Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-28
rDURINe THE AFTERNOON

no exciting incidents marked the efforts oi
the pedestrians. AS will be seen by the score
none of the walkers made very good time
from am. to 6 pm. O'Leary made 81
miles, or 1-12 miles an hour; Mccormick
20, or 5-l2 an hour; Downey 38. or 81 an
hour; Hart 80, or p an hour; Causton 80, or
81 an hour; Dale 10, or l 517 an hour
Downey, Causton and OLeary did the best
walking during the day, which was nothing
at all remarkable.
FINE CROWD AND ENTHUSIASM.
Last night splendid crowd was on hand
and great interest was aroused. All the
men were invigorated by the applause they
recsiyed. The condition of the walkers was
apparently unch anged O'Leary is in ex-
cellent form. His heel is a little sore, but
not sufficiently 50 to interfere with or impede
his fine walking Mccormick is in better con-
dition than he has been for some time. He
has been suffering from stiffness in the limbs,
but last night an application of st.
Jacobs oil removed it and left him
in better form and spirits. Downey is said
to have sore toe, but he is as game as they
make them. Hart is sole whole and fancy
free, and rejoices in not having sore or q
scratch. Causton is suffering considerably
from his feet, but certainly is not lacking in
pluck Dale has shown considerable. come.
out and is doing superbly. Last night was
probably
THE MOST INTERESTING
time since the race has begun, and the men
being ali anxious to show to advantage fur
nished considerable fund of fun and ex-
citemeut. O'Lesry has felt little unwell,
hut he never has yielded to it, and he GER
tainly, last night, acquitted himself hand
somely. He and Causton measured PAGES
twice with fine results. In the first squirt
Causton came out ahead, amid great applause.
Shortly afterward, by reason of this vic
tory, he tackled the dangerous Dan,
who responded like hero and left him be-
hind. The applause at this juncture was
deafening. 1t is really amusing to watch
Downey, who has been dogging O'Leary' g
steps during the entire race. By persistent
work on the track he has gained few miles
on him, and he makes it point TO rest
when O'Leary does and walk when he does.
He can always be seen
sHADowING THE VETERAN
and usually just in the wake. His ambi-
tious endeavor is beginning to tell on him,
however, and his action is nervous. Dale is
a great favorite with the crowd and every
body. wants to see him make good race
He has shown wonderful endurance for SO
thin body, and at no time since he began
walking, has he been so fresh as he was last
night. III he keeps up, it is more than likely
tired the little fellow may be, he is sure to
start up when the music begins, and around
the track he flies at pace that no one dares
10 attempt. He made an hour last night
IN SIX MINUTES.
He has the advantage of being encum-
bered by no extra flesh, and has good lungs
Causton did fine walking and Downey did
superbly. At IL 80 o'clock Hart was first,
with a record of 2S2 miles, Downey 265,
OLeary 260, Mccormick 260, Causton PSI
and Dale PSI. The present contest is some
what remarkable for the closeness of the
score. Leaving out Hart there was at IL 80
o'clock only fourteen miles between the
highest and the lowest. 1t begins to look as
if Dale would make better race than Nc
Cormick, who is making six-days walk for
the first time, and who entered the ring
without sufficient training. At the hour last
mentioned Mccormick, Hart and Causton
were on the track.