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PEDESTRIANI5MThe Miller 100-ailIe Jb'cat-A Mianisht Mccinnltie The wpcctalotv*. the Walker, the Munir, the Atnatcum--Llvcly HrcncH.Al precisely Vi o'clock last night, In tbo German Theater, in the presence ol aboUj 800 spectators, Prof. E. E. Miller com. meoeod his milk of 100 luilcs, with agreement to make thy distance In 22 hours. The track is n sawdust bed, four feet wide, around the outer margin ol the panjueUo. The length ol the bed is 170 feet, and 80 limes around it is equal to a mile. The professor is a young man of 28 years, is five feet ten inches in. height, well built, looks slim, and weighs 100 pounds. His costume is stripped woolen shirt, blue knee-breeches, stockings ami light gaiters—head bare, lie takes a l long rapid stride in such a way that he seems to glide, lie made his 1st mile in I 8 minutes, his 2d in 9 minutes, Ids 8d in 8 minuter, his -lth in 10* .lt; minutes, his 5th Inr « 40^ minutes.Tuo professor started with three compan* ions—Charles ilulil and Wtu. Logan, of this city, and John liowlsby, of Muscatine county, who arc contestants for a silver hunting watch—the one who makes the most miles while Msllcr is walking his 100 taking the ticker. They were averaging a mile in 10 to 11 minutes when our reporter MlFor three hours previous to the opening of the match the l'iowers Family band, ol Muscatine, cntertamcd the spectators with very enjoyable music. A better baud, for the number of musician?, never visited our city. And while they were playing, two young men named George Davis and lVw. •Veiths exhibited their powers of pedestrian ism in a walk of 14 miles—Yedhs being the victor, making the distance and 17 Ians—a lap is once around the course—iu 2 hours and 50 minutes, Davis coming in three minutes behind.I’rof. .Miller must finish his 100 miles by 10 o'clock to-night, or lose his portion ot the ticket money. Fo he has incentive to win.The Flower's, family will be ji:i attendance all day and this cveniog, and enliven the scenc.with their best music.
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Davenport Daily Gazette
Davenport, Iowa, US
Thu, Mar 27, 1879
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