The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-23
O'Leary stiil Ahead and stead
ksesn lly Gaining.

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destrian contest the English pedestrians. who
to break down. Al day the excitement over
| to keep up ter ri lc pace and covered mile after
mile amid tie cheers OF the crowd, averaging
| 10 and II minutes to the mile Vaughan, also.
| inspirtfed by the band. but suffering terribly
| from blistered feet and aching muscles. made
desperate efrJrts to close the gap between him
Shortly after n. m. O'Leary had covered a7s
| miles in 95 hour- As minutes aud % sc ,nds.
which is the fastest time ON record. o'Lsary in
| his match wi Weston la this city last April.
| covered 375 miles in 81 hours minutes and 10
seconds. which was then the best time On
t,rd
their Weary task, and at II o'clock O'Leary was
- miles ahtad having lost considerable time In
resting and changng; his clothing. At his
figures: O'Leary. 4o3 miles, Vaughan. 800;
Brown, 36l; ,rkey, smi h and Ide were many
| miles behind and suffering terribly from
At noon OLeary had been walking 1os hours,
and had covered 4o7 miles, and was fourteen
AS the day advanced the excitement in
creased. Att O'Clock O'Leary had been walk
ing 100 hours, and had co.ved 412 miles. and was
which he made during his, walk with Weston
last April. Vaughan had then covered aes
mil miles and oppng 10 his stride
bind oLeary. a1d Nd "a 4. miles behind Yaaghan M
6a Rs hs snes stride ae ws Was
however, suffering consider able. not from
fatigue, but from painful chafing, while hie
left leg seemed somewhat stiffened on that ac-
count.
At2 p. m. OLeary had gained another mile
ON Vaughan, and the latter, by frequent spurts
petitors
I he American still Ahead, With the Rest
score ON Record.
LONDON, March 22.-All through the afternoon
the excitement over the contest was very great.
and Vaughan. In spite of his badly bistered feet,
kept up a Tremendous pace and strained every
nerve to close the gap between him and O'Leary.
At six o'clock the mammoth building was
filled by the wealth and beauty and fashion of
the metropolis. A number OF The nobility were
present. The American champion was conin.
Parliament and their lady escorts.
At2 o'clock at least 80 600 people were present:
| rs the band played American airs 1t tnspirited
| the, American and he put on spurt after spurt
AMID g cheers 1 that Is shook the BUILDING -,
hours ia and d he had % walked 4aa g'1 miles % In his
walk with Weston last April OLaary walked
AIS miles u In 1l2 hours - minutes and Hseconds.
fastest on record-which he beat to-day.
ali through the evening the struggle was des-
perats 9Laary add added mile ais after ter mile to his
had then covered 436 miles, Brown 400. Ide $50.
Smith 337. Cork,y 300.
ABS all mad left the track, except y Leary,
who was in excellent spirits, and walking mile
after mile in twelve minutes.
At4 a. m the bulletin announced O'Leary bad
made 460 miles, Vaughan IA. Brown 41s. Ide
357, Smith 345, C,rkey 3O9.
All night long odds have been laid ON O'Leary
and it is estimated that over 2I0O,00o is depend
are In terrible condition. At 9 o'clock
O'Leary was leading Vaughan 10 miles. At this
hour The building was thronged; at least $4,000
persons were present.
At O'Clock O'LearY had completed 43o miles,
Vaughan 416, and Brown 397 On the four hun
dred and thirty first mile the American, amid
the cheers Of the crowd. covered mile In eight
minutes and seven seconds.
Brown. Smith. Ide and Corkey spent the even
Ing in running. and Vaughan also ran several
miles.
At o'clock this morning O'Leary had been
walking 130 hours and had covered 452 miles
beating the best time on record for five days
walking.