The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-08
STRUGGLING FOR THE BELT.
The Desperate Contest of John
Hughes and Daniel O'Leary.

Hughes and Daniel O'Leary.
The New York San ofthe Ist inst,
furnishes the following account Of the
great walking match now going on in
that city. The match is forthe greatest
distance in six days:
After Hughes had run twenty miles
around the track in one direction he re.
versed. walking and running alternately,
until 1925. A. NJ, when he stopped
about fifteen minutes for breakfast. He
again left the track at 40 p. NJ. for re.
freshments, and at 80 be slid into his
tent for little nap He came out in
about half an hour, bent over, and very
stiff. His motions before he could lin
ber himself were slow and comical.
OLeary LEFT the track several times
for few minutes, but he always came
on smiling and 1.-THE az q Comanche.
Hughes seemed to feel that o Leary was
after his scalp. He would generally break
into trot on O'Leary's reappearance -
Then y Leary would run,passing Hughes
like a deer before he settled into walk
again. - ~
Hughes kept plodding on, making sew
enty miles in lSh> 2lm. Ais. His sew
| fenty-fifth mile was finished in lob. 46m.
Eighty.fve miles we're completed in 17h.
57m 15s. .,'s- y es
AT the conclusion Of his eighty-sev.
enth mile Hughes left the track, aud re.
tired to his tent at Z :2l 2. M. He was
completely used up. and staggered like
q drunken man. 1t was said that he was
suffering from cramps, caused by drink
ing too much milk; bat his long run at
the start had broken him down. His
running and walking up to the eighty
seventh mile would have killed the
strongest man in. New York. The con-
test was now like a race between the
Duke Of Magenta and Bleecker street
car horse. The boys wanted to get
Hughes on the track again Joe Goss,
among othets, appeared at the opening
OF Hughes's sitting tent, With his hat
cooked on one side of. his head, saying
in q confident tone, II can get him up,"
Then pushing his way to, Hughes's cot,
he shook him, exclaiming, ~Here, get
up, you bloody terrierp Hughes at.
tempted to rise, but his doctor would
not permit it, saying he wanted sleep.
At 9:46 Hughes staggered on the
track again, and after, plungiug around
in q wild manner for Z laps he again
stumbled into his tent. and rolled on to
bis cot. s-ss' ,-.- r...-. ~
In the mean time O Weary kept walk.
ing like Trojan. Recovered 10 miles
in lab. 43m SIS Seventy-five in 15h.
47m. Is Eighty in 16h. 59m. lis -
Eighty, 1--WE in;ISh.. .6m.. 25s.. Ninety in
l9h. 9m i6s. Ninety,fve in 20h.k 20m
lbs, and oae hundred miles. in 9Th. 39m
55s being then Is miles ahead OF Hughes
AT the conclusion OF the. i00th mile be
walked as briskly as If he had Just star.
ted, and went OF on q run for his lois,
mile amid. tremendous cheers. bf
On'reaching the entrance to his room
be retired, at I0:4S. He was washed
/ and rubbed by his attendants. and re
turned to the track on. q run at II
O'Clock, greeted with wild yells. Hughe,
WAS at this time tumbling uneasily on biz
tcot. .OLeary soon settled down into
his strong, electric gait, enlivened BY
1.-THE cheers of his hackers. .aessl -
4 O'Leary retired at II ~ P. NJ, ate
making bis 104th mile, and OF midnigh
was being washed and rubbed by his at
ttendants for fresh start. 1sA.ss
| Great interest is manifested In the re
suit Of the match. Over fonr Thousand
people visited the garden yesterday, an,
crowds of men and boys we're strainin.
their eyes through the cracks of th
4 building all day and night to catch
i glimpse Of the men. r Ass5
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