Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-10
The Pedestrian. nj the opcrn House.
VIZ. CRAWFORD wAIKS AWAY FROM NAY MAR


wN. CRAWFORD WALKS AWAY FROM NAY MAR
SHALL
In the walking match AT FOrdS opera house
Marshall increased his lead YESTERDAY afternoon
and evening. He did a good deal OF fast walk
ing by spurtS, and then dropped back 10 his
regular pace. II was a fOrcgOne conclusion.
after la the afternoon. that he wulld outwalk
bis opponent. lie hooked a good de2' uSed-up
him. Ell. but Miss Marshall appeared to be COM
plctely tagged out audepTiileSS The music
enliNened her now and then, but n WAS evident
10 all that she had no chances in Ihc contest
Neither walked q hours. At 1912 o'clock Craw-
fold had made 100 miles and twO-iifth> OF mile
and Miss Marshall % miles and few laps over
Tie man knew IL would be impossible for the
woman 10 beat aim between that tiLle and II
O'Clock. the expiration OF the - hours 80 ne
Withdrew from the track lie made little
speech. saying thai ii Miss Marshall had been
IN proper condition she would have given him a
better race, and il She had received proper at
lentl0n during The walk she would Iay, doD,,
better. II was announced that Miss NarshaU
would continue fhe walk. blt IA the mnanwhiIe
she mad loii the track. She rcappclrCl ma a few
minutes and walked t~n or three time, around
the tTack.Wlth limp la her right lcE She then
disappeared altogether. The best time made
during the walk was Crawf0rG'S s1th mile
made in 9.25. Miss MarShal's I9th milr VA, her
oest-lnade In II minutes. Crawfprt'~ la-t lni;s
was In u minutes. and Miss MdrsalIs IN D.
minutes
FU~ FOR THE EoyS.
me attendance was larger last evening Than
al any Other llme. The han was pratty we'll
IT..
crowd Was very gOOd-uaturcd and 8ufSpnkrn
one. when crawford retired fr0A the track
ana sat In tie middle of the Slase. haIf-CroWU
young man IN The gallery asked The band -
play - In tired now and sleepy too" When.
eelore leaving the track. he passed Miss Mar
shall three times in rapid succession. The youuu
man requested that the tune be- changed q
The girl left behind me tail man coi on
the stage In such 4 position as Ia interfere with
the view whats that ladder doing there"
asked DootDiack in the gallery. The ladder
retired amid shouts oI Get out = go lean
against the outside of the house =" aud he like
The greatest amount OF ''chafiing" was during
the SnCri tine after ten O'Clock thai the walk
was on. At ten something I'm blue bJbhed on
the track and commenced going around. H.
TOOK Tie crowd few minutes TO make out what
II Was II was a small woman, with stick i'm
her TWO hands and walking shoes on She be
gan walking against the other two. Her raH
was awkward and her appearance rather oEfge.
Tie crowd, as soon as II recovered Itself began
llsremarks. go Il blue Jay" came from foar or
i've throatS; w h0a Emma - was heard on an
Sides - HoOf if, little gal, was sung out from
the dress circle. When the crowd was not veil
ing at the new pedeStrienne it was roaring with
laughter at her earnest and awkward attemptS
al passing the regular walkers. Whenever She
succeeded the unrOar was tremendous II the
people who were al the Opera House last night
did not see any extraordinary walking they had
plenty Of fun.