Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-06
HARTMAN.
A Few Items About thc Cham
pi0n walker.

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he is in business, and where his family
reside.
Mr.. Hartman is a native Of the
State Of Maine, and was born near tho
shores of the Kennebec river eight
miles from Augusta. He is a married
man, his family now residing in New
York. Ho is approachixg his 18th
birth day, is smooth faced and good
looking, stands six feet one and a half
inches high, and weighs 1888 lbs,almost
an athlete in appearance, and will be
hard to beat in the approaching con-
test.
Hartman first appeared in public
at a walking tournament at New
York city in 1878, when four
teen contestants participated, the
prize being 5000. The race was 36
hours, and Hartman made 100 miles
in "a hours % minutes, beating his
nearest man Il miles and winning the
race. The same FIJI he participated
in a match at Gilmore's Garden, with
10 others, the race being for "a hours.
Hartman led his closest opponent 20
miles, making 1865 miles in % hours
IS minutes and II seconds, the purse
on the occasion being 5000.
His next important race was against
0'Leary for the Ashley belt and cham
pionship on the 10th and 18th March,
1879, at Gilmore's New York Garden.
The celebrated Rowell came over from
England to take part in the contest.
1t was reported by to.day's kilograms
that Rowell started in a match with
Dobler at Chicago last night and the
latter was taken i'll to day, thus ending
the race with Rowell as winner. At
the match above referred to Rowell
was the winner and took
the champion belt from 0'Leary. Jno.
Eunis being second and Hartman
third. The winner covered $50 miles
in this race inside of 142 hours, and
the gate receipts amounted to $4,000.
OF this Rowell received $4,000,
Ennis sl1, 900 and Hartman $4,000.
After this Hartman gave exhibitions
in various cities Of the East and as far
South as Richmond, receiving from
SIS to 500 each evening. He al.o
took part in a seventy FIVE mile race at
Providence, r. l., winning a $3.50
purse against 'orty.one competitors.
This latter was in August, 1879.
In the fall OF 1879, at Newark, Nj,
Hartman started with twenty-five
others in a six day race for a purse o!
$500 and a $3.50 watch, also q $50 cos
tune as a prize to the man looking
the freshest and neatest and the most
stylish throughout the race. Harri
man won all three of the prizes,
making 342 miles, which was wei ten
miles ahead of anything on record.
This was an important match, and
added largely to Harriman's reputa-
ton. At the Bellevue House, Cincin-
cinnati, in February of last year, with
a party of seventeen, he took second
money, Robert Vent, Of Brooklyn.
being FIRST in the race.
In June, 1880, Hartman took sec.
ond money at the Highland House
Cincinnati, ia a match Of six days,
walking twelve hours a day, the race
being won by John Sherrer, of Wau-
kegan.
In May last, at the 0'Leary tourna'
ment, Chicago, the first prize being
$500, Hartman was entered fol
another six days tramp, against
twenty-five others. In this Hartman
won by a most remarkable record. TIT
first day he made 1l7l miles. II
forty-eight hours he had covered 21(
miles. At the end Of 40 hours, Al
minutes and 40 seconds be had mad,
$50 miles, the same being ahead 0
anything on record to that date. Har.
riman has participated 10 many otheI
matches Of minor Importance, winning
many, but space prevents reference (,
the same at this time. Some time agt
he put $1,000 up at New York ant
challenged the world for the cham
pionship, and a wager Of 5000
but the challenge was never accepted
Vaughn, Of England, answered th,
challenge, saying if Hartman would
go to London, he might be accommo
dated with a $1,000 match, but n,
money was put up as forfeit, and o
course he would not cross the oceai
for a thousand dollar match, with n,
certainty Of it being made up on reach
ing the other side. Mr.. Harrimal
enters for the contest beginning her
tomorrow night with a confdentia
feeling. He isa little shy Of Hart, tn
colored footman, bat has no fear ofth.
other two beating him.
Henry Schmehl, who came here il
company with Hartman, is a nativl
Of Hegsc. Darmstadt, Germany, is 3
years old, weighs 148 lbs and stands
feet II inches high. He first wake,
at Chicago in 1876, making SOB mile
in 143 hours and 10 minutes. 1t wa
an amateur race and l43 took part il
it. Schmehl won. lie next walket
in a 6-day match against O'Leary a
San Francisco and was defeated. A
New Orleans, in 1878, he entered 70
a 500-milo walk, and beat three com
rot;tc-s teL;,o IN for b;g sbara &1o00