Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-27

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or HAKrs sCoKK

Hv6HEs, ''THs LETTER" Still lKapuNs-AHRap
or HAkrs sCoKK.
In the afternoon the crowd grew into some
thing Ike the usual proportions and In the
evening there were probably $500 persons
present They were by no means a demon
Safsuve crowd. ana gszed with a sort OF stol,d
INTEREST," In reality they Were seeing the best
eAAloltlon OF Professionalism ever seen in this
ounuy' LOT Hughes Stln kept ahead OF Harris
score IN the match last April; put the old time
v.. ~ WAS lacking IL seemed indeed a.
II the pubic, even that portion or it that stun
goes 10 walking matches. had begun 90 realize
now slight the real Importance of them ia
There WAS also a noticeable differenoe In tina
character OF the people present FOR whereas :
Few years ago. even last year some OF the besf
people In the city were among the sps.tstors
aid formed no small proportion OF the crowd AZ
The present match the average station In so
cietY az the spectators is by no means a high
one.
The walking, as was said. is remarkably good.
Hughes, 1.-The Topper. who half q dozen years
ago excited she derlsion OF every sporting mas
IN the city excepting Harry Hlll who backed
MIN IN his first pubic walk. is making better
record than the best in this country hitherto
Al Ten p. m, when Hart AT the corresponding
hour had SlS miles scored. Hughes had BIG. IL
was not much OF a lead. but, ike the traditional
IA sddlItonal on the deacon'S nose IL WAS
couSplcnous. About half an hour later be LEFT
The Track. but he was ahead OF Hart : record for
loUT hours ia'er, so that he TeIt doubtless en
III led 10 a rest
IN spite or The prophecies that had been dying
3tOOt In relation 10 each one OF them they Al
looked grimly determined and there seemed 70
oe good prospect that they would al Ia in a,
the nniSh- Nearly all, OF course looked worn
III was hardly 10 be expected that they wouia
not. having been almost Seyenty-two hours ON
THEIR feet. Hughes came out after few mIu-
utes, abd as be- passed The Judges stand he WAS
wheeZtng and whistling almost Ike a canary
bird. His throat is worse than his legs" said
Referee Curtis as he looked al him critically:
lie has the bronchitis IS bad he can't praise
God I'm any language"
Whatever Hughes powers were In thai
direction Campana was by no means 30 crib
PIED. lie could not walk as well as the other
out he did his share OF talking. The crowd
cheered and Ieered him As II had been merely
the clown OF the show instead OF making as he
is making, score that is remarkable for a mAn
uf his years They called him nicknames asd
laughed at him numerically. The latter he
enjoyed, encouraging laughter, Indeed by
the quaint incongruities OF his attire but he
objected to the nicknameS. After he had
walked his 30 mile he stopped and chatted
with the referee. 81 don't mind their calling
me blue fish, 50 he said for the crowd was fond
or Joking him on his former ayocstsr OF ush
peodllng. but do object TO being GALES, an Old
mackefel He was assured that no such con-
Duct would be allowed In the hall and one OF
Inc proprietorS OF the show MIR. Brian q. NC
SwyDey, walked around the track with him a.
a notlncatlon TO the crowd that DO more low
lived language would be allowed. After that
Campana was Called no poor ish-N r.
Herald fO-GuN