New-York tribune., 1880-04-08
HALF THROUGH TIE WEIRY Walk.

DOBLHR TAKES TIE LEAD AT MDNIGIT-A RE-
MARKABfE CONTEST FOR THE FIRST rLAcE-
EXCELLENT RECORDS or HE WALKERS.
The pedestrian contest in progress at Madi-
son Square Garden utrnrd very fcw spectators yrSter-
day morning After brief rest the leadcr<-llar and
DoblrI-bad resumed tho track about 1870 H. IN. and
continued hard q. work until daylight; the other con
tcsianis had also appeared at intervals Al O'Clock
Mcintyre was 40 exhausted that bc was compelled TO
retire from the race with of 1906 miles. A. heiOrc
the Interest ccntici IN the struggle between Hart
and Doblcr. At a. IN. the two men had an even
score, but In another hour Hart had
surpasscd his adversary 10y two laps Dnb'rr in turn by
four o'clock gained The lead by Two miles ami ono lap
By seven O'Clock Hart had again passed to tie fron' a
continued TO gain ground steadily until at nom he WAS
two miles and one lap III front OF DObcr iars record
m noon Was 270 mesthc best on rcrord, heating that
made by Bl9ygtr" Brown In February by 16
yards. During tho forenoon tho oihtr contestants
struggled to keen their dist nces from the leaders as
small as possible They all showed 3igns Of faIgne-
notably Ianawl lker aud Jaybee. who made effort to
get out OF slow walk TIE score at noon stood: Hart
27O-4; Dob!cr, "G3-1 Pcgram, 2i0-2: Howard,
239-4; Allen, 23S-1; ; Merritt, 2J3; William, 223 !;
Krohnc 217-G; Nanawaker, 1917; Jdybcc iOi-1.
In the afternoon the crowd which IN the morning was
scarcely large enough line the rails inclosin9 tho
track became greater than that OF tic day before. The
four leading wllkers-IIAri. Dol'r, Pecrlm AMI How
ar,-kept trnttiJg around the track at each Others
heels Now and ihrn Han, bY superior speed, game Il
lap. At 9 O'clock he led D0blrr = miles ana laps. TX
cept when Lie endcavOrcd TO gain lap. he doggcd
DObler's heels. Although DOblcr had begun to show
sigs Of fatigue he kept perseve1ngy at Lis work Hart
appeared 10 he almost rs fresh the start Pcgram
retained his place third during the day. Al =. H.
lie WAS 20 miles behind Dober and almost 10 miles In
advance OF Howard, the next Ia the 1t cOnsid
cred possible, In the event OF Dob or breaking down be-
fore til iEs that Pcgram might contest the nrs pace
with Hart. Howard who gained the fourth place from
Allen at o'clock, maintained n steady gall. nnd
able keep his distance behind the leaders the
Merritt Williams and KrOhne next in order-from
80 TO 80 miles behind the leaders, uanawakcr and
Jaybec continued hOpelcssly In the AT y. M.
Hart was miles ahead of DOber, having scored 2s0
miles and lnps. aud by O'Clock he increased his lead
TO miles aud laps Up to y. the total rest taken
by Hart since the Oprning OF the contest Ecytn
hours and that by DObler five hours.
During the evening the attendance was largo Aside
was made by some Of the walkers, no enthusiasm
manifested. The walkers appeared In better spirits than
In the afternoon. There change IN the order.
Hart maintained about tho same lead and at u. III.
scored 800 miles and laps. DObl"r had walked 3O7
miles ami lap, and Pegram and Howard kept their rel
agaip but looked a II he would have TO give way
He had only been able to EcOrr 125 miles up to O'clock.
Hart retired ut 1920 y. IN, and D0bcr little after
IL r. brought his SCORE IN even. DOber reached 3lS
miles at 1li31, beating Browns record, who reached
LIe same poi at IL o'clock p IN. Pegrem made ais
ana Merritt were the only men on the course. Follow
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