Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-02-24
End THEIR WALK.
The Thirty-six Hour Pedestrian Contest
Closed Last Night.
THOMAS COX ENDS WINNER,
McClelland Second, Nolan Third and Hen.
bricks Fourth.
KCGRANE'S PLUCKY EFFORT

mcUleuanu, Ia miieFi : Ahps.
Nolan, III miller, laps.
Hendricks, 1913 miles, 10 laps
Atwood SO miles, lap.
McGrane, 102 miles.
The thirty-six hour walking match at
the Capitol rink closed last night at eleven
minutes after eleven o'clock. Financially
It was not a success, which is due to the
lack of appreciation on the part of the
Wheeling people and to several other
causes. All the men who entered the race
except one, stuck to it in great shape, and
John McGrane, the Wheeling boy, deserves
especial mention for the plucky manner In
which he held out and the record he
made. He went on the track for the first
time with only four days training, and he
made over hundred miles, and although
he was compelled to leave the track sew
eral times he was there when the contest
CLOSED. When he turned his
hundreth mile last evening about half
past seven, he was presented with ten dol
lars, and gentleman who had bet FIVE
dollars that he would beat Atwood gave
him the money he won, 50 that he got
fairly well paid for his three days hard
work. He has in him the making of
pedestrian of no mean ability.
Atwood did not show up at all yester-
dsy as he was too sore. Hendricks was
also very sore and almost unable to walk,
but he held on in great style and came out
on the track and maintained his position in
fourth place. TIE contest between Nolan
and McClellsnd for second place was pref
ty spirited all day, but McClelland
got two miles ahead and maintained his
lead. He looked very badly last evening
aud showed evidences Of soreness, while
Nolan looked about rs fresh as he did
when the contest started. But when he
made any attempt TO gain on McClelland
that individual logged his footsteps or his
"footruns."
Cox was in splendid shape, apparently,
and hustled around the track as lively as
he did the first day. He said yesterday
that if he had had any inducement he
could have made his record fifty miles bet
ter, and thus beaten his former record out
of sight. At the close of the contest last
evening he said he would challenge any
pedestrian in America for thirtysix hours
for 800 a side. He came within fourteen
miles of equslirg his former record.
One trouble with the race was that the
contestants were not we'll matched. Nc
Cleland is a thirty-six hour man, Cox is
fifty hour man, Nolan is six day man,
Hendricks heel-and-toe walker, Atwood
couldn't walk much at all, and McGrane
YVES grsener.
However, Manager Burkholder did what
he could to make the affair a success, and
if the people wanted to see walking
match they had the opportunity. One
thing that kept many people away yester-
day was the GOODNESS of the rink, the heat
ing capacity rot berg equal 10 the state
of the weather. 1t is probabls that IN
few weeks a pedestrian contest will be
given at the same place that will draw big
crowds.
The score stool as follows when the con-
test came to a close last evening: Cox,
2O5 miles; McClellsnd, ia miles , laps;
Nolan, III miles 8 laps; Hendricks, l23
miles 10 laps; Atwood, So miles l lap;
McGIane, 102 miles.
Four of the men get percentages of fifty
per cent of the receipts, but even tie first
man will not get much.
A chap who imagined he was coming
pedestrian was allowed to 20 on the track
last night. II g said he could make fifteen
miles in two hours, and he started out in
an earnest manner to accomplish the feat.
The men on the track had coed deal OF
sport out of him, and at times took him on
sprinting exhibitions that almost winded
him. Wren the two hours were up he bad
covered exactly nine miles and half, and
was so con pletely knocked out that he
wished he had never seen pedestrian con-
test.
During the evening the men had good
deal of fun among themselves. Some one
asked Cox where he was walking TO and he
answered, 'To Denver" When Nolan
was in front of Cox he stopped and danced
Jig and McClelland did the same, and in
this way the walkers ended up the con-
test, the best of feeling prevailing through
out.