The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
MEN QUIT AND
SO MISS SEARS
ENDS HER HIKE
Boston Society Girl Walks 66
Miles in 20 Hours and
Is Minutes
Absence of Escort and WOmen'S
Pleas Cause Abandon
ment Of Trip

put 66 miles between herself and Bur
lingame. and with Del Monte but -
miles away. Miss Eleanor. Sears aban-
doned her Jos mile endurance hike at
Guroy early Yesterday morning. She
was in the best of condition and in high
spirits. and her stout heart would have
carried her buoyantly the rest of the
journey. Bat no one volunteered to ac-
company the plucky woman on the last
drin of the journey. and upon the ur-
gent demand Of her chaperon and host
ess. Mrs. Francis CaroIsn. a return was
made TO Burlingame, the starting
point
So ended what seemed certain of be-
ing one OF the most remarkable exhibit
tions of endurance and strength ever
given by woman. and Just when cour-
age and grit had conquered the rough
est and most trying parts of the trip.
MEN FAIL FAIR ATHLETE
It is worthy OF note that to the alb
sence Of men friends to accompany her
along the course between Gilroy and
Del Monte, which for two-thirds of the
lonely way lies along the railroad
tracks far from the wagon road, the
woman owes the nOnsuccess Of ser pc
destrian effort
Miss Sears averaged three and a quaz-
ter miles an hour for the Sc miles.
counting the total time that elapsed
between her hour of starting-6 o'clock
Thursday morning-and the time she
arrived at the Central hotel at Gilroy,
2-15 o'clock yesterday morning AS she
stopped hours and 7 minutes at San
Jose TO rest. however. and nearly %
minutes in two short rests thereafter.
her average distance per hour for act
ual walking time was three and three
quarters miles an hour. This is a speed
that few men can maintain for long,
and most creditable performance for
a 66 mile 5aunt.
After resting at Gilroy from 2:3O
until o'clock yesterday morning Miss
Sears was up and ready for the re-
ulainder of the journey. She had a light
brea kfast, and was prepared to start
gain at 8 O'Clock, and finish in short
order. But there was no man to escort
her.
BUSINESS CALLS LOWERY AWAY
Stewart Lowery. who walked with
Miss Sears from Edenvale to Gilroy
Thursday night through the dense
darkness. was up early, too, but only
in order to catch the o'clock train
for San Francisco, where he stated
pressing business demanded his fmme
diate attention. This left only Francis
CarOlan to represent the stronger sex,
and he did not feel equal to acting as
escort-on foot-for AZ miles.
Mrs. Carolan, supported by Miss Jen-
ME Crocker, Mrs. Laurance Scott and
Mrs. Walter Martin, urged Miss Sears
not 10 attempt the walk along the rail-
road track unattended, and though
they stated they were eager to accom-
pany in autos, they pointed out that the
roadway and railroad track came to-
gether at but infrequent places along
the remaining distance The pedestrian
was not at all pleased with the pros
pect Of abandoning her trip at the mo-
rnent Of victory, and telephoned Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt at Del Monte to
ask the services Of her maid as a mas
seur, when the entry into the hotel was
made. Mrs. Vanderbilt gladly offered
- whatever aid she could give, but the
absence Of an escort finally led Miss
Sears TO abandon her walk, and at s
o'clock all piled into an auto and the
return TO Burlingame was begun.
WOMEN WANT WALKER TO WIN
Templeton Croker. Duane Hopkins
and William T. Coleman, who accom-
panied Miss Sears at various intervals
during her days journey, returned to
Burlingame long before Gilroy was
reached, and Lowery and Carolan were
the only men left attending her.
Miss Sears women friends were also
very anxious to have the tiresome jour
ney ended
When she arrived at GiIroy after her
SIS mile walk at 2:15 o'clock yesterday
morning the Boston society girl ran
I'D the stairs TO the second floor OF the
hotel and burst in on her friends, who
had preceded her by two hours in their
autos, and then retired to rest. On her
temperance two and a half hours
lacer she was as cheerful and appar-
emily entirely rested. She skipped
about. lightly arguing against aban-
doning the trip, and was eager to be
of
EIGHTEEN MILES IN DARKNESS
Undoubtedly the part of the Sc mile
trip that required greatest courage was
that between Coyote and Gilroy, a dis
tsnce Of IS miles, which was traversed
in total darkness. Miss Sears was es-
corted by Stewart Lowery through this
depressing stage OF the journey, and
her friends in the autos she met but
twice, at Madrone, where they greeted
the walker and then footed ahead. and
again at Morgan Hill, where they en-
desvored as II was becoming cold and
a desire for sleep lay heavily upon all,
10 persuade her TO give up and return
10 Burlingame and the comforts of civ
ilization. Failing to dissuade the de-
termined young women they again
footed ahead and were fast asleep long
before she arrived at Gilroy.
Once in this bleak is mile walk diZZi-
ness attacked Miss Sears. but she re-
covered and faced it out.
The journey to Gilroy, walked by
Miss Sears in 20 hours and is minutes.
was hiked by DR.. W. A McEnery re-
Gently IN is hours and 20 minutes
FAKE POOI PO0M MEN