Daily Republican., 1880-04-12
TEE GREAT WALK KSDED.
Kart the UosOFed waikfst snah 90
tbs best ks0Fc ON Record ssSuSS
tn 3i6.7ss - Seven other Contss.
tEDfs Score over 400 aiIes.

1S0Ft tnO OUsOfSO "maRlSt sn0b 90
the bent Score ON Record sssoss
fn 3i6.7ss - Seven other Coates.
t.Dfs Score over 45O giIes.
AT 9 23 on Saturday night the great
gaLklng contest Tor the 0'Lsary belt
terminated, Hart the eolored man max
ing the remarkable sccrs Of SOS miles
in l4l hours and % minutes. The
New York 'Tilnes" it its account Of
the closing Incidents says that at S.25
Hart was presented with pair OF nus
walking CATERS, resting in an elegant
basket OF flowers, and at the sans time
he received written challenge to com
pete for the 0'Lsary belt with BRYAN
g. MoSvyDy's Unknown. One min.
ute later hs covered his fvs-hundred-
sud-sixty. GfBt mile, and al 8.z7 Han
walker scored 450 miles, and saved his
s53. On the next lap he appeared
bearing long French loaf OF bread,
ornamented with flowers, which he
carried Aroupd the track on o long
stick. he made two more laps, max
Ing his score 400 and 3 laps aud then
retired.
At 9 o'clock Dobler was presented by
lady with largs pillow Of flowers,
surmounted by white dove, and bear
Ing the inscription "Gallautry." At
this time Hart's scors was 563 miles 2
laps, and that Of Pegram, 5435. The
race ended at 9:23, when Hart CON-
pletsd his 665th mile, beating Browns
record by IL miles. He stopped at the
scorers stand, and the belt was plassd
around his waist by O'Lsary, whom he
Valksd oroe around to his tent, carry
ing the American flag, to the music
Of yankee Doodle" The other ped
sstrians all retired at the same time.
making the actual time Of the sentest
l4l hours % minutes. The resting time
OF the men for the week was 40 follows:
Hart, % hours 2 minutes SO seconds.
Pegram, 81 hours 30 minutes So
seconds; Howard, 80 hours so min
utes 80 seconds; DObler, ~ hours
81 minutes II seconds; Allen, "a hours
"a minutes 40 sesonds; Krohne, 2T
hours Is minutes Is seconds; Williams,
% hours 81 minutes 33 seconds, and
Hsnwaker, ~ hours 59 minutes 81 SEQ
Onds. Hsrt's actual time on the course
was l19 hours 20 minutes and l second,
an9 his average walk in that time was
at the rate of A 7.10 miles per hours
The scores at the close of the race, were
as follows: Hart, (colored } 565 miles:
Pegram, (colored,) 543 miles 7 laps;
Howard, 534 miles 2 laps; Krobne, SIG
miles; Williams, (coiored,) 500 miles 2
laps; Hanwaksr, 460 miles 8 laps.
At the conclusion Of the race Hart
appeared ss lively as at the beginning
and all except Dobler and Halwseker
we're in remarkably 6ne condition after
such a weeks work. Hart was driven
to the residence OF J. J. Gotlsb, No.2l4
East Tweaty-uinth street, where he
will remain until he goes to Boston,
Dobler went with 0'Leary to the Net
repolitan, and Pegram and Howard To.
the Putnam House. 1t was imposssi-
BILE last night to get the exact amount
Of the receipts, bu. Referee Curtis es-
timates tina. there will be about Si3,-
5l5 10 be divided among the
eight msn. Upon this estimate,
Hart will receive $6, 7S4, in addition to
the $9, 600 enetrancs fees, and 1000
offered by the management to the win
ner If hs beat Browns record. This
will give Hart SIG, 7S4 for his weeks
work. The other mems proportion of
the gate money as estimated, Is as fpl-
lows: Pearnm, SO 399; Howard, 81, ,69G;
D0blsr, S;Allsn, s424; Krohne, s2l2;
Williams, SlCG: and Hangaksr. S53.