New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-10
THE GREAT WALKING MATCH

GARDEN AT THF OPENING.
Cilmore's Garden was brilliantly illuml-
mated last night 10 o'clock IN view Of the great inter-
national pedestrian contest which began at l O'Clock
this morning sacred concert was gwen uhtl ma
night "a which hour Sunday being over the final ar
ranccmCuts for the contest were made. The interest
which the walk attracting manifested itself early, ana
when the building was thrown open the public entered
in large numbers. The number Of persons who VIII
visit the Garden during the walk Is point on Wmc'
there rs much diversity o. opinion, and when mas gwen
rise 20 lao small amount Of betting one gentleman nav
ing wagcred a large amount that 10000 persons VIII
not b present The contest between O'Lrary ana cam
mana few months ago attracted $4,000 spectators who
maid f admission and 1t IL thought on this occasion
the interest sufficient TO bring double that number TO
the Grden The admission has De placed al 80 cents
20 all parts Of the building for the present hut Nj he.N
who has the management OF the affair." does not heS'-
tate To- say that If he finds persons standing ou the
sidcwaIk with money IN their hands, camorng
Tor admission, was the case IN England an
additional fee Will he charged for entering Oh me
floor laid for The ArIon bal. which stil remains Inc
exueu-c connected with the event u greater tA is gen
ersv supposed. Tue rent paid FOR nc use %! the oud-
Ing So 900 and this docs not include e4- Ata AID The
regul1r payroll Of thc GARDEN al aelts. The cost
prcparia, she track is uot small. ani Tie addition" "a"
tcudcu.s required, the construction ana furnishing ''
the loI,ss for tie contestants ed, cr,ss aud A'-
dred other things viii tns tnc total Of expenditure "p
20 at least $4,000 ]Ac cost Of the OLc'r- n'a"d
contest was 80 POO but ou that occasion Tie rental was
only 800. Tuc comfort Of the spectators his L'l
been overlooked az ti- match, and the catering 80 hr
wants - visitors ha, been mtius!ed 60 Thomas D4-
isehcr who paid S2,525 FOR The p1yi ego
Previous walking matches Jayc shown That there ls
elias, OF visitors presence /, NOT ucI "> tic
management bat whose exclusion would bc matter OF
soInc iculty The bu dIug being heated. - III "H ires
comfortable resort. the know oi-e az tins "ct Is
taken advantage OF by rdmp,. They pay for admission
on the opening night ami r"maiu through iAr '.Hr
week. sleeping the benches and paying f." cents
al tho rofrcslmcut bar FOR the little required 20
support e Il is easy % Distinguish ties" from others
end who remain near tho track most OF the u'le
FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONTEST
il Wa, late OF Saurd. night when tn" track Was com
plcted aud everything iu readiness The drawing or
The houses took place AT o'clock, ana resulted exactly In
accord nee with the dc>r, OF Tine contestants. al
Smith wanted OIeary to have his own house, which is
at tho ghhand corner Of the floor on entering i'll the
Madisou-4ye door il his three rooms, and is larger
than the others. lie offered $50 to tho man who Dire"
st # 10 would surrender his claim Rowe"
wanted the new house 40 The .o1Ae'-t e.d
the retired corner Tie o. wing resulted in both Ilcu
securing what they wished. III imam are" Uc t""iN
~ the southeast corner, ana Inns ih' one "p U"I
OTeary's All the house-, WIN tl' cNccpn'a al
OIc-Iy'- have one room. and are llX1o feet my
ding ci, gas-sto,cs 3uI fixtures, tables. etc. Fac
house is surrounded with pchei Itil.UI, "i.ru PFC
prdcs,raus IN middle ot the norm side Us >i'Itr9
tie rtr of in is an enclosure, about twenty iect 4uare,
Tor tine uss OF reporter, immediately ia Iio" .' 'n'
waterfall and u fui. view O. al paris OF Use 'ui ing,
a huge bla aboard Al th- cud OF ct,I Lou tr precise
posIu of the contostini, val be- DISPLAYED -A cA''dr-
Tine ti-, is admi,tcl by so the coutcst1us ,o be -1t-
isf3ct0ry 10 Is exactly ou'-ei-h'h OF "a HI" +A '''u
ference certificate To- tLai effect hNliS De- W'dr o
Mr. Has wen, the civil rns'Wc.. u ls NiI '"H a." "u
BON sides Nv sou railing s" W d. is mn '-'''., '"I
the spectators 10 interfere with Ic lrd, 4l- WHO
they are a. work. Oh the c-s 90 De- eight r .'r d
tween t,c outside raining ouI ne boxes. wA64 vi
comm, late seyer'I thousand srrci"i"r+ I'D" M
made Of loan and s'NdHot VEL ioitd. r,.
iHe ley az r"T MAS cmbi,mar Of M Ir
distance pedestrian cham ICH8Ep %. iit NV!', rJd Oh
nccor lance tue rules which govern Dr. compru,u-
forit The contestants may W. H. f4n or >" - as"
absolute property Of holder. d OL.ary WIS tu-
pac ast ' HarcG IN Asricuiufs Han LONDON on Jaa
occasion there were twenty-five ehii g. INC ."uu+
seventeen started and Of mat rumDeI West H was not
one OL~arv WIS declared thc winner a. elO g.. ~. on
the last dSy. when he had oomplt YEA ~ n''r @
two laps, Vaushtn, his p"'cipa opponent nal * ILl
the track d" ,'3o y. IN, "i''t "1 ' Ir,'a.G
Hncbo, The L4prcr" the contest benz for the "i'
lii match Cdmpaas WAS not Tor th" belt, oui Tor
the gait money.
snEIcnE. or THE FOUR CoNTrsrANrs.
Daniel OIeary born III ireland u -ij lie l5 feet
incaes neigh. and weighs li3 p'un Is AH'"c his
first walks journey OF 500 miles IN MAY 1872 al
the Yves. side riuk in Chicago He was l53 nour, a.
TINS ta~t. lie iurh came 10 -NN"-i"tA "uN 'N'.'''
Wilson Hed IN twenty-rDilcs race Reid oeng alioNei
q liberal start. Next came his notable victory over
Weston ~ Exposition Building, Chicago IN N"Vem-
Der 1873 Weston beaten by 81 miles, O'L"ar|
covering nearly SOB III les in the six days. After se-
eral exhibition walks IN - LOUIS, san Francisco" an
other places To- the West, Leary went u EnS "u1 i
Nov, 1876, g WAS matched WIN Pcier Cfos7'hhu'
at Man hester, ana deIe,L-d MN IN Vhc MY ho","
Le wa ked ". HOwos al Cambridge HcatI. tie IN .c.
beng $40 miles, and was beaten: IN February. Isl"
he walLol 3Oomiles match Win cross ana - oh'"a
Pal4ce. Manchester. tIi Was again defeated IN Ap 80
OF the same year he met Weston III tht Asr,"miui'
Han, London ana walked u SIX u4ys o. "i ii''''oe'
Weston akl,g 80 miles. IN the pGsIMmuk oil JH,
H. ne Int hejpc iu boar cor iiou
failed In NoveuIber of ST. O'Lcary beat John Eunls
chcago and made the nrst tfty m!,s hours, q
minutes and 30 seconds, and tIe ful distance 10 "
ai6o H. torI, Ties lie sailed for England In Fcbru
AIRY. I~-s. the belt in Marcu, and ihe' re-
turned . this country and defeated hHSHes ana '@m
CHARLES Hsweu, the Engishman, Is TWENTY-FIVE years
of age and wa born in ChestTrton, Ca""IiHEtsnIr'
boat races. He Is cOmvacty buLt D yer hcn,s
in hcilhj and weighs about 13I pOuncS hs Vhy
record siXdays' walker was that whc ne iu"dt II
London m OCTOBER tsi, when no scored 1922 miles ana
came IN lie has also served as g c,"'n Tor tne
Engsn university crews lie L4S made ~ IA, IS IA Ah
hour. and 10 miles IN nour % minutes - OrGoD,I<
when Zee nAoe his sNday record ne acIodt'u LnNs"nu
was beaten by CoikcS ana II"Hu nc - ''o. -
her than walker and stakes ms chances o. success o"
John Ennis is 81 Irishman, but has lived IL Chicago
since 1863 lie IL thir years old tet Inches
a PEDESTRIAN IN 1870 Iu October, 1879. IN ChcagO De
met O'Ioary In a 1O0miles WAX for $1,000, va wa
allowed start OF 10 iOle. He suceumOcd -lGr coy Or
ing twc-tlirds Of the distance. Ia January 1870. ht
covered % miles Louis 40 minutes. la NoNrmDer
1877 ne met OI-ary 0ut broke down with ccic
In Iuly lat Buffalo he covered 100 miles Ia 20 hours
and walked los miles without resi- IN - hours L's'
NOVEMBER he came IN t'tnIL the Ashley pc contest ID
london. maxi g 40 miles.
Charles A. Hartman comes from llaVcrhNl, near Dos
ton. aud only Of the four woo has no. 4
DAY. record. lie was bora IN Maine, Is twonIy-4'r
years old stands ie,t = inca, and weighs 20 pounds
lie first appeared FEBRUARY, 1875, IA inc t""h cd
HayerblI m an attempt % beat Henry vaughan Inc
OF 100 miles ia Il hOuIs 81 minutes 50 seconds, "Aca
l. cl..,.,d be ,tit hx .lout ilIcr minutes. Las