New-York tribune., 1879-03-26
TIE WOMENS W4LKING M4TaH.
PREPARATIONS foR TIE OPENING Ar GILMoeE's
GiRDKN TO-NIGHT-COdNEIC!AL AtPLCIs OF
THE RRANGrMENrs-CuRIJUs BITS OF TIE

PREPARATIONS foR TIE OPENING Ar GiLNonEs
GtRDpN TO-NlGHr-COHNEEC!AL AsPLCIs OF
THE ARBANGEMENTs-CuMJus BIS OF TIE
CoETISTANI5 PLDiGEEEs.
GilmOre's Garden yesterday was alive with
pseparaiiOus fOl the Ladies Lon--d-tance Intcrnd
toHal desriau Contest, W ch begins tlis mO-HlnS
The exhibition has been tru up - r. 2. walton. who
VAS Hartman 5 b4tker IN the recent match, Mat
Friescb sporting man. and Al-xInder Rei1, who has
been iuteres ed in the pcdcs exhibitions hcA have
Teen given m Brewster Hail during tue Winter. Thia
contest Is purely business speculation TIE walk IS TO
lst six days, and the conditions are similar % those
governing the Ashley Belt contest Contestants are to
20 rs they plcas, and the covering the grca'c't
Cstanc. III declared winner of the irst prIz' All
contestants making 81 nIic, daring tae d,ys will
receive $500 the winner Will gain bot Yaued AZ
81 eco and pure Oi $1,000. second piIe 81 s"oO
and a third OF $3.50 also offered The nner oi Tie
belt will hold 1t for eighteen uDnths suj ct to cha
cnges and nIOns similar 10 those IN force Tor the
Ashley Belt The cntfanc zee 10 800 The viii begin
ut IL D. IL to-day aud III continue until midnight On
Saturday when drferenco 10 the moral Of the
commuut ty and tue orders Of Captain Williams, rest
will be taken unti mdni Zh on sunday. Then he wax
Will be resumed md will be continued until midnight
on the following Wednesday,
A. the staj does take place Gntil II O'clo Tonight
promenade CUuCrt l. aABOunctd Tor The cary p"It 'l
err nr, fieeu entries for the contest and It Is b.
eved thai they j all start. Tlls dos Ioi mean tlAt
eacn as paid entrance lee Ol 500 In the ma'flF
o. Instances tLc management mas advanced ace en-
t-auc, money o condition th.t IN case or winning a
piizo the amount s.sH he refunded. NOt"I.S < !.
said about tue money brlnG repaid ~ case te WoHeh
should not Dc ssfu Tie following are the uHrrh
entities: -.
walked 100 miles, in 20 hour, ana u Chicago she Sak'd
5000 Qu..tci- M - Iu 1900 quar- ci-hOlr-.
Madame Lop, Who claims - he the hrst woman VINO
ever walked ~ public; she j. credited with nA'inz
walked 40 uics In hours; she better known 10 q
trapez. performer than -S ,.cdest.i ian
Ala.Inr Won Berg born n Il chester, Oi German pa
r,ps rr ty6uiy SIP hd- walked 100 niles III 23E 46
hours IA brewster Hall, ana would probably nav"
made 600, she Withdrew o. enter m this Ontest
Cora CIslu. until rec .utY laundry ma d al the
N'irl.or Hotel H. this e. tY; snC made 5000 quarter
niles iu 5000 qulrtcr-hOurs AZ Pedestrian Hal lhi'
NIuyer - IL
5000 quarter mites III Newark. but completing 1''V'
qu-.s sIers the police interiere, . ..,
England IN s76 she walked $500 quarter miles anu
Plymouth $500 quarter miies III as many CONSECUTIVE
quarter hours. -.., ,,.,
Madanl- Tobias, " the champion lady swimmer OF the
word =" mas record a. pedestrian
Fanny Rich, oi Boston. says she has Wsked spee ] m
She l. q BOOK cauva--er, and has sold anl dtH.e'tu
1000 volumes OF al - BOOK "a month; mas reap SlN
books O virgil, aui l. cJuhdtht oI "AnIAS 'uo oO'' ~
!" Bessie kOAn weighs 10 pounds, and has walked
Rosa Van Klamasch, Austrian. has walked 90
miles IN i hours. aud 50 miles in II hours
Bella" ki.bury made Ber first appearance IN puplc
II HODOken recently, when she accompanied 'he pi-
suede" large poIOn oi the umc he Wa4 Oh the tF"cA
when he made 600 miles IN 800 hours - ,,.
Mss Belle Brandon, OF Harlem. walked &0I uiies III
sr duys IN n nall "a Harlem early thk month
Misc Henry, Maine; 40 record.
Marion Cameron, In gisn walker; no record mere
Leslie Morse, also from England; n record
There has very little De tng on tue result Dut al
nreseut La CAAppc!e Lo.o Won BERG and Cusn.ns are
OF the contestants Will return 10 tne LdoA aef sAlui
day night