New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-06
ANOTHER SIX DAYS. AGONY,
STARTING THE eo-As-YoU-pLEAsE WALK.
CROWDS VISIT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-rHl
NAMES OF THE CONTESTANTS.

CROWDS VISIT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-THE
NAMES OF THE CONTESTANTS
Another Of the international go please pedes
tran contests, in which half hundred men start on
weary tramp Of six consecutive days and nights, hoping
TO win certain kind Of fame and big share OF the
gate N cepts which the public seems never 70 "eAy
Of contributing for the privilege OF witnessing su
exkibiuCIs, was begun at the Madison SQUARE uHuen
this morning, Just after the stroke OF the mohisn
hour
ssacrsds concert by Bayne's Goth Regiment
band drew a great concourse Of people to the gr"oh
during the early hours Of the evening. lhLoo NV
sand people were in the garden at IL O'CLOCK ana
others were coming In rapidly at all tho entrances
Among the ftythree starters Emil Paul Is known as
a short-distance sprnter OF some aDuiy' put P"i"'"
Iarly as being q champion quail cater ne mao H0'o
appeared in a sx-day race. " Dan" Dihoh mas eou
tested mang long races but has never been winner
q potos uece,mal is a we'll known contestant who has
stared in many sI-day races but has never hem out
n tho nnIsh He Is graceful runner, but without
stavIng Qualities. Pete Golden is announcer wei
known walker, WHO is always faVorlo WIN INC
crowds and WHO generally gets share Oh tno gate
rocesp.s John o'Mara is an ex'amateur irish alnete
Who has never cuue through long race, bur VINO IL
said TO be strong runner Tom Frazer Is another OK
amateur whose qualities are unknown Dan Herty Is
ono of tho best known Of the contestants lie mas
run in nearly all Of the sX-day races ana ID inc III
ernatonal contest OF last November ran socond 10
IJttlewood the champion with a score OF 800 mics
Littewood's scoro being 6o3 miles 1850 yards "nch
broke Albert's record OF 81 miles.
Herty has never big race but always mas
secured big share OF the receipts. George Cart
wright the Englishmsn, has made records all over
the world, and II he is not trained 100 hhe wiz 70
one OF the dangerous at the finish IN inc iS''
race he gave out early, while among uie hAde's'
George Nocmac who spells his name bacA"aIu' mas
I.lA In hlE
twenty three years and is always among lno lno"
who divide John Sullivan, who Is 80 thin thA'
his nickname OF "The Bangor Ghost unoou,-
plimentary TO any kind OF spi1te' VIII ""
as an advertisement medium. George Cohhor' Vi
England is considered q good man. lie nous Iooo'.o
q, matches OF fourteen hours day for from TWO 70
six days sam" Day IS noted particularly ior ms
hstit Of c.Iung Oh, Mary" whenever he becomes
tired Mary ais wife and trainer ynn in yrSn lac
hn9wn as o U naav matches doing his best work In
The month Of lay when he less liable 70 stacAs u
u Mach "a. Cuban who will contest IN SIX
days' race d. the first time, Is cared TOT , ~ a,d
trainers tive 'end2nS, two another old man.
veteran wslkCl Who IS famed as he nr Matches
Eater Mtrc Eison has wa nsn "I@sry, famous
Snel And te aier il the original AMERICAN on
who Is sslebT,' = pa r6@ntsS i0' nav
;ryc Of Al COO IS offered TO any one OF the con-
tcs;sn who shall break Lev S sed among ali
~ the other walker who shall cover 900 mes ~ nv
CIV days Ed f. Plummer is the referee ana Do'l0A
McCAfIrey the starter. -, .,,- r,.,os NJ,
Ns oj the bfy -four walkers took their pace Oh
,bo track with tho veteran O'LeAfy IN 'front.' ~
usnt is,er Dominick McCafrey gave the word 20
and the men bounded away In bunch on their terTlog
SAINT O'Leary fell at once TO the rear wa!anE
ana roar Of applause and led the group around the first
lap. . o,.,oot s.ood A follows ::
Heselman, 9 miles laps miles GOiS'n' laps !;
mlles, q miles / ian; Herty, mills nps :;
T parn. mills laps: Ray, miles laps Moro
mac. miles 2 laps spicer miles iap.; ~, MI
ians. The Others had made for the most part ABOUT
| SIX or seven miles each.