Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-13
HERTY THE WINNER.
The Boston Man Wins First Place in
the Big Race.
HUGHES BOLD CHALLENGE.
Dom McCaffrey and Pat Farrell May Fight
Near This City.
THE SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

The big 142-hour race is ended and Dan
j. Herty has been declared the winner, with
E. G. Moore and John Hughes a good sec
ond and third respectively. The race will
long be remembered by those who saw it as
a remarkable one in many respects. The
distance covered on 16-lap track tells the
story of the severity of the contest. Prob
ably never contestants struggled as have Herty
Moore land Hughes. and the winner deserves
all the credit and recompense he can get.
When the quality of the race is taken into con-
sideration it has not been patronIzed as it ought
to have been although the average attendance
has been very good. But race of the kind as
it was is not seen every year.
TOOK MATTERS EASILY.
During yesterday afternoon the attendance
was not very large owing to the warm weather.
The contestants were also very weary and took
matters comparatively easy. Before noon,
Moore found out that he could not catch
Herty. and Hughes discovered that he could
not overhaul Moore. AS a consequence they
did not make their best efforts. Moore took
time to remark to the writer. that it was the
toughest race" he had ever been in: He said:
Had we been racing on Madison Square track
we could easily have broken the record"
The race has also been well managed, as all
of Harry Davis events are. He has worked
hard for the successful termination of the con-
test; not only hard, but in all respects honestly
and fairly.
The scenes in the rink last evening were, in
deed. lively. More than 5000 people were in
the building as early as $50. and they were
full of enthusiasm. They cheered their re-
spective favorites to the echo, and there was
some very exciting racing The players OF the
local Players ball club presented Herty with a
splendid sweater with the word Brotherhood
across the breast. When Herty put 1t on and
ran round the track the cheers were loud, in
deed. Herty was also presented with hand
some gold watch by an admirer of his pluck
and endurance. Nor was Moore forgotten.
A VERY GAME MAN.
He is every inch gentleman and one of the
gamest men who goes on track. Hughes also
received several presents.
That the winners are terribly exhausted goes
without saying. 1t will be several days before
they will be in anything like comfortable con-
dition again. NOremac and Howarth have
both been unfortun& to in being sick so fire.
quently during the race. They have also been
greatly bothered with sore feet.
Herty won easily. and at 1926 the race was
over. Manager Davis, in behalf of John
challenged the winner to a six-tay
race for 81, 200 side. Hughes said that he had
started in the race without an hours training.
Herty is willing to accept the challenge, the
race, of course to take place in several weeks
time. After the big event Hart and Golden
fve-mile race and Hart retired at
two miles, being two laps behind Golden. Cart
right and Guerrero then Started a ten-mile
race and Cartright quit at three miles and a
half, being two laps behind. Following is the
final score: