New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE WALKING MATCH AT GILMoRE's.

THE WALKING MAlCH Al OlbMOhiI %
thirty SEVEN CONTESTANTS STILL IN THE RACE
RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE MEN.
Visitors at Gilmore's Garden last night were sur
prised to find that, of the forty ambitious pedes-
TRANS who had started at 1 O'clock in the morning
10 walk OF run for six days only one had given up
the contest. This one Callahan. No. 10, after hav-
ing made forty-two and a half miles was taken
with the collie and at noon left the track
Armstrong was off for the greater part of the af-
ternoon and evening having strained some muscle
in his hip but he expected to get on the tack
again. a doctor having said that the strain was only
temporary. OF these who were still walking about
twelve were making very respectable showing,
and Panchat of Buffalo. was going at better rate
than Rowell made in his late match He is a small
man with n quick nervous step and an easy Tuu Ills
prevous record was 142 miles in thirty-slx hours,
and it is claimed that he has more than
the usual amount of endurance, obtained from long
walks 10 and from his daily work. About ten miles
behind the Frenchmau are about twelve men whose
positions are constantly changing. The pest OF
these were Merritt. OBrlen, hrohne, tlIchcrolt'
McEvoy, Goodwin, Sprague. Ralne and Dutcher.
Brodie, the newsbOy though well up among tne
leaders was the picture of distress, and notwlth-
standing the opinion of his attendants that he was
tough and all right II was evident that Only
their ignorance and his own pluck kept HIM NOV,
ing around the track krohne, also, looked
more as If he would fall TO pieces han walk curing
another daV, Inc best walkers IN Ine ludlCI, luI
STYLE are butcher, Spear Ralne, Goodwin, OBnen
and Sprague while the worst are krohne, Brodle
md hughes. The last IS bright in black YelYet
lnce-hrccchcs, red shirt and stockings, hut
is position in the race is disappointment
10 the admirers of brute force. Some OF the
pedestrians provoke great deal OF good
humored raleiy as they circle around the sawduSt
path No 81 Willis is called Lord Chesterfield,
i'm recognition of the magnificent way IN which ne
carries his chest No IL, Modem, is known as the
mosquito from his dimlnutive s'ze NO. 49, Sprague,
Is known the WlcQlbarrOW trunUlcr.
At $50, Dutcher staggered and fell HsenslOIe on
the ira k. 1t was found that he had had rush OF
blood to the head-the doctorsaid from beng giTded
too tight. He was walking again IN fifteen minutes
There was much talk in the audiSIce about
sons said that he ought 10 be compelled
10 stop. Some thought the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children ought 10 IN
terfere; hut Brodie SAYS he is not child AT s;23
Panchot completed his 100 miles, having then been
walking 19h. 23m. lie was loudly cheered as the
three figures appeared on the blackboard. ne al-
d1ence numbered about 1000 persons. There is
considerable speculation among betting men about
the result. Before the start the odds given 10y me
boolmakers were 10 to ] against anyone Al the
end of the first twelve hours the odds stood 10 1
against PanchOt, s to l against O'Buen or Byrne,
10 l against butcher, 10 TO one against MERRITT,
McEvoy or FitchcrOft, and 20 TO l against any
other contestant.
Fitchcroft. after finishing 7Gl2 miles, left the
track for good. AT 11:1l Merritt hnlsheQ ms IUo
miles and after running another lap AT strong
pace went to his tent for rest Panch0t after
Three and half hours rest, appeared on the track
gait O'Burke retired to his tent II o'clock, and
before midnight it was announced that he would
not return, r.
At o'clock this morning the score for the first
twenty-fours stood as follows: Panchot, 1O4; MeT-
Iitt, 1OO Krohne, 81; OHTien, 81 Muir
honey. 90: butcher, 30; Fenlon, 90; Brodle.
So Goodwin, SO; Modem, 81; Sullivan, %
Myer SO; Hughes, 50 .Spague, 50 Tiers, 80 !;
Fitchcrofi. IS Howard, II; Willis, 7G Raine, q,
Stanley, "a Kennayen, Il; Scaplan' g.; Day, Gf
hcTg 60 Nash. IS; Davis, SO; O'Burke, 90 Cal
lahan, ~ Rankin ALL Armstrong 80 miles.