Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-04-22
THE GREAT PEDESTRIAN
MATOH.
The Winnings--The winners
Previous Hissery.
From the N. Y, SUM-

From the N, Y, SUM-
The rules under which the race was run
stipulated that the tlrst man ahould, In
addition TO ono quarter Of the gresa re-
eeipts. receive the full amount Of the
sweepstakes money, $4,000 QAeludine
$500 posted by himselfD the second man
10 receive ons-hslf the amount Of re-
eelpt money given 70 tho wianer, and all
othsrs who completed Aso milea TO be en-
titled 10 share on the same principle,
each man receiving twice a. much ~
the man next behind him, the leading
man also 10 take the belt and $1,000 ex'
ira offered by the manager TO the man
who should beat Blower Browns record,
According TO the reckoning the nan.
agsment made last Aight the cash ro-
oeipss would bc about ss7,oSo. This
would give Hart, including the extra
$1,000 for beating Browns record, eio,-
Tss and the belt, which 10 TO be won
three times before II oomes personal
property. provided any person chsl.
lsnRes the winner and posts $500 within
eighteen months after the race. pegrsm
win receive ss.ses; Howard, ei.oeo,
Dsbler, ss4s; Allen. s494; Krohne, s2ia; |;
Williams, sio0. and Hanwaksr. ebS.
A each man put up sweepstakes OF
$500. and some s4oo is TO BE- deducted
out Of the above for personal expenses
Of the men and trainers. even the last
four men, who made $50 miles and
more, will come out heavy losers.
the WINNERS PREVIOUS HISTORY.
Frank II. Hart was born in Hiatt, w.
l., In 1857. He is about Ave feet seven
inches In height, and weighs about las
pounds. He has been In this country
about thirteen years. living nine years
In Boston. He was hrst heard of as the
winner Of thlrty-hour go-as-you-please
race in Music Hall, Boston, April 25-2e,
1879, defeating thirty-sns Others, and ac-
complishing lie miles and seventeen
laps within twenty-nine hours. He was
then known by the name Of Fred Hich-
born, May 2e-s1st he made his first trial
in a six-day go-as-you-please in man.
moth tent which had been erected on
Back Bay, Boston. He did creditable
performance, scoring 425 miles and Ave
laps, gaining second prize. the first go
sx.n~ 40 xerhA
July 1926, Hart engaged in seventy
FIVE hour best of-way contest at Music
Hall, Boston, finishing second to Croft,
with score of 263 miles, six laps. Sep
tembsr s-13th, he won first prize. the
champion belt Of New England, in
OLeary and Englehardt's sevsnty-hve
hour go-as-you-pleass, st Park Garden,
Providence, R. I. The contestants were
limited to twelve and half hours daily.
and Hart made the fine score Of s62
miles.
On the occasion Of the great interna-
tional walking match held in Gilmore's
Garden in October Of last year Hart
came out fourth, accomplishing 4S2 miles,
and was very highly complimented on
the result.
Hart also came out first in the pedes-
trian match held at Newark, scoring
3734 miles in seventy-twO hours.
He competed in the Rose belt contest
at Madison Square Garden, New York,
December, 1879. He defeated sixty-tive
starters, winning the belt, covering
$40 / miles.
PREVIOUS RECORDS.
The records Of the first men in previ-
ious noteworthy six-day races will show
how the scores have huctuatsd:
London, March 2s. 1878, OLsary, $40
miles.
London, November 2, 1873. Corkey,
$50.
New York, March Is. 1879. Rowell,
500.
New York. April 10. 1879, Panchot,
400.
London, April 20, 1870, Brown, 542.
London, June 20. 1870, Weston, $50.
New York, October IL, 1879, Murphy,
sos.
London, February 10, 1880, Blower
Brown, 853.
San Francisco, March IS, 1880, Daniel
O'Leary, sic.
Fractions of miles are omitted in the
above