Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-28

'THB LFPPsR." HUGHES, MARVELLOUS wyxx "A
A PkDBsrRIAH-4i. MILES IN % Horxs-
SCENES AT TRB HAII.
When daylight found fits slow way into the
huge American Institute hail. yesterday morn
Ing. there were only nine men IN the race in
which thirty had started three days before
Not one smong the nine would be noticed on
The street for an elegant gait, ami II the walk
fng match were q cake walk even poor old
Pop" Whitaker would have been puzzled %
Know TO which OF the hiDe TO award the cake.
Campans. whose performance Is enjoyed bs the
spectators more than that OF any OF the Others
Walks with reasonable grace when he allows
nlmSf'ii 10 devote his alleged mind TO that per
torrance. He believes. however In dlverttnc
Dis attention as much as possible by put ing
on 0lilerent hats, carrying odd objects in his
mouth and making grinaces at the lockers
on. While performing these antics he twists
his body and limos In the most extraordinary
FASHION ana Tolls his head on either shoulder as il
NEGOTIATING either a SomerSault or an attitu 10
OF prayer. Considered IL a proteSoue u1rht
hrohne the tall PruSSian, comes next He is
as absolutely solemn as Campana is absurd No
uan ever saw krohne smile In puolic, aud &c is
currently asserted among haoitues OF walking
mai ches that his chronic melancholy Is caused
by The ever present difficulty he findS In telling
where to sep. No tatlor's tape Is long enough
TO measure him for pair OF trousers and when
lie lils ore long leg TO step he waves it around
Ia the air something after the fashion or IA
iooster waikiki g In bury. Having advanced
MS loot sufficiently ana got IL high euou h Ia
II t air he lets IL drop quite IN casual manner
as III not caring or Knowing where &c viii fall
having planted II he gives lurch not Ill Ike a
camel Then comes general upheqvti or his
whole frame and somehow or another he pgIs
caanced on the leg that has gone before ami
uIhes me other after It. low he can keep this
soit OF Itfng up for an hour is conundrIm
which no other athlete has ever guesSs,i hnI
he Goes keep IL up for SIX days I'm a match ana
h"bS DO worse at the end than at the begin
ain, which is no compliment AT either end
VAT Is another problem foT the theorists HIS
hgs are a. short AS Krohne's are long aud his
Steps are cons qnenfly less It may be said OF
lin that while be does not step very far, he
steps very often; while krohne, although ne
doeS lot step often, steps great deal when he
does step. Nint runs good deal OF the time
which is In his favor. He is doubled up when
ne runs very much as though he had the stom-
ach ache, but, as be keeps up the run day after
day, IL IL probable that he has not The "Lep-
per Is what may be termed perpetual conun-
drum. even III he Is not 10y forever" When
he runs be is not "a thing or beauty" lie leans
away forward, carries his head awk wardy aud
seems TO drop himself with sort or chunk
clumsy In his movements. He is slow. BIT
he gets over the ground as no other man
Tut RoWeil has ever done Howard is trained
athlete, said 10 be good at all sorts OF things
besides walking He walks and runs with
the least expenditure OF effort apparent OF
any man On the track. But athletes are not
ploof against exhaustion, and at a quarter of
Ia the evening he went TO his tent. He, Albert
and Cox were then all In the second place prac-
lcaliE There being only two miles difference
between the scores. The danger OF delays and
the cloSeneSS OF the contest was shown by the
1act that when he came out limping and sore
at half-past nine be was sixth on the list four
men having walked away from him.
il Is likely that Hughes will pocket a pretty
penny 10y his weeks walk IL he does not break
down between now and Saturday night. lie
has an easy lead now, with a fair show OF get
ing enough miles to the good TO pocket an extra
Sl,uU0 In addition TO the share or gate money
which falls 10 the winner. OLeary has offered
S,UVO 10 the winner II the record is beaten Az 80
minutes past last night Hughes was only six
having
al The time that Rowell had Al In the race In
which the biggest score on record was made
III Is pleaSant-11 anything about walking
match is pleasaDt-to think that Ia this In
stance the walkers viii share equitaOiy In the
pruntS. Two men whose honesty has not been
lmpugnea are the real managers or the match
Daniel . LeaTy and Brian G.. McSwyny. Two
men are deputed TO look alter the walkers ia
tereSt. They hold the keys to the ticket boxes
TWO men watch the ticket takers The tickets
are counted for the walkers before the m anaye-
meDt get them. Nothing thar can be Thought
OF has been neglected TO guard the walkers ia
teiest jealousy. So far as can be learned the
match Is Tree from any charge OF "hIppodrom-
Ing
THE MIDNIGHT SCORE.
As midnight approached the enthusiasm of
the crowd, which began for the first time TO be
something like that en- former occasions of the
same kind. grew greater and greater. The
crowd was not less during the evening than
1000 persons. and applause and even cheers
were plentiful as the distinctive men among
winch hour the interest and the crowd together
QlnllllShed, the score was closely noted.
Hughes, VINO took half hours rest at twenty
minutes past ten. had come out after the halt
hour amid storm OF applause, and tackled 10
his work like man.
The midnight score was as follows:
Hug hes. AZ khrone. 3SJ
Con. S92 Phillips ...........2 54
Aibtij..............3 800 Curran nm. 35A
NInt. $40 Campana. ......... .32n
how aru----....... ..3SS
Ro@ells record, the biggest ever male be-
ore MAS miles In !; hours uu.,l,a. N "a