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tTHE 100 MILE WALK.lion sillier and the Amolucrn JUd Their Work Yrftterday—Tlic Trorcs-*or I’IuInIi.k it In Htent EaMly-*Tho AmatuerN iiron Out—Tiie Ki»cctotorN. EiitlinHlUHUt. nntl Fine IIunIc.The walking match, opened at tf*he Her-min Theater, Wednesday’s midnight, by 13. 13. Miller, as described in yesterday morning’* (JAZinTK, was coutiuucU through the morning hours, and all day till 10 i*. it., nccordiug to programme. It created a more lively iutercst in the city than it was supposed possible, and the attendance showed that Cal. Towers, the manager ot the airair, knew what he was about when he brought liis good walker to this city. It must he said, too, that the excellent music furnished yesterday by the Flowers Family liand. greatly enhanced the attractions of the atfuir. The attendance forenoon and afternoon was straggling—not a Jargenum-her of spectators present at any one time, bit a good many in the aggregate, lint iu the evening the Theater was crowded by people who wished to sec the outcome, and a great deal of enthusiasm was manifested by the spectators--who louuly applauded .Miller.Tiie report in yesterday's (J v/.iMTK lull Miller and the :nnatuer3 on the course at 1 a. .M. Miller walked constantly till -1:14, when lie retired for an hour’.* rest, having completed his tilth mile. lie returned at •‘5:17, und continued his exercise till noon, resting only thirteen minutes of the lime. lie finished his 53d mile at 10:40. In the afternoon he pursued a steady pace, now and then exhibiting a fast brush for the entertainment of the spectators. At 3:43 he had made his 72d mile in ten minutes. As the crowd gathered in the evening. hi3 lace beamed with good spirits, and their encouraging cheers evidently delighted him. .Between 9 and 10 o’clock the interest of the spectators was at its height, though ail knew lie would finish his hundred mile stint without difficulty, for he exhibited but few signs of weariness. In that last hour he made 5 miles and 4 laps— of 170 feet each—and when he finished and made his how there was great cheering, in which the band joined.The exact time occupied in accomplishing the feat was 21 hours, 57 minutes, and 30 seconds—while he was actually engaged but IS hours, 58 minutes, and 30 seconds in walking. He rested 2 hours and 59 minutes during the 22 hours. His fastest mile was made in 3 minutes.T11E AMATEVItS.Kowlsbv walked contlnuotisly.savc a rest of 15 minutes, till 10:33 a. ji., when he had made 52 miles. In the afternoon he sho wed signs of weariness, but kept his walk Up until 0:20 r*.when he retired from the contest, having made 70 miles and 3 laps— two miles more than Mull, who abandoned the course 15 minutes before, with 74 milesIfinished. Logan led the amateurs up to the 25th mile—at 1:50 p. m., after having completed 50 miles, he left the course, having had enough walking for one stretch. Bowlsby was declared the winner of the amateur prize—a silver hunting watch and chain.Little Eddie Hawley, aged nine years, gave an exhibition of his walking powers during the contest; he made five laps in l.lf minutes at one pull, and accomplished the feat of walking a mile in minutes.Mr. Miller has challenged Madame Du Free, who is walking a six days tramp in Muscatine, to walk a match in this city. The Madame has accepted the challenge, and the walk will be- a six days j umt some time in April.Mr. Miller expects to walk at Gilmore’s Garden for the championship ot America in April. Mr. Miller made mile in Muscatine in 2}', minute?.
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Davenport Daily Gazette
Davenport, Iowa, US
Fri, Mar 28, 1879
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