The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-08

| Tomorrow nj the NOFnaF ff Central QVpnna
and Twelfth streets under a canvas tent
which was made in Boston. and said 10 be
one of the largest in the eonntry. The
seating capacity will be about ten thou
sand. and the Recommendations frst.clnss.
Special attention will be given to ladies.
The match is one of n series which are
| to be given throughout the country. and
this is 10 be the star of all
The race will last eignt days. 100 hours.
ro-as-you please. lo% hours per dav and
the track IA laps to the mile. The prizes
are as follows:
First prize ........ a, mn Go,a Coin
and a magnificent gold chrnnograph watch and
massive gold chain, value $500.
second prize. SEQ gold
Fnm rb lriea sSo0 goi,d i
Filth nrIze sl01 SoId
Extra pnzes.
A valuable n,ece ~ s;,vor ,,ots r.lrs
500. for the hest nerformancs p' aur;,a ,"n tno
last twelve and half Honrs. n,a,, 80 .,,N
winpers ouiv' 'fA w p''D0
A fine silyer c,,roro,ro,,, r,.t,h ., t,,;,
er,s nr;ze vah,e einn fN ""''- 10 '''''"
This will be tho vreotoSt match avar bo,d
obtside of Nav VI y T;,n 'A"''n ''oi Aei>'
PEDESTRIAN ENTERPRISE. Mr.. ]. H. Hav-
eriy' tne famous Snowman, has captured
our oid nghung editor, who has stirred up
the great athletic boom. Mr.. Bnglehardt
IS now proposing grand programme to
cover season OF eight months, during
whch Time II Is proposed to hold grand
peuestrlan tournament III each OF the larger
cities OF the Union, these races to be for
large money purses with handsome and
VaIuaose souvenirs added TO commemorate
| several eVehts, tne series TO De brought
10 grand climax with grand tournaments
ior Wl'lch purse OF VIZ, ooo Will be offered,
WIN all aouitlonal giit OF great value to
tne winner. Al the winners OF the prelim-
mary races VIII also nave free entrance to
'he great nnal test ana lhe winner OF the
concinulng event Will ne entered IN the
next following International contest and
receive complete ontht; by this means
sheIe is str0hg prooaoiil'y that some Pc
uestrlahs VIII De deVeioped VINO VIII be
spie 10 aad 'he ions-oistahce pedestrian
champions Up Oh the "oria 10 tne "Falma,
tne ~"r,o cup wreste9 from the oarslnen
ana yachtoheh OF o'o hlglaho ana other
great lrothles now hela py America
llur1 Fielo ana farm.
FASTEST IL MILES ON RECORD The great
eSC UTpab ever uIIlrOe0 lovers or np0nStr1atl-
ism in Preston. Eng. was nrovided Anril
1T when William Cummings of Paisley
and David Livingston. of portobello maj
to decide their match one mile and half
for 1925 a side 1t was known that Cnm.
minps would Iry to beat record time & m
so a. and thus fact was sufficient to attract
large companv. CUMMINGS WAS in snjen.
did condition. weighing five neunds more
than in anv preyi'us competition but, he.
ing without an ounce of sunerfiuous Aesh.
He scaled 1856 lbs. The course was COS 4
wards round. consequently 4 laps and 2lS
wards had to be gone over to complete the
mile and a half Betting was almost en-.
,irely in favor of CUMMINGS. 4 to being
freely laid on him. Livingstone was at.
tended by his trainer Jack Williams and
Cummings had for his aid-de.camn Aaron
Mills, of Preston. On "peeling" Cum
mings was simply perfection, be-
ing all muscle, while Living
S,ono nav no.e H. ~ b 4.ouSod ~ ~ a
ppoIS rho,, 80 d;s,ln+ohad ~ w ha.,,t; "1
f,,, Io sta,t ny nuio,,iu % ~ p,,,ohan' ~ nad
.'ai, - y - - ,LnS H., - .o,
so1H Ss d .oad y. 49, G,u ,uun .nes ,a.;i
ahart ooo Yards from, ,he coal whsn Cnro
n,;nrs wbo na1 rnn a waiting race IN to
th;s ;e, no;rt doshed +, +ba front and snneS,
ilv nlaneS a g.n of ton Yards ~ his creS;t
I;vinastons iii farther hsL;nd at evsr'
stride and finally fndino nurs,it boneless
leo,s.e" t,,o J ooC WI. ~ 81 ~ wv Sa.u'
n;on voino at a terrific mace tn the in.
tense worder and pleasure of the
spectators, doing the last 100 yards at a
sprinting rate, and defeating his opponent
ana time IN ON. 40 ozas.-oAs' FASTER u'ah
the qulckes1 previous fecoiu. ine Iine ior
eacn quar,el was caielu,iy ,n 'ake.' amo .he
pet"lti. Snai Se.,,i, il. o. A az n"n;ie' ;ie'
4m. 35s:1 mile and quarter. 5m. 3ss. /
mile and half 6m. 43%s. The day was
anvthing but favorable for fast time being
made a Strong wind blowing across the
course. The representative of The Sporting
Life was referee.
o1rARy's oHroAao MATCH
A.. T,.
GHlcAeo. may a-lhe e1trlps 10 I'm lne
oLeary walk, opening at McLormiGk M nall,
are coming ~ nlole Freely Iuail 'lie MosI
sangulne expecteo, twenty'ioar ,ats lou; having
oeeh receiseu @ anu exeaS es ilaai th n,s set
srs at twentv.two reservinp the right to
salect I IT. from the total number of snnl;cants
men men nersnnally known to be fair. SQUARE
walkers and calculated to add to the attrac.