New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-06
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occupied by Brown. Broadgeest and Grassland.
The original plans for the present match only provided
that twenty-five out OF the ftythree entries should
start after selection of thirty containing the
twenty-five had been made. much pressure was
brought to bear In favor Of allowing some rejected men
contest that was decided 10 let them In. This Will
do away with necessity OF the second weeks contest
for rejected pedestrians, at first contemplated
NAMES AND RECORDS OF THE CoNrEsrAST1
The names OF the thirtyhve are arranged In alpha
beca order the board and the records OF most
OF them are as followsi
Joseph Allen. OF Renfrew. Mass has sixdays' record
of 1913 miles and of 100 miles in twenty-four hours,
In which time he was the track sixteen hours ana
hfty nnutes j. H. Benrmann. OF Jersey City, has male
100 miles IN twenty-One hours Charles Boyle OF noi-
treal, Canada. ninety-one aud onequarter miles IN
twentyone hours aud forty minutes, and fifty miles In
champion: j. A. Broadgeest il another CANADIAN snow.
shoe pedestrian who has travelled over the snow Ia
miles in six days. ana 945 miles IN twenty-One days
Michael NJ Costello. OF Fshki-on-the Hudson, covered
lO7 miles in twenty-fOur hours. and Richard Cromwell
OF san Francisco 463 miles ia l4O hours Peter Cross
land OF Sheffield England. has the best record Tor hee-
and-toe walking from 242 TO 2s7 miles. and has beaten
ran, OF NewYOrk. walled 43S miles AT Gmore's Car
S Ss s a5 SSss tx
Newcastle. Penn. ked y miles In nine hours ana
Frank" l.. Edwards, OF New-York, 81 miles IN SIX
days winning the champion belt OF California hntGu
EsOn, OF West Merdcn Conn.,. was second 10 Mart IN
the recent Provide seventy hve-hours match mag
ing 1929 miles; CHRISTIAN Faoer. OF Newark. N d.,
walked 45Ois miles IN SIX days at Gil ores 0ardeh
last Spring
Patrick Fitzgerald of NewYork. made II miles in an
hour AT the Manhattan Athletic Grounds IN the sum
lie has record Tor any long distances. Charles
Fox OF Austin, Ill., walked 80 miles in Is hOursl Henry
Howard ~ Glen Cove, y. Y, 40 miles 10 DAYS, 10
nours day Martin Kemmerer. OF Lock Haven, Penn,
45O miles iu 40 nous James Mahoney. OF ewYork,
253 miles I'm 75 hours John Perkins. OF Brooklyn, L. L.
so miles in hours for six consecutive daysl Albert
Pierce. OF New York negro, private ria OF 100 miles
A in a as.r tnInn -
ILL., travelled 4O2 miles IN days; Timothy spellacy. OF
Mlierstown, PENN 800 miles In DAYS William TAT,
Now York 113 miles "a hours Cyrrnis Walker, or
Buffalo. y. Y, 434 miles IN days; james McLeavy,
many races He made $50 mi cs IN the FIRST match Tor
the Ashley Belt. finishing tue ninth T.. Brand AsDury
Park, n. j., j. Br Ody GreenpOnt, H. l.. Edward DAVIS
Kerry, Ireland and Walter Eckerall, Chicago, ILL.,, have
walkers or runners The others ID. Mckee. OF New
York. John Dillon, of Greenport. W H. Mclean Of Pni
adelpha, and X. Dugan, OF New-Iork
All these reported 10 Mr.. Curtis, he manager OF the
allotted TO tnem Tney held no preliminary and se-
cret conferences about who should manage the walk
The contestants have no eye on the receipts and no
hope of "A share In the gatemOney
In eu OF these things, the contestants in this match
strive for the following prizes: Tue winner TO receive
900 and the custody OF the OLeary Oelt
tive of the ongiisance championship OF America the
second $4,000: he third man $1,000. anu the
fourth $500 In addition, every man making
475 miles viii receive 1900, 465 miles $780, and $50
miles 500 An adnirer OF p,destrianisIi, when de-
comfy dressed has offered premiums of $40. $50 aud
So for the three men bo, at the end OF the week. snal
decided to have worn the most presenaDle costumes
OPINIONS OF BETTING MEN.
The booknakers' odds late last evening iol-
lows: