New-York tribune., 1879-03-11
THE GREAT WALKING MATCH
SCENES OF THE FIRST DAY.

with tho walking contest at GlmOres Garden Is the ex
traordna interest taken IN It by all classes Art tue
vast crowd OF men, incIted by the delay OF procuring
tickets OF admission had broken down the main en-
trance TO the Garden and virtually taken possession OF
the scene on Monday morning 1t became struggle on
the part Of the class INSIDE TO get outside some
dd not succeed In working their way out DeIOIe
o'clock. At 4 o'clock in the morning the Garden "iS
still crowded. At tine in the twilight hOs ana tho
forenoon Yesterday were there less than 1000 men and
boys present during the afternoon the crowd was
about Tie same that is seen at Jerome
Park during the racing season, with the upper crust
taken oR THIS wealthy and fashionable element WAS
partially represented however. by club mon, elegant 0s
to leisure ard the ngh cut OF their garments Ihes sport
Dgfrteruity there. the match being III the hah"'o
The men who mostly cater 10 their amusement Al al
most any time during afternoon the heavy glnbers
OF The city coud be seen the broad floor within Tue
walking tracks scattered here ana there were the
prominent horse dealers and riners. and hostors and
saDie-b0ys lined g rall!n 10 he track. Prominent
figures about the Garden were two mon scrupuouSy
attred in black, with sIk hats and wnite cravsts 4hc
gravity of their dcgO tme4t and thelr sc"eTai "ppo"-
aucc suggested 0ulouon with piicsiGait but tAef
dress WAS becd ny an occasional resort 10 lno-cnt
tobacco and the vast ar,oupt o. worldly wisdom t,?t
seemed to be in amUuscIde behind sure~d eyes.
Although thieves out n great iorcr. 40 da1rcda
tIou- OF my importance have boon reported An.u-
tbc most conspicuous tuity-s "aS tie wc.l-A"C"u
Buck" Div's. who WIS the centre OF group OF DDS
fraternity yesterday afternoon. lie vas dressed ~
.roaIcotn, and wore d r,d rose IN As butiouhoe. II,
.r,u. most o ais the A.oH platform. ANA acted
.e Tough be not known TO tie police as one OF
Ie worst ot his class Of criminals. Among t'e poieo
officers present in plain ciOJhcs were Captains Williams
Cuchy Bymes, Garland, Murphy ana oandcEsou' aAG
there is 900 prcsrut large force o. ottecuEts.
Af.U 20. ticans lent thcir presence 10 the assem-
b.ace AMI great many smart ourg and o!d men sup
po-,d to- bc IN crested business enterprises were
present TO fJIm their Own opinion Of the comparative
reril, Of KoWci, tAe pucty little En%lshln"h' ana
.rllHan, tn. s-cggcd NcwEu .!auder. This class
se ulca no. 20 DC N .yupathy with OL 1ry. great
many old men with long hur and boards
and prudential umbrellas. and unmIsakabie Idn-
Lee cAArI,.cr,ji,-. Indicated that Nc~-Ensand was
baclrg Hartman with sympathy and appause
II with nothing es.. Tho boxes Dn the north SIDE the
Judges th, Gar leu, were reserved Tor ladies' WI"
wcr present III considerable numbers, AID appeared to
%, fully awake to tue m1mentOu' character of the con-
te-t before tnem Altogether, the Garden made lively
and interesting Appearance Beams OF sun.i-At came
through the syG-.ts. Ilurin4tng the remaining dec
ortiJus OF the AroH oH ana clouds OF toD3ccOsm"Ac
arose rom the crowded galleries. In the long beer
saloon under ts sou,h gallery men, smoke ana various
fumes m.u-i.I Ia equal PROPORTIONS. brass Dahc,
with more ambition thtn .k, tried 10 divert the crowd
with a." Nancy Zee" ana other iami.iar tunes.
The great anxiety Oi the Dickcrs OF OF the men
10 bsC Oh The distance likely 20 Oo covered has inclined
many 10 the belief that the track Is possibly snort ana
tls iga seemed TO spread Yesterday among those who
had already made bets on this point Hot fe" oi them
nave expressed determination, in case they should
I their wagcrs. To haye tue track ycd. Should
,ts .fae "g Eve & ,I 80 AID G' G " IT a. .''' Mi &
.b,v more than decide many OF tlt bets made.
Down town the interest dliuu< iLc Hib seemed - ne
ud.-us, and grodps stood ~ front II Ae ne" paper
offices un dafG ana uacuoae0 sc osd rs da H4'l"'O ca
Oh Tie OtItt!n boards.
HOW TIE PEDESTRIANS WALKED.
For IN hour after the start the cei interest OF thc
audience centred IN comparison OF the herent modes
OF ocouOtIon Of TIE contestants good opportunity
to Go this as to their Walking given III Tie hrst ie"
laps. bcf re any one broke INTO run. O'Leary Was
noticeable his free hip ana shoulder motion, the up
rIght AID steady carriage of mis- body, and
the length and regularity OF his stride. As
he .adly around no faulty feature appeared III
mis- movements hartman OuOwed with a good stride
and Tree actun ol tIe arms and shoulders but there
were no coabe detects about hi, style While he
Nm Ii s.f,.n mon fne neck aid tnctC IL d lateral
motion ut tut which 1Vua an uncertain appear
anye ui- legs at every step. EHn's "H-u walk
II. has t.e look ot d. man who thoroughly JQ-
pr'crlicd the tact tAat the walk 10 last
TX DAYS I.s vn- close 10 the body with SIN
mot ou wl!Ie 4Is les move n parallel iues NIItu
apart. Ills and 4cd wei balanced but about
- there IS lacG Di 40 ras ocrn said tddt Howe
kor. Mneh BE uo' 20 "'"A DC piouShS along
swinging As arms AT iui. !cslh across bis pod' "ndar
oi. ou ri. ltr sii', Nv body and h,du Dcld IUf
ward at tac angie ntrr>strt 10 "A runner.
Mutu the men break MO ruu 1t IS extctiy reversed
Row l( Sg- % = u b.
.hJu Indian trUt Ills feet gde over tue track instead
ot striking IT, thu, dyuHIiE dHy jar nuch wound pit,
havoc VITA his legs ami lungs. There hardly any per-
ccpiDe Use ana iaI 10 Ills oody ana shoulders aud al
toZt Arr lI. Z 10 cli httc rtIua
any run can, was surprised a. he tod oil
Successive miles IN sHEAt variation from Sm 20=
EuHIs also runs better Tran hc walks, Dut tnCre
is "A pcfccptDe tramp "a his feet StriAe the tracA
which must eventually tel! on them aud his lees.
Oirary runs with sprn-y step, DuJ one when cahs
D,I iIu i'-S m ] ctn 81 ii 1orc, Of ti% vaiS
f.,gH llf m an Ifts
VINO adhered iuateiy .Gthc heel anu toe movement.
SCENES OF TIE TRACK.
All the men walked during the nrt lap AZ the begin
nlng of The cond, Erwe broke INTO his "lOpe" AMI
went 10 the front. lie was loudly cneered rs ne III
creased ais lead and wAer nc completed Ills first mr,
over a minute before his antagonists lis friend,
IN. very enthusiastic. lis third mile he made in the
best time Of the contest 80 TAR SIN 27s. Al ociUck
Geu the Gro Nd gan 60 leave the Garden the contest
ans had 81 made more than twenty miles. Al .
ock the pedestrians lad settled down TO more reS
lar work, ami the remaining spectators had sought
more comfortable positions the chairs and benches
AZ nail-past Ems went of the track oG his 2dth
M lc ANA remained ia hi, nut aOOnt seventeen mnut
Hlrrnan Ind OLeary soon aiter TOOK snort rests out
Bowel I'D = leave the tF'ch uhl' S'1' "boh lie -
on = 10 9fn mile.
over OIL ary be- ceased rdnhh Ant content hlHseiL
nv following the cuanlpIOuS tOot~tcp-, cOu lo Of
pacoa behind h'h' NJ "a - 'nnoS l@t y ana
tuc scrUHd Lap Of Ms 7iND thrd ih,o NJ 'csdh 10
run. hOpinS 10 fee himself from the Eng isnnan.
o. laary. Tnun the Latter pat running siuIJ ana
Hoyyc llu 6eSIso bug tls tne he pGssrG OIe2ry The
lticr subsidized regular va a. Out ROwe kept
uuu ne mad aided another lap - his lead, ana then
dropped in 0chad OLeary aud again the same tactics
loIloyrG Starting his SEVENTEEN mile, RJweH broke
into Il lrot once more, ana increased his lead
mile. less zap. Thcu lie dropped ntu OIIeays
footsteps aud followed him pcr5sjently during tue ar
fcruoou Eans and Hartman alsO made spuTts during
the AFTERNOON nUt they ala very little running.
The t.c,e-tahcr5 balance tucir At I'D y Yes
teiay Il ed that up 10 that hour, Including
the previous evening. 100 tickets hhd been s0d
ROWELL SCORES THE FIRST HUNDRED Mills.
Shortly after p. the uubrr Of visitors began to
ncrs4 ana before > O'Clock there were not less than