The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-24
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Convention Of the AssOclatiOn of Amateur
Athletes.

Athletes.
NEW YORK, April 23.-A convention of the
| National Association OF Amateur Athletes OF
America was held last night. Delegates were
present representing the New York, Manhat-
tan, Union Of Boston, Baltimore, Staten Island
Short Hill, Plainfield, American and Scottish
American clubs. A constitution Is in process
OF adoption.
THE INTERNATIONAL WALKING MATCH IN
LONDON.
LONDON, April 23.-All the contestants In
the walking match at Agricultural Hall,
fslington, rested few hours during last
night. Blower Brown is In excellent condition
and looking fresh. He had covered 266 miles
up to noon to-day, which eclipses any pre-
vious performance In the same length OF
time. Corkey has $50 miles to his credit. He
Is somewhat distressed. Hazel feels queer
and has fallen behind Corkey, but is improv-
ing In condition. Weston's score is 225 miles.
6p. m.-Blower Brown has accomplished
in the three days, an astonishing feat. Corkey
has covered 268 miles, Weston, who Is plod-
ding steadily along, 23s miles and Hazel, who
is resting 275 miles.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Interest In the six days walking match for
the English championship increases as the
contest proceeds, and the unprecedented
scores made by the leaders are bulletined
throughout the city as in New York during
the race for the worlds championship belt.
At o'clock this morning, forty eight hours
yesterday, had covered 22o miles, beating the
best time on record-that made by Corkey in
the last English tournament-by fourteen
miles.
Brown was then ten miles ahead Of Hazael
and twelve miles ahead Of Corkey. Hazael
had also beaten Corkey's time by four miles,
and Corkey was one mile ahead of his own
time made last October. Weston had also
beaten his best previous time-1s2 miles-by
oio b cfrr rryE<, ho, lyaI Icin
the start, was far behind, but kept up his
pace evidently counting on firing out the
runners on the last three days OF the match.
Upto the hour named Brown had rested only
troubled with indigestion, has rested five
hours. Corkey and Weston had been off the
track three hours each.
At l p. m. to-day, sixty hours after the
start, Brown was nine miles ahead OF HaZael,
who held the second place. Corkey being only
four miles behind Hazael, and thirty ahead Of
the American. Brown had then covered 262
miles, Hazael 253, Corkey 249, and Weston
219 Brown, at the end OF the first sixty
hours. in the last tournament. led Corkey one
one mile. He had coverad 245 miles, Corkey
covered 244 and Weston 233. Brown was thus
seventeen miles ahead Of his own time, the
best previous time. At the close Of the first
sixty hours to-day Hazael had beaten the
by nine miles, while Corkey had Travelled five
miles further than in the first sixty hours Of
the previous race.
Weston had covered 218 miles in the first
sixty hours Of the last October tournament.
At oclock to-day he had beaten that record
by one mile. The race this morning was very
close and exciting. Hazael gradually gained
on Brown. and reduced his lead to five miles.
while Corkey, after a rest, came out quite
fresh, and ran ten miles in one hour and ten
minutes. From l to 3p m. Brown ran twelve
miles, Hazael covered sixteen miles, running
nine miles in fifty y-eight minutes.
The score at 2 o'clock p m. sixty-two hours
from the start, stood: Brown 274l1a, Hazael
269, Corkey 261, Weston 229a.
II 80 p. m.-The scores Of the six days
pedestrian contest stand as follows: Brown.
306; Hazael, 295; Corkey, 2S7; Weston, 266.
BILLIARD TOURNAMENT AT PARIS.
New YORK, April 23-A Paris dispatch says
the first game Of the Paris billiard tourna-
ment was played Monday evening. Inc
players were Plot and Maurice DAILY. The
American won. The score is not reported.
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR PAROLE.
LONDON, April 23-The race for the Great
Metropolitan stakes, distance two miles and
quarter, was run at Epson to-day and was
won by Lorillards Parole with Castlereagh
second.
LONDON, April 2s-There were only two