The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-26
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THE pEDFSTpJAN FEVER

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THE PEDESTRIAN FEVER.
BosroN, Feb 26.-Harriman, the pedes-
trian, who is credited with walking 100
miles at Hayerhill, Mass, last week and
making the best time on record, is to at
tempt to walk 100 miles in IS hours.
"sMuGGLER" CHALLENGED.
Tn reply to Chas. s. Green's challenge to
match a horse, to name at the post, against
Col Russelrs ''Smugglcr'' for three races of
81 900 each or one race for $1,000, Colonel
Russell says the challenge is too one-sided,
but that he will match ''5muggler" to trot
against Lulu" for 1000 or $1,000 aside
mile heats, three in five, in harness.
BICYCLING AGAINST TINE.
LONDON Feb. 26.-David Stanton, the
long distance bicycle champion of Great
Britain, started to-day in an attempt to
ride 1000 miles in 6 days, for a wager of
6200. He rides 56-inch bicycle, weighing
30 pounds, and will not be allowed to ride
more than l80 miles each day. The betting
is in his favor, but time has plenty of sup
pOrters.
A CHALLENGE TO WALK OR RIDE.
New YORK, Feb 26.-JameS McCloud has
issued challenge, Offering to match W. E.
Harding of this city, to walk any man in
the United States distance of fifty Or one
hundred miles, Hartman Of p!scCsston, pcst pre-
ferred, for rom 300 to $500 a side the race
to take place four weeks after the articles of
agreement are signed He also offers to
match Harding to ride bicycle race from
twenty-five to one hundred miles against
any man in America for from 800 to $500
side race to take place between the LIST
and 10th of April.
PRIZE FIGHT ARRANGED
New YORK, Feb. ga prize fight has
been arranged between Professor w. E.
Mcclellan and Jim REILLY, both of this
city. They are to fight at catch weights,
according to the rules of the prize-ring, for
a purse of $500. Mcclellan has never been
defeated
RATTLING PRIZE-FTGHT IN BROOKLYN.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 26.-Last evening, with
in six blocks of Plymouth Church. there
was rattling prize-fight. Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher had probably not gone to his
rest when the fighters were ready for the
contest.
The place selected was we'll known sta.
BILE, and the proprietor of the establishment
admitted all those who paid $40 for ticket
A reporter was permitted to enter after de-
posting the required sum in the hands of a
very savage young man.
Seated in buggies, coaches, phaetons and
trucks, were many well-known merchants
lawyers, brokers and others, who live in
New York and Brooklyn.
There was cleared space for the fighters
and the owner of the stable covered the
windows with heavy blankets. He was
much akitated when he saw the pugilists
and their frieiiSs
At 10 o'clock the stable was crowded ana
the spectators spoke in whispers. Stalwart
police officers were outside, but they, ol
course, knew nothing of what was about tc
transpire within.
George Mccarthy was master of ceremo
MES. He secured the receipts and held the
money in trust for the winner of the fight
Jack Moore, weighing one hundred and six
ty pounds, was matched against George Ty
son, otherwise known as Mclaughlin, who
weighs one hundred and eighteen pounds
1t seems to be thoroughly understood
that it was to be desperate encounter
Both sympathy and enthusiasm were EN-
phatically displayed in favor of Tyson.
The fight was with gloves, and was con
Quoted according to the latest rules of the
London Prize Ring. Moore won first blood
and Tyson showed an absence of wind
The fight ended with the fourth round in
great anger and much shedding of blood
with a dispute about the winner, and nc
decision given