The New York herald., 1879-01-02
WALKING AND RUNNING.

NINE. ANDERsoN's JAUNT-THE PEDESTRIAN RE-
cEIvEs FIVE THOUSAND cALIERs-FIFTEEN
SECONDS BEHIND TIME.
The New Years reception Of Nine. Anderson was
complete success. she received continuous ova-
ton midnight of Tuesday up to last night at the
same hour. After completing the first quarter on the
commencement of the year Nine. Anderson
made a brilliant comic singer with
ditty entitled. 1.-TWO O'Clock in the Morning." There
were eight hundred people present at the
time and they went almost wild with enthusiasm.
They did not appear at all anxious to go home,
and at four O'Clock there were over three hun
dred spectators present Two hours later there were
still over hundred in the Garden. These were
not all wide awake. and walking around the Madame
amused herself by waking up the drowsy ones.
During the early hours the Madame was favored with
a magnificent orchestra comprising gentleman with
powerful mouth organ. accompanied by the piano
HUNDRED DOLLARS FORFEITED.
Shortly before eleven O'Clock the walker took her
bath, and. owing to some discrepancy between the
clock in her room and the watches on the scorers
table, she was recorded as appearing on the track at
llh oam. los, just fifteen seconds behind
the walk she stated that she would
pay 800 to any one finding her off the track three
minutes after the commencement OF the quarter.
The money was claimed yesterday morning
and was paid. The Madame could have been on the
track in plenty OF time but her attendants Were slow
after the completion OF the fifteen hundredth quarter
SLEEPY FooTsoRE
During the afternoon the Madame rather
sleepy and did not make very fast time preerrng to
encourage sleep and obtain as much rest as pos
the the afternoon and walked several quarters
with her She put on new pair OF
couple of hours took them off, her feet panied her
very much. Last night there was the usual large at
tendance and the pedestrian appeared to wake up and
In order to ease her feet she walked in kind Of
woollen slipper with very thin sole At halfpast
eleven O'Clock she had competed i,ooo Quarter mes
and there still several hundred spectators in the
Garden
SPLENDID PERFORMANCE OF AN OLD vERMoNTER
AT GILMoRE's GARDEN WHICH SURPRISED THE
TRAINED ATHLETES OF NEW YORK
novel feat of endurance took place yesterday at
Gilmore's Garden, and one that elected warm ap-
plause from hundreds of people assembled. Mr..
N. Taylor man forty-eight years of age, had
gagged to against Mr.. A. B. Sprague distance Of
twenty miles, for wager Of 5000 a side and the
gate money. The match was to have commenced at
one clock but it was about two before the men ap
peared the tracks for work Previous to their
ming the HERALD reporter had chance to observe
both men and converse with them.
Taylor is decidedly a character" He has a regi-
of his own. and he expressed it, "'twas only
apple pie and tea" Now, how man could run
twenty miles apple pie and tea was puzzle to the
reporter but he awaited the result Taylor, who is
vermonter, has physique denoting great endurance.
His skin is clear, red and drawn his bones with
the tightness Of parchment over drum. His muscles
are hard as iron His antagonist Mr.. Sprague,
much younger man, about thirty-four, handsome,
well formed, but too heshy and soft; in fact, it
observed that he not in such good form for
running as Taylor. Sprague said he was originally q
New Yorker, but had been recently walking and run
ming in Chicago.
THE START.
O'Clock
referee chosen, Mr.. John Grassck, of the Scot
Jish- American Athletic Club consentng to in
that capacity. Mr.. Taylor had consented to give
Sprague the outside track, which there were only
eight laps to the mile, while his inside track had
nine laps to the mile. The word "Go!" given.
and the men started in fine style. Taylor leading al
most from the start. 1t soon apparent that the
''old man" from Vermont who dieted apple pie
and tea more than match for the young man
from New York. Taylor bounded over the course
like deer. He wore shoes, and had nothing but
stockings his feet. He carried whip in his right
hand but did to find it necessary during the
trial to 1t on his legs. His left hand was held
rather high his breast and from this position
he did not remove it during the run.
sPRAGUEs EFFORT.
It soon apparent that Sprague was over
matched. His running was labored, and when he
passed the judges stand after the fifth mile 1t was
seen that the blood had mounted to his head and
that he making effort to which his strength
was unequal, while Taylor was going round the
course fresh and making almost his average time
At this juncture Sprague stopped and said some
thing to the audience about having taken cold, but
after resumed his trip around the circle which
he continued until the eleventh mile walking prin
cipally but running at intervals when he disappeared
from the track, Taylor meanwhile making his rounds
with clockwork regularity