Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-30
THE EVENING STAR.
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TwENTY-FoUR THOUSAND DOLLARS TAkEN At Tpr
HOUSEKEEPING SCENES AT TIE CLOSING Of
TIE WEEKS WALK

TwENTY-FoUR THOUSAND DOLLARS TAKEN At THE
HOUSEKEEPING SCENES AT TIE CLOSING or
THE wEEkS WALK.
The great six-day'S walk in Gilnlore's garden.
between O'Leary aid Campana. was finished
saturday night in the presence OF large con-
course OF spectators 0'Leary at the END of his
walk appeared quite fresh. but Campana was
utterly used up. The New York Sua OF yester-
day gives the following particulars OF the clos
ing scenes Of the contest: ..0Leary had cot
thoroughly lmbered up by @ O'Clock. a time
when great streams of people were pouring into
the garden and nobody was going away. The
tier seats all around the building were filled
away up to thesceiling. and throngS three and
four deep encircled the track. There were not
less than six thousand persons looking Oh.
O'Leary glided around the track on his sod
mile III HAS, the fastest time of the day up to
that time. and Mr.. Harding stood at the door OF
the cottage and smiled grimly. Meanwhile
CamIE pan had tried to run; The gait he struck
Still the crowd cheered him, and an enthusiast
tic woman edged through the throng to hand
him bouquet. The run did not last for lap.
The right leg swung like the Tribune folding
doors, but the enormously conyeXed calf would
not be coaXed. The crowd cheered him fol the
plucky effort, and he gained half lap on
O'Leary in doing it. He had turned his 35oth
mile, and made ii in 1925. Mr.. AafOn applied a
mop, whose aromatic OdOr waSvery perceptible.
to the bald spot on Campana'S head and far
down Ills neck, and an attendant handed him a
glass OF champagne. Mr.. j. Robinson, who
walked the last twenty miles with Campana.
threw eff his coat and hat and wiped the pers-
td
Iana peered Syly through the window of the
cottage, and to encourage her husband. sent one
II the two Scotch terriers that have kept his
bed warm through the window after him. Then
Campana began the last hour OF his walk His
'cntortlons of arm, shoulder, body. left leg, and
mouth were at this stage remarkable. His
mouth moved at every step he took, as does q
mans who tries TO cut with a dull pair of SciS-
sors. While every muscle in the body seemed
called upon TO encourage that lame leg to it,
duty He ground out his 35Sd mile i'm 1918 the
best time he made during the day: while the
next four miles were made in 1859, 1I:25, 2l:45
and 1920
OLeary slipped into his cabin at 10'oclock
ana TOOK sip OF champagne, marking time all
the While. and then bounded out like a deerand
a few minutes after made his 399th mile in 1921
His joints at this stage seemed to be well oiled
and he trOd like machine. He turned his 400th
mile in 1905, and then darted down The track
like deer. The cheers encouraged him. The
band struck up a lively galOp and O'LeaIy's
legs kept time TO the movement. OIeary ran
two laps. darted into his cabin at 1913 slipped
on his clothes. hurried out the entrance 10 The
beer saloon on Madison avenue, Jumped into a
coach, and half an hour after was fast asleep in
the Metropolitan hotel.
Campana stopped three minutes later Then
Mr.: Barney Aaron seized the big leg and Mr. J.
Robinson the other while some one else got hold
of his arms, and carried him thus to his cabin.
His trousers and great coat were slipped on in
an instant, and great fur cap put on his bald
head. Then he made his way to the Judges
stand, supported by Mr.. Aaron, and said that
this was his first appearance in New York. He
lau Deen pafalyZed the first two days by a
trainer and ii 1t had not been for Mr.. Aaron he
must have thrown up the sponge on WedneS-
day. Mir. Aaron had put him through Here
Campana pointed to Mr.. Aaron, who bowed
With Mr.. Aaron's help, Campana continued, he
was ready to walk any man for s. 900 for twelve
days. with Mr.. Aarons help this time he could
have beaten O'Leary fifty miles. Then Campana
limped across the street TO the Putnam house
and went to bed He had made 35I miles in
days 90 hours and Is minutes walking. against
+0o miles Tor Olealy in days, Is hours and a
minutes actual walking.
The tally in OLeary'S cottage shows that he
drank twenty-One bottles of cider, forty-four OF
ale. and forty-thTee OF champagne since Mon
day morning. He left the track 1000 richer
it was said at the office, than when he went on
It, The receipts have been $4,000. Campana
mas made something perfectly satisfactory to
himself, but he would not say how much. Com
mon report puts the amount at $1,000.
Last Tuesday morning Harding said he would
put his estimate OF Campanas capacity in black
and white In O'leary'S cottage, and was willing
to stake money on it. He marked down in big
hgu1eS $780, and said that Campana could not go
beyond that Mr.. Harding, il appears, allowed
Calnpana just three miles too much. Campana
expects to set himself up in business in New
York and to meet OIeary again