New-York tribune., 1879-10-13
MCRpHr's SUCCESSFUL TRAMP.


CLOSING SCENES ArIHE WALKING MATCH.
GooD WORK OF The FIRST THREE MfN-MUilIl
SCORES FIVE HUNDRED AND FIVE Mills, HOW
ARD FIVE HUSDRrD, AND FABER FOUR nus
DIED AND EIGHTY-EIGHI.
The sx-days walking match ended at l0lo
Saturday evening. and resulted Ia "a victory Tor young
Murphy who made 5O5i5 miles The scenes of the ast
day were a repetition those which occur on TIE last
day OF every siX-days match The building was hlrd
IN the evening with great crowd. Much ehihusl'sm
was manifested ~ friends O TIE hrst few men, VINO
came rom HayerstIaw jersey CITY and oihcr places Dy
hundreds.
At the opening " the last day Faber hed the seconh
place; but before many hours Howard. who on the
second day was behind first dozen men, passed HIM.
and the latter did 10 mind It IN tie least Ihe
transition the second 10 the thifd place reduced
Faber's winnings from $1,000 to 1000 Howardgetuhs
the - 900 Brody carried of he fourth prize OF 5000
Murphy bad made 40 miles at 237 A. m, and great
cheering Fabcr had covered the same distance at ]il
a III and AT 7:4O a. m. Howard had "A record Of 400
miles Briody finished Asa miles nj 2:Os p in' ana
at 3:5l Murphy. who had been dong good WORK, hah
completed 500 miles, After this he retired and let The
other men at work. AT 453 M Mahony was credited
with $50 miles, and his trainers had all they could DO 10
keep him from leaving the building Immediately.
shortly alter O'Clock Walker retired. having saved MS
entrance money. Faber was sil pushing persstently
forward. and Howard was walking al rapid pace, IN
order as was subsequently shown, 10 make an even 800
miles. The Garden was al tnat time crowded with
spectators. aud the air hot and stlns At tim"s
O'Iaary would walk around the track with some
man. giving him points rs To how 10 favor his soIc
joints. Occasionally ho would have - brush with some
man whom he was coaching, and The crowd would cheer
wildly.
Al few minutes before o'clock Murphy appeared
the track wheeling bali dozen bricks covered WITH
flowers II was his lap and lac received royal re-
cefou i'm ls ,ircuit Of the Garden MahOuy followed
him waving a flag. Murphy wore the OLeary belt
which big that man lad Ia hold II Up While he
walked around. TO Murphy nm.e elf he work had no
humorous side lie looked drc ,dfuy tired, more used
mp than hc did wien Dos won't OF thc rach M Iae lie
thcn lett hc bu!dug' ana spent the meni ~ lhe Ohon
Square Hotel Allen soon IoHo"ed huIphl' hNlhE
made 4o2 mics and one lap fcrcc' ties negro Ind
been TIE leuslungsiocA OF the n"Iu'n I.l I's MS
ABILITY wuik and apparently were eiinri io keep
nim the track IL he didn't mako more lhah Zen mn cs
"a day. ~ 10;l5 lie suddenly appeared oh one tinth
after short uap of Two ani Ldi h'l-' ti" HlIItn
around for one lap IKE black shadow. E'cY one
roareu with laughter for tho man hd ohy 5lb mics
10 Ais credit. on. Itp hoHc, j. N4' enough {" stAg
nls way To tue where nc has passed i.o tre'irr
par OF the week. Mckee, whose ii inning CHANCES
cr.iit.d viilr SOP nilr, and tNo laps. At lC2I
M. rtiug line he ci. pecrs." and WAS picked Up
lac "a niUy by liz traurr Who eel hn 90 his room.
Hcnpparcty fell asic,p the minute s feet wcrc raised
from tAc ground. Howard Was SUI oA thc tihoA VIII
ONLY few miles 10 go to complete BOO scorr, oi per-
sons chuvei the,r waS upou Cue at this tiur. and
/ 10 Wa. not without dficuty that he made his way
t.ruu.h tlc C.oWd. Pierce appeared unlt ho4c iol
.ti aud o. I0.-- Howard Aalc nls la.t 1872 ana tAt
lacc over.
WHAT TIE CONTESTANTS RECEIVE.
According to tie terms of tlc race Murphy gets
So OOo Howar! 40 O0o I.har coo, aud Eroay $500
Mahouy. t.e nftl uian, having made over 4G5 miles,
gets 5000, aul Wal.or Aucn Eu-,cn eud C'rraa hay
ing made 40 miles AMI or, recover their entrance
fees " 500 each.
Sporting rea uitc in The opinion That the three lead
ng men have done good work during the week. Mur-
ply. exploit was % rurriise to everyone except
th, rncmbo.s of the Huerstriw Club who have been
hlclng hun. Iti- thought that with good training Aa
nav 90 some marvellous ongdistauce walking within
tho n, SO ten years. H. s young, and viii not be- 10 hs
rfmo for six years THO odds al thr beginning
81 the MA ch W..c 80 g. against lnl, and 10 was Only
l, rl.lee that was allowed 90 walk at I'D. lie N Ho
tof among fne Ai- tWtIt. .-IYt ulrl selected.
The september match lnr inc A-iil he ii ls siid
lu.f ~ eli record ils llA.- Wtr" ri1fi Il ihl~
tle .s a. nurphy .as tine best American record, 900
f,,. sac. i. tir iI.' " lrf 7priue ina oHy
5.O miles. howell it.tIH.I mas, h AF ever,
rny.rc -.i lies Of aetna. us thr, h, IIin.. scolt
b,iug $50. .nl Merritt mad. JiO m.es.
Ihc stu.c log the -lA Nat- is as follows: