Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-26
PRETTY SPURTS
Made by the Six Pedestrians at the Ex-
position Yesterday Afternoon and
Last Night.
Causton Walking Heel-and-TOe Next to
Hart, Who is Running-GOOd
Attendance.

apace. The first nights walking afforded
but little test of the pedestrians ability,
however fancy and stylish may have been
their spurts. 1t is during the day
that one sees the walkers they are,
and can see how they "stand the racket"
Most of the men took occasion to rest be-
tween midnight and o'clock yesterday morn
ing. At the latter hour Hart was valiantly
leading the bunch with forty-eight miles to
his credit. Mccormick had forty-four miles,
Causton thirty-nine, O'Leary thirty-six, Dale
thirty-five and Downey thirty-two.
AT NOON
the walkers were all in good spirits. OLeary
stood lowest in the scale, his record being 30
miles, but no man calculates more shrewdly
than Dan the amount of his own strength,
and he reserves his forces. He knows that
there are several days tough walking ahead,
and he wants to be as fresh IA possible Tor
the wind-up. Downey stood at Sc miles. He
seems TO be initiating OLeary's tactics and
is camping on his trail, so TO speak. Dale
was running gamely, and had made 81 miles.
Causton, the stalwart heel-and-toe man, had
done some splendid work, and GA miles had
been traversed by him. Mccormick had
apparently recovered somewhat from his
ipdispcsition of the night previous, and had
run his score up to Y. Hart was running In
his matchIess way, and had made record
of 20.
THE AFTERNOON
d id not materially chsnge the aspect OF at
fairs; O'Leary was still reserving his powers,
Hart was as fresh as a daisy, Causton did
superbly, Mccormick came out more, Dow
ney was still reserving himself and Dale was
pluckily going on. At 6 pm, all OF them
had begun to get into the spirit OF the thing,
Dale and Mccormick visibly showing IA
tigue.
LAST NIGHT
The interest in the walking yesterday culmi-
mated last night, when the presence OF
large crowd of people and the music of the
band spurred every dropping spirit up to
better things. Every man was vitalized by
the excitement, and game little Dale started
anew and ran with spirit around the ring,
making a number of spurts that enlisted the
sympathy of the crowd with him. The con-
test from all appearances will punish him
severely. 1t was noticeable last night when
ever he ran he seemed to have life enough
in hln, but the moment he began to walk
he dropped like one of the e-thetic
maidens in Patience. CaustOn is making a
magnificent race. He is a favorite with
every body. Many regard him as the winner
in the heel and-toe department, and several
persons were heard to say that they would
back him as against OLeary, because he has
longer stride. Though he is tall he is
fully. Hart never appeared to better ad-
vantage than he did last night, and he runs
like well-oiled machine.
MCCORMICK COMES OUT.
Mccormick did some splendid walking.
He is certainly not very graceful fellow,
hut he showed considerable come out
last night and did the best work he has
done since he began. Downey and OLeary
continued the neck-and-neck business
The spurts last saight were marked by con.
| siderable rivalry and were unusually well
sustained. Downey and OLeary nearly
always lell together, and then the tanbark
was made to fly. The methods of the TIVE
men are similar, and they looked like the
| counterfeit press ntments of two brothers
| Sometimes one was ahead, sometimes the
| other.
| o'LEARY Is MORE WARY
| about exhausting himself in these breaks
| than he was in the previous match here, bu
| when he does measure legs with him h'
usually comes out victorious. His manly
striking movement is much admired
as ever Ciuston showed his ability
| to give his contestants a good tusse
when the occasion demanded it. Alter com
| pleting a good score, he retired for rest b-for,
10 o'clock Dale pegged YEARLY on, APP
parently lifeless, but every once in while
| he would break into run and was not by
any means exhausted. A few spurts wer'
made after haif-psst 9 o'clock, but they wer'
| not so interesting as-those that went before
| At 2:30 O'Clock O'Lsary entered the tract
| after several hours rest. CSus;on had beer
walking for some time; he has blistered fee
but expects that they will be all right to-day
| At this time several negroes were sleepin.
on the benches and somebody was trying t.
set fire to sleeping barkeeper. The fol
lowing is