Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-10-10
The Last Day of the Walking Match at
New York.


Garden ended at about $3.50 p. m. on
Saturday, and was won by Charles
Rowell, the Englishman, with Merritt,
of Bridgeport, Conn, second, Hazael
third, Hart fourth, Guyon fifth, Weston
sixth, Ennis seventh and Krohne eighth.
On the last day the increased interest in
the contest drew a large crowd to the
Garden in the morning. At o'clock
all of the nine men, Federmeyer having
withdrawn, as announced in Saturdays
Tribune, were on the track. At that
time Rowell was credited with 485 miles.
Merritt was eleven miles behind him,
and twelve miles ahead of Hazael, who
had scored 462. Hart had walked 442
miles, and Guyon was two miles in his
rear. The other scores were: Weston,
421 miles; Ennis, 404 miles and four
laps; Krohne, two laps behind him,
while Taylor looked with complacency
upon record of 220 miles.
Rowell seemed to have recovered
fully from his indisposition, and walked
easily, keeping sharp eye on Merritt's S
score. Guyon was sore-footed, but kept
pluckily at his work. His face, howev-
er, had lost the fresh, handsome appear
ance that made him noticeable on the
first day among the thirteen men who
started. Merritt walked along with
his characteristic swinging gait, paying
only little attention to the English
man at his heels. Hart's splendid
style earned for him many COM
plimentary remarks. Hazael made
his 450th mile early in the morn
ing, and Hart completed the same dis
tance at 11:13 a. m. Guyon was then
four miles behind him. Hart retired
and Guyon made gallant attempt to
overcome his rivals lead. When he
had made 449 miles, and was only a
mile behind the negro, the latter came
from his tent, and the two had most
exciting race while the crowd cheered
wildly. At 1888 p. m. Guyen finished
the last lap of his 450 miles, running
swiftly at the time and showing no sign
of the pain he was suffering. From
that time on Hart gradually increased
his lead, walking several miles in the
evening while Guyon was off the track,
too lame to struggle further for the
fourth place. At 1:02 Rowell scored
500 miles, amid enthusiastic cheers.
The band played "God save the
Queen" and the tough little fellow ran
a lap to express his acknowledgment
During the afternoon the relative po-
sitions of the men did not differ mate
rally. AS the hours wore away the
building filled up rapidly. Hundreds
who had waited until the last day
crowded into the Garden. A storm of
applause greeted Merritt when, at 4:10
p. M, he finished his 500 miles.
1t was not until sos p. m. that Wes-
ton had made his 450 miles, and the
event seemed to excite only little in
terest. From to 6 p. m. all the men
were steadily at work-the last hour in
which all were together. Merritt
looked tired, but not exhausted. The
weeks work had taken none of the
brightness out of his eyes, and aside
from his heavy eyes Rowell showed
slight traces of illness. Indeed, it was
feigned, and that there was an under
standing between him and Merritt by
which the foremost lead was to be re-
duced on Friday in order to create an
excitement by which the gate receipts
might be increased largely during the
last two days. While walking Hazael
appeared to be pretty well used up.
Hart's erect carriage and graceful step
were the same as on the first day. Wes-
ton walked more like rational being
than usual. Ennis and Krohne looked
as if they could have walked several
days in addition to the six. Neither
one seemed tired although the sequel
showed that they were both willing to
stop when 450 miles had been made.
Taylor fitted around the track just as
if the hour were the first and not the
18th of the match.
At 8 p. m. the Garden was packed
with the largest audience of the match.
The men then on the track were cheer
ed repeatedly. Hazael had scored 500
miles at 8:03. Ennis had six miles and
Krohne had about seven still to walk
in order to make 450. The course be-
came gradually narrower as one by one
men crept under the railing and elbow
ed their way by the policemen. Wes-
ton, it turned out, had left the track for
good soon after six o'clock. At 9:04
Hazael disappeared in his tent with
500A miles to his credit. Rowell had
closed his $40 miles at 1925, when a
huge floral device, a gift from the AL
bion Society, was carried around the
track behind him. When at 1892 Mer-
ritt made the last lap of 515 miles, he,
too, gave his friends to understand that
he was going to stop walking.
Both Rowell and Merritt had carried
flags around the course, the former the
American colors and the latter the
British. The thousands that filled the
building shouted until the hoarse notes
of the band were utterly drowned.
Merritt then went to Hazael's tent and
took one of the Englishmen by each
hand; the three men walked a lap to-
gether. All three looked as if they
were heartily tired Of the attentions