Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-08
uEGLEMAN A WINNER.

Making n Remarkable Record in the
 27-Hour Match-Four Weary Pedes-
 trians Logging Each Others Foot
 steps.
 It was just twelve minutes after last night when the word go was given and ten men started upon a a21-hour perambu lation around sawdust track in the ring. There was q large audience present. Happy Jack Smith, the well-known sport t ainer acted as referee The hestarters W ere as follows: Miles Daly and Billy Dayton, Waterbury; Dan Malone, Springfield "Old Man" Elson, Meriden: Ben Wash burn, ''the tattoed ped," St Louis; Parson Sherlock, New Haven; Peter Hegelman, New York; Norman Taylor, the Vermont pie eater, and Connors and Day. the English champions.
 Sherlock made the first mile closely followed by Connors, Hegelman and Daily in the order named. At the end of the first hour Malone was credited with nine miles, Hegelman and Connors being almost upon his heels. Some of the scorers got into a wrangle with the run ners about this time, and for awhile it looked as though the race would end in a free fight. Manager Hardy prevailed upon w. A. Smith. the Colorado cow | boy, who was present but did not walk, to take charge of the scores and order | was restored.
 Connors' efforts during the first two | hours brought on a severe attack of nausea and for while it looked as though the little Englishman, would have to give up. He recovered, how ever, and is fighting hard for second place. Day, the other Englishman was feeling happy and guyed the crowd to keep up his spirits. Parson Sherlock rendered several Salvation army 'hymns' and early became favorite Dayton's long legs began to stitfen early in the game. Little Daly did excellent work for the three hours, but the pace the professional set was too fast for him. Taylor when not munching pie or q sandwich struck up cant that was scarcely faster than walk. ''Old Man Bison tried to dog the footsteps of Hegel- man. but at an early hour relapsed into innocuous desuetude. Washburn, who was considered dark horse, made an occasional squirt for mile. He was taken with a chill and left the track at half-past one after having placed 35 miles and IS laps to his credit. Fifteen minutes later Dayton left the track, having covered 35 miles. At quarter past three "Old Man Bison gave up the struggle. He had made 54 miles and 3 laps, but was completely Jagged out. Daily gave up fifteen minutes later with 45 miles and laps to his credit.
 Day gave up at o'clock this morning after making a remarkable record. When the word go was gwen he fell into dog trot wLi h Il kept up without once resting until he had completed forty miles. When he left the track his score was 72 miles and s laps. Had his packer watched him more closely Day would undoubtedly have been in at the finish. Sherlock suffered much from a swollen ankle and left the track at 10:45 this morning with S1 miles to his credit, leaving only four men on the track.
 At exactly 1O:56 a. m. Hegelman com pleted 100 miles, followed by the others in this order Malone 95 miles and IS laps Connors 93 miles, Taylor S7 miles freshest appearing man upon the track, has been tdogging the footsteps. of Malone since an early hour this morning after he had secured a few miles lead over the Springfield lad. Connofs is also trying to worry the boy, but Malone is merry and will make a desperate effort to retain his present position. Taylor is gaining slightly on the leaders.
 It is claimed that the track is one lap short in the mile which is very probable as the record of Hegelman is remark able one.
 Washburn will endeavor to run l09 miles in one hour tonight and ''Old Man Elson" says he will run miles in the same time or die in the attempt.
 One of Hegelman's friends declared this afternoon that for S25 his man would run ten miles in an hour.
 White Wings Sherlock and Bison re- turned to the track this afternoon and at 400 the score was as follows:
 Name. Miles. Laps. Hegelman, 119 5