh as daisy. and began
anew his deliberate pace. Campana walked
steadily until 42l. when he rested seven min
utes. Within threc-quartcrs OF an hour he
again visited his cabin. losing eight moro min
utes. He had limbered up and was doing fairly.
avergng four miles to the hour. He looked
worn and heggard, and complained Of his knce.
After walking seven miles OIcary dartcd into
his cabin and rested seventeen minutes. A bad
blister began 10 appear on the bottom OF his
heel and threatened to give him trouble.
Ate A. NJ. Christmas visitors began to pour
into the Garden. by o'clock therc wero 3 500
persons In the building Campana was racking
| his shoulders and lmping along feebly. andhis
| antagonist was pumping out the miles more
vigorously than when he first started. O'Leary
| turned his l75th mile at SOC and WAS heartily
| chcered. A knot OF Fulton Market roughs
| cung to the southwest corner Of the track. and
| dcluged the struggling Campana with foul cpl
| thcts. They were uniriendly because he Ind
had some one Of their number arrested. After
! patiently bearing their tuunts for several laps.
| LIE stopped in front Of thcm aud raised his
fingers. " know YOU ALL he said. " and
/ know why you are here You are here to rob
and steal. and some Of YOU to stay all night"
| \ howl oi rage arose from the roughs. The
hard-presscd walker spent four minutes in
bitter dcnuncatons. and policemen finally
drove the gang from the fold.
Campanas knee grew worse. but he stuck 10
! his work. His ease. however looked hopeless.
| Mr.. Barney Aaron arrived from Boston. and
took charge Of him. He gave him hot baths and
rubbed his knee with ointmcn, with little appa-
rent effect. Canpana walked in his stocking
feot ana seemed 90 be In pain. A friend walked
with him. hut could get no speod out OF him
Olenry would shopt past with his iirm. conn
9on, sieH AL yanit,h round ths ~ i9rG nhend
hin aul gracefully nGitercd bNhind him. Cam
ynua's features wor" y In feeble smile. Ills
! blue skull zap winged from sid" io side win
tie motion ~ his head und ~ times his legs he-
chme bowed. and ha strni He'd badly. Old age
w"rc s,6wif Lui surely 0reakins him down.
] The tip Of his nose grow rrd. md his eyes wcrc
I wax and nlwy. HIS hnnds sremed 10 swing ot
their own nr'orl Tou-rlng and sore. he
turned his tI5.h mile at ll.so, over three hours
hours AN "a half in making twcny-hye miles;
The old man staggered into his cabin. and
stayed there an hour AMI Tour minutes. iiarn'y
Aaron gave him another hot bath. and ngaiu
rubbed his knoe with ointment Some nour shing
soup wns relishcd. and he turned ont much r.
treshcd. Fully lOWO spectators were In the
builiime, and tho tlrong was rapidly increas-
ing Tacrr were Ave ticket agents at the door.
and a now exit WIS made for tho vnst crowd.
, Mndison avenue. Fourth avenue, AMI Twenty
seventh street rcsembrd Wall street az noon
day The sidewalks were lammed. and car
freight at the door. i took ten minutes to
work into the building from tho outer cntrnucc.
Nv z o'clock nearly 10 lHlD nnrsnNa were
packed in i garden. II was rimoe.. tnnossi,elo
r.iiinss al tho Side ~ Campnu1's irnrk wrre
. broken hy a." Pressure. Occasionally mdy
WI e"tnt 'p III ,n 49,, ,qnc & "PH was wtn Wiz S y
packed tu the cell IA. and d" quarter stretch
and I'D were ,lycr.d With spectators. The
Tine atuo- hero wls svn Niing. Ol"Hry i't
Co. cge'ts. Ao.ut4 A. u. iwQ ~ thg irmcnsg
. oul into the cold air lke tho steam from n
. irot The great crowd shook the building with
ii- cine ops. le ran llr half uilI' ANA - lu ui-
ol"ary tor" along steadily. His ai appear.
"n"c ana Eru. NJ Wn.,ug eAgi' uiLV,rsHl
amid rpnr OF applause. soon hli"r'afi n ne
oLisrol h's cabin. and sat down ON his b d. Tho
ir lh'ui Harding and GEN Shtt'ry were at his
sid, ~ an instant Ihr blister on thr bottom ~
| bis leel wis very bud Gen. Sluicry placed a
linen insoie N ne 9Heei 9l MS shoe. a.. IL wa,
tne hole. md all ures sure upon II removed.
=, | lcary drank a bowl 10 fOamlng Bass ale,
> and strpucl To- s'unil mirr' aud brushed his
lair. llisrycs were bright but deeply sunken.
and thcre wcre largo rings about them. ho
WIS IN cheer iul sp'riiS ana lis'shei io mo roar
| ot the crowd with pleasure. Hardin. passed
fresh corncobs 10 him. the door opened and he
, daft'd over the track Ike q dragon iiy. The
; | the ocean. The champion was making over 30
, inches from zoe to hccl. On spurts he has GOV
Irishnan hal Enot,"d himself around the rail-
? ing in iront9l the cabin. As O.Leary dashed