The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-19
PEDESTRIANISM.
oLEAnY EXPECTED DAILY-CoNDITIoN OF COILS
roN, VAN NESS AND OTHERS.

o'LEAnY EXPECTED DAILY-CoNDTTIoN OF COILS
TOM VAN NESS AND OTHERS.
There was some little excitement among the pedcs
TRANS yesterday OLeary was expected and it was
supposed that all the arrangements for the Ashley
BELT walk would be completed Quito number OF
OLearys friends at the Metropolitan Hotel last
night waiting for the arrival of the Western train
and were rather disappointed when the champion
did not put in an appearance. Nothing has been ar
ranged yet as to the date Of the walk.
Colston is getting along very well at Duhrkoop's
Hall, in Hobokcn. and everybody is satisfied now
that he will accomplish his feat Of 600 miles in 500
so miles.
BREWSTER HALL.
There marked falling of in the attendance last
night but the two lady pedestrians kept up to their
work without any signs of Weakening At midn ght
Miss Bartel had completed COO quarters. and Miss
May Edwards hal 116 quarters to her credit.
Miss Jennie Sinclair has been walking at Mozart
Garden for q week, and is keeping up to her
work with remarkable pluck in her attempt TO walk
5000 quarter miles 5000 quarter hours. The a.
tendance yesterday considerably better than
usual and Miss Sinclair looked oil the better for the
encouragement.
VAN NESS AND pELDES
The walk at the Fifth Regiment Armory between
Van Ness and Bclden is now beginning to at
take to this new style OF work pretty naturally.
Bclden is keeping up TO his work well. and
expects to finish his task twenty minutes after
on Sunday night. He is in perfectly good condition
now. At eleven p. NJ. last night Delden had walked
1851 half mics and Van Ness had covered ! 1O3 half
miles. Norman Taylor. the long distance champion
runner. started at nine O'Clock last night t. run
ten miles in the hour which feat he CON-
pleted well up time. This evening Ste
phen Brodic, tho newsboy. who accomplished
ninety miles in 23h. 2Dm., Is to walk ten miles,
starting ut nine p. NJ. O'Kecfc. who the
tcur ten mile championship ut Boston. is also to
walk the distance.
AMONG THE FEMALE CHAMPIONS.
We hear daily of u number OF dtbuts Oh tho pcdcs-
trian track, aud fair come and 20 without
heralding preparation. About every available
hall in the city contains number of ambitious
but the latest and most interesting addition to
the list of female walkers is Danish lady. well
bred and refined who has always been n practical
almircr of pcdestrinnisin. and who has been
In training during the past two months under
the supervision OF Fred J. Engchardt and who
her for long distance straightaway race. The
scene OF her ambitious endcavors, which was con-
Quoted with tho utmost secrecy, was the Schutzcn
Park. Groenvile. N. j.. where q superb track had
been laid for tho purpose and ample and experienced
help was In attendance, but both name and record
match with the female champion OF New England,
Miss May Belle Sherman, who is announced
to start in sixty hours straghtaway race
of Music Hall, Boston. Thursday. March q.
Tho 'Scandinavian Wonder, as this lady is termed,
is reported "a woman not alone possessing unusual
powers of endurance and courage. but also fine face
and exquisite figure. II IL claimed by those thor
oughly experienced in pcdcSrianism that the quar-
ter mile feat, which only requires twcntyfour miles
OF walking per diem, is merely matter OF habit in
the men, but with the exception OF Miss Won Hillcrn
Mary Marshall and Nine Lrclappclc, there are 80
far long distance performers field in which both
the ladies referred 90 aspire TO cninencc.