The New York herald., 1879-10-01
THE O'LEARY BELT.
Records Of the Thirty Men Who Are
to Compete for 1t.
BLOWER" BROWN AND M'LEAVY.
England Ireland Germany. Scotland and
Canada Represented.

Go as you please where you please and when you
please you cannot avoid conversation on pedestrian
ism. As with "Pinafore" the air Is full OF go-as-
you-please gossip. Mon discuss It, women oiscuss
It, children practise 1t and all hands vote IL Dore'
the while doing their level best to perpetua'o IT,
Whether It is in deploring She circuH'-
stance that Frank Hart has dusky part
ner in his joys and SORROWS OF IN ide
regrets that one so handsome as duyon should
have such weak ankles, that q man who walks
like crab and runs like ourangatang should get
third money the ladies manage to keep busy talking
over this walking business. Several or the ladies'
who owing to the crowd Saturday last. failed to
get near enough to the track to present Hart
with bouquets will. no doubt. be delighted
to hear that in tho coming O'Leary walk
another negro said to rival Frank Hart in form and
feature has been entered. His name is Pierce he is
Ave feet nine inches high weighs 153 pounds and is
said to have magnificent gait. His record is
private and therefore doubtful Those who
are not partial to colored walkers, but who
have some national bias will be equally happy
to know that many of the nations will
be represented in tho O'Leary walk. Germany. Ire
land. England Scotland. Canada and number of the
States have representatives in the coming walk and
many of the contestants. though not well known in
Now York city. come to the contest with good
records. In all there thirty contestants in the
go-asyou-please walk for the OLeary belr the most
elaborate trophy OF the kind offered, and among
tho number is man from California. It.
ins. high. Weighing ITO lbs. who might do
for the celebrated but hypothetical Yuma Indian.
promised by the managers of the lato Ashley belt
walk. His name is Richard Cromwell, he is thirty
Ave years Of age and has for years been an Indian
scout and trapper
RECORDS CONTESTANTS
Cromwell has record OF 463 miles acquired in the
six day walk in San Francisco in May last. The
ords Of the other twenty-nine men will bo found
herewith
Joseph Allen of Renfrew, Mass, was born in Car
lyle, England in 1856. He is 1t. Ss in. in height.
and weighs 1873 lbs. He has q six day record of 30S
miles gained at Adams. Mass, in August OF this year
81 miles OH the last day. Two weeks after the
he made ut the place 100 miles in "a hours the
actual time on the track being 16h. 5Om.
John Henry Behrmann. Jersey City. N. j., born in
Germany in 1885, height it. 10 in. weight 156 lbs.
Won several 100 mile races and $50 mile run in
Germany, and has been beaten but twice; record in
America 100 miles in 81 hours.
Charles Boyle. Montreal. Canada; born in Donegal.
ireland, in 1851; height It. in; weight, 1872 lbs.
we'll known snow shoe champion. kecord-May
Q. 1S79 at Montreal 81 $40 miles in 9Th. 40m. ut
Toronto, June. 1879. 50 miles in 10 hours.
4. Brand. Asbury Park. N. j.; age. 80 years;
height. IT. y. in; weight 1877 lbs. Entered as
SulIivans "Upknowr;" has no record except pri-
vate trials for distances above 25 miles.
J. Briody Greenpoint. L. l. Entered by Judge
Charles b. Elliott who has failed to forward his
mans statistics and record.
John Albert Broadgeest, Toronto. Canada born in
Montreal in 1SA6. height #. 7A in, weight 14s
pounds; has been mail carrier and trapper, and
his records are mainly on snow shoes. including ia
miles i'll 80 hours 1873 miles in 80 hours 155 miles
In SO hours 332 miles in days and 945 miles in Il
days.
'BLowER" BROWN
As much interest has been awakened in ssBlower"
Brown his record s given III full 1t is only fair to
Mr. Brown. who Is probably tho most modest man
In the world. to state that the nickname blower
was not awarded him on account Of cgotstica olo-
quence 1t appears tnat in the smithy where worked
N Fuiham there were several Browns and as he was
stationed ut the bellows he called Blower" in
order that he might not be confounded with Puddler
Brown or Smith Brown. Henry Brown was born in
Fulham, England. in lS43; he weighs 1873 pounds, is
6vo feet six inches in height and is the recognized
long distance champion OF England. He won the
tirst prize. timcpiece. in q one mile handicap. at
Garratt lane. wandsworth. December l, 1862 with
six and half minutes start got third prize. fl 10s.
IN ten mile handicap. at the Canterbury Rural
Fete, May 26. 1868; ran ten miles i'll Som.
lSs., winning f10. by twelve seconds. West
London Cricket Ground, Old Brompton February
20, 1894; beat Toddy Ray and Joe Spencer in twenty
miles sweepstakes of f5 each. West London Cricket
Ground. Old Brompton, April 4. 1864; with five min
cap. at the Canterbury Rural Fete, May II. 1854
beat w. Richards fho Weshman), gave two
minutes start. in ten mile race, for f2O side, ut
Hackney Wick Grounds. August s. 1864; with three
and half minutes start got third prize !fs in ten
miles handicap at the North woolwlch Gar
known as "Steoprock," the North American Indian),
htteen miles. for fl5 sido (time. III. son. 25s.).
West London Cricket Ground. Old Brompton, Octo-
ber 3, 1864; with minutes start f20 in twenty
miles handicap time, IN AMI at Hackney Wick
Grounds. October TO- 1864 with 44O yards start got
!hird prize tf3) in five-mile handicap at Hackney
Wick Grounds. November Z. 1864; beaten by
minutes start in ten miles for sio side. at Chalk
Farm Grounds June q, 1865; beat X. Marks, who
had 450 yards start in ten miles, for f20. ut the
Lille Arms, Old Brompton. April T. 1866 ran from
Mr.. j. Smiths. tho Manor Tavern. Chiswick, to Mr..
G. Welsh's booth adjoining the grand stand at
EPSON, In In. 5im., winning El0 by minutes, May
2f 1865; beat W. Mills. who gave minutes start IN
ten miles, for El5 side. at Bow Grounds, November
W. %o y S start IN ono os a oi
f5 aside, star Grounds. Fulham, Septenl-
Dor H. 1870; beat Il. Vincent. two miles
ham. October 20. 1s70 beaten by G.. Stephenson, of
Battersea, who gave bfty yards start in two miles.
for f1Q, Star Grounds, Fulham. October ~, 1876;
beaten by q. Stephenson again. when in receipt of
nifty yards start in two miles. flo. Star Grounds,
Fuiham. December .. 1876: with six minutes start
got third prize f3) and 81 5s. for beating fifty
sx minutes In q ten miles handicap, Lillio
quarter milo handicap at Hackney Wick; ten miles
handicap at Canterbury hve miles handicap ut
Tumbridge wells barrow match twenty milos).
Sunbury Common; barrow match item miles,, West
London Grounds, Old Brompton; beat To-day Ray,
fifteen miles. level; also beat "steeprock' (tho
for tho Ashley Belt. Agricultural Hall. Lon
don, March Is to %, 1S7S-O'Lcary. 520A miles;
Vaughan, 500 II miles; Brown, AT 81 miles, failed
TO gather 100 stones in 40 minutes. for Is side,
ana "sprcad" ut the Star Grounds, Fulham, April
~. 1878; Six Day Championship OF England. Agri-
cultural Hall, London, October % to December 4,
187S-Corkey. $40 81 miles; Brown. sos 81 miles.
Same place and for sarno trophy, April II to 30,
1S70-Brown, 542ia miles. Second for the Ast-
10y belt. same place. June 16 to n, ls79--weston,
$50 miles; Brown a53 miles.
THE OTHER WALKERS.
Michael M. Costello. Fishkill. on tho Hudson. n.
Y.;. agod 20 years. height II. In, weight 151
lbs. No record beyond 107 miles in "a hours.
Peter Grassland. sheffield, England; the English
walker who defeated OLeary. Has the best record
In tho world for fair walking from 2a2 to 2ST miles.
Hpf,in amin Nnr NaxvV V,rt ritx l,.r, NJ.
Jersey in 1883; height It. in. weight 146
lbs; sixday record. 43s% miles In 14lh. 59m..
at Gilmore's Garden. New York city, May to 10,
1879; known In Now York city as the q 'Longshore-
man."
Edward Davis. Kerry, Ireland; has record;
came from Ireland expressly to win the belt, and
has boon .rnininR ct the Manhattan Ground for two