The sun., 1879-03-24
MANY WOMEN ON TIE TRACK
BUT 4 SUNDAY or REST FOR THE SPEC
T1TORS ON THE WEST SIDE.
\ Hiatus In the Receipts at brewster and
PedeatrInn UnlIs-Cnpt. Williams Really
Closes Two Unlawful Places OF Resort.

in 5000 quarter hours. had retired from the
track five hours before. to prepare for the six
days walking in Gilmore's Garden. and Miss
NJ Smith had been brought from Clarendon
Hail to take their place and keep no the show.
The hail was we'll filed with spectators. and
Miss Smith encouraged by frequent applause.
WAS walking briskly. Passing rapidly to the
harroom in tho basement Williams closed the
bar and saw tho lights put out Miss Smith re-
tired. and the spectators slowly dispersed. Tho
managers werc informed by Williams that no
exhibition to which an admission fee WAS
charged would be allowed on Sunday The law
ON the point is explicit, hut during two months
tho pedestrian exhibition in Brewster Hall had
hccn Kept up without interruption. and in the
large Sunday asscmhlagcs none had seemed
moro highly entertained than the officers OF
Nilliams's precinct. Annie BartcN, called
Tho Westchcster Milkmuid." was the first Of
the women employed. She made nm unsuc-
ccssful attempt to walk 5000 quarter miles,
and retired in six days. with n score
Of j6G quarters She resumed her task
but gave ont again ut the end OF the 1439th
quarter Millic Reynolds started out brissly.
but was completely used up In throo days. Mrs.
NJ. \. Scott failed after scoring $50 quarters and
was followed by Lulu Loomer. who stopped at
si2. The building was deserted yesterday A
ulacard on the outside door bore the words:
CLOSED till Monday at o'clock A. NJ man
I'm charge cautiously opened the door 10
| callers until midnight. when the ticket seller
resumed work and Miss Smith began 10 walk
again. Mrs. Frankyn Cora Cushing. Bertha
| Won Borg and Miss La Cbapellc. who are en-
tered for the walk in Gilmorc's Garden. are to
do .heir practising there. in order to continue
the show.
Pedestrian Hall is in Sixth avenue half n
| block from Capt. Williums's station. Manager
| Bauchman was informed by Williams that no
tickets must be sold on Sunday. At midnight
an officer entered md reminded him that it
was time 20 close. Cora Cushing and Florence
! L. Nuuiou started together on Feb. 10 to
| walk 5000 quarter miles, and when Miss
| Gushing finished her task her companion was
| feeling So we'll that she kept on. intending TO
| add 900 quarters to her core. Al IL o'clock
| when the officer entered she mad only three
! moro quarters 10 make. She ~ the VIE 0i
/ Alfred L. Nunion. u trapeze performer. and Is
] hrrs"f gymnast She is barely iiyc icet in
! height hut has deep chrststlut legs. ana
! short. well-shupcd arms, Her walking costume
WIS ot dark blue nounel. the skirt reaching not
/ quito 90 the knee. Her dark halr was n long
| braid. falling below her waist. She appears TO
! Dee not more than %. hut il really much older
| aud the mother II six children one OF whom
! She has frequently carried in her arms round
! the track. Sne continued her walk while her
| managers hastenod 60 the police station To- get
| This was given on condition that the sale 81
] tickets hc stopped ana only those who acted rs
! hall She finished the iQlopuhriers. according
| 10 the score. AT l2.l5. and WAS presented wth u
! Yesterday. and said that she could walk 5Mlp
| quarter miles In Us many quarter hours. The
managers int"nd 70 coniinqs business WITH
| Marshall. Annie Lamb. aud Mrs. Camp. COM
menciug tomorrow evening.
| The women in the Bowory pedestrian shows
| were not bothered Yesterday hy tho uolirr Half
| n dozen concert halls and museums have added
| pedestranism TO their usual attractions with
urA AuI La .
! ter nor bearded women. horned pigs or far
| CircaSs ians. said Chnham squGr" manager
! doing poorly. no matter what they offer the
| public. The public Is Ike children; they taxes
! 10 things by fits and starts. six months from
now YOU won't see walking match where now
second story 1870 feet hy 60 was crowded in tho
| afternoon with n"ariy luip persons, at 10 aul
/ 20 cents each. gallery. with brass band IN
spectators. while the rest swarnied on th" main
/ nror. All sorts of folks were there. work ing
men with their families. Hash lly-dr'ssed youths
| from Avenue A. mem oi-wnr's men in uniform.
| with the name OF their ship i'm gilt letters on
| thrircnrs Foremost Jacks Of the merchant SER
| Vire. horny handed. ia tarry hNbiimcuts and
Young enst side clerks IN their sunday best.
| swuru"l into dark room In the lower story.
| whore % pale-faccd lecturer aided hy u ghostly
| woman ia white, gave mngiea exhibitions on a
| crowded about the fat woman, tha three-lre-,rd
! horse. the electric battery. and the Elu~--hlnw-
liE. NAk lllt ilaLf~l ii4iflE ltl lN lhkE' illl
dust track. eight feet wide. rallied OF with
fine sgInt.ing. ran along the edges oi the iloor;
ON the north sido oi the track was IN" Judges
stand. and on the south side some wax works
On small rcule-cigllt women IN red blue, and
| yellow ball drcs-Ds p. with the goddess oi liberty
iu the midst. On the east WAS a stage, with
scenery, and the walkers canvas dress ug room
S'.'r,S w"rs ihe words Ms Ada II SaIe. pcies-
| tripune of Chicago. now completing htr Ernut
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against the thin. nne raiings. aud applauded
good humoredly.
Mss La Salle will now complete her 900
half mile cried the man at the stop watch.
Tho woman WAS tall and rObus:. with broad.
plrasNht ientur.s anu weary lonk' shr N4rei
a gown oi red. trimmed win gold lace, which
came B. low her knees. and her long brown hair
WAS tossed back in heeoming hralls over her
shoul i,rs. A- she walked She strurk n.rvousy
with long riding whip. For the first few lap,
she walked irregularly sometimes last an !
sometimes slow. but soitlrd down into a uni
form rapid pace. which drew forth loud ap-
iudl,s chilled "time," and she went from the
track. Tho band stopped playing, and the up
roar ot conversation, candy pcddlng. peanut
catlng and cider drinking comm"pced anew.
ger. ushering the way 90 the interior Of the can-
vas tent, bed stood nj one side, and a bureau
~ the other. Alta little table ia the centre. Miss
La Sale and the Cir'as-lnn wer" unahing on
con. = AMI sandwiches. Tho pedestrian COM
planned Of pains IN hrr ieei' ap j. slight stiffness
OF her logs. bnt said unt OTHERWISE she was
quite we'll. " The worst time. she said. is in
the early morning when There Us no music, and
few people. II is like pulling ones teeth % yet
NJ. aud 70 out ana do your hhi IN the sitwdu-t
% Sometimes we huve T. drag hcr ou 10 the
trnrk. sir. ! assure you." said the manager
This morning She walked us much as IA dozen
! laus with her eyes shut
! The woman gots a percentage OI tho profits
| From loo 90 300 persons visit the hull dauy
! during the week. and from 2,jiut 60 1000 On Sat
| urduys and sundays, The receipts Tor ad-
mission HlOnr vary from u so To- 500 per day
Ownoy Grogheghau's nd place nt lU3 Bow
cry IS occupied by Walking eN4ibiton; Yes
tardHy. AT the word Time Li2Yie Ice. u
small brunette, In q black velvet frork. red
stockings and gold trimmings. appeared from
bchiud the curtain. She WAS said Ia bn walking
! .Ouu quarter miles i'm l,uOo quarter hours. ON u
track OF twenty laps 10 the half mile. she made
rapid circuits, walking lnuntW with a httie
s.ly"r-tipped switch in her hand. After the
twentieth lap She bowed and went or the track
| while the rull boys carried bouquets To her.
| The most amusing of n the walking shows is
| ina NE American Museum a. 29S Bowcry, where
| q pninted Indian chief and Il tattuoed "CHnuibHl
from the Fcgec Islands tramp the suwdust
| They wall, twelve hours day on a track lju
irct long. and the man covering the greutesi
distance got, priZ' from tho management at
tue end of the week. Puuctuuliy ~ 3 i. VI.
NestrrlHY the he'll rang, and the Indian and
CanulUal BOUNCED out Of their canvas tent and
took tu The track. White Cloud. as he ls called
% the hills /, nm uumis.ul.ulIu Indian Avft IA