, 1879-03-16

/ but lin. throughout the whole OF his Journey
! At Buffalo, on the Sd Of July, 1s7S, in IN a,
tempt to walk lC0 miles in twcnty-one. hours
he made that distance in 20h. 43al. 40s> Thi
was done without i single stoppaCe. In June
1878, at Hayerhll!. he is credited with walkin:
40J miles in 1T hours, doing eighty miles eacl
day. He next engaged in q twcnty-iour-auu
walk as Gmore's Gar'cn on the :th and Stl
Of s,s 0etobsr: Ae5c ;,, he did H., loes6 mi!s s
off thu reel. On the o5tn Of January O
| the present year, at the Mozart Garden 1t
Brooklyu, he walked fifty miles a daT OH thrct
! consecutive days, each portion Of which Wa:
] done inside Ut ten hours. Each Of these at
tempts were done Without rest OF any kind
His next and last undertaking OF any conse
queuce was at the Mechanics Fair Building ir
! Boston, Feb. 10. Here he did Twenty-Five miles
| in ID. :333m. Then hr stopped and joined in au'
other twenty y-hye-mlle race, in which Holske,
! Toole, aud others were engaged. His time for
the full fifty miles, exclusive Of the rest, was
9h. 3m.
-. RHAT o'LEARY sAYs.
Nesc Fork sun, 4aascA a.
At 10 o'clock In the morning O'LcarV sat in
and little ones. His chair WAS tipped back, and
his bare feet rested on the bed, and bis nands
were behind his head. He did not look like a
sick man, but be did looE like Il very much dis
appointed and worried man. as he gazcd DIS
eonsolatcly at huge and elegant floral harp
o~ANA~
forced to abandon tie race. 81 am not IN any
pain oil boay,n he sujd, ''but am broken
hearted. | never was 50 disappointed in my
lie; never. | thought went into the race in
tia, I'd make $40 miles. But aa7e out, and
shan't eFer walk again. shall ieage here TO-
day and 20 to the Metropolitan Hotel." He
seemed dsinclmcd to talk.
OLearY's done too much" said Barney
Aaron: "a walk like this takes ten years oil 4
mans Life, and Dan has been dotn' three or
TOUR OF 'em each wear. 1t was too much"
OLeary's actual walking time was Is hours,
80 minutes, and ST seconds: lie made lis miles
and an odd lap or two This was an average Of
nearly four and half miles an b hour. M " lis Sec
ond was his fastest mile, being made in 8:3S.
His slowest mile, the l90tI was 1nale in 1856,
O'Lcary Was comfortably installed last night
with his wife and two OF their four children in
Wednesday night at the southeastern pavilion
Of the Hippodro1ne, and awoke feeling SO much
refreshed that he did not send for physician
During the daT he received few friends, and
at 5 O'Clock cntelcd carriage aud was driven
to his present quarters.
When the reporter called on O'Leary last
night, he was seated before table covered With
tempting dishes, but he WAS unable to eat
solids, and coutented himself With cup Of tea
and some pruues. Then be wheeled an easy
w,th his bare feet, which have begun to be ir-
ritaole, on the bed, and began to talk about the
walk and his failure.
lie ocgau to be alarmed about his condition
on Monday afternoon, aud from that time to
the time lie left the track the symptoms Of a
general breaking up of Ais system augmented
Twelve walks since he compelled for the Ashley
belt were the cause Of his failure. Nature hat
been too heavily taxed, and she retaliateo. TIE
Hot Springs had nothing to do with his break
flesh. and atterward erred IN walkin. too much
to train for the present match, and in
swinging a sledge-hammer to develop
his muscle, and did not act judi
eionsly 70 use use hi bis @ oxn s words: be was
Ing" said O'Leary, t'arc just as foolish as the
}arns about my selling the match and having
poison administered to me- ] haven't drank Q
sup Of liquor since the day before New Years,
and all 1 took at the Garden was Sup OF
thin. could retain On my stomach. did not
have one cent on the race. I came near hav-
ing S3C00 Of my. money bet against st, 900 that
l would go $40 miles, but Al Smith per-
snadcd me to take up mr money: might
have struggled around the track while longer, !
and made show Of myself, but that would |
have made no difference with my friends Out OF
New York City. They would have continued to !
bet on me in spite OF unfavorabfe accounts, aud |
was determined to stop that ut any rate. You |
yho bet are in the main prompted By liking |
tor~the person they back. Well, in nv case ]
hundreds who never saw me back NE for my |
,amc, aud in going off the track when L did l.
,aved many poor man dollar.
f<How was treated at the Garden? As well |
IS have ever been. Aaron anti Harding did |
heir best; my quarters were desirable, and I |
lid not suffer more than the other contestants
rom bad air and tobacco smoke. Ifeel all right
low. by beads clear, haven't an ache any
shere, aud the only trouble is NTH INF stomach;
nut thai will pass off. l go to Chicago Monday
don't get cent from the Garden, BUT my Ell
,euscs lucre are paid. shall not walk again,
t least not tor some time, Before started as
walker and my wife kept millinery, notion,
nd bookstore. l're been talking with mr. Hlfe
o-night, and think we'll go into that business
gain. Well, don't mind answering that ques-
ion. I am ahead Of the world a little. but not
Q much as some people say
I'm regard to my companions IN the match,
rould like to say that l.considercd Rowcll yery
ooo. When I first saw him run, ! admired his
tyle, as he went fat-footed. He is not q
alker. / always said that runners we're bound
, beat walkers, and an not a runner. Men
alker, and the effort is not greater. Rowell's
uiIt as strong as any man ever saw. He
,oks like the winner OF this race Hartman
ould be better in two or three days' walk |
lau a six-days' walk. He is speedy man, but
IS not, in my judgment, endurance Tor a six
10 finely trained. Ennis is strongly built aud !
is endurance. I've beaten hin two 1G0-mtlc
atchcs, square heel and t3e, but he could beat |
e running. I'd be better pleased than to have |
good deal OF money to see John win, as want
le belt to stay here. l hope be will pull
rough, but I cannot see how he's going to
'ercome Rowcll's lead. As far as Rowcll is
have great respect for hi0 for
ming so far; but want to sec him beaten,
know that it the belt goes to England it will I
~ there. The idea that the belt is going to
ave America gives me feeling round my |
art like that OF fellow who's buried every |
dy belonging to him." &
IN WHO srAID IN THE BUILDING THE WHOLE | {
WEEK.
Fe1o York Itnes Narch II. +
There were meu in the building who had re-
lined since Monday, morning,-men who,
wing but SO cents to their. name, bad gone to |
Is entertainment knowing that they could | d
.ure shelter there for at least six DAYS. One |
these men the reporter encountered
stcrdny. He was one of hundred who s
d sought resting place IN the a
but dollar, and paid half Of It to get in ;. -
this ulace. Here can STAY until next Satur- =
+ night. The seats are comfortable, and
get a good nights rest. I can 60 down.
irs, and tor 10 cents can get sandwich,
i~fl Is better dinner than connt on many
- iRt!c year. In the meantime, can have
good an entertainment as the people who :.
ne here with thousands ia their pockets to | =
on RowelI." Il