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 Minutes to Spare-A Te-
male Tramp Down South.

ton 49l miles; Brown 429.
New YORK, June 21.-The score at noon ac-
cording to London special was: Weston 498
miles; Brown 1876.
miles, Brown 442 miles. Weston was going
as fast, ii not faster, than at any time during
| the present contest and he is almost certain to
beat Browns record Of SAP miles. Brown is
walking slowly but keeps up to obtain share
of the gate money. His right knee is still very
| bad.
Brown 448M.
| 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
LONDON, June 81, $3.50 P. M.-This evening
Weston's score was 52614 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 6 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 21.-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(bere until Tuesday.
wEsToNs TRIUMPH,
New YORK, June 2l.-A london dispatch,
timed at II o'clock P. NJ. says: The great con-
test is finished, and Weston is beingfpr
claimed with shouts and cheers the champion
of the world. Weston completed his 45Oth
mile at precisely IL o'clock, thereby winning
both his bet and the championship. From 2
pllshed the astonishing feat of making five
miles an hour. During these six hours the ex.
citement was something wonderful, and the
p.ucky hero of the h9ur was greeted with
shouts and cheers as he boldly plodded
along against time.s From 8 o'clock
the excitement steadily increased
and reached its eliminating point just before
the finish. At $3.50 Weston had made the high
est score record, namely, 543 miles and II
laps, beating Blower Byown's great score Of
542 miles. The hall, al this time, was filled
with an enthusiastic crssYd, who seemed neve
evidently suffering somewhat from fatigue
maintained smiling face, and was the recip
lent Of many friendly greetings. The grea
struggle came to an end at II o'clock, Weston
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 a steam en-
gine. There were large number of American
present, and the cheering was lusty and heart,
as Westoc occasionally broke into brisk runs
New York went to bed late tonight SO elate,
was every body with the success of Weston
There is general rejoicing. Hanlan Is not no,
as much the hero of the hour as he was a fe,
days ago. Our own, 50 goes the exulting de
. claration of the hour, is triumphant and tn
triumph is phenomenal.
LONDON, June 21.-The pedestrian mate
+ was finished at 1856 P. NJ. Weston had mad
q $50 and Brown 453 miles. This beats Brown
, record in the last match and all previou
r records About 1000 persons witnessed th
o finish. Weston wins his bet with Sir job
+ Ashley that he would make $50 miles. Rowel
:, who brought away the belt from New York
= says he will challenge Weston Immediately.