The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-30
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BOSTON, Jan. 20. 1872
The second pedestrian contest at the Hebrew Fair
Building occurred this afternoon and evening. fair
audience being present. The contestants were L. G.
Holske. of New York city formerly Of the Harlem
Athletic Club and amateur champion OF the
world for one and three miles during 1870;
Christopher Toole of Bangor, Me-. John
ID. Wayne Of the Boston Athletic Club;
b. f. Michigan. of Cambridge; Owen McDer
mott, of Boston; Frank +. Dole. Of Lawrence. and r.
L. Edwards. of New York. The distance was twenty
five miles. There being two prizes. the first $780,
ond $40.
Charles A. Hartman. who is matched to walk
O'Leary for six days. also entered. He essayed to
walk fifty miles, beginning at two o'clock. and get
ting through the first twenty-five miles in time to
start on the second with the other contestants. He
began at seven minutes past two O'Clock and finished
his twenty-five miles without break OF rest in 3h
SIM. 35s
At half-past clock the contestants were sent
OFF by j. Robinson, Of the Manchester Athletic Club
England At the start it seemed plain that the best
walkers as far as speed aud style were concerned
were Holske, Michigan and Dole.
Hartman started off with a strong. steady pace.
previous effort. Holske seemed to be q favorite
with the audience, his gait making favorable i'm
not only man of speed but man who would hold
out well. He walks very much like OLeary, keeping
his chest well forward and using his shoulders.
Michigan shot away ahead after the first few laps,
holding good lead for time, Toole second and
Hoske third These positions were maintained with
slight variation for some miles, On the sixth mile
Hoske showed little to the front. He in splen-
did condition and showed not the slightest signs
OF fatigue. while many many OF his competitors
he went to the front with dash. The eighth ninth,
tonth. eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth miles
passing Hartman. Toole and Michigan whenever he
came up with them He made the first thirteen
mile IN a Of his p %
being over mile and half behind. When Holske
began his fifteenth mile he was half mile clear away
from everybody and walking in splendid style. BY
this time the contest narrowed down to Holske,
Michigan. Dole and Toole in the order given.
At this point it evident that the great struggle
to be for second place. Hartman spurted several
times, but the three contestants for second could
easily beat him on his best attempt at speed.
On the fifteenth mile Edwards left the track and ON
the sixteenth. Dole. Of Lawrence. who, up to that
time, third, retired
lead Toole working up for second place. The inter-
est in the match now became intense and the back
vorites stoutly. On the twentieth mile Toolc,
by q brilliant squirt shot to the second place and
in front of him. Hartman was helplessly in the
to distance and had chance of winning except
by accident but his trainer Robinson kept coach
ing him to keep ahead of Tooe. and block him from
getting to the front So every time the young
started to squirt Hartman spurtcd also, and swung
his arms and kept him from passing The audience
shouted ..Fair play" several times but without avail
Toole kept second place. however, and Michigan
dropped out on the twentieth mile and gave up the
contest. From this out the match not exciting
Holske kept increasing his lead till the end aud
finished his twenty-five miles at ten minutes to
twelve, having made the best amateur time record
in this country for the same distance The actual
time 3h. Sem. 1875. L. II. Armstrong,
previous to this Al. On. los. Toole. Of Bangor was
second, having made his twenty-five miles in Al.
16m. 23s. Hartman made his fifty miles in Oh 3m
45s coming in about mile behind Toole and mile
aud three quarters behind Holske.