The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-20
SPORTING NEWS.
The six Days walking Match for IL {
Championship of America.


NEW YORK, Gilmores Garden, April 10, Il
a. m.--Panchot 44o, Merritt ABA, Krohn AIT
O'Brien 400, Modem 800.
m.-Panehot 445, Merritt 43o, Krohn 42s
O'Brien 4o4, Modem 392.
p. Panchot $50, Merritt i43, Krohr
49, O'Brien 4o7, Modem 395.
2 p. m.-Panchot Asa, Merritt AT, Krohn
1885, O'Brien All, Modem 800.
Interest In the contest DIT Gllmore's Garden
increases as the end approaches, and the at
tendance to-day was better than during the
preceding days. The object OF the tourna-
ment has been accomplished, to find one OF
more pedestrians worthy OF being sent to
England to compete for the Ashley belt lately
won by Rowell. 1t Is believed that Panchot
aud Merritt. both native-borD Americans, will
on his way to England. The leading pedes-
trians appear In good condition to-day, keep
Ing up steady four-mile- an hour gait. Both
Panchot and Merritt at 2p. m. were ahead of
Ennis record in the recent tournament. Pan
chot appears to be only striving to keep the
lead and win bet and the first money. The
contest ends at II o'clock tonight.
IL .. m-The close of the six-day pedestrian
contest for the championship OF America at
Gilmore's Garden tonight, resem pled some
took place a month ago. About 6o00 persons
were present during the evening. AS each of
the contestants rolled mile after mile, the ex-
element became intense. During the evening
some lively squirting took place between Pan,
attempts to pass Panchot, but without sue
cess.
At 30 p. M, Krohn gave up the contest
having completed 455 miles. The scores OF
the other contestants at that hour was: PAN
chot, 476; Merritt 470; O'Brien, 432; Byrnes.
422; Modem, 400; Willis, 3o4; Stanley 272; Day,
234, and Brodie the newsboy, 366. All the
contestants with the exception OF Brodle, re-
mained on the track till past 10 o'clock; !;
7 minutes later Panchot having accomplished
4so miles left the track, AT, 10 :2s, Merritt
also left, having accomplished Ats miles and
five laps. The number Of miles completed by
the others was as follows: O'Brien, 434 !;
Byrnes, 425; Modem, 425; Stanley, 275; Brodie,
371; Willis, 30o and Day, $40.
A PEDESTRIAN TOURNAMENT AT BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, April 19.-In the pedestrian
tournament at the Concordia Opera House,
which commenced at o'clock last night, the
score at IL 55 a. m. to-day stood: Tracy "a,
Woodman 22, Sherck %, Pierce 22 Crawford Il
and Mackey Is.
II p. m.-The twenty-six hours walking
tournament terminated might, with Tracey
as the winner, making 100 miles in twenty
three hours thirty-eight minutes and fifteen
seconds; Mackey second, with ninety-four
miles.
BELT.
entries for the O'Leary championship belt
race from Illinois, one from Ohio and two
from New York. The match will begin May
% and the entries close two weeks previous
The belt Is being made by prominent jewell
or OF this city,, OLeary says it will be supe-
rior to the Ashley belt.
AN INTERSTATE COOKING MAIN-NEW YORK
VS.. PENNSYLVANIA.
BROOKLYN, April 19.-The great Interstate
main between New York and Penn
sylvania was fought to-day three miles out
In the country, each side to show seventeen
cocks, for 500 each battle, and $1,000 the odd
fight deciding the main. The Pennsylvania
In the recent great main at Norfolk. PENN
sylyania won again to-day-9 to s.
PEDEsTRIANIsM IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, April 19.-The six days walking
match begins at the Agricultural Hall at
IslingtOn Monday, the tWenty-firs instant,
for the long distance cham pionship Of Eng
land. The contestants will be Corkey, Brown,
receives anything who does not cover 450
m lies.
NINE. ANDERsoN's TRAMP.
CINCINNATI, April 19.-Mme. Anderson
promptly at 2 o'clock this afternoon COM
menced her long walk of 804 miles, walking one
mile and half at the commencement of every
hour for 536 consecutive hours. She is confident
Of accomplishing the task. She walks at the
Highland House, Belvidere, in a circuit of
twenty laps to the mile. The track is laid
with tan bark moulders, sand and sawdust.
She wore to-day a white satin dress trimmed
with embossed cardinal plush. She made her
first mile in Ia minutes 80 seconds, and the
mile and half in 10 minutes, and has make
each hour since in about the same time.
BASE BALL GAMES POSTPONED.
NEW YORK, April 19-AH base bail games
In this vicinity were postponed on account OF
rain.
THE RAcQUETTE CHAMPIONSHIP.
NEW York, April 1.-two matches were