Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-31
From Sundays Second Edition.
HURRAH FOR HARRISl
The Knox County Amateur Pedestrian
Beats any Professional Record.
c. A. Harris Walks 600 Miles in Less THAI
Fifty Hours
And Witnesses the Proudest Moment of
His Life.

And Witnesses the Proudest Moment of
His Life.
MIR. O. A. Harris, a Knox county boy,
tamlharly known as "Alf" accomplished
last night wonderful feat in pedestrian
ism, walking 200 miles inside of so hours,
coming out in fine spirits and very slightly
fatigued, comparatively.
AS has been stated by us, he began his
walk in pavilion erected for the purpose,
opposite Burr & Terry's, on Crozier street.
at 3 o'clock THURSDAY night, up to 11.16
Friday night he had made about ia miles
and then stopped for rest and slept one
hour and thirty minutes.
DIR. A. B. Tadlock, the attending physic-
ian kept regular observations, and the sub
stance of his record will be interesting.
His last observation Friday night was at 8
O'Clock. Yesterday, at a. m, Aft. S pulse
was 80, temperature So 3-5; chest 35 and
3744, breathing %. Up to this time, since
about 4 hours, and made 80 miles-in all
IA. He eat the usual meal at s a. NJ. and
took two cold baths during the night, At
IL a. m. he also eat a usual meal. At D.
M. he rested one hour and thirty minutes,
and slept 20 minutes. Pulse "a. breathing
"a, temperature 9S 3-5. Twenty-one more
miles were made up to this time, being 1875
in all. zz1zs So: 81
At s p. H., pulse 1os, temperature 1o1 2-5,
ate lightly. At 9.15 p. M, pulse 104, tenn
perature 1O1, took cold water bath.
At 80 p. NJ, the hour at which the task
was ended, and one lap over, pulse 100,
temperature 1O1, under great excitement,
breathing 26.
He rested again and walked still further,
and at $50 the final stop was made.
After rest of Is minutes, and cold bath,
pulse 80, temperature 80 Is.
Intense interest centered on the contest
yesterday and last night the pavilion was
crowded there being perhaps from thou
sand to twelve hundred people, many of
them ladies, inside, and whole world in
the street outside. The band played all the
while and the crowds gazed eagerly on the
contest
ALI started out at an excellent gait, MAX
ing, on an average, 40 inches at step, and
maintained the eyenest and most uniform
gait ever witnessed. 1t appeared no effort
whatever up till about the middle of yester-
day afternoon, when he Jagged somewhat
but under his indomitable will, he braced up
again, as the end neared.
The last half before completing his task
was made when he had two miles to walk
On his next to the last mile he started out
more lively and at a swifter pace than at
any time during the walk. The first lap, of
27S feet on this mile, he made in 80 seconds
and the mile in - minutes. The beginning
of the last mile was the signal for increased
excitement, it being at fever heat. He made
this mile in 10s minutes and the last lap on
the 200 miles, he stopped at 8 o'clock
and 80 minutes, and came into his room
amid the enthusiastic shouts of the crowd,
experiencing the proudest moment of his
life. After resting and bathing, he
again went out and walked leisurely
around five additional laps accompanied by
his cousin, Mr.. T. j. Crawford, and came
off, finally, 10 minutes before 10 O'Clock.
A beautiful boquet was sent him by Mr..
Rush Strong. With this in hand, after
coming off the track he mounted stand in
the midst of the crowd, and returned his
thanks. He was again vociferously cheer
ed
According to the record kept by the
scorers he was off the track resting Is hours
and 30 minutes during the so hours, and
slept hours and minutes of that time.
After completing his task so well and SO
completely, Alf. took a carriage and was
taken to the Lamar House, still
under treatment of DR.. Tadlock.
He was cheerful and pleasant
and didn't seem to have undergone any
extra exertion. The records of the scores
was sworn to before Judge j. F. J. Lewis
last night. It was certainly a wonderful
feat, and he is to be congratulated. No
such record has ever been made, as far as
we can learn He has a future before him in
Professionalism, and we predict that he will
startle the world some day. All he wants is
good training. He aroused the sympathies
of our entire people to wonderful extent
from the beginning of his walk
The cash proceeds of yesterday and last
night amounted to $780, 5, and the gross
proceeds of the gate fees for the entire time
will be from 1915 to $500.