The New York herald., 1878-03-24

contest WAS narrowed down to O'Leary and Vaughan,
Brown being content with third place, though
no was very sleepy. Both O'l.eary and Vaughan
maintained remarkably steady average OF about
tour miles an hour, the ..Americann walking on u
track containing eight laps to the mile vaughan's
containing only seven. Up to this time O'Leary bad
walked steadily and squarely, but Vaughan trotted
occasionally, and by that twice managed 10 re
duce OLeary's lead. The Corkonian- Chicagoan,
however, rcgaincd the lead and seven O'Clock OH
Friday evening the score stood-U'Leary 43sl,
Vaughan 426; but by nine o'clock OLcary had walked
4s6 and Vaughan 1873 miles.
Al midnight O'Leary ana Vaughan were both rest
ing. OLcary Lad scored 457, Vaughan 44l and Brown
4l5H Vaughan looked fresher than OLeary, but bis
feet were very and were swathed in cotton wool
He also suffered somewhat in the knee but loss than
OLeary
The great hope OF vaughans supporters was that
he might be able to continue en the track
Friday night after OLeary, reduce the lead by
hall and thus be abe start again the small hours
OF iSaturday, with only about SIX miles TO nuke up.
The hope was osered by vaugnan's fresh appearance
aud pucky spurts during Friday ofiernoon, when he
or short time managed by dint OF running TO Keep
lap for lap with OLcary, although his vaughan's)
laps were longer; but by midnight these hopes were
dssipated.
THE CLOSING SCENES.
Yesterday Saturday the excitement over the con-
test was tremendous. and the hall was filed 10 suf-
location. The following dispatches show the prog
ress OF tho race during the day and evening"
LONDON, SAruRpAy-NooN --O'Loary Is somewhat
lame aud his ieet sore but no is walking at
stcndy pace, evidently reservlng his strength. He
has the race we'll hand, ana nothing short OF an
absolute collapse can prevent HIM from winning
ONE O'CLOCK T.. M.--At twelve minutes after twelve
vaughans 46s Browns 4l3 and George Idcs, OF
West woolwi ich ISL. All tho contestants In the
match tho track ut that hour, but were tailed
out at immense intervals from the leaders. OIeary
seems much distressed, but Is walking steadily.
Vaughan appears fresh and is running
TWO p. Mat one O'Clock this afternoon O'Lcary
had walked 493 miles. Vaughan 40 and Brown AL.
O'Lcarys right leg is swollen. He made his last mo
IN twenty-sx minutes and thirty.thrce seconds.
Vaughan was resting ut one r. NJ.
JnREE Thirty +. M.-At two O'Clock O'ieary COM
peted his 497th mile AT the same hour Vaughan
had walked 473 miles and Brown All. O'I.oary's last
lnlo was walked In seventeen mnu, cs and forty
onds, and vaugnan's IN sixteen minutes.
FouR r. M-At three O'Clock this afternoon
O'Leary had travelled sol miles, Vaughan AIS and
Brown 452. The time occupied by oLcary IN com
pet,ng tho last mile was fifteen minutes. Vaughan
FIVE p. M.-rhc scores OF the three chief compou-
tors four O'Clock this afternoon were ns ioows:-
O'Loary, 5O5 miles; Vaughan 4s3, and Brown, AS.
O.Leary walked his last mile In fourteen minutes aud
1fty-two SECONDS.
SIX Z. M.-At i've O'Clock this afternoon O'Leary
had finished sos miles, Vaughan 4S7 and Brown 463.
O'Lcary's last milo was walked In l6m. $751;. and
Vaughan's In 13m 1Os
SIx-TmiRrY T. M.-OLcary's scoro at six O'Clock
this afternoon 5l2 miles. Up to tho saino hour
Vaughan had completed 493 miles ana Brown 4Ss.
O'Leary is lame and game. There arc 10000 people
present ut Agricultural Hall. the Of tho contest.
and tho excitement issgreat
EIGHT Z. M-At seven O'Clock this evening the
scores were reported FOL lows 20 Leary, SIG miles
Vaughan, 497; Brown, Az O'Leary has one good
leg
NINE T. M-rhc international PEDESTRIAN contest
collapsed rather suddenly this evening. Vaughan
compieted 500 miles ut I 3s O'Clock and then
retired. O'Leary walked until S:l0 O'Clock, when
ho had completed 500 miles and laps.
which is 440 yards further than the best per-
formance on record. Brown walked till 80 O'Clock.
scoring All mos and laps Ide also walk cd III 80,
scoring 405 miles and laps O'Lcary was then do
ciarcd winner amid the playing OF national airs and
boundless excitement and enthusiasm.
o'LgAaY's PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES.
O'Leary, the winner, In POINT Of physique is o
splendid follow, aud has style OF walking which Is
unequallcd. He stands fve ieet eight aud one.half
inches, weighs about hundred and forty five
pounds, and was born In county Cork. 1885, bu: is
now nm American citizen. In this country
he has walked many wonderful trials, among
the FIRST being journey OF 500 miles
in May, 1875, at the West Side Rink
Chicago. He swas 153 hours this task.
He then came New York and beat Wilson Reid, u
moderately known metropolitan pedestrian, In a
twenty milo event, Reid beng allowed iib-
crai start. Next came tho notable victory over
Weston at tho Exposition Building, Chicago This
was match OF 500 mlles, occurring November
Is 10 90 1875 Weston beaten 81 miles, 'Leary
accomplishing. as nearly us possible, sos miles
In tho six consecutive days. After several exhibit
ton walks In st. LOUIS. San Francisco and other
places OF prominence IN the far West O'Lcary won't
to England for the purpose OF meeting the
noted pedestrians OF that country. lie not
long idle, for in November. 1876, no was
matched with Potter Grassland, at Manchester,
again winning walking 1134 miles in the first twenty
four hours, 1856 miles In for,y-eght hours, and
25s miles in seventy two hours. During De-
ccmbcr OF the same year he walked W.
Howes, at Cambridge Heath, the match being
of 800 miles, which, strange to say, O'Leary lost,
although tue performance OF the winnor' IN no
wise remarkable. OLcary next walked another 800
miles match with Grassland, Pomona Palace, Man.
chester February % TO March 8, 1s77 wan the shcf
fielder turned the tables and won, but not without
showing a performance unprecedented, and boat
ing record time from l42 miles up 10 2s1 miIcs
69 hours 22 MN. 22 sec.) His next porto rnance was
the memorable match with Weston, Agricultural Hail.
London, from April to Z, 1871 The six days' task
was Tor $500 side and O'Leary walked $40 miles to
wcston's 5l0 O'Leary made 200 miles in
tho best tme then recorded, and the miles
from 2s7 up wcro the fastest. A short whilo
after the latter event O'Lcary came back
to the United States, and In Now York he attempted
TO walk 500 miles In Blk days, July 2 to Z 1871
Owing to his poor physical condition he failed. Ia
November OF last year OLoary beat John Ennis IN n
match OF 100 miles for $500 side. II walked nc
the Exposition Building, Chicago oLcary nc
compiishcd so miles In hours, IL min, 30
sec and the full distance in 10 hours 90