The New York herald., 1875-07-16

while Downs rinses his mouth with glass Of
water. Drscoi Is getting tired, while the sweat
stands out oepiously on Downs brown throat and
arms and some OF the crowd call out tnat both are
running. Now three miles are done and the Elk.
teen-inch calves are sweeping along as hgntly as
ever, 1900 ieet 20 the FORE" John Eustis on the
next eighth. burning 10 give his friend Downs q
little lift, walks with him quite way, until the
referee orders MIN onoe more to desist Going
by the quarter post, forty-nve seconds ahead
Taylor was soon at the half and
when aagain az the quarter Downs tried
another run. but IL was his oying EFFORT for the
strong man In crimson aud white had fairly
walked him down, and IN the next moment, Just
al the middle OF the seven miles,
DOWNS CEASED WALKING.
Now, whose race was t Tayloris ten TO one.
Perhaps NOT, for Driscops nne con dition kept him
on at q quick step, while the loss OF Downs
frightened him up. but the plucky little Co.
lumbIan had . sharp eye on mis- every
movement Taylor slackening his pace no whit,
taxes pocket handkerchief and wraps tt about
his head. NoAwonder, for the cap was disre.
garded miles back, and the powerful midday sun
must but Tor the free perspiration, have kept his
blood Mt fever heat. At twenty minutes OF twelve
and 3Sm. 15s. from the start he passed the three
and three-quarler post, 600 feet ahead; but there
was no lot up In Driscoll, and his pace was as
good as at almost any earlier polnt while he kept
two feet ahead oil Francis. No change had come
at the next quarter. Finishing his iour miles IN
35m 4os., he kept MS place and grace. At the
next quarter plucky little Francis had cut down
tine gap between him and Drisco TO 100 1eet, ana
his form and swing remained. 1t was
SAID that professional trainer had pre-
pared him for his work. Certainly ne had done IL
OF ne was showing this hot noon; and now Dris-
coll looks as II he would ike 10 stop, ana grows
passes the iour and hall mile post In 4om. S5s.
ION ION the start. But now marx instead OF the
even the strong Iaylor begins to
FEEL HIS WORK,
ana soon MS PACK drops notlccaolI penlad tne
stretching forward. Now Francis, II you have
watched closely. mas come your chance. Quicken
hard now 1or u quarter, and you may lay out TINS
giant; but either he did not see his advantage or
could not clutch IL, and tired as Taylor walked
Ing his five miles IN the good time or 46m 20s. for,
indeed. 1t takes good man 10 cover hve miles
even within the hour he led the weary Driscoll,
but yet showing his work enough 10 make many
think ne might yet De beaten but that was not
he had lost 200 feet still had 400 TO spare and
some wind lett. Now looking back he mends mis-
pace and still shows good HE. though Drlscoll,
early In the last mile. reduced the space to thirty
seconds. but Taylor again awakens and adds 100
feet making IL once more 500 while Francis Is $50
more TO the rear; and so
THEY GO HOME,
Taylor finishing the saven miles In 66m. o2s.,
hIt0T. ItCo most xhlnoly COuteebeu
by every one OF the three. Driscoll was much
distressed, aud, 1t Is said, tainted shortly
alterward, while Taylor was very tired; but the
ColumDians superb condition left nm soon almost
as fresh as II ne mad not walked u most deter
mined race, and, had he not met very unusual
man In Taylor, he would probably have won.
THE TIME
was good, over nve minutes better than last year,
though The Sam. 57s. OF Morgan, the last English
amateur, shows what IL possible over thls dis-
tance. Next and last OF the morning events came
THE QUARTER MILE RUN.
Five started-PrescOtf ol Hanint0n; Culver, OF
Union; Kittredge, OF Harvard; Trumbuli, OF Yale,
and Fotter, OF Cornell. just rs they drew mp to
the line an enrerprsing photographer here
caught them with his camera. At the pistol
shot at In. I'm. ASS. they were away, Culver lead
Ing with Trumbull three feet behind ana Kilt
redRe i've feet behind him, TrumOull running q
little wide and not having the best OF the track.
All lying close together they ran very fast, and
the
UNION MAN WON
in 55ks., beating Trumouil, the favortte, by two
feet and KIttredge by eight feet. The time was
excellent aud has seldom. Il ever, been beaten In
this country, Philpot, the Englishman, however,
having made the distance In 4sAs. ". B.