The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-29
THE WOMAN ON TIE TRACK.
NINE. ANDERSON PROGRESSING BRATE-
III ON HER Long TRtMP.


Excitement In the city ~ Churches Over the
English Woman'@ Remarkable PERFORM
nncrs \ smart Boy nctdcnts orthe Walk.
The chief topic Of conversation I'm Brook
lyn yesterday was tn uttcmpi ~ tho piucsy
English woman To- walk Zoo quar- 'r miles In
as many quarter hours. In the str'ets stores.
shops and saloons the questions most frequent
ly asked were: j. MadHm Anderson walking
yott' Win She hold ou,2' il 10 possible
Tor woman 10 accom- i-h ihc tosN she has laid
ont for hcrself2' Then comparisons were
mado hotw'on the pedestrians IN Ncw York nui
Broollyn. and opinions expressed n Co which
had the most endurance. NJ cussne were in
tcroetcd. and many leading professional mon
visited Mozart Gerdcn during the day antcyou
ing some taking their wives and children with
thcm.
Madam Anderson Is very fond Of having In
dies visit her. Sporting men take TO her quickly.
and they all vote her q thoroughbred. II thcro
was any intention at the start ON the part W her
hackers To- indulge her in making an incorrect
rosurd there has boon no opportunity to carry
u out. and now II is impossible Tor her To tai Co.
appcar AZ the uryscrihcd tine without drt'cti.u
u8 Their" are ut all hours porsuus ON the watch
anxious to cnich her of the track when -ho
unb,inr Informed oftho rrcat among
the rrsidcnts about her wolk. She said il was
just so in Lncoushire. Nearly cvrry one wont
walking crazy. Boys would walk in choir back
.nrdens nearly arl day to Try their endurnr ''.
Walter Cook axnd H. He was tho b. ~ OF the
loi After training four months hc could walk
Nruile IN 1880. lie mixed thrrn wil'- IA 2i
minutes ON one squirt. and uItorWurd walked
my niiH- In hours and - U uNir-. including
50 minutes rnst. He IL q h"althy and proniS-
inr Young follow now. ana is not professional
Onc OF tho greatest surprises to those who
Tnwli her daily is Che ink that somctmcs on
slowly making her rounds likr worn ouD
-ounamhnist with Scarcely strength enough
ia her limb, 10 Keep from milling on ;,' tH'i..
/ Apparently nothing Tut iui ngitH sleep
I could r"'upcrnfe her pnwers. ON returning
within short time she will ho found marching
over tho track with thirty-lvr-i ia .h strides at
the rate Of n mile In II minutes. os irim us q
John Dwycr. who is 10 Eight Elliott for tho
championship In May. walked with ~" u't.s-
TRIM during one ,"i her wld',i""S., 7l".i~.
Whv didn't you run. johnny z" jibcd enc OF
Wrli." he answered flushing to his hair
iiin want ~ 80 that.
horaycrngG on III" track was 2 l,il" eyer ~
/ minutes 90 tho quarter, from o'clock until
/ breakfast yesterday morning. She walked th"
/ 1.us9,h quarter in 1885 At 1 \. VI.
On ending hcr lluith quarter, a. 40. IN
stcqd Of retiring to her room IA usual. she
/ snid: Now Ill show you how Campaha tray
/ nn,le mn cxtrn I'M in f,nr;n"n ,'e"nds" INC
/ spectators gave her three rpusiig Cd GERS. At
/ IL" md Of her IL l6'h quarter her attendants
/ frrshcd. She then began To make better t''1".
Her 2S3d mile. In She afternoon, vas gone
/ ov.rin Is 10. tho 2sith IN le.lt and the 2olih
In the early hours Of the evening. between
I and o'clock. she slept suundlN for % few On NJ
/ utos between each spurt. ,Ns soon NJ eN"
/ strikes her cot her shoes are drawn M When
the last bell summons hrr tn appear they Nre
/ pulled on, ana she is raised up aud placed on
+ her feet II she does not start ~ sho rs l.u.a
few stops IN the room. AMI then walls cut,
/ moving slowly over the taulark track. She in
| Nuriably walks tho last lap OF her quarter ma b
fa-ior than any ~ the others. ~ sh" looms up
/ through the tobacco smoke in the evening on
some - her fast rounds tn applause grows
druieuing.
a %. she marched over her ll5s.h quarter
In 1904 and followed II upRt 90 To- 4:l5A. The
+ cheering was tremendous. Many ladies wero
present. on" ot whom presented tho pedestrian
Madam Anderson has received several plcas.
ant little te-tlmOnials. among them ilrc SGT ~
[ cut glass ware from BROOKLYN physician. lie
| predicts that before the unhrrad'd English
I woman gets through her periurunnce %, ~
she VIII he looked upon ~ one Of the greatest
! wonders in the pedestrian world.
First among sporting mon VITO take 9 great
int src-t in the pedestrian Is Mr. Michael Henry.
only sleeps about three hours out 90 90" iv Do g.
+ Sour. and b. always ready Nlnn cheerful words
are needed % arouse the walking wonder. Ar
I l-nc Lev"ne. the stage carpenter. j. constantly
I Madam l. m" gamost woman that ever trol the
board, or cinlcr path.
/ little after 10. The han was iillod with surg
/ INK mas, of spectators. She Hnl-aCl NJ quar-
tor amid a furry 81 waving handkerchief, and
tumutuous applause The next quarter vas
] covered in i:lu.
Tomorrow evening at so'clock Il tho pcdas-
| trim sticks 10 her work. OF viii p fhcrs is 40
T llrf"d half Nur tu-F.
Madam Anderson 4: about 30 years ~ PIE.
She T. i've feet one incif high and weigh 'l
when she began her walk l4u pounds. shc ~
about Ol the same weight now.