New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-08
WALKING TO BEAT THE RECORD.
THE FIRST DAY OF THE Go-As-YoU-PLEAsE MAT
-sCoRE UP TO MIDNIGHT

ihE FIRST DAY OF THE Go-As-YoU-PLEAsE MATCH
-scoRE UP TO MIDNIGHT.
inc plodders nj Madison Square Garden who are
tortunng themselves for fame and fortune making
rapid progress, and though they have not succeeded
In reaching tho record of Rowe It looks as If the
famous Philadephian, James Albert Cahcart, would
lose some Of his laurcs. Whom Jack Dempsey, tho
"Nonpssol,' said tho word at the start all the
spnntcrs broke away in a bunch "Dan' Dillon, the
iongesged 'longshoeman, finished the first mile In five
minntcs and In another minute the two Englishmen,
Cartwright and Lttewood; Guerrero, the Greaser,'
ana Hughes, the "copper" rushed by the judges
stand at tho rate Of 400 miles in six days. IL is
unnecessary to state that they did not keep up this
rate.
Littlewood, the English champion, proved himself
10 DO all that was claimed for him, and, to Judge from
bis record for perseverance and his FORM he looks like
winner His gait for half day was a graceful
sprint with less sprlnginess than that OF Cartwright,
Out with more ease and roach. He gradually slowed
uo"n 10 jog which did not seem to tire him in the
least. he walked but little, and remained tho
track hour after hour apparently ndefatgabe. Guer
zero started out to keep alongside his English COM
potltor, but did not last long in the company. Dur
ing tho earlier part of the day he kept dropping be-
hind, until even the living skeleton Old Sport" Cam
pana, with his sixty odd years, ahead of tho
swarthy runner Last evening the Mexican braced up
little, but his form is nothing Like what was in the
last race
hughes, who made dismal fasco In Frank Halls
peculiar affair, did some Of his old-tme Topping
yesterday and greatly encouraged by the cheers
OF the crowd. He passed Cartwright at half past 1
O'Clock In the afternoon, and began squeezing the
leader He got within four miles of Littewood In
short time by hard work, and stayed here the rest
OF the day. Herty, who in as Alberts second,
did his usual deliberate and careful work. with some
astonishing spurts and is among the possible win
ners.
All tho other well known pedestrians who CALLED
populations In former efforts such Hart, Noremac,
Vint, Moore and Day, maintained their usual styles
OF work and remained in the with good chance
for place and some Of the men, who have not achieved
glory on the sixday go as please track surprised
the sceptics Among them Burns, of Elmira,
and Saunders, Of the Brooklyn Athletic Association.
The latter was formerly the amateur champion twenty
four-hour runner OF America but never tried him
Self on any longer time.
Anton Strokel, the Austrian, refused to pin tho I'M
lucky number 1872 TO bis back, and did not start
After the start, Peter Panchot who strained his hip
IN the last race, was forced Off by his old trouble.
Tho others who dropped by the wayslde during the
day, or filled to make the necessary 100 miles In the
hrst twenty -four hours George Conner, James
McEvoy, Norman Tayler, H. Esterline f. Albert,
william Nolan, Augustus Stein, t. a. Prater, Sergeant
Kramer J. c. Adams Charles Russell, G: B. Graves,
Robert Peach, Parson" Tiy, A. Kline, W. Morlander
James Mckenny, w. HendIg, J. Duffy c. Drake, VIII,
lam Coughan, George Howard and Sullivan, the Ban
gor Ghost' This leaves but twenty Of tho original
forty four starters
Tho leaders kept forging ahead, however and con-
almost any ono OF them. The score OF the twelve
leaders at midnight as follows: