New-York tribune., 1880-04-10
BEATING THE BEST RECORD.
HART MAKES MORE MILES THAN BROW

HART MAKES MORE MILES THAN BROWN.
THE TWO NEGROES STILL LEAD IL THE WALKING
MATcn-MUcH INTEREST TAKEN IN THE CON-
TEST.
The attendance at the Madison Square Gar
den contest greater yesterday than previous
day. Doblcr the first to resume work after mid
night Thursday, coming the track at a. M. The
two negroes, Hart and Pegram, followed about 230.
All the leaders kept close to the course, and
took very httlo rest. The score Mt n. m.
stood Hort, 4l03; pegram, 40G3 Dobler. 1862 !;
Howard 399-7 Allen. 3sl-1; Krohne. 370-3 Williams,
36J-5; Hanawaker, 32G-j. During the morn NJ 1t was
dun work, ae there tho usual slim Attendance. BY
noon Hart had Increased hs score 10 417 miles and
lars5 miles 2lO yards ahead OF Browns brst record
at corresponding hour. He had kept In advance Of
Browns cord Al this time he had by ex.
ceent speed gained Q miles and laps Oh Pegram, AMI
miles ard laps on DObler. This made his lead OF the
- miles laps aud OF the third man 10
miles and 3 laps
In the afternoon there large crowd present As
the leader had gained so long distance over his com
prtitOrs there very little excitement. II had be-
como cyent that Pcgam would keep the second place
which lie had taken from DJbler III the morning. Hart
continued the quick. easy pace that has marked
HIN during the race, and then breaking
into a run with no apparent effort. DJblcr. on tine
hand did not attempt TO gct out Uf slow walk. His
knee greatly swollen, and every step appeared
distance bohnd the leader. There WAS 10 apparent
change In Howard who maintained the msthOd Of
troitng which hr adopted In the beginning. Al
len continued in the nth place but lost ground
Kronmc displayed less vicar than TnuIsday.
Ia walker looked very tired and brought up the rear
As The nitcrnuOn wore away the occasionally
PnllVenPd by "A squirt between spme Of the contestants
At o'clock Hart had scored Az miles md laps
nearly eiIht miles ahead OF Browns record; PcgraIn.
1865. and DObirr 40.
Last nigrt the Girlon WAS crowded almost to its
If fp Qut Harris waking
chnnge, aud r. ueny receive the applause OI the
Spectators Ills average from q TO o'clock was four
miles IN hour Ddber an Lot seem so wei and hung
his head on one SID; his average durIEg
the same time miles al hour Pc
grams average was about three miles an hour
nu con uu itly distance between him ana Hart
was constantly increased. IowarPs pa was three
miles, nnh Aliens three miles aud three laps. great
deal OF announcement was given TO Dnbcr but hr
unnblr to do more than iinip painfully around me
course During tEr evening the booku.akcIs cR'red
to 4 on Peg.aln 10 win. anu 10 10 un Howard ana
Alien for irs' OF se"uni paca.
Little inter 10 p IN. Hart comfeted his 49Oth mile.
Al ucinck when hc reached 33l his distance ahead
of Browns record tt,U more tnan ten and three
quarter mics. Prgram had added seven miles
10 ms O'Clock fcOre, making ALB miles
IT, al. comparison OF TITO number OF
h.urs rest taken by the contestants since The start
showed mat Har ,d taken the lsast-l7 hours and %
minutes P,gram's total timo of tie track WAS ~
hour~ 81 mluuie-, AMI D0blrI's - hours and 80
minutes AZ IL O'Clock the only WA kers the track
idiy quit the building The score at Midnight WAS Us
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