The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16
PEDESTRIANISM.

ONE HUNDRED MILES IN TwENTY-FOUR HOURS.
Thomas Modem. newspaper carrier finished last
night at the Lyceun, Williamsburg, walk of 100
miles in 23h. 35m OBS, of which the actual walk
ing time OOH Ism. rs. He started Friday night
at fifteen minutes to ten T. NJ, and walked well mp
to the fftieth mile. When he resumed the track
again he was somewhat stiff and he took over 20
minutes to walk the ifty-f but the ffty-second
was covered in ION. 2ls. Again he fell off i'll the
ninety-third mile taking something over II minutes
to make the thirty three laps necessary to complete
the distance. In the ninety-sxth mile he broke
down and from that time forward had terrible
struggle to complete his distance in time Stimu-
lants administered, and he gradually
sank and during the last mile tainted
to his going on the track again, but Modem
insisted and went through his task. He was loudly
appauded at the completion of the last mile as he
staggered to his dressing room, and considerable
money changed hands on the result, NJ the odds in
betting against him. His medical attendant
the etfcrt and the muscles i'll the calf of his lett leg
were much swollen and knotted. He was carried to
ten o'clock and il he has not been permanently i'll
jured by the feat will take part in the coming
pedestrian tournament at the American Institute
Rink.
STEPHEN BRoDIE, THE NEwsBoY, WALKS NINETY
MILES IN TwENTY-THREE HOURS AND TWENTY
MINUTES.
Stephen Brodie the newsboy. who started at seven
P. NJ. on Friday in the gymnasium of the Newsboys
Lodging House to walk ninety miles in twentyfour
hours completed his task at twenty minutes past six
last evening" having accomplished the feat with forty
minutes to spare. sawdust track was laid out in
the gymnasium for the of Brode that measured
thrty-one and one-third laps TO the mile. and the
pedestrian therefore, had to walk thrty-one laps
for two miles and thirty-two laps for the third.
Brode looked after by his elder brother Edward
Brode. and the latter kept busy trying to satisfy
the voracious appetite that the walker exhibited At
1Ih. ION. p. NJ. on Friday Brodie was taken of the
track and rested until midnight He started to walk
again, but troubled with indigestion that
he left the track ut 12h. Som. and rested until
he was too sick. but when he went to
work again he felt considerably better. and
after he had walked few miles began to feel all
right and kept up an average gait OF hve miles an
hour. He had been walking since the start in pair
of heavy thick, soled brogans. and at five A. nj.
Yesterday he took them off and walked the rest of
his journey in his stocking feet. He ate a good
breakfast Of beefsteak. toast and tea and about an
hour afterward he again troubled with the pa1igs
of hunger and howled for something more to eat
He was given bowl of coffee and
some toast which he greedily. consumed. and
then said that he felt a good deal better On
his last mile Brodie accompanied by Miss Alice
OConnor very promising young lady pedestrian.
His feet sound as rock when he finished.
He went to bed his task was over, not hay
ing slept since he started.
This feat has started the pedestrian fever among
the newsboys, and number commenced training
last night walking round the floor in the reading
room.