The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-17
O'LEARY AT HOME.

A BANQUET is proposed at the Sherman House.
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o'LEARY AT HOME.
mis- Account of The Great Tournament
Description Of the BeIt.
New YORK, May 16.-Mr. Daniel O'Leary
the victor in the great international pedes-
TRAN tournament, arrived here yesterday
. He left Queenstown on Mays. He spent the
day visiting friends in various parts oil the
city. He leaves for Chicago tonight:
In conversation regarding his great w. Walk a, ID
so miles, running around the corners and
walking the stretches but l quickly felt the
effects OF the running IN the tendons OF my
legs, and stopped it. 1t also injured my
feet, for In running you spring IRON Vne nall
walked 1Os miles before resting making
III miles In the first twenty-four hours, and
changing my sh9es twGe dn On pesd an
hour and q half, but only slept twenty-five
minutes. In fact, could not sleep; my mind
was SO excited and my body too sore, that |
Lay grooming and nd Hnm6ng e a oogd a get
walking until they told me that was twenty
seven miles ahead OF everybody.
then. at the earnest solicitation of my
friend, AL; Smith, OF Chicago, left the track
like Sleep and / was afraid Of getting stiff
and sore, and 1t turned out just as L thought.
!, got q little sleep in the last hour and that
was all When | again came on the track my
sore and stiff. The bleeding at the nose, how
ever, did me good; 1t seemed to relieve my
head.
Then anxiety of the mind came up. found
that Vaughn had gained on me considerably.
He was only ten miles behind. and blower
Brown was within fifteen miles. Gradually
the soreness and stiffness wore away and my
/. legs got timber, but the right one began to
show lsigns OF swelling; | pulled away from
day night was fifteen miles ahead of him.
Vaughn is a gallant walker and good square
fellow We watched each other like enemies
but there was no feeling of envy or anger.
OF course Vaughn's friends were by far the
most numerous When they handed him
boquets he would pass them over to me to
smell, and on the next turn would hand them
back. The wild applause for Vaughn had no
effect upon me, but when little knot Of Amer
leans and a few Irish members of Parliament
got into one corner and cheered me until they
were hoarse the effect was inspiring. 1t
seemed to put wings on my feet.
To inspire him., Vaughn's friends placed
Look at it, boy; don't lose 1t; $500 with it If
that kua WIN H. Ano 'n''S"n's 'nole 70 up Oil
On Friday Vaughn was very close to me,
was hard struggle, but after that Vaughn
never got within twelve miles Of me. When
he left the track on Friday night he was fiji
teen miles behind. l put in two more miles
and was rubbed down and put to bed. / slept
for some time, but Vaughn was ever before
me.
told Smith to wake me the instant he ap-
Eeared on the track and he did SO. All the
other Englishmen had given way to Vaughn,
6iAAy had given him the inside of the track
ard he was putting in his best ticks, before l
easld get fairly. going he had gained two
anlges, but from that time he slowly fell away.
MY leg was swollen to double its usual size,
bothered me considerably. 1 knew that II |
took another rest, with so persistent man
as Vaughn behind me, 1t would become SO
astiG that might loose the match, SO ended
THE leg agony by walking eighteen hours
Wsifhont leaving the track, and that Is how l
came to get the belt
Vaughn had hosts of friends, and he de-
served them. II he had won he would have
been the richest pedestrian that ever stood in
shoe leather.
O'Leary says he ate nothing during this
long walk. His only sustenance was tea, cot
lee and milk, and an occasional suck OF an
orange. His mind was In such state that
the very sight Of solid food made him sick.
He entered the tournament weighing 145
pounds, and came out of 1t with loss OF four
teen pounds. He rested eight hours alto
gether, sleeping not more than half the time.
He lost three toe-nails after the match, but
the swelling In his leg soon went down, and
he now considers himself in excellent condi-
ton.
The belt won by OLeary is massive affair,
at least five inches wide and as long as sur
cingle. Seven rectangular silver clasps are
bright blue enamel the following raised let
tiers: "Long distance champion Of the world"
The clasps are united by silver hinges; the
one on the left has the following: Presented
h. Ap{la wi -
The annexed clasp is inscribed thus: won by
Daniel O'Leary, Of Chicago, U. $. A., March
is to 90, 1878; distance $40 miles in 1888 hours
4s minutes, beating H. Vaughn, of Chester,
F FnH mace %es snd fifteen cthere r6e
other clasps bear figures in molten silver OF
the great American champion in walking
costume.
He is not the absolute owner until he wins
two more successive contests, being COM
PEELED to accept the first challenge OF those
who put up $780, O'Leary received In money
$3.50 from London. O'Leary went to Dublin,
where he walked 22O miles in sixty hours. He
then went to Cork, where the citizens pre-
bronze, on pedestal of black Irish marble
with>a wreath of Irish fern surrounding it.
1t is surmounted. by 2 bronze spread
eagle, and on its sides are figures
side cups are OF gold and green bronze, and
each has on it the figure of the eagle, in honor
of the land OF Mr.. OLeary's adoption. This
clock is now in the hands of the custom
ties upon it, O'Leary says he will return
here within week, and is willing to walk a
six days match in Gilmores Garuen against
any two men, they to divide the time between
them.
TALK ABOUT TOWN.
There was considerable discussion on the
streets yesterday over the action of the Demo-
cratic Parish Committee relative to the coming