The New York herald., 1878-12-17
ON THE TRACK.
NINE. ANDERSON COMMENCES A REMARKAELE
PEDESTRIAN FEAT AT MOZART HALL, BROOK


PEDESTRIAN FEAT AT MOZART HALL, BROOK
LYN-REcoRD OF A WONDERFUL WOMAN.
Mme Anderson. the celebrated English lady walker
commenced feat of endurance last night at Mozart
Hall. in Brooklyn. that has never been attempted
before in this country. The task that Mme
Anderson has imposed upon herself is .
walk OF 2,00 quarter miles in 270o quarter
hours. commencing each quarter mile within thres
minutes of the commencement of each quarter
Nine. Anderson born in England. in 1912. and is
now in her thirty-sixth year. Her father was
German and her mother English, and from the
earliest days of her childhood sue has always dis
played a great fancy for walking exercise and
before she twenty years Of age she accomplished
several feats that gave her quite reputation as
walker among her friends. In September 1877, she
accomplished her frat wonderful feat in the
Cambrian Gardens. in Wales. walking 1000 halt
miles in 1000 half hours beginning each halt
mile at the commencement of each half hour
Shortly asterward. at plymouth, England, Mms
Anderson walked 1850 miles in 1000 hours. max
ing \ miles at the commencement Of each hour.
and walking the last Ia miles i'll l3i minutes. Sha
attempted to walk 100 miles in % hours, in circus
ring of 40 laps to the mile. and tainted the
pletion of the eighty-seventh mile. Nine. Anderson
attributed her that occasion TO the wretched
place in which she walked and the vile music
that furnished by the proprietor. Aterward at
Leeds. she walked 800 miles in 900 hours. making
y miles at the commencement OF each hour, and
finished her last Ia mile in lilsm. Her last per-
formance before leaving Cor this country was at
Peterborough England. where she walked 2 6SS quar-
ter miles in 2,GSs quarter hours. Nine. Anderson 10
u pupil of Calls, we'll known English pedestrian.
BEGINNING A LONG WALK.
A considerable change has been made in the In.
terror of Mozart Garden since last SATURDAY night,
and when the public in last night to Nine.
Anderson start her walk they found neat little
flub track laid around the gsrdeu that
laps to tle quarter OF mile. There is really
twenty-eisiit feet over on each lap taking
lounge on which Nine. Anderson rests and
the centre OF The track, 80 that she really
Ter Of All hour. The scorers tables located
the stage adjoining good band oi music that has been
engaged to play during the afternoons and evenings
Dir Samuels the proprietor OF the garden. appeared
on the stage shortly before eight p. NJ, and after
making brief speech to the spectators. introduced
Mime. Anderson. who was received with enthusiastic
could talk as wcll as walk. and made
soa remarks snS Of sng modest hest
auditors that she was going to attempt
feat that had never been attempted before in Amer
ca and she felt confident that she would accomplish
her task. In conclusion she said she would pay .
ward of 500 ont of her pocket to any person
cept that when she fairly entitled to rest.
Promptly ut eight P. NJ. Nine. Anderson stepped
on to the track and commenced her first quarter Of
mile. She was dressed in red ana white striped
satin tunic, pink tights and pair of stout laced
walking boots. Her hair hung in braid down
her back, and she walked with an easy,
springy gait that impressed with tha
idea that her task really amused her. After
the right OF the stage that has been fitted up for
her accommodation and lay down q small camp
bed, covering her limbs with rug reporter Of
the HERALD admitted to this sanctun and had
quite pleasant talk with the lady
WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE.
Nine. Anderson is stoutly built, weighing l40
pounds. and is five feet one inch in height: Her
arms aud lower limbs are well developed
She has pleasant face and bright eye.
and inspires one with confidence she talks.
progress Of the walk her diet win be
confined to rare beef and mutton, beef tea, some
farnaceous food and port wine Toward the close Of
the walk she generally drinks champagne instead OF
port wine. She sad in response to the query of the
difficulty in waking up, and ii her feet
lasted out she would not have the slightest
difficulty in performing the feat that she had COM
menced. The conversation just then Interrupted.
as bell was rng that warned her to return to the
track She did not loter ut her work. as although il
took her minutes to walk her first quarter. she in
creased her speed to :m. 20s. on the second and
minutes on the third The fourth and fifth were
walked in minutes each anu the sixth in I'm. 46s
Mime. Anderson expressed herself very anxious to
obtain some scorers who would satisfy the public
that she doing honest work, and
the newspapers were equally anxious to have
tssv thee saa Kept by parties whsm
made which will take effect at to-day that in
the presence of representative fro either the
Brooklyn Eagle New York Times or New YonK HERALD
during the entire progress of her walk. Those gen.
tlemen have undertaken to keep the and will rS
lieve one another until the task is accomplished.