The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-15
Tbs Six Day GG-ss-YCu-oIssss RsCcrd Put
Well in the Shade By Hls Effort.
The Winner Finishes Almcstas FRsh IS Whcn
Hs Began the Great Race.
A SUgug Crowd Cheers he Weary WakTs
On in tn, CiUsil 6 Hours.
Herty Finishes Second, GurTerO Third
Positions of the Others How the
Gate Receipts are Divided
Incidents,

people were in Madison Square Garden at
an early hour this morning. Albert came
on the track at Alb, after a rest of over
four hours. He looked fresh, and is only
seven miles behind the record. He had II
hours and AZ minutes TO make the 90 miles
necessary to tie the record. Fitzgerald's
6l0 miles record was made In 142 hours, so
the race as to the record will end at 10
O'Clock tonight. Albert is in by far the
best condi ton OF any of the walkers.
Herty passed the 500 mile point at a. m.
He is determined TO get second money.
Guerrero keeps up his steady pace, though
he looks tired. Hart joys along easily and
runs occasionally when the others do.
Golden came on the track at 80, after a
short rest. He is pretty stiff. He, Dillon
and Moore received several presents of
money from their friends during the early
morning bours,
At quarter after . o'clock, Ticket SelIer
Seaman, who was in the reserved seat box
Office, discovered that eaichel in which be
bad placed the receipts OF the night had
disappeared. 1t contained 1898 and sever
al checks, the aggregate OF which is not
which Is to go to the walkers is ysriously
estimated at from Sl3 goo to $4,000. A
the latter figure, FhCuld Albert win. he
would receive as his 40 per cent, $3.50,
ard the II 600 added should he break the
record. The second man, who is likely 10
be either Herty or Guerrero, wi n odds
heavily in favor of the former, will prob
ably get about s.. $50, and the third some.
where nesr $500.
At o'clock Albert was ego yards ahead
OF the record made By Fitzgerald, May
1854, and was travelling about five miles an
hour at lope, He looks fresh ana in good
shape. lie etill bad fraction over tTenty-
eight and one-fOurih miles to 90 in order
to break the record for 124 hours, and niue
hours in which to make that distance. he
says he vents to make $50 miles Guer-
zero, by losfipg on the track, has reined
bis chsnoes OF becoming record breaker.
Mr. Bailey, of BsrDum & Bailey, the lessses
of the building, say that the track is short.
When Buffalo Bill had his Wild VEST
show in the garden the floor was taken up,
and when il was relaid, the track vas
shortened about yard, 70 that go miles
by the track is in reality snort Of that
figure by six or seven laps.
At $3.50 Albert made his Goth mile, ap-
pesrlDg as fresh almost as be did when he
began the race last Sunday night, excepting
a little oullDess about the eyes. At7:0l he
finished his 60Sth mile. At7:1O Moore had
covered 525 miles, and at 1872 Albert had
laid coo miles behind him and was going
iD gcod shape, oCcstioEsiiJ bresking into
q run, and making his cloth mile at e sevec-
mile gsit, and tied the record st 7:2j,
3S1% seconds, an hour and forty minutes
ahead OF Fi;zgersld's time. He ran the
Gl0'h mile like deer, stepping high aud
without apparent effort. The LAST mile was
made in eleven minutes ftty-eight and q
half seconds. A surging crowd folio we'd
him along the rails, cheering him on. The
4 excitement was intense. Men were crowd
1 ing, pushing and clamoring to get glimpse
| of the sturdy little Philadelphia. On the
| 611th mile Herty and Guerrero chased the
| new champion at top speed. He kept we'll
| aheed OF them. Albert was presented with
| q handsome cone in the second lap. At
| O'Clock Dillon gave up the rscP, with 504
/ miles and six laps to his credit. Much
sympathy is expressed for the poor long
i shoreman.
Gurrero shared the honors of the evening
| with Albert. a friend Of his presented
him with gold watch, aud later another
| sdmIrer gave him a new beaver overcoat.
! Herty, TOO, Jared well, receiving suit OF
clothes at s p. m. AlbeIts pleasure as he
broke the record was somewhat marred by
q brewing company serving him with an
attachment for 1925. The men who served
the attachment tried to take him from toe
track little before O'Clock, but were
| persuaded to let him remain finally. Al
S:2S SIOkeI made bis 525sh mile, emitting
him to share OF the gate
receipts. At S:4S. Albert, in completing
his 6l6th mile, ran around the track
carrying two American flags while the
band played naJional airs. Helaid down
the flags, which were picked up in turn by
Herty, Golden snd Guerrero and carried
around midst the widest en- thusiRsm At
| 1858, little Noremac established his claim
to part OF the gate receipts by covering 525
miles. Guerrero left the track at 1858 with
q score of 564 miles Hart stopped for good
| at 9:10 p. M, with 5462s miles 10 his credit.
Golden retired at $3.50 with score of $685.
miles. At 9:37 Albert completed mis- 620th
mile, ten miles ahead Of the record. at
! 10 O'Clock, the conclusion of the race, the
scsre stood: Albert, 62lX; Herty, $50;
| Guerrero. 5G4; Hart, SIG; Golden, 53S;
| Moore, 531; Strokel, 526; Noremac, 525
Dillon, 504, Sullivan, 3S3; Taylor, 35S;
lilly, 800; Stout, 207.
AID estimate of the gate money to be re.
ceiYed by the men who covered 525 miles
and over Is as follows: Albert; $500
| Herty, $1,000; Guerrero. 81, 0OOi Hart, 1850;
Golden, $720; Moore, $3.50; Srrokel, $3.50;
and Noremscb 1920. Total, $ll $780, The
| official report shows that Albert covered
621 miles and 800 yards in 40 hours, and
that he rested nineteen hours and twenty
| two minutes. There were the usual scenes
| of jubilation at the close.