The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-19

q Thu 6rs; Of the series OF pedestrian con.
4 - ,cnich ere being held at Mozart Hall,
- which was begun on Monday night last,
n.,. ,as concluded yesterday evening at, G
81 "" '..,o.k :, There were three entries for this
v,sIg--Iee tthe Norwegian sirl), Douglass,
u .pd Fleetwood.
n This kind OF entertainment is something
q =, snt;rrjy new to our people, and seem
q :.ryy 60 idle and unintcrestin2, that it is
q .rsndsr,pl how those few.wh5 have, through
so,inr oI curiosity, yenLured 10 enter the
IN ;or = uoa,eat, baye remained for hours
4 :rst,s.ed IN bg these psdesiricnneS, who for
& hnnr. crcry 36ay continue on their patient
sounds with dogsed resolution ana en-
rrry that is certainly worthy OF o higher
snd bcller cause. &" .,.s. ...
] TRACE. ABOUT -FOUR FEET
4 :, width has been erected in the nall, and
cy,rnfs in circular form through the EN-
! ;rsGre-doors 10 the stage, across the ball on
q iine With lhe railing which separates the
orchestra from the dresS-circle chairs and
, hack Of the staee near the wall. Its slength
A !. iss feet and G inches, or 1-2Sth OF milef
j a Inn; in their walk the pedestrians must
,rsyerse this circuit twcnty-eight times to
A srroraD!ish one mile. The women who
walk in those contests have 10 go into
ssys;em of training like race.horses. They
rest altogether about four hours in the twen-
,e.iour. which includes eating, sleeping, rub
tlar down, having their blisters cut and
dressed. their feet wrapped, etc.
4 No one can baye 49,. .'. ..s.'..
S.IDEA OF THE ENDURANCE
which is undergone ir these contests until
ie has witnessed one at intervals until its
Conclusion. Tie match which was con-
tpded Yesterday Was begun Monday eve
nng ut quarter OF O'Clock, having lasted
forty-ave hours and 4 quarter. To have
,at and watched these contestants during
the entire match, not to speak OF taking
active part in it. would have broken down
anr ordinary mortal. and yet at its concu-
sion two OF the participants, at least, looked
comparatively fresh, and after having been
rubbed down walked briskly to their hotels.
The walkers were decently dressed, with
short skirts extending to the knee.
THE THREE
Lee, Douglass. and Fleetwood-kept we'll
together for the first twenty-five miles,
which they made in about four hours. Du-
Iiug the two following days TUESDAY and
Wednesday, Lee kept always q mile or two
in tie lead of Douglass, Fleetwood having
lost about fifteen miles on Tuesday morn
inc from the swelling OF her ankles. Doug
lass wore pleasant smile, and was evi-
lcn.ly the iaYorite or the audience through
out the entire contest, but could not over
take The Norwegian girl, Lee, whose couu-
tcnance from The beginning to the end wore
aa expression OF rigid determination which
,la rl,- l,
shall WIZ, or die in the attempt" .r.. ....
AND SHE DID WIN.
At Twenty-Five minutes to 6 O'Clock yes
terday evening-the hour at which the
match must ciose-DouylasS and Lee. who
had held the track. walking at 4 brisk pnce,
sEce quarter TO 2o'circk, were left to end
the contest by Fleetwood, who had made
only sevcnty-four miles. At quarter to
the audience, which had bern growing in
numbers, began cheering lustily for Doug
las, who was trying to pass Lee. The lat
Ter, who is essentially 4 runner, and who
can run mote easily than she can walk,
broke of into her ma, ural step. It was then
that Douglass showed her meItie, and it was
now 4 time OF great excitement, as these
women, who hnd been walking for days,
We'd with one another with their utmost
speed alternately for the first place. .
At 6 O'clock .,.. .. . o..
TINE WAS CALLED, g.. ,..,.; =
with Lee as victor, she huvine made LII
miles and 7 laps or rounds, while Douglas:
had Just concluded her Tooth mile.
Each night Hartman. the renowned
walker who stood third in the great interna
tona walk ut New York lately, and Mackey,
a pedestrian OF some note. give exhibitions
10 three and five.mle dashes, which are
sad TO be highly interesting. a.tt. 81.
TODAY AT TWO O'CLOCK '.'";.''
the managers announce tbat there will be
"a ten-mile walking contest between three
young ladies'
On Friday at 2 o'clock there will be q
len-milc keel-andtoe walk betN cen three OF
the female walkers. and on Friday night at
il o'clock there will be II tweny-iour-hour
walking match between Minnie Horton and
Minnie Brewster.
Saturday evening at - o'clock ten-mile
walk viii be undertaken by u Richmond
amateur. and at So z. NJ. n three-mile con-
lest between Charles 4. Hartman and
John ?. Mackey. ..-