, 1881-05-09
Dizzy TRAMI'S:
The Stupid Walking v, g Match At ~.
Exposition Building, at '"'
An Exhibition That Ought to y.
Closed by the po,lco ~ 10

Ono OF those raro nn, dcl,c,,,.,
novelties (') which pcrioai"MnlI',ai athletic
LORI, ,ofth m .aise cities, remain tfor veas pIos.oa
,l'en , vat1!sll' feav'nR lifo blses, Mees, ,a4
hinh :hen''., was inaugu,atsdd' d'k b.
','lght III tho Exposition fu hi, ut
VIII q small crowd OF ,a.a!,t ma!allt
III WHICH the gatnbtor, confidence- ,ss'ofs
IIior, and prostitute elc,nent wo. ',a.' aa pup-
onsly predominant, aid viii, ~, III eonnsplsu.
as the or'torical ornament of ths ,' y Ht.a
1'he novelty alludbd 10. wbic1, 's n,ss oeea'laa
tlleed Into the country sono clnh, "a' las'e
Is known rs tho six-lays' pr7lcsitIarls yssls ssa
test" and and as there mav lx''s'e'i In .' co.,.
LINZ tilthoSE WHO aro unaequainteIl a.''a Q
t'le peculiar cilarms OF this peculIas ss1 N''a
talllfncilt bruf explanation may ts n eI ea,e
Tho necessary hdjuncts Of the cnn.os. u.ae'
a snwdust track and II 1lumbcr'ot 'n,s 'ot nss III
i'lodders who nre willing, iii t,1s ho,sp h. pa,ea'
curing a i,ioncy prize, to pound # ar,,n u.se
on pounding 1t at slow mud ,neI,n.k' Ils 1es'
gait,-the inaa who docs moro "as'''Y
tnR between Monday morning ani anil s1,"ua p"aaa'
night receiving u larger amount NJ ,ho hsa'ua5 's5
which las beelt taken In from stranooiaou iiaouey
OTIS public thnn tie man who tioea H. KY eaE|'
Interest which 'attncilcs to rrnnJra W s Me
trlan contest wllcre swift men comnets p.1ss. u
race III wlllch muscle ami lungs SuT I'm W. "a
reasonable time exertcd IL ttetr utTo,t !"
the result trelnblcs III tho balau e. % y,h r' ao4
Ing rosuIts, to the clusc, there Is t,nna 's.!'
simply n question of logged and h,a., Ma
perseverance,, with tho feature Of ,u,mss I.u'4
-tlle essential element Of race"',assE sJ,'ae$s
from beginning 10 end. A much an.. ..s.as ~
play OF podcstrianis1n can Deseon a, v. an,sn W.
iaenr the Atadlson street br!tlec than H., "ae
offered Gt TIC Exposition Building. ,i ard ,%| mh.
people sttUld bc willing 10 pay ior sdnI,ay at Wy
to 4 poorer. show is n matter IT wnlar u4sss''a
Tho exhibition lust !tnugnrateI /: h,,,,
conducted by AIR. Daniel WfGary. i,osa,S SssaS
dow, i,euestrian,wlio, 'lay!ny worn out utN1i II,
livelihood, ii NOT fortune, b. ;rnn,d{aa NJ Sa1a
Tho disability Of the legs vi othet' 'Vslpas peoass
themselves ut his disposal rcsI"s';sa %sSeS
evon!tlg, md began pounding 'sss,i%a5 ss.in!5t
for Ills one!t, and. though tic Tsce niss: ,sni sn.
!lnullccd rs All tlIlhteur cDntcst, seycrsl ~
thetn are ol tao profession, -lGrsuns Via
lit Tile pedt8trfn world, 6nt wl,osu lr,senss sv''es
sfonals ought to bo excluded u stanpns p,etgs, II,
Whole nffatr as fraud. Tho niegpI rare HIe ~
fact, is nothing nloro nor less ta ptsc,' NJ ~
iltppplfonilnx kutten up BY 3fr. UfcarY
fur tiin benefit Or MIR. Ol.carY and sueIl ,,si
sons us may tte" III with him. In tic under.
uestrtltn sticcuMbs t1 misfortune VarichSt
veins sometimes cause lin to
VANISH FROM THE aAwbrsr TRACK,
at other times 1t IL bunLous; nuI again ,ha
strafning Ut n telltlon Will entl Ills carerr: sa:
never interfares With tl"'1s1, TIC nIa,ctIsa %I''s3 q
lt1s. business, al,tt tint IL profrssiunai
a'slioi'of nrlsi'!F from A!lpnhlo dishonesty ID
u race. Titus It IL that The old hippolfotneri
appear ng'ln a,'s! again. taking part even ii
aill1tcur contests. Where tho prospect Of
lug. Over .aiid over aguin It has llappnel
tliAt the pedestrian WIN WIS favnrItlnn fan,
anu upon, wltnn,, therefore, tlla ta:kr,t
pumped their money, has SllccuMtsd to cur.
testA,Its so llot0rl0lt5ly lis inferior thst
the fraud was palpab1e; yct tho same tayott
co,ilcs up nEAita smiling, and smiled upoA
a'Id .I'.tta the pocket OF the sucker Is Asaa ds
:. Ot tho race which started Inst nlghsbut
little needs to bu said. Shortly attsr mid
Mlgllt-t1o solemn music Ut q s,!rrud c0ntet
hAylng preceue4 tho melancholy esunt,-
sonlo twpnty-seyel, nletl- et
tllol1l slat'-slattl, Hnr!ow.clesteI. stofk.
leREcd .wa,.tll0rs with abullt lis much
wrrs atartol by tlla oratorcal i|lIl 0'ilfira
On their 8tx'tlnys' ttsk, LII five minutes Tho
wIlolo crowd werU strung nut all uyer tls
trnck, 10 that ~ tho spectator the ehtoJlhent
of q race, which CONSISTS III wRtclling TIL
movements Of tho InnrH advanced In Il, xas
n9t posslble. All tiieru was To ~ wi,s \ stt'sk
OF iieli walking !tt very, nn''!ctate gais afong
ws iik ast ~ sUaS os but ty Eis'' ssas wi ss s @ @
lley had not tho. tlnu tn tell. Aud ~ itis
nj through. alclt contests. Occasionally
'sbruall" will bG g0ttGn up bGtWecn tan Of
tho walkers, 1llst t0 keep up tho !aEsI11g p!t.
lie Interest. but WilIn tho public learns sLat
tlio lllal. who Il dining tic pushing i ~
reality, sumo twenty-five nllles n!ie:t'l ut tt!a
nlan wlso is being pushed, Its Interest esase.
lsss been lnvis,ra upon one u tl!d sorslts::
detllslons that over prustltnted tic gasEie u
sport to its purposes.
regarding Inst nights walking further t!!Sn
to mention tho fact. tlat tue get!!,s,
,an m o wno h. ~. was IL t1:S .l s"s .. ds H1s
Poiico uaxStte's tntry.i llls uano was 10.
tcnrned. Tho gentleman, who nlay o. NY
not t,o, o foreign aristouras, II t[assliias 3ina
(ar,u.,.l tho sawsl,lst truck). as Is ITO fashion
with foreign aristuerats, lneog. jie Wote !
tlght-tltttuX 1luo tlurnpl suit. a,l t1e iaes
tIlnt ila wia "tlH P0itce titszeIffs e1,try" VIZ
blazal,ed III yellUW tlalIltnl Letters u. aefnss
llts bUsot,l. l1u was q fayOrlt with lAs
eF,s; iss VIII i: :' sSSf sssS i, y ,na}e t|e aty st sh
tile aeluctnlle alIeut he represented ~as @s
FOUNDATION OF Hts rortL+All1S. ,,..
Tnku,, Alt,,rnther, TIM atflltr h y disgusting
fraud; Al,tl nit well whrtlIy. ot polIte lhls..
1ergllcr, b0tl M ncrulint 1T Tho bsuia. IT, u.
ture ut tie exhibition ,i,d tho tisctltt!!{ N
moral character OF tho nll.llrucU Wilcu