New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-06
STARTING THEIR LONG WALK.
BEGINNING THE SIX DAYS JOURNEY.
A BIG GROVE. AT TINE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

A BIG CROWD AT TINE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
THE CONTESTANTS.
Nearly people witnessed the starting OF the contes
In xdays please race in Manson square
Garsn immediately after midnight to-day aud thousands
outside the doors OF the great han camornx lot
admittauce at the Tine Promptly at IL O'CLOCK the
fory.seven remaining to make start who had taken
their positions In front OF tho scorers stand
on the Twenty seventh-st side Of the hall.
ordered 20 go. and began their test
OF speed and endurance Nearly all started at trot aud
send Off In the shape of emendous medley OF
yeis from thousands OF throats. The starters were
George Cartrght. England; George Norsmac Scotland
Peter Heggleman, NewYork Robert Vint Brooklyn refer
Pancho Buffalo Dan Herty. Boston; Anton sreksl Aus
tria; George Conner. England John Hughsa Ireand
Frank Hart Hayu; rTom" Cox, Bradford Penn !;
George Dufrano France; Bon Curran New York; Rich
hard slos England A W. siSclair Scotland; Emil Paul.
New.York; Chris Eanhoter. New'York; p N Campana
Bridgeport Burns Einiira; Gus Guerrero California
James Albert Philadelphia Norman Taylor. Vermont; VIII.
lam Burrel NewYork; George w Fields Ne~York; John
Dillon New.York; E. c. Moore Philadelphia; Adams,
Bristol Penn; J. W. Callahan. Philadelphia; Nat Collins
New.York George lilly. Canada; Ben. Mclaughlin f.
selln, James CALL Thomas Hosg John johnson. Charles
swenck John Richards and A. O. Munson. New
York; A. Moran. A Newhart and IL. Will
iams Phaioph.a w. I. Norris aud A. Carpenter, water
town; T. T. Blood and n. Blrica, Massachusetts,; A. j.
Qurk Canada tho Mystery" Merritt Stout. the Arab
an John Sullivan the Ghost" and p NJ shrver Phiia
delphia.
Long before o'clock which hour the doors OF the Gar
den were open crowds had gathered in Madison and
anxious TO get in, az though mere
possibility OF the monstrous building being crowded
at that early hour others for we defned pur
pose unless 1t was stand the curbstones and IN
spoct passers-by. When tho force OF $50 policemen
arrived and divided into squads to main
tain order inside and outside the building, things
changed little and oang congregation banishef to
the other side OF the street
Inside the hustle long before the doors were
opened The preparations which had continued for several
days we're being hurried end The strike of hammers
asp OF had not yet ceased even snort Time
before start that portion OF tue Garden which Is
be the home pedestrians for the next SIX days
or less.
As fine went on crowd within augmented In pro
portion to geometric the maximum growth being
recorded after The reserved seats on both sides
of the hall thon began patronage and large
percentage OF ladies' became feature. That portion OF the
crowd which had spent the evening In garng over roug
picket fence hata trainers was now grained
by the appearance OF OF the pedestrians AFTER
another The walkers had taken the last opportunity
for good rest almost without exception and hau sep'
through evening in neighborng boarding ane
hotels Their trainers in the meantime prepared the
ouarers and their apparel the start and when the Las
possible had taken in sleep summoned their 70
specive charges 10 the fray As midnight approached '
starters in the attended their final preparations an
almost without exception ready for the call at quartz
OF ~ when they began appear outside their hunks
Their costumes terrible medley Of all the color
the Ty the clown OF the track distinguishes
himself especially groesque attire He and Sullivan
OF Bangor have TO keep the crowd In goot
1 humor, and will succeed
ont original entries only forty sever
started Alta M of the isling men were: Al
bert miles. John Hughes 8; Sinclair, Peter Golden
G: Newhart z; Day. Il George Conner. Frank Hart
| A. StokeL I; p. Hegdeman, Z.