, 1879-03-16
THE MEN.

| THE MEN.
CHARLES RowELL
WAS born in Chestertou, Cambridgeshire, En-
| land, 26 years ago, and is q blocky
Young fellow, five feet six inches in height, his
weight being lao pounds. In 1874 he began
| showing up Us an oarsman, and defeated Harry
Clasper for the championship Of the Isis, and
| won several minor races. His pedestrian efforts
! nav be summed up in the following manner:
In the earlier part OF 1S7:, he ran mile at Tap
low, in Bucklnghamshtre, which he won. On
the Easter Monday Of the same year hc won
! half-mie race. His next encounter was with
! one Losby, from whom he received fifteen Yards
! start in $50, and Won. This took place on the
Cambridge road in 1878. On the Easter Mon
day following be met Losby on level terms.
] This time he was defeated. His next essay was
in the same year with one Barber on the 1ran,-
mington road. THIS was over Two miles, and
he won. He was next matched to cover niue
and half miles In the hour over the Harston
road. Although this was run through snow
won easily. On the 81 Of July, 1874. be met W.
Shrubsole in ninctecn-.nile race. This he won
in III. SIM, after q most beautiful race.
In six-hour race with Il. Vandeplr
be won, doing thirtv-tWo miles in 4h. He also
has won number Of minor half-nile races. In
March, 1876, he started against E. T. Weston in
one Of his Ag.iculGural-HaIl walks, when ne
went LIS miles. Last Easter Monday he won
ha'f-mile handicap at Fenner's Grounds, Cam
bridge. Hls nex1 attempt was in the contest
for the London goas-yon- please affair, at Agyi-
cultural Hall, last October. In this race he en-
isbcd third, with 4G915 miles to his credit. On
the Friday OF that week he ran fifty miles With
out break. This is probably the only instance
where such distance OF ground has been Gov
cred without rest.
1p4.A
was born at Richmond Hnrbor, County Long
ford, Ireland, June i, 1912, and is the Oldest ct
the four men who engaged in the walk. While
John was still an infant, his parents removed to
Grcenock, Scotland, staying there three years.
when they went to Lircrpoof., At 10 years OF
age Ennis camc to this country, being at 'hatt!me
line general athlete anu shot. His first essay
In the uedcstri4n line was III October, 1875,
1hen O'Leary gave him ten miles in one hun
dred, the contest taking place at the West Side
53.r. 4Os.; Ennis retiring after covering sixty
seven miles. In January, 1876, at the same
place, he started to walk ninety miles against
O'Leary's time for one hundred, given above, |
the following May be started in the I
six-dav tournament which s' fizzled," but |
left tue track at thc end Of the 44th mile, his |
stomach boing the cause. In 1877 he did |
nothing in pedestriansm, but confined himself |
to. running a gymnasium. Last March, at
Buffalo, Ennis started to cover 400 miles iii 12S I
hours, but failed On account OF the bad condi- |
tion Of tile track. IN April he tried it again /
alid succeeded, being 9 min. 22 Sec ahead of [
time at the finish. IN May, 1915 he /
started in 36-hour walls at Buffalo,
but again his stomach gave out, aud
alter going 6l56 miles he gave up the job. The
following mouth, IN 4S-hour race at the same
place, he nnlshed third, doing 142 miles 10 about
III hours. Ennis then went to New York, where
be defeated ". Harding in 100-milc wGlK, his
quitting 1t the end Of the 10th mile.
Ills next appearance WAS in the Ashley belt race,
miles to his credit Ennis is five feet eight !
inches in hight, nnd weighs 15S pounds.
CHARLES 4. HARTMAN
vas porn in Whitcfcld, Me-, April ~, 1853. He
S rather unganlJ-!ooking man, belug & feet
md half inch in hight, and weighs ITO pouuls |
hartman was originallya shoemaker. and first
appeared as pedestrian in race Of half-mite
leats against Juhn Oddly, ut Lewiston, Me. Hc
inishcd first every time, but was disqualified
674, he met and defeated John
Mccullough IN 4 ten~mile race, the wuner's
ilne being III. .40m. In April, 1875, at Lewis
on, he went 100 miles in an effort to beat
wenty-four hours, aut won i'll 3lh- 20n. He
hen went to Bangor, and on Thanksgiving Day,
pin, doing the distance in something less than
en- hours. In October, 1877, at uavcrhill, Mass,
Z was successful in Ut effort to do 150 |
lilies in thlrtr-six hours. st Huntington Hall, |
, Lowell, Mass, in the Christmas week OF
5T, he walked 81 miles in 1Gh. 43tn. This was
le Music Aall In Boston. he did 30 miles in 17h.
sm. 45s. This performance was done without
break His greatest performance 10 to the
me OF the walk which. closed last night was at
le Rink in New York, May 10 and II, 1875,
hen he non tue championship Of America at ! I