The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-02
A LONG RACE QUICKLY RUN.
ONE or THE MOST WONDERFUL oFLATK
PEDES TRAN FEITS.
Twenty MIiesIn Hours 21 Minutes, without
aPau.e, stimulus. Evidences OF Fatigue. or
Perspirntion-Not Even spurred to his Best.

I'ersptrntion-NOtE Even spurred to his hest.
N. Taylor and A. b. Sprague were matched
to run twenty miles for 1900 n side In Gilmore's
Garden yesterday. Although the race was one
sidod. feat was performed by Taylor that won
the admiration OF al
Mr.. Taylor Is n Vermonter by birth. and now
n citizen OF Massachusetts,. lie is 4s years old
and looks it. His height Is foet inches. and
his weight about 140 pounds Not until no was
past AZ years of age did it occur to him that the
fast running which he had been accustomed to
do all his life was anything remarkable. Tho
published records ofthe fcats OF celebrated run
ners attracted his notice then. and when he at
tempted to emulate them. II rather hstonished
him to find that he could surpass them. From
farmer he became n long distance runner.
and US is evident Notwithstanding his age. one
OF tho best. II not the best in the country. THE
Sun described recently some Of his feats. Three
yeurs ago. In Saratoga. ho ran 20 miles in
hours ~ minutes II seconds. In the autumn OF
1871 at Lowell lie made that distance In hours
IL minutes II seconds. Inst fall he achieved
ii in hours 4 minutes ~ seconds at Natick.
and in 2 hours 3 minutes seconds at Hudson.
Mass. Over AMI over again he has run ten
miles in an hour. So the old mans fame is
pretty we'll established in the Eastern States ut
lenst. Not the least curious thing about him ia
his system Of training lie cats no meat. and
has not for several years. Tea and pies. apples.
cusiari. and such things arc his principal nu-
trimcnt; and his exercise is in running. That
no IL at constantly. I'm very slow walker.
and don't like to walk" he said yesterday. Il
live nine miles outside of Lowell. when to hum.
and it takes mo three hours TO walk in. and then
I'm tircd But can run It in an hour. aud feel
ms fresh as when started. When training. |
have run the eighteen miles 70 Lowell and back
without stopping. over common country road.
pretty hiliv. too, in l'ss than two hours.
Suragur II from Chi .agl. H. n only IS years
oid, . ic't l0'i inches ligh. weighs lb9 pounds,
ana IS siouily ana han isomcly blli Tor = neral
uthhfc sports. but il too heavy for q runner.
especially for long distance competition He
has no record n runner hut has triw for one
us u walker in three contests viii q ielry. in
each Of which he was beaten. Hr prctrnds 10
have walked IL miles ia hours - minutes on
four hnur., wnr.nn. before him a i25.round
iron whr"ibHrrow ail tho way But then he also
~ posed 90 ran against Taylor Yesterday
The rnec was to be begun Mt O'Clock. but tho
lei r, So'clo X. j An GrSpitk * the Scottish
American Athletic Club was chosen referee and
Mr.. lluWWrr tim rketuer.
Arrr tho men were started II was Immediately
apparent To- tne experienced eyes that SprHgue
h4i no chance. lle Kan heavily, lunbrringly,
with a wlikcrs moNemept Of the arms and
shoulders. Taylor. on the other hand. held
himself erect, carried his left hand NJ over. his
h"uit while his right. carrying light whip
dropped by his SID and his moycn mt was ~
cu~y and graceful rs that OF "A derrs. His
lrnu,i ln,o Nav y,, nI H. , ~,
lg, I'm MonE. bciorr We s'ert lew & lh
i.i ',, - ,,'u IN 'e,' 60 ~ ,i''"- " > ~ %
I'T ' mI" s,,'ti even p,s on iiin o
- ''p '' ny ir @ IN .t.n - -,
~ w. ,Ss''''. Il. ,.oI N9laa,", I'SlEira VI,
nnI ,,t, i i, 80, 49, tt'V", a., Ht'.n ci
sell the inside one. On which nine laps were re-
t, ~ w , - 'i' tra,,'. - ii 80, ~ r.
| bother him. anu | want him to have a = ,Jd
smv", E,mor1uS cvh @ SCI ssiVI' r. ,erNii my m "a
e., e., G'i.' ~ ,'. pnu nv VIZ, stoAo "oiI
~ iat ~ AZ. We Yi1''V" cle 'he men Aau hHu"
~ 49,, ~. q ,..,s r,o D., b,, T,,ior g., .iD
u,i. sf, is and iy snr,rin in q n,in.,l
IN IN ~. tl.Ii i,!, 9it"'u uG was eVlirat' urgl.
H., ~, y, I [ [.,1, & att p'aSt' ius ~, ~ e..
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''i ,WN W ''" % = tH''itiR, ,,,,,i''. ~. ,iii. ,
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WHEN h.. Started :, ral.tin nyea, st,i,,.
w. i,anl nf t, ii. h'N
.'' ','',,, 80 M Iil1 & Is !" "a "a
| mon. SAD he. 'rcpy' took bat c9oii yes
'a's GU ~ ',' 80 Iiiip Iiiip VIZ ~ ~ n'iot
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toward tin ,yibin lately Nc,nni.I bv Cn,,'an, u
,.,,, ~ "I ii."',, i ".N "N , - '",n l,"!,'
! crowd Wpr, dt-u.,sI ia ruV " him and
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r,ir hn"' hn"' i " H', , ~ n"r , % XIV, ' a
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~ . "' t '"''o '"IS' "ho" Ho o'o~o 'h'' soI'
'',ioSl"r's chi, dil NOT change NOT q aron q,
| So" So, Ntu ~ Inns ~. utpp W
urfsia1"'o1 pi nh,"a'~ On 4is iai anl he ne
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nin,,s a. n s,e.d tba, ""vrrd rin, ,,,I
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pufIing In slow run n,.yet nmy,6ns 6rs' mrc mi
a,I nsver npS thin,s I'M, ~, '',i'- ri-' % b u
eW nvf'r HnI .,nS doHS, "a IA A' tiI cie5e 81 n,s
trn,cr AMI nsLej I,yi,,s1y ia tbet tysi,
. NJ. ,i,'t,n ,v,s ia. u,tyev,,r A. n
| though stnrrcrinr with ~Nhnnstion STrn,,n,
~, i, ,' L, 80, ,o, '',at 49, 49, M''Hlu~ ~
| olicr, HuN "N'r loNf SLOWLY am painfully
| M'Sh"li!f l"Sl't Wont on Wilh lhu shiue easy
SO gradually rs tho miles rolled up that It WI.
| only Wheh me tmtkrclrr called oiI thr suecrs
SN' i.l'S til.l w'r ."''~-u 'H"' Als 5Iv'u was
3" I' ,,.. -. 'fr.,,t 90 ,,o u o t,,, To-. -..