Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-10-02
The Six Days Walking Match.
The Ashley Belt Goes Hack 10 Ewx.
land

The six days International Walking
Match for purse OF O. 500 and the Ashley
Belt. which took place in New York last
week. closed Saturday night. Rowcll. the
English pedestrian. winning the purse and
Belt Roweli iirs, won thi. Belt las; year.
making 500 miles inside the six days This
took It 20 England where a con,c., las,
summer resulted 10 Il. being captured by
Weston. sho mado $50 miles. Thi. laa
contest takes Il back 10 EnslAnd again.
Roveli making a1o miles The Associated
Press reports The closing sccnc Saturday
evening. q. follows
A great ripple OF enthusiasm Vas caused
when nesr O'Clock RoNell Wake around
carrying the American dag and Merritt ran
around waving the Union Jack. The band
played Yankee Doodle" aud God Save
the Queen. and the crowd ohecrrd. whilst
led and c!appci their hand. The scene
beggsrs description. The enthusiasm went
bcypnd all bounds and tho cheering was
renewed when . horal shield .urmounGcs
by waving corn as prrsrnt-d 10 Roseil.
bearing tho Inscription. ITO Charlie. Row
ell by the Albion Society" In a few min
utss tho GproAr vas renewed with t~,ioub-
led yigor. when liArIei. Merritt and Row.
rii came along the track hand 10 hand with
Merritt in The middle. Tue uproar va.
terrific ard the building shook with ap-
plauso. They stopped opposite the ,im--
Keepers land AMI Rosstl sa.h "Gcntlr-
laen. thank you, AN through The
three thcn retired for good at .. the
score. being Koseli so. Mcrrln SIS.
liaiscl 700. They ven, to the tents and
soon amer len tho building. HsEa-l having
made 20 miles did not think IL worth While
10 continue farther. liari being ~ miles
behind lie. however. came oct ut hts tcut
and took part 10 the ovation rendered Row
ell By IN. Albion society. 10 which also
Merritt participated. All Three then rcliseJ
- their hotels Guyon. hrohae. Enul..
Hart and Taylor wrrc on IN track a. > -.
Weston krpI hts tent. waiting 10 see II 10
as or ktohur can- In hi. score.
rtt- iTItetv-s ia ttsc ala urpzrTei With
i.Dscii, Merritt aud llsEarl. but 10 90 per.
snus remained IN the garden. aud knnI. re-
cciSrd great applause a. he proceeded to
Walk hA tJJfh mile. Ennis inls hrSl hls
tj..A A. - on The run. aud he was greeted
Si,h storms Of applause. Taylor nui.hrd
bis 2Suih mile al - al tfrmruIou. rate
ot speed. ari was prrsentrd With p4c
buyon left thv tack al . IS and sonn ztler
word sas announced ho would not again
APPEAR MS sroFc on retiring va. AL
miles. Guyon Vas conveyed 10 hi. hul.
where he ~s- given n hot hath and put to
he'd lie ~Assrfy lame and suffered terri
bly, with his legs aud feet. krohne finish
Cd hl. +50sh al . 50 % ratiling style Hart
SrHi Oh finally At 80 with 49, miles.
Eunis retired finally At . - With 4Ju miles.
and hrohnc qak finally on nnishinx hi.
!i.sb mile.
The band played "liofn- Sweet llome,
and the suLieuc. h-gan ds-t-r.iug
The nnAl ofiicial score oi all contestant.
!. as fOiin~r. Howell I'D, Nrffiit SIS
iistaei TO, IIau -. Ga,nn al. Weston
iS5. Enhi. 40. krohne so Taylor $50
- .nds tho grca, six dsy.' walls
One Of he clause. % the contract !. a.
follows:
Shoald more than .I mrn complete 40
miles log more, the winner to receive one
half. and tn. balaGc. 10 be distributed
among The other competitors to proportion
To the miles completed. as may be directed
by Sir J. u. Ashley, Bart. NJ. T., the owner
" The belt.
In Ter this. clause IL Is Estimated that
towels share OF the receipts viii be about
$50 90. The other half will be divided be-
tween the eight competitors who made 40
miles or more, 10 proportion 10 the num-
Der Of miles msde By each. IL looks Ike
pretty good weeks WORK for Ro~en.