The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-20
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1.-THE close Of the days contest at the
Chaplins street rink last night, Petel Heg.
Gilman had scored ITO miles and some laps,
and Dan Hslty q mile less. They were
the only contestants left In the siI
days match. The local Rmateurs-
Brandt, Reed, Edinburgh and Gallagher
did not start yesterday. These four young
men lacked experience, and began with
little idea OF tha experience that lay before
them in the six days, They had not pro-
vided themselves with proper shoes, and
as q result their feet got very sore from
the first dsy's walking. Then they had
no friends with any experience or knoWl-
edge, and entered the racs with lite sp.
probation OF the requisites for success,
Under such circumstances failure was in
evitable. The management did what 1t
could In their behalf, but too many things
were lacking. -,
Msssrs. Herty and HegelmAn pounded
away at the SlWdust at q lively rate all
afternoon and evening.
THR PIRsr HUNDRED
mileS were covered by HeRslnRn last
evening, and Col. Jake kemple presented
him with the suit Of clothes offered by n.
Gutman & Co. as q prizs TO the contestant
fret scoring one hundred miles, At one
time yesterday Hegelman was over two
miles ahead Of Herty, but the latter pulled
up on him slightly before the night was
over.
Ex.AldermRn Fitzgerald, the "Champl-
on Of the champions" gave an exhibition
run at 5 O'Clock in the afternoon and an
other at o last night, In the afternoon
while Fitzgerald was on the track He2le-
man passed him on q run amid the most
excited plaudits from the audience,
Last night Fitzgerald did some tall run
ming, His strides, while doing his best
work, were accurately measured, and their
length found TO be 5i3 inChes-this is
more nearly q leap than q step. The reg
ulation military step is % inches. FitI.
gerald's step shows what an advantage he
has over ordinary runners, and easily &C.
counts for his uDequsled record OF Bl0
miles in a six days contest. He scarcely
lifts his foot, just clearing the track with
3 peculiar swinging stride which is unique
among pedestrians,
Fitzgerald now lives at RayenIWood,
Long leland, whore he has a track fitted
up for his own private use. Just now he
il only doing enough work on the track
to get himself in good condition for the
great six.day match in which he is to
compete with all the Rspirants to the
championship at the Madison Square
Garden, New York, next March.
SOM NEW FEATURES.
Owing to the dropping out OF the
amateurs entered for the six-day contest,
the manGgeTs OF the race propose to diver
ally the Interest. To-day a butcher, OF
Bellaire, named Major, will commence 8
walk against tlms on a bet Of 500. He
thinks he can make sixty miles day for
four days, and will start of and try to do
so, at noon to-day,
A purse will probably be offered for the
winner OF a ten.mile go.as.you.plsase
dash, to DO run Thuraday. Other attrGc-
tions are also being arranged for Friday
aud Saturday, and possibly there will De
an interesting amateur contest this even
ing.
Fitzgerald will continue to give exhibit
tons for a Ehort time at 3 and Or. NJ.
daily. The interest yesterday, while
slightly sbAted, was good, and tho rSCe
was the leading theme Of conversation
about town. Tho attendance, while not
large at any one tins, wSs big in the az.
gsegato. Spectators drop 10, sit half an
hour, and drop out. OF course the interest
will increase as the match progresses
inward the close,