St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
POUNDING THE TANBARK.
The Peds Continue Their Weary
Walk at Minneapolis.


The pedestrians III the big siX-day go
as-you- please contest at Washington
rink, Minneapolis, are already well
strung out over the long road that leads
to 10 O'Clock Sunday night. The best
men are steadily reeling of the miles,
and three or four of them are alternately
leading, apparently never tagging III
spirits or muscle. They are piling up
the miles at such rate that,
conditions remaining favorable, the
leader will come close to the record
made by George Littlewood in Madison
Square garden several years ago, 623
miles in l42 hours. The men in this
race are the men to do it. Only the men
making over 800 miles Will receive any
share in the gate receipts, but there
will be no dearth of sharerS. The
offer of $40 extra money to each
man making 110 miles kept the peds on
the track nearly all the time yesterday.
Lap after lap was scored up as If the
runners were only trotting around for
exercise. Guerrero, the tall, Sinewy
Spaniard. was the favorite with the
crowd, and during a good part OF the
day showed a clean pair OF heels to his
followers. Mile after mile was
traversed by him in that easy,
seemed more natural to him than
walking, but Hegelman and Hartman
pressed him closely, and each OF them
held the lead at various times. Harri-
man carries the long legs that bore him
from San Francisco to New York i'll
sixty days as If they were mere play
things. They cover the ground seem
ingly without effort. Hegelnan is also
an easy runner. and is making the other
two fellows "hump themselves" Moore
and Herty were not far behind the
three above mentioned. Moore was
running according to schedule. and
frequently had to pull up i'll order to
keep within bounds. Herty looks as
fresh as if he had not recently beaten
big field in st. Louis, and his red tights
twinkle around the saWdust path at
lively rate. Cartwright, who has
been named The PAGER" from
his, peculiar gait, was close
upon the heels of the leaders.
Occasionally he would let himself out
in one of those magnificent spurts for
which he is noted, and everybody would
be left in the rear. Click, the Detroit
man, or boy rather. for such he is, bids
fair to make trouble for some Of the
stars. Hart, Messier, Cox, Day. Golden.
Nolan, Bevins, Koran and Smith
logged along contentedly. only few
miles between them All are Stayers,
and are all possible winners.
'Old Sport Campana Is the feature
of the race. Ever and anon the wild
Shrek, Look out for odd Sport !"
rends the roof timbers. That means
that the "sportin' blood" of which "Old
Sport is so fond of talking, has begun
to circulate. Away he tears around the
track at a Sprintlng speed, emit
ting that wild slogan OF com
bat which makes the electric cars
pause in alright He keeps it up for
few laps. then comes down to IA jog
trot and goes to sleep, never stopping
the trot, however. sport" is still 60
ing and making more miles than some
of the younger men.
Five men had dropped out Yesterday
up to noon. Noremac was suffer-
ing from a sprained ankle and
merely started. He is now look
ing after the interests OF the
racers. Drake; the st. Paul letter car
rier. couldn't work against that I'M
lucky number, l3, which was on his
breast, and fortyfour miles satisfied
him. LOOMS, Morse and Ellsworth
were the other three. They were out
classed. They found that they had en-
tered race against WOflu-OedtefS.
dozen of them. They couldn't stand
the pace.
All the racers were on the track dur
ing the early part of last evening, work
ing for the extra money awaiting all
making ITO miles in the first twenty
four hours. Guerrero. who led during
the greater part of the day, passed the
Tooth mile post at about q O'Clock, trav-
eled twcnty-one miles more and re-
tired for a sleep Moore and Cart
wright followed him closely. AS mid
night drew near the racing became
more exciting. In the midst Of the gen.
eral hubbub, "0Id Sport" Campana
mounted chair and read the follow
lug telegram:
Chicago, Jan. 27-"old Sport Washing