Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-28

TIE PEDssrRIAN cHAMPI0xsH1E
who is the Coming Manl
"Youu see the Englishmen all over here In
| the fall, said gentleman who Is usually vel
informed as 20 sporting events to a report ,r Of
| the New York Sun. .'Rowell didn't enter the
wanted TO save himself for the next match In
case it took place in this city. He undoub eddy
knew that Weston was In good form, and would
make 1t lively for Brown, and he expected tn At
| Ennis would be strong competitor. In fact
| he said when he walked here that il Ennis had
not been sick the first day OF the race In Gil.
more's Garden, he would have been dangerous
competitor. Yes, very dangerous echoed Mr..
Atkinson OF the London Sporting Ns,os, VINO
stood by: Wen, knowing that two good Ameri-
| CANS were to walk, knowing how little money
| was to be made by winning the match In I, "a
| don, and how much was to be made by winning
1t IN New YORK, ana knowing also that m an
such strain on his system as is gained by a
six days walk, the little Englishman decided
not to walk In London, but TO reserve all his
strength for the next match in New YORK. So.
in my opinion-and guess you'll find I'm about
righJ-the peg. in-his-heer story was simoIy a
good excuse for not walking. or course, it
belt which he himself held He couid aft 1ra 10
forfeit $500 OF the $4,000 which he made here.
especially as ne f runs good show OF making a
"And the man that wins the next match TO-.
the belt" continued the speaker, especially IL
Weston is In good form throughout tue six days
place in this town large enough to hold a5. 0o0
people, they could fill it II the walk was close.
and II Weston hasn't hurt himself by this Effort
1t Will be close. The little fellow has lust found
out what he can do. He has always tried tn
walk square heel and toe, and vet he isn't a
square walker; Whenever he tried to walk
matches he is at home, and Il he DOM hold
that belt 1T will be because something give
away. He Is getting pretty old, to be sure; but
he has always ~ ted temperate quiet life, with
and his powers OF recuperatfon are wonderful
So just tell the Britishers to look out and not
They may not be able to win back the belt and
the big gate money quite as easily as they think
they eau"
1t has seemed to be generally credited
ru1nor, though where it originated Is not quite
certain, that weston, Rowell, Brown, Pancaot,
and possibly Corkey and OLeary are to be ia
this use city 9 IN September and compete for The
OF the world. 1t was rumored that $751; 900 had
been offered for the lease OF Madison Square
Garden tGilmore's) for the last week in Septem-
Der for the purpose or giving the match then
Another rumor was that OLeary had leased It
for october, with the promise that no pedeS-
trian match be held there in the meantime, and
consequently the match would probably take
place III the American Institute Rink, at Third
avenue and Slxty-third street, where Weston
made his lis miles IN twenty-four hours in 1874
III was cStu piUpOSCu W d temporary SIftlc-
ture where the Rink now stands that should
hold many thousands OF people, and where
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars could be made
1t is not true, however, that OLeary's lea sc
contains stipulation thai no pedestrian CON
tests are TO take place In the Garden prior to
October"
The Pie Eater.
Among other topics OF conversation among
he New York sporting men the coming mao In
the match was much discussed. Cues got to
be runner, OF course" said one, "a fast runner
q I Ia m - n hrs
$50 miles Is made, but they Ii come pretty near
1t, and may be make more. NOBODY knows
what that little Rowell can do. There's one
man I'd like to see try for 1t, and that's the pie
Eater"
The Pie Eater is Norman Taylor, the Vermont
runner; one OF the most remarkable men OF the
last fall unknown, and has attracted much at.
tentiOn as runner. The Sun reporter found
him at his hotel in Sixth avenue. He Is tall,
spare man with a., fu ~ beard closely trimmed,
general appearance of Vermont farmer, with
all his peculiaritieS OF speech.
%Meh ELL don't know SHa about IT, he said slowly
days walk to him. Il don'tknow about it. You
see never have run more than twenty-five
miles at time, and haven't the remotest idea
what can stand. Now, I'll tell you Just my
condition, and you can form your own opinion.
1t was several years ago, when I was 40 years
Old, that l began running. am 40 now.
lived up in Plymouth, VI, right at the foot OF
the Green Mountains, and used to run over
the country roads between the towns there, and
so found that could run fast for short dis
tances. 1 once ran from Plymouth to Wood
stock, sixteen miles, In two hours six minutes
That's good time over country roads, up hill
and down. The best time ever made was on
half.mtle track, when l made twenty miles In
TWO hours three minutes and six seconds. When
made my twenty 1ve-miie run had run two
ten.mile races the two days before, and made II
| In three hours two minutes. Well, / feel better
today, and am better man, mentally aud
physically, than was when began runnin :
| seven years ago."
couldn't you run say twenty miles, then
rest, and then another twenty, and so on, thus
| making one hundred miles day, with lots of
time to rest?" asked the reporter.
mo. II went into six days race, I'd take
jog, and go at a rate OF SIX or seven miles an
nOur. can do that pace easier than can walk
three miles an hour. OF course, In a spin OF
twenty miles, there must be good deal OF ex
yeeR e. oa9
had any extra care after. don't know that
ever felt the effects OF a twenty mile run the
next day. But If went into a six days race,
Id train, and have men to rub me down care.
fully. I'd go into that part OF 1t thoroughly,
though don't know anything about it now. /
Lever trained In my life. But think could
trot six or seven miles an hour, as long as the
average man could walk three or three and 8
half. I used to walk from the town where
lived to another, nine miles distant and it TOOK
could run it in less than an hour and not be
nearly so tired. Well suppOsing could stand
1t for six days. believe could run six mile.
an hour for seventeen hours. That would make
! l02 miles, With seven hours for rest. Now, l am
| a very light sleeper. 1t makes no difference
where am, never sleep more than four or five
hours out at the twenty -four. So seven hours
| rest would be abundant Then, l don't eat bu,
TWO meals day, never do. and SO I'd be all
light there.
"But do you live on pie, as they say?"
"Well, l do eat good deal Of pte / don't
| want many potatoes. l never eat meat. Some.
times eat fish, but usually my meal consists OF
bread and butter, apple or custard pie, cheese,
and tea. They make great deal out OF the pie
| but think most or the cheese. 1t is, believe,
the richest food man can eat. / eat large
piece, a regular slab, after each meal 1t agrees
with me completely. II was going to enter for
| the belt I'd have custards made-they are nour-
| lshing-and eat cheese"
elbow about your feet?"
'tMy feet are all right. run always In nv
| stocking feet, and the bottoms of them are as
| hard as leather. or course, In long tramp I'd
| have to wear some kind OF a soft shoe. l don't
| think my feet would bother me bit. There is
| one curious thing about me, and that is my
| pulse. 1t usually, when 1 am perfect quiet,
| beats IS to the minute. You know 70 Is the usual
| pulse. After have run ten or twenty miles II
| gets up to 10 or 10. / remember the first time
| found 1t out. was up at Dartmouth College,
| visiting cousin, who was In the graduating
| class, and the boys wanted me to run at their
| athletic sports. l ran ten miles In IS minutes
! 90 seconds, and then went to my room. Presi-
! dent Smiths son, young physician, followed
me, and wanted to feel OF my pulse. 1t was 3D.
He was surprised and wanted to know what it