Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-06
THE O'LEARY BELT.
Another Six Days Walking Match-Nil
Thousand People Witness the Start
Score at 2 O'Clock.

Another Six Days Walking Match-Nine
Thousand People Witness the Start
Score at 2 O'Clock.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
New YORK, Oct. 5.-New York is to be effect
ed with another six days walking match this
week, It will commence in Madison Square
Garden at o clock Monday morning and is
for the O'Leary belt and money prizes. Each
competitor is to make best of his way on
foot, running walking without assistance,
for the space of one hundred and forty-tWO
hours.
Western Associated Press.l
New YORK, Oct. s. Midnight-Th great six
days walk for the OLeary belt bids fair to
cause almost as much excitement as the recent
contest for the Ashley belt. The start was adj
vertised to take place at o'clock Monday
morning. By $50 when the doors opened the
crowd numbered fully fifteen hundred. Thir-
ty-tive men will start for the belt and first
prize of $4,000, the second prize is $4,000,
third prize, 81, 000 fourth prize, $500. The con-
testants are Joseph Allen, of Massachusetts; J.
81. Behrman, E. Brandt, New Jersey; Charles
Boyle, Montreal; J. Breody, of Green Point;
J. K. Brondgeest, Canada; Blower Brown,
England; NJ. NJ. Costello, New York; Richard
Cromwell, California; Peter Grassland, Eng
land; Benjamin Curran, E. Davis New York;
j. Dickinson, Pennsylvania; John Dillon,
Robert Dugan, +. T. Edwards, New York; J..
G. Dushane, W. Kemmerer, VIM. II. Mclean,
Pennsylvania; W. Eckersall, Chicago; A. Ell
son, Connecticut; G. Faber, New Jersey; P.
Fitzgerald, Montreal; C. Fox, illinois,;
J. Mahoney, Nicholas Murphy, J. Perkins, Al
bert Pierce, Spruzzell, New York; T. Spellaoy,
Pennsylvania; VIM. TAFT and G. Walker, New
York. The betting at IL o'clock stood to 2
against Blower Brown, 8 to against Faber, 10
to against Kemmerer, 10 to against Crom-
son, Is to against Walker, 20 to against
Costello, Is to 1 against Grassland, Is to
against McLovy, rs to against Davis, 25 to
against Edwards, Is to against Dugan, and IS
to against each of the others. = By II o'clock
nearly $500 people were in the garden. As each
warmly greeted. The crowd continues to pass
into the garden in a steady stream, and the
place fills up rapidly. The excise law was
totally disregarded. o.. -.
At midnight the audience Saa in the garden had
increased to over 5000. The crowd was rather
rough one and the band played a number of
lively tunes in order to keep them quiet.
Captain Williams was on hand with a large
crowd of officers and he had his hands full in
keeping order. As the hour of one clock ap-
preached the excitement became intense and
the garden was thronged. As the pedestrians
left their tents cheering began and the vast
building shook with the applause
The track was filled with thirty-fve men who
hope to win the belt. Dressed in all colors the
men were ranged in rows of five deep. W. B.
Curtis was the starter and had also charge of
the whole scoring arrangements. Each of the
pedestrians have large number on his chest
by which his identity was distinguished. There
were fully 1000 persons in the garden at the
start. Blower Brown was warmly greeted on
appearing. 3The men shook hands with each
other before the start and took positions in the
order of their numbers. The start was effected
at o'clock sharp. The sight was a fine one.
Some ran swiftly, the others slowly, while
some walked. The majority, however, were
running. Blower Brown settled down into q
quick run. The first mile was finished in so
by Fitzgerald who was two laps ahead Of all
others. 20 sd. 49, -e...-. -