The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-01
WAR AMONG THE WALKERS.
REMdRK fBLE SCENES IN THE TOURNA-
MENT ~ GT TORE'S GIRDEN.

/ Two Rows nnd Three Withdrawals Yeuer- |
| dny-Ln Chnpciie and her lIu-band-Nhat /
they sny-One Woman said to he Very III. |
The fourth day OF the women's tourna-
ment in Gilmore's Garden was most exciting
and disastrous. although the number attending /
was slim Out Of the eighteen who started on |
/ the six days walk, ten appeared: la Chapelle. |
| Won Berg. kilbury. Tobias. Cushing. Rich, Far
| rand. Wallace. Williams, and Won Klamasch. |
Among those in tine front rank. and looked |
upon by about an evenly divided house as win
ncrs. were Won Berg and Chapelle. Won
Borg's score stood 100 miles. while Chapcllo
was fifteen miles behind hor. The little French
| woman walked very fast. and began to gain on
| her heavier companion. She made twenty
miles without a rest and her stock rose rapidly
In tho mean time Rich. the Boston book agent
began TO cut up strange antics. She reversed
her walk about A. NJ going in an opposite
| direction from the others and insisting on turn
Ing out on the wrong side Her hair hung
loosely over her shoulders. her eyes were wild
and glaring. and she appeared to BE- losing her
balance First she ran against Wallace. then
collided shoulder on with kilhury. and finally
brought up against toucring Won Klamasch.
The manager then informed the fractions book
agent that she must keep her place or she
would be- taken from the track. she then re-
tired 10 her tent, breathing vengeance, making
/ louu cNufkeh OF lihul against lue sepfcIh. Ou
her trainer attempting to reason with her she
struck him over the head with II stick, and
graspine her walking whip hit plummer
across the face The strain Of the terrible
walk had pr9yssd 700 much i3r ,he poor girls
brain. A. 2;Sp she was Withdrawn having
walked only l3l miles. laps.
La Chnpelle and Won Berg kept on with Wig
9rons strides unti 3:33 \. W. when the little
tericaly announced her drermination To retire
from the race This astonlshed her doctor and
LOO H avn Aff fFsaN lNaF ON.
| druNoriug TO per~uad" hcrtu return 10 thetrack.
" Il there WIS so uuo at the end OF this lap
would NOT 70 there to get H.. she exclaimed in
Tie following version Of the cause Of her
anger wcs given los those who We're present in
her tent at NE time, one ot whom was Il we'll
, known athlete and another professional gen
Mr. La Chnpeile was with two French women in
box near the track. The women laughed and
heurtless pastme. Madame La Chapele said
something To her husband IN French and then
darted into her tent Her husband soon fol-
, lowed her. aud Joined the others IN urging her
No she said Il have made pail full OF
money flr that man. and lie goes aud gets
drunk. Now he will have TO work Tor his own
! | living.
/. = In short time there was a reconciliation be-
tween man and wife but the woman would not
again take To- the sawdust
They hurried away To- their rooms in French
restaurant When asked ior an explanation OF
the trouble at the Garden. they both talked at the
same time Tor a few moments. when. at the re-
portcr's suggestion. th"y politely relieved each
other at the end OF short sentences. IN substance
Nine Chapelle-I left ze walk because had
Mons. Chapelle-Last Friday we found big
stick candy. all vet vld something. under her
Madame-Yes: II might have been chloro-
form. or something else bad.
Monsieur-Nou zee we were strangers. We
hadame.-i could gain on Won Berg any time
want. She wanted 20 whip me three or four
trIF ksfr IA
Monsiour-Ihey sheated US OF, p laps. We
got letters telling us 10 watch. We did watch.
and slw ya- sheated.
keporter-llow much
Monsieur-Louo Hut ten miles
R-portcr-But most of the scorers are young
athletes ot eo,c,d reputation: ,...,A
| Mudam"-LHn We heard that nity men were
coming up tonight 70 raise row. and we did
not want To- see H.
% Monsieur don't know Zone said they were
friends of ours coming o. see MS have fair play.
Madame-Nrs. WAS discouraged. When you
walk, you want ho'lnS 70 bolhrr you
. Reu,r!er-Do youthink you could have won
, Nln.lam-Yes. il l had not been discouraged.
b Reporter Have you seen the beltf
: Roporter-How much is it worth?
( Monslrur-Ahout 5000.
keporter-l- There any gold in III
= Nousicur-No. rs an silver
] R"porter-I have heard different story from
4 the managers about the caus" oi your 81 piping.
ID Plnusr inform mo exactly how IL occurred.
Il | Mlldumc-l WIS chasing Won Berg close up.
u ! She turned; then ! turned aud went the same
= way rs she did. Then after while she turned
Z again. and 80 did l. Then one Of the scorers
J. placed a stick IN front OF me and ordered me- to
I ! 20 tho other way. | saw there vas no chance
] for fair walk. 60 ] stopped. | had walked the
last twenty miles without a rest and was as
. strong as ever was.
M0nsieur-les. zat was H.
n THIS conversation occurred about O'Clock
Den from S,3g Madaat La capSe ti To BE- ao%S S % to
= 10 on the track. This. the manager said. could
4 not he allowed.
i Ala o'clock poor gray-haired Farrand with
- drew from the Track AZ The urgent request Of a
q physl Inn. she had been h"1hling around
q sore. There was no earthly chance Tor her IN
n the race. When requested To- withdraw IN the
g morning her eyes filed with tears and she
e begged 10 bee permitted To- keep on. She would
y not have deserted tle track in the afternoon II
4 emrtory tones mat If she walked abother mile
= IL would be- at the peril Of her life. Farrand had
d At5 O'clock Eva ST. Clair. who was stricken
Il down early on Saturday morning was carried
:, rom ner tent IN a h h' pirss conHu9n She hih
q ialn mere over li'ly hours. hrr ihte had the
II appearance Of death on II as she WAS carried
through the group at tho door. Dr. + b.
2 Clarke, who superntonded her removal, wore
IS the most ANXIOUS count-nHnce in the Garden.
); Tho woman was reported 10 be in dying con-
i just aier this' KiIbqru the girl Of &c. limpod
hy with pale, distorted ilre Al the suggcstio
n physician remarked: That IL SO; in all lkeli-
hood she will suffer the torures Of the damned
r An hour after this, kuhurn trotted around
the TRACK VITA husned checks.
S stood Yon Berg 2G2 Wallace. 2ij; Klbury.
j. 239; Tobias 2l9; Won klamasch, 2O3; Cushing,
% 1893 and Williams. 1856.
Won Berg appeared strong and determined.
II kilbury was going steadily, TOhlNs was walls
y ing easily with long. graceful steps Won
: K'amasch was pnle ana lame. Williams and
- tushihg VIE taking needed rest. while Wal
" crent. On finishing her 2lGth mile she said,
> III whip that Dutch scorer II il costs me $50.
= This WAS intended for one OF them who acc-
a., 40 II zttla l.