, 1882-03-25

The great walking match in New YORK
CITY is ended, and the winner, Hazsei, u
now the s;x-d.y champion Of the world
In speaking Of the distance = man can go
on foo; in si1 days, the New York Sun
says Hszaers performance of 6oo miles
was clearly not the limit Of his ability
Before the close Of the race he told his
bscker to bet on his going 625 miles. No
one could be found to take this bet, 50
he contended himself with 600 miles,
,bough there is not the slightest doubt
that he could have made the greater dis
tance if there had been any special IN
ducement. His backer thinks he could
have pon. $40 miles in the six days.
For SIX days race, as in all pro.rae'ed
struggles. Of course the quality Of mnscu-
lar endurance is the first requisite. But
that will be found useless unless there
goes with it a strong digestion. John
Ennis was certainly man Of great endu-
rance aud pluck, but he had to abandon
his efforts TO make fortune through 60
as you-p please races, simply because his
stomach would not 90 with him. Alter
endurance and digestion, good condition
always being understood, comes gait,
Horses win with good and bad gaits and
SO also with the men who have rolled up
great scores, some travel with ease and
with no apparent muscular exertlon ex-
cept what is directly em, ,.loycd in locomo-
ton and some 60 laboriOusly, with the
expense OF a great deal Of muscular effort
that can be Of no service in really driving
the body forward. Ii the man that
clearly wastes power can keep up with
the man that goes with no such waste, it
is evidently because he can generate more
.oree 10 waste, which implies better d.
gestive apparatus; and 1t must be remem-
bered that the ungainly Fitzgerald, IN
scoring So miles in the previous race,
showed his undeniable ability TO 60 over
600 miles.
Also a man should bs able to 90 well
both walking and running. OLeary, in
condition, easily walked away from his
competitions, but when the runner came
against him he was hopelessly beaten.
lie could walk, but could not run So,
the old grenadier K-ehne possessed enor-
nous endurance, but could not reach the
runners.
/ See, now, what sort Of a man has Just
/ gone his SIX hunred miles with ease.
( Hazael always has been known as great
runner for any distance from five to
twenty miles. but he Vas never celebrated
as a walker. Any one seeing HIM COM
iug down the stretch AT speed might well
believe he saw a ghost. When running,
/ IN spite Of his bowed, mis- shaPen figure,
I Hszael travels with such an evenness of
gait, and such ease and grace OF motion,
that he almost seeins to get over the
ground without any movement at all.
Yet Xhen he slows down to walk he
moves with great labor aud only moderate
speed Hazsel is nearly forty years old,
long las. the prime Of strength, and has
probably led life very different from
what would be marked out as the best for
man To preserve his vitality 20 the full
est extent He is a sufferer from hernia
AID is poor walker; and, Judging from
his previous performances, it is not at all
likely thar his digestion is OF remarkable
strength, or that he is gifted with such
wonderful power OF recuperation as was
the case with Weston Yet, such as he
is, he has shown his ability To 60 no. far
from go miles i'll the l42 hours
His present score may never be beaten,
for the reason that six days matches may
go ont of fashion; but il does not seem
improbable that the ideal and phenome-
nal SIX days runner. a healthy youth with
combination of the best Of endurance,
digestion, and gait, would cover nearly if
not quite 700 miles.