EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.

Evening Star, Issue 3437, 26 February 1874, Page 3

EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.

The ‘ Yaljego (California) Chronicle 1 of December 14, says Jimmy Kinnovan finished his thirty-one hours' dance at two o 'clock la&t night. Jimmy kept in locomotion throughout the whole time announced* only taking a brief recess at one o’clock yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of bathing his feet and having a brief respite. At this time he showed few symtoms of over-exer-tion. His feet was slightly swollen, but he otherwise seemed as fresh as when he commenced. His extremities were bathed by his trainer with brandy, which proved a most excellent specific for the purpose for which it was used. Before the expiration of the ten minutes allotted Jimmy began to feel sleepy, and was glad to begin his exercise again as soon as possible. At frequent intervals he drank wine with raw eggs as an invigorant. His appetite was also keen during the trial, and he ate heartily. When the last twenty minutes before the lapse of the thirtyone hours had come, Jimmy, yrho it seemed husbanded his strength' for,' the close, “ let himself oqt.” H|e seemed; J 8 f?#. vigorous than when u 6, d notwithstanding his great age, sixty years, he‘ danced the last three dances with an energy and heartiness whjich would haye put to, blush, a youth, of sixteen,, jimmy* in fap.b, did not stop, yrhen three o’clock stru,ck, bqt V. e pt, going for neavlg ten minutes longer,