New Britain herald., 1928-04-24
Hiking 7,@o Miles to Win s5,ooo;
 Forbidden to Beg or Sleep Inside
 or Travel Except by Means of Feet
Charles Loungeway Com. pleting Long Walk as He Sets Out From Plainville to Danbury - Started Sept. Ii From Seattle, Wash, Outdistancing Eight Competitors.
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 IlalnNllle, April "4-IiNe thousand dollars in cash awaited Charles l.oungeway. S9, Of Seattle, Wash. in hanbury as he set ou' from Plaiu- Vile this noon on the last lap Of fl ''oo-mlle hiking race through Ss states. grind which dwarfs even inc "bunion derby" of (. (. Pyle. , '.oungtway. who spent the night ip the town lookup because of tn, weather and the conditions of the super-marathon. is one of two sur NlNoro of nine men who Set out from Portland, Ore, on September II. and he had lead of 250 miles over his lone competitor The men were 10 cover the mileage in seven months and l6 days. averaging s3s mlles a day, and Loungeway is well within the prescribed time limit.
 The race is sponsored by the Calu- met Sporting club. the largest sports organizat ton on the west coast with quarters in the leading cities along the Pacific seaboard Thirty one binding rules were laid down, and it Was admitted before the marathon began that any man 10 finish under the stlpulations would be doin.. something which had never before been accomplished. X side bet of SlUo,0oo that no one would complete the distance was laid. Loungewav said that he learned yesterday.
 Required To Sleep in Open
 Each man had 10 carry q. pack weighing between 63 and - pounds. He Was not allowed weapon of any description, not even a penknilc, and he was liable to search at any time, He could not put rp for the night at any inn or private dwelling but must sleep outside except in stormy weather. when he was per. mitted to ask "helter at police head quarters. If refused. he must put up with the clements. and Lounge way said that on moro than one oc- casion he continued to hike through he night because he could not find accommodations
 No riding was allowed on any sort Of a conNeyance--boat, wagon, auto mobile. bicycle or even roller skates The men were checked constantly by travelling salcsmon. LoungeWay say ing that he had been spotted as oft cn as q dozen times in one day The no-ridn rule was rescind"d only 10 allow the mixers 10 cross streams on ferries, and then they had 10 walk back and forth on the boat and oh- tain signed statements to that ef- feet from the pilots.
 Each man had to report once a day from post office. while instruc- tions were received every 30 miles by telegraph. Loungcway said that the telegram he had received in Hartford was the 22,0ooth since his start.
 Forbidden to Reg Assistance
 Not a cent of money was in the pockets of the hikers as they set out. and they were not allowed 10 oh- tain funds by begging. by asking outright. or by stealing. nor could they sell souvenirs or obtain money in any such way. What they picked ,p must hc in voluntary contribu- tons Loungeway's method was 10 keep a book with the names and addresses of all contributors and 10 show this and tell his story in restaurants. Sometimes fhe pro- prietors "came through" but often they did not. He also passed the book among the crowds which gath
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