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Show The Long Walk. At lO.cO o'clock last night, John Oddy, tho pedestrian, brgan his walk of 120 mi'ei in twenty-four hours. About twenty-five persons were present, pres-ent, and the start was given by Mr. 0. E. Wjll.n. Mosr3. William Jennings, S. S. Walker, C. E. Walliii and Dan Rico set their watches together, to-gether, and will dcubtleaa give the stop at 10.30 o'clock (c-night. Mr. Oddy started ofi at a ix-mi!e gait, making the first mile in 10 minuteu, the second in 10 minutes and GO second.-; the third in 10 minutes dud the fourth in 11 minutes. The belting is against him, though there are those who have faith iu hij endurance anu ability to accomplish the undertaking. undertak-ing. Tuo comment was very general gen-eral that it was a fiir heel and los walk, and that the gait is a pretty CUD. Mr. nUu'-i fninof with him, is amiino of his ubili:y, and says he b.13 performed equally as great a task before. In view ot the fiiot that Oddy is now on his way ea3t to competo with O'Leary and other great pedestrians, considerable interest in-terest attaches to this walk. Tho exhibition is taking place in the dancing hall in the Emporium building, build-ing, around which tho pedestrian must go thirty-ono and eeveu-eighihs eeveu-eighihs times to a mile. At 1.10 a.m, ho had completed his fifteenth mi'o, which was made in 11 minutes. In reality he gain3 somelhiog on every mile, as ho makes thirty-two laps for a mile, thus walking one-eighth of a lap more than is necessary. This he will use towards tho close if he finds that ho needs it. |
