The New York herald., 1879-02-03
TOE AND HEEL.
The Westchester Milkmaid
Fails and Retiree.
A PICTURE OF AGONY.
Coming Walking Matches -
Brooklyn Tournament.

"Bartel's of-ten-mile race! cried the ticket seller
at Brewster Building yesterday afternoon to the
crowd that beseged the box office. Annie Bartel had
failed in her great feat" of walking 5000 quarter
miles in 5000 quarter hours. Her failure was as
painful as it was complete. At half-past three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon she withdrawn from
the track by the order of Drs. Little and King, hav
ing completed only 566 quarters of her allotted
task. The last quarter she walked-if walking
it could be called-n 7m 2s.. but after
midnight on Saturday many Of her quarters re-
quired a much longer time. Many causes contrib
uted to her failure and among these not the least
important it is said, the conduct of Hughes her
trainer He was the occasion of a row in the build
ing Saturday night which kept the place in an up
roar until late hour on yesterday morning. When
the policeman took charge him to escort him into
the street he cried "Murler ut the top of his voice.
Word was at carried to Miss Bartel of the
trouble, and she sympathized with Hughes, and was
at first inclined to leave the track Better counsels
prevailed, however, and although very much ex-
cited, she kept on at her works Shortly after mid
night the lepper managed to slip into the building
and Joined Miss Blrtel on the track. anl afterward
with her to her room. In her room. it is said
he used all his influence with the milkmad to make
her break her contract; but finally elected from
the building a second time. For several hours after
ward he lurked about the building, frequently show
ing himself batfied apparition in the doorway.
In the meantime the pedestricnne kept on
walking. But she not properly cared
for in the intervals allowed for sleep and nursing.
as Mrs. Hughes her attendant, had gone below to
investigate 1t is claimed that the trouble arose
solely from Hughes offensive behavior, and Mrs.
Hughes apparently was satisfied that her husband
was in the wrong. "Will you ask my wife to come
out here?' he said to the HERALD reporter. Mrs.
Hughes responded to the command of her lord.
'YOu must take Annie off,, he said to his wife, II
am going TO stand by the paper" the lady answered
'sThen will leave you,' said Hughes, decidedly
Not appalled, by this domestic calamity Mrs Hughes
answered, Very WELL. 1t was the comedy scene in
the performance at Brewster Hall; but through loss
sleep and fatigue, to which excitement and an ap
preaching physical crisis contributed, the tragedy
had already begun up stairs. AT two o'clock yester
| day morning it plain that the mlkmad would
back to her cans. and curing the next twelve
| hours her sufferings were simply dreadful
ACUTE SUFFERING.
No stage distress excited such emotions as the
apparent tortures of this poor girl. At every step
ana bloated. and her face depicted the pain which
racked her frame at every STEP She no longer walked
wearly along. II she had been compelled to tread
unshod on glowing ploughshares her agony could not
have been greater. Her feet were biistered while
ached with rheumatic acuteness Even her
arms. hanging listless by her side. seemed
which afflicted her whole body. Her face
twitched with the intensity OF her sufferlngs. She
could not see the track and mad to be guided
carefully than a blind beggar on the kings road.
Moreover, she had to be held up or she would have
fallen fast asleep in the sawdust. At last all
consciousness that OF suffering, seemed to pass
away, and when she left the track the last time she
completely unaware Of it as il death instead
| of mere exhaustion had stricken her down. She
| slept for hours without interruption, undis-
turDed by the noise and uproar outside While the
in the box Office cried, "Bartels OIL; tenniie
up stars" she neither knew nor cared that she
had failed.
In the beginning the registering young fellows in
the assemblage used to themselves with jokes
about the mikmad and her cows, and occasionally a
| party would burst out singing
| I'm nI. going to market, sir, she said
The milkmaid liked the spirit of raillery and mis-
and suffering had begun in earnest she repeated her
| freak OF Dlacking the faces OF her sleeping
Twelve hours was only a funeral march. Her
pulse rose and fell with frightful rapidty
/ and her temperature iuctuated like ships barom
eter before storm. During all this time Dr. Little
was constantly in attendance and relieved her suffer-
ings much possible. At midnight on Saturday
| her pulse 100, and then walking steadily
ut her customary gait. At two O'Clock in the morn
ming it had to 10l, ana at four O'Clock to lOi
at about which hgure it remained for several hours
After teu clock, however, il rose with renewed
rapdity, that by noon it was III and at two
O'Clock in the afternoon 10. After she
In ill ths "' score the @ fluctuations are equally
| remarkable At ten o'clock yesterday morning the
pedcstrenne wake1 her quarter III SIN. rs. An hour
later took 4Os., and haltpast eleven O'Clock
the TOR the last quarter 10m. 3s During
the hour Miss Blrtcl to revive. tho
second quarter after twelve o'clock was accomplished
in % SIS. She rapidly fell back into her WEAKNESS and
suffering, however. and ut half-past twelve L. NJ 1t
required 9in. 1875. to make the quarter and at a
quarter Z. NJ ION. 3s. After this she seemed
to revive again, and made better time until the end
probably because she almost carried around the
track. Her last quarter, whicn was begun at quar-
ter past three o'clock yesterday afternoon, was ac-
compslred III I'm. 2ss.
WHAT FOLLOWED THE FAILURE.
When the walker completed her last lap and lapsed
into sleep the assemblage sat quietly IL awaiting
bor ..What next?" Il knew she could do 1t
with those legs" whispered one young lady to an
other. The time for crlticsing the ambitious Miss
Bartel had come. aud II told you so was ON every
tongue Her failure was generally deplored and the
lack OF attention bestowed upon her by her trainer
aud nurses severely commented on. 'she ought to
have been carefully groomed as a race horse. "
said one. 81 knew Hughes would spoil every thing"
SAID another. An hour passed but still the assem-
blase remained. and in the meantime two amateurs
Reilly ana Murray had taken the track Tor ei-inie
race. Probably half the people who to see
Miss Blr,el turned away again, but the othe- halt
paid their money and went up stairs to see the anna
eurs, VINO wa!kei so rapidly aud So Earnestly that
the crowd began applaud. and the exhausted Annie
Barel. sleeping only anew feet away, was forgotten
at and forever.
rapidly driven TO the hall and announced her will
inguess to go aud complete Miss Bartci's unac
coInp plished feat. Her name Is Mss Mile Reynolds
and sue began walking at i've o'clock yesterday after
noon subsequently another pedestricpne was put
on he track. u Mrs. NJ. A. Scott and big crowd
Witnessed the debut of the new asprants.
PEDESTRIAN TOURNAMENT AN OPPORTUNITY
TO WALK INTO HUNDREDS OF GOLD Doll
LARS.
A quintet Of influential and wealthy gentlemen
of brooklyn have arranged the preliminarics for an
international pedestrian tournament. to open on
March 3 and continue day and night for sixty
days. They have leased the Brooklyn Skating
Rink, ON Clcrmont avenue. which will shortly
be placed in the hands of competent artncers. Seats
arranged in tiers will be erected on all sides, with
limited number of private boxes and spacious stands
for judges. timekeepers and members Of the
press Tho Rink proper will be laid out in Ave
tracks by three city surveyors of Brooklyn, each
track measuring exactly the sixteenth of mile, the
outer track having long stretches and short turns
the stretches shortening and turns lengthcning as
the track the centre of the Rink. In
the Immediate centre will be orchestra stand,
on each side of which will be billiard table for
professional and amateur billiard contest. Ar
rangenlens being made to secure the services of