The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-20
LA-Rosz FELL IN a PAINT.
TWO Baltimore Society Young &ea
y ak = Washington o. . Wager

From D.e T@s- York H'7-'f
BALTIMORE, MD.. Jan. 17.-To sett.e bet
made some time ago n the Maryland Club,
Frank Howard and swan LAtrots walked
~ Washington to-day IN u. snow and
slQsb, followed b. several carriage con-
tanning the young club friends u ne con
te~tauts. LatrOb@ b a son u Mayor Latrots
and Howard is connected with ONE Of tae
biuest blood Of Mary and. The match was
wOn ~ Howard, VINO covered tue distance
some tairty-niue miles. IN seven hours and
tIentr-u.ne mInut@, an average of nearly
FIVE miles N TIE hour LatrOJe was cl0-e
a. Howard's heels and often I'D him until
after passing Bladensburg 4 point within
i've miles Of the capItal, when Le suddenly
rf7-!s7l and fell b. the ground IN a dead
FAINT. He was restored ~ conscious ~ arr
then wraDp-i ia blanket and ye1t %
CnamDerlau's for the night Howard "as
fre-h a. the finish and refused % 20 % led
unt4l his usual hour for retiring.
The start was made from this city al go
a. ~. II was .uowiug very hard and every
thing pointed 70 slow travel tut the men
started on brlskly and covered the first ten
miles Ede by SIDE in less than one and
half hours Then they slowed up some
what. ami did not reach Leurel. which IS
half way between the TWO cities, until 1910,
tlus making an average u only three miles
al hour Howard vas the iirst % SLOW
signs III weakness, but he rallied under tie
Influence Of byuiilOn and made a spurt
which took the Wind out Of Lstrobe. From
a point three miles south u Laurel o. Belts
vile, Baltimore and Ohio station
twelve miles from Washington. the
walkers kept side hy side no" running, now
walking, a. the notion seiDed them In the
meantime thev we're being furnished with
proper nourlshmelt hT their trainers
&es-rs Carey McHenry and RDss EE.nans
" nistler acting IN the latter capacity for
Howard, while Latrobe was supplied by
Doniuick McCafrey's Old trainer from
Philadelphia Messrs. McHeury and
Whistler, both Of whom are prominent in
club AID social life. performed their new
duties very accep,ably. While one Of them
walked beside Howard, the other logged
along behind in 2 CARR Ze which was pient1-
fully supplied with every variety Of wet
goods. 4 similar supply for Latrobes use
was kept In the rear. in double team Day
ton wagon driven by Latrobes valet. Their
refreshments the men took while walking,
each fearing % stop lest the other get too
fan ahead
The only stop made-and that was but for
a minute-was at B.adensburg, where a
passing train made it necessary. At this
point the gaping villagers and the hOoting
Of the children seemed 70 nerve up IAtrObe,
whose step became frner and more elastic
than ever But it was only for a moment
he soon after began to stumble, and would
have turned back once except for his trainer,
who urged him on. Finding at last that
there was no hope for him the trainer en-
deavOred % get him 10 stop, but this time
LatrObe insisted upon Walking. Within the
next hundred yards he tainted.
The match was brought about by La
trObe's boast Of the great number Of miles
be had walked during a recent hunting ex-
petition in North Carolina. Howard, upOn
hearing Of il, challenged him TO walk to
Washington, and the challenge vas ac-
cepted The stakes were placed at SO a
side originally, but we're lfterward raised
TO something like 500 Immediately after
the match was made both men kept away
from the clubs rs much az possible, and by
every other means made their friends be
| leve that they were serious about the affair.
As the time for the contest approached they
were not 10 be seen at all, except by the gen
tlemen who had promised 10 act as referee
and timers. 1t is estimated that between
| e. 900 and g., 600 changed hands on the re
suit. Latrobe was the favorite in the
| betting.