The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-22
''THE GREENHoRN's' JOURNEY.

JOHN HUGHES BEGINS LIS ATTEMPT TO BEAT
o'LEAEy's TIME FOR FIVE RUNDR ID AND
TWENTY MILES.
Al sh. oom a3s. last night John Hughes started al
Centra! Park Garden to beat o'Learys best record.
which Is 520i4 miles In l39h l0m. 1t is due TO Hurry
Hin that III man is thus brought before the public
bet $500 with Mr. +. T. DAVIS, IN old sprinter,
that tho feat could be accomplished by him. In the
matter OF preparation Hughes had careful. fitting
AID tho rack III hne AZ. Tho elder me m.
bcrs al the Ntw York Atnleuc Club remember
Hughes, when their grounds were al Gao Hun
drcd and Thirty nrst street he daily visited them
after beng up all night IN the capacity ~ night
watchman, and appetizer !or breakfast would
run cignt or ten miles In this Hughes had
an aged white bulldog. who mover lett his masters
heols, II is stated upon good authority
that the .breatnersr John took tho
old track brought Tho dog TO an untimey
end. There about two hundred spectators
wuen Hughes made his appearance, and MS q band 0.
music was making good deal Of nose the scene was
lively tor = sunday night In laying out the
track It found, to mako tho corners TO Inc per.
iermcr's liking, that nitccn laps to the mile must
be adopted, anu yot the fifteen laps were short OF
mile just 2O5 feet tue time given below Tor
each mile IS not strictly correct AS the OF
agreement stipulated that Hughes could Walk
ut pleasure he uecded to start with running, aud The
distance before he retired sho that ho
Is OF en-, urunce, say the Ioust. Jack Goud.
ing tracklna.tor al Mott Haven, being present. vol.
untcered 10 start Hughes on his journey.
THE srAkr
Dressed in white flannel shirt with short sleeves,
white drawers trimmed with red and extending 10
The kneo-, blue SILK cap and running shoes con-
taiuius six spikes ana low heels, hughes obcycd
orders ~ tho time gwen, ana win Tine stride
niccn ips were covered IN ON Us, the second Ia
ON los, ana when ave miles nad been scored tho
watch had marked BAN. Is Hc never shortened his
strdc but kept pegging away at such pac. that lie
came within about 900 leet Of making Lime miles N
hour Tea mics, lcss Of course, the shortage,
In lh. 5m o.
Many old athletes present had by this aae come to
the conclusion that IA shes cndeavoring uso
hmseif 1p IN lew hours, aud IN good ai,n advised
ms aI'eadan,s tha' such pace for while ionger
deal 10 all caution, anu Ia answer 10 one expos
tuatton couchei IN serious terms said, ''Don't DO
unaisy. lan't warm yet.n ana he had gone
tnan one hundred aud nifty times around the track.
When The spectators applaadcd his steady work,
Hughes INDUCED III spurts that must prove injurious
before ne has reaZeu how much vital force they
haust.
A BECOMING
Fifteen miles, loss the shortage, made In.
4om. SIS, ana "a. lem. 5oa twenty miles were
hung up as having beer accomplished. In
per orinancc WAS oil an extraordinary character, aud
.ns record deserved Ls applause which y Received.
out tho sine. AS minutes were necessary ior,it.
while .ho .wenty-"econd required SIN l2., the
twenty-thrd SIN. los., the twcny -iourlh fan
Obs, the twentyhitn san 1Ss.. aud tho
twcnty-slx,h TN. 46s The tweuty-slx,n
| i'o WI NV iNSo'u Vook WaS uCtuhy s"en'J"
! nyc mics only, and this distance mace IA
81. o3n- TO-. Il was Hughes intention to complete
tnirty iuli miles before leaving the track, aud after
being rubbed down aud receiving rofresnncnts reap
pear and settle down To walking
Harry Hiil has u large CORDS OF to Look nltcr
! the 'Grcenhorn," Hughes IS rather fainilinriy
called, and the trial IS IN charge oil Mr. William B.
! Gurus, OF the SptrH Of the Times that paper
houlng the stakes upon being allowed TO ap-.
| point the judges. These officials will be day
after day us ioows:-From o l.. Nj. until l2P. NJ. Mr..
Jackson Mcclellan, lieutenant OF the American
| Athletic Club; from II I. NJ. to a. NJ,
| Mr.. Henry Lucas, American Athletic Cuo;
| from o A. VI. ~ noon, Mr. Frank Nicholas,
| American Athletic Club; from 20 q +. ~. Mr..
| Charles Conner, Scottsh-Amercan Athletic CIub.
1t IL only lar state that tho track good
as II could BIO made, and that over portion Is OK.
posed TO the arr
Hughes IS twenty eight years OF age, Eve feet eight
inches high and weighed last night he on
the track about one hundred anu forty-eght poundk
Hughes wife WAS present until nearly mianight.