The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-24
THE WALKING MArCH,
EdSas Victorious why Gay Thvew
Up the sponge.

EdSas Victorious why Gay ThYew
Up the sponge:
The SIX days walking match between
Charles Gay, Of Fort Worth, and t. L.
Eigas, of this city, has ended. and victory
crowns the latter. Gay, who lett the tract
@looa Friday night, with score of $50 nile.
and IL laps, never came on again, and hers
the walk really ended, though Edgas walked
until last night Masking score Of S7S miles
and laps. As stated in yesterdays HERALD
Gay LETT the track with sprsined ankle, and
al that time Etgas' score stood S4i and II
laps lie returned at 1852. and came on
the track yesterday morning at 7.l5 as fresh
as morning glory, aud with but some hours
rest during the day, he walked the number
OF miles above mentioned, and when he mad
nn'ssed he was almost as fresh as when he
mist started on his long weary tramp. Dur
ing ire day Gay required medical attention,
and Drs Pace and Harrison attended him.
lhey furnished him the following certificate:
wv DALLAS, Tex, April %, 1881.
we, tho undersigned, physicians of the
city OF Dallas, have this morning examined
MT. Gay, of Fort Worth, and hereby certify
that We found his leg Just above the ankle
Unnamed and very tender, and in such condi-
ton as to prevent him from doing any active
walking. j. M. PACE, MD.
X. II. HARRISON, NJ. ID.
Gay says he received his injuries by strik-
ing his leg against the railing Of the track
which projected This occurred "Wednesday
night and his leg which gave him but very
little trouble at first continued to grow worse
until he was at last compelled to quit the
Track, being unable to remain longer. After
retiring; his leg began to well, and he found
that he could not make his temperance and
SO Edgas walked alone. Gay, while he was
on the track, made a gallant walk, and there
DO many who are willing to match him again
against Edgas. His friends said that no re-
lied on making his walk near tho close and
had It not been for his mishap no would
have left Edgas in the lurch. lie exhibited
considerable nerve and endurance, and
proved himself during what time he was on
the track to be good pedestrian. Cav is
thirty eight years old aud is the father of
fifteen children. AT night there we're a
number of persons who walked against
Edgss Tor Anew rounds, among them DR. Uoch-
ran and Dan White DR. Cochran walked
him for several miles, and there was some
lively squirting in which he generally 60. the
best of Eigas. ALI of these were the recipi.
ents of boquets from ladies present. AT 8
o'clock Edgas left the track, choosing not to
walk out all the hours, leaving score
behind him Of 37S miles. He was warmly
congratulated by his friends. In the absence
OF MIR. q. IL. Rintlemsn, of Fort Worth,
MIR. Richard Flanagan acted as referee and
awarded the money, 81, 900, to Edgas. After
this DR.. Cochran made a collection, and sos
was raised for Charles Gay. Cav made a
speech, He said that he had met with the
utmost kindness here and that Edgas was
hard man to beat Eisas replied by saying
thst Gay was the hardest man he ever tack,
led. e igas has entered in the O'Leary match
at Chicago.