The sun., 1916-12-11
FINLEY HIKERS PUT
YONKERS ON MAP
They Discover with Glee That
Broadway Takes Them
to Getty Square.
1000 IN LONG WALK
Movie Men Get Pictures Of
Grand Finale Of "Open
Air Week."

Jim Hooking OF Yonkers. whose las:
birthday made him-wcl,, Jim was born
early in 1855 and so the reader himself
may figure out Jin's age-Jim Hooking
brcakfasted In his home at Yonkers yes
,vrday morning. then walked down to
Bronx Park tnvc milcs) and fell into
step with tho Walkers Club Of America.
who for the regular Sunday morning
stroll were hiking TO New Rochelle mine
miles more).
Not liking New Rochelle AZ well as he
thought he would. Jim Hooking turned
around and walked back to Bronx Park
again. thus adding another nine miles
to his morning ramble. Ard when he
got back to Bronx Park Jim heard about
the Department OF Hcalth's Finley
Hike from the City College Stadium to
Yonkcrs. So Jim walked down to the
stadium from Bronx Park. took his place
among the $500 or 1000 men n
boy and girl walkers there as
sembled. and at the word of command
from Starter John j. Ntzhugh, of the
Public Schools Athletic League Jim Hook
Ing walked with the mixers back to
Yonkers.
As Jim said jus. before the start from
the stadium at 2:3o o'clock yesterday
afternoon. he lived in Yonkers and was
going home anyway. -
One walker Missing.
Seemingly every walker In New York
and environs was some place in the long
line tina nlcd out Of the Convent ave-
nue. gate of the City College Stadium to
the accompaniment OF clicking CAMERA
shutters, the clack of movie machines
and the college yel,s Of the City College
hiking section. but Jim said the list OF
walkers was incomplete inasmuch as
among the missing was his father. Bar
tho.oinew Hooking. now in his eighty
third year. who every day walks from
his home at Myrtle and Clinton avenues.
Brooklyn. to his cigar store In Wall
street, Manhattan. and at night walks
home again. The slightly elder Mr..
Hooking would have been hiking yester-
a previous engagement to walk TO Concy
Island.
The eight mih hike from City College
to Yonkers yesterday was a sort Of
crasd finale OF the Department o!
IIealth's open Window Week" The
Finley Hike" II was called. In honor OF
a mighty walker and educator. pr. John
II. Finley. who puts In his vacation mo-
men's stro!ling across New York state
while trainnen warn him not TO try to
steal rides and farmers wives excitediy
call IN the children as he ambles along
n farmers dogs-so ur. Finley points
out with ~pride-chasc him and every
thing just as II he were a regular tramp
instead of an o~ccasionn: one.
The Bureau Of Pubic Heath Educa-
,ion of the Department ~ Health had
IN" assistance Of Mr.. McHugh o' the
Public Schools Athletic League and OF
Prof. William W. Browne Of City COL
legc IN arranging Yesterdays concluding
part Of the fresh air campaign. Also the
mixers might have HAD the valued a..
sistance yesterday OF the eminen, prcsi-
dent Taiioyitch OF the lower freshman
class OF CITY College IL IL were not for
The fact that on saturday the sopho-
mores kidnapped Kid T~'atioyi,ch because
Of AN impending freshman dinner. and
yesterday still had him concealed sorc
place In durance vile.
Heads nike Cohorts.
Rut l.. J.. Lackemacker, who t. tho
same age as Jim Hocx!ng-"Gi years
old. but feel like 81 years and a million
dollars"-was on hand all locked out IN