Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-13
ALBERT KNOCKS THE PzRslMMoNs



Record Beaten Ton Miles.
NEW YoRK, Feb lS-Madson Square
garden was densoly packed SATURDAY night
to witness the close OF the six-days' walking
contest Great crowds were at the doors
| chmoring for aimtlanco but unable to
enter When Albert completed his 6OOth
mile, which he did at 4:4i T. M, there was
storm of applause for fully five minutes Ex-
! Alderman Patrick FaZ GERALD, the champion
ship six day pedestrian, was present When,
shortly before O'Clock, Albert completed
the last lap Of the go miles, watch put hun
even with the record of Fitz gerald, and en-
tered upon a field absolutely his own, the
I cheering which his achieve men ELECTED must
have loosened the bolts in the creakius raft
ers of tue old structurr, AMI the ex-champion
heaved sigh OF resignation as lie saw him.
sell relegated to the secon place in the E.s-
tory OF that peculiar iufiction upon mankind,
fer which Sir John Ashley is responsible
Al S:s3 Guerrero the third man in the
race, retired from the track anl left the
garden. lie was followed soon after by
others OF the contestants, aud from this hour
until 1880 there was steady stream OF
humanity pouring from each of the exits of
the building, so that at the close of the walk
very few OF the spectators remained. ALERT
stayed on the track until the expiration OF
G2anl mile unfinished. As Albert left the
track escorted by his attendants and few
frenla the cheers of the small crowd remain
ing in the garden were deafening Some
one III the crowd callei for three cheers FOR
Mrs. Albert aud the uproar was renewed for
another five minutes, Ouly to be repeated
when some one else denaud5 an additional
round for the champion. Each racer upon
leaving the track carried an American nag
around Ihe course for one lap
OF the forty.eght men who started in this
race week ago Only thirteen were in at the
finish, AMI eight Of these covered more than
5l5 miles. The winner flushed the freshest
man in the race. During the race he rested
~ hours, 20 minutes anl - secon Is. AMI his
ac.ual score in IA; hours was OIL miles and
lS2J yards. just before Albert left the
track he was presented To the spectators by
one of tho managers aud proclaimed tho
greatest pedestrian in the world, TO which
compliment he replied in graceful speech
of thanks.
The final score was as follows: Albert,
G2l miles, 1870 yards; Herty, 5s2 CO. yards
Guerrero, 5Gl; Hart, 80 GGJ yards; Golden,
53s $50 yards Moore 53l, l,3!O yards,
Stroke 52G so yards; Noremac, 80, 44J
yards; Dillon, "a 80 yards; Tlly, 80,
1870 yards; Taylor, 4Gl Sullivan, 1888, no
yards; Stout, 2J9, $50 yards
Albert was apparently as fresh Sunday
morning as any man in the Ashland house.
He took only his usual sleep Saturday night,
arose early and after breakfast took a short
walk with his wife. Later in the day he
walked from Twenty fourth street to Cen
trial park AMI back, and will continue taking
moderate exercise instead of lapsing into
idleneSs He says he will never enter an
other pedestrian contest, although he may
participate in walking exhibitions. He is
under engagement to appear nightly for a
week with Dockstader's Ministries, and will
deliver addresses in ring costume Two pro-
posed receptions in Philadelphia have bee IL
postponed in consequence.
Fitzgeral, the ngdiStance pedestrian, says
he suspects something wrong about AlberL's
record. He will not resign his claim to the
championship until Albert has beaten him in
a race where both take part. He will ONTO
training at once, and hopes to arrange such
a race for December, open to all corners.