The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-31
FEATS AFOOT,
HUGHES WINS THE INTERNATIONAL
WALKING RACE,
With Score Of 6Ss NiIea, the LODEest
Distance Ever Made In six
Days Aateh-AIbeFt Takes
Second Money, with
Wat Third.

NRw YoRK, January 99.-The wonder.
tul scores made by the remaining pedes-
trians attracted hundreds OF persons to tho
American Institute during the afternoon,
and as the weary walkers trudged around
the track adding mile after mile TO their
records, they were loudly cheersd. How
ard, the Euglishman, left the track at
ll;2s A. NJ, alter completing 6l5 miles. He
was very stiff and sore and suffered great
pain oil the morning, Most OF the pedea.
trlans took short rests during the after
noon, and only came from their huts when
any one OF their opponents were getting
700 close to their score, Hughes kept up
his steady trot OF about five miles an hour,
but the pace was slowly but surely telling
upon him. At o'clock the score was:
,6u
hoWard"' ",""5l5l lCampAnA,,,,... ...,,..,.tIl
Crowds continued to flock into the
building during the whole OF the after
noon, aud at 8 o'clock the score stood as
follows:
Albert,..,o,,. ,..,,.,,,.6H
.,,,627
Howard d-"".,",...."6i6 CampanA ,..,..,.,...,,.IIi
The pedestrians kept up lively gate be.
tween 8 and . o'clock, and Albert, the
second man, looked almost on fresh as
when he started. During the entire walk
he has kept himself the neatest attired
man Of any Of the competitors, and became
quite layorite, especially among the 10.
dies, At 6;bS Hughes, amid applause that
shook the building, accomplished 500
miles, beating the best record In the world,
made by Rowell In November last,
At 0 o'clock the score stood:
Hughes, e, ...,.....66G 6l7
Yint"."""' .."."69gl KfOhnO ,.,.... ,,,,.,627
HoWaFd""' .''."bl6l lCampAna...", .,..,,,,, 40
Att o'clock the score was:
HughtSm" "..,r,.bGGl Albort,..,...... $50
xint..''. .."."bt2I kTOhne... ..,.,,,,,,,,,b27
howard'''''".'.''' ''~6lb lCanpAna. ......"42o
At7:l2 Krohne, after four hours rest,
came on the track looking remarkably
well, without showing any signs Of fatigue.
AT t7:4O Hughes came out again on the
track, after resting two hours. At first he
walked very stiff, but soon was able 10
walk Of the rate OF five miles an hour,
At O'Clock over 5000 people were in
the building, and the excitement was in
tense. O'Leary walked around the track
encouraging the pedestrians.
AtSP. N. the score stood.
Hughes lbert .6S2
KrohuO $50
hoWsrd"..'..."..."6l6 "6l6lCampanG..
At $40 Campana came on the track
looking very much used up. He walked
slowly around the track two or three
iimaa and ihan rnl,vonJ ~ Lf --
again. Hughes, after completing 667
miles, OF 7:65 lett the track for his tent,
leaving Campana and little Vint, the
Brooklyn shoemaker, to amuse the spec.
tators. Albert appeared on the track a few
minutes later, looking as II he was about
commencing instead Of To finish The con-
test. Rumor says he will he selected to
compete against Rowell In the coming six
days walk at Madison Square Garden,
At . o'clock Hughes came on the track
again and was loudly cheered. He was
followed by Oampana carrying q broom.
Albert and Vint followed, and q lively
Bpurt for two or three laps took place be-.
tween the four competitors,
AT 0.07 Oampana, after completing 425
miles, bid adleu to the scorers and leit the
track.
At 9:l0 Hughes, carrying the stars and
stripes, completed 668 miles. AT the same
time Albert completed 657 miles. After
completing three more laps, during which
he carried the belt, Hughes left the track.
The score at the finish, 0:24, stood:
Hughes ."..".".""""".sGS Albert "..n..........6Ss
Vlht ..:.".,.."........."65O
ard"............."bl6 CanpanR. .........."".l26
The receipts during the week amount
10 about $l5, 900.