Daily globe., 1879-06-22
WESTON, THE WONDER.
CHAMPION PEDESTRIAN OF THE
WORLD.
Having Beat the Best Six Days Walk by
Eight Miles and Won Sir John Astley's
$500. With Five Minuteastb Spare-A Fe-
male Tramp Down Soutll.f

LONDON. June 2l.-At 10 o'clock A. NJ. Yves
ton 49l miles; Brown 429..
NEW YORK, June 2l.-The score at noon ac-
cording to London special was: Weston 49S
miles; Brown 1856.
LONDON, June 81, 8 P. M.-Score: Weston 5l2
miles, Brown 442 miles. Weston was going
| as fast, if not faster, than at any time during
the present contest, and he is.almost certain to
beat Browns record Of $40 miles. Brown is
walking slowly but keeps up to obtain a share
of the gate money. His right knee is still very
bad. 8 ss tS Ssgk3
p: LosDos' Sss.5 2. NJ, June 2l-Weston 62l miles,
LONDON, June 21.-Weston is going wonder
fully When the band plays he trots at the
rate Of five miles an hour. Brown is merely
limping along. The attendance is very scanty.
Rowell is among the spectators. His foot is
improving.
LONDON, June 81, $50 P M.-This evening
Weston's score was 5261 miles, He is still
going fast. He ran a mile in minutes 81
seconds. Brown had completed his 45Oth mile
| at II minutes past 5. At he was running.
New YORK. June 2l.-At $3.50 tonight, Lon
three laps!
| LONDON June 2l.-A London dispatch says
Weston made the $50 miles, with five minutes
! to spare.
| FEMALE TRAMP.
ATLANTA June 2l.-Mrs. Potts, the woman
who is walking from Philadelphia to New Or
leans and return in four months, for wager,
arrived this afternoon. A thousand people
awaited her at the depot and cheered as she en-
tered. She is now two hundred miles ahead,
to-day, and will rest here until Tuesday.
WESTON TRIUMPH,
New YORK. June 21.-A london dispatch,
timed at II o'clock P. NJ, says: The great con-
test is finished, and Weston is beingF pro-
claimed with shouts and cheers the champion
of the world. Weston completed his 450th
mile at precisely II o'clock. thereby winning
both his bet and the championship. From 2
o'clock this afternoon until 8Weston accom-
Pushed the astonishing feat of making five
citement was something wonderful, and the
p.ucky hero of the hour was greeted with
shouts and cheers as he boldly plodded
seng agansa time steaV ease
and reached its eliminating point Just before
the finish. At 9:3O Weston had made the high
est score record, namely, 543 miles and II
laps, beating Blower Browns great score OF
542 miles. The hall, at this time, was fllec
with an enthusiastic crowd, who seemed neve
to grow tired of cleering. Weston, though
evidently suffering somewhat from fatigue
lent Of many friendly greetings. The grea
struggle came to an end at II o'clock, Westo,
doing $50 miles, with five minutes to spare.
During the closing hours of the great per
formance Weston looked in good trim, and a
times went around the track like steam en-
gine. There were large number of American
present, and the cheering was lnsty and heart
as Westoc occasionally broke into brisk runs
New York went to bed late Tonight, SO elate
was everybody with the SUCCESS of Weston
There is general rejoicing. Haitian IA not no,
as much the hero Of the hour II be was fe,
days ago. Our own, SO goes The exulting de
claration of the hour, is triumphant, and th
triumph is phenomenal.
LONDON. June 21.-The pedestrian mate
was finished at 1855 P. NJ. Weston had mad
= $50 and Brown 453 miles. This beats Brown
, record in the last match and all previou
records. About 1000 persons witnessed th
. finish. Weston wins his bet with Sir job
+ Ashley that he would make $50 miles. Rowel
who brought away the belt from New Yort
> says he will challenge Weston Immediately.