The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-25
STURDY STRIDES.
THIRD DAY OF THE CONTEST
Rowell in the Lead and Wide Gap
Behind Him-The Terrible Pace
Telling on the Peds-The
Fiend Still Survives.

New York, Sept. M.-The popular
interest in the great walk for the Asst
ley belt seems to increase. Five thou
sand people. were present by O'Clock
this evening, and devoted themselves
energetically to cheering the contes-
tants. A constant clapping of hands
and stamping of feet WAS kept up all
over the garden.
Guyonis keeping up a rattling pace
and gets frequent and hearty applause.
He finished his 265th mile at S:23 p. m,
and got perfect ovation and large
boquet.
Rowell continues to keep his danger
Gus lead, varying from 90 to 25 miles,
and the most strenuous efforts of his
opponents fail to close the gap. In fact
it is the other way, and the gap is slow
ly but surely widening. He is in
splendid form, and the rumors that he
was breaking up are denied, Rowell,
at the end of his 67th hour had made
200 miles and four laps, which left him
just 81 miles behind "Blower' Browns
best time on record, in a match in
London.
Hart, the eolored boy, has taken to
running, and is trying to close up the
gap between himself and Hazael, The
latter took several short rests during
the evening, which caused him to close
the gap somewhat.
Weston is doing some rapid work,
and fits around the track at quick
pace. He seems to care more for gain
ing applause for occasional bursts of
speed than for decreasing Rowell's lead
of nearly sixty miles.
Ennis is falling behind owing to his
old complaint of sick stomach. His
friends hope the sickness will pass away
soon, and that by his speed and staying
powers he can come to the front before
Saturday.
Hazael seems lame, but he hops
around. the track at an astonishing
gait, which gains him prolonged ap-
plause.
Rowell finished his 295th mile at S:5l
T.. ihahiik a iliiip lO.Oo lAC Wsto
given round of cheers and applause.
Hazael's trainer says he never was in
better condition in six days walk be-
fore.
At $50 there was no betting against
lowell, and the book-makers' boards
we're blank at his name
Weston and Hart caused quite a stir
by running four laps at a high rate of
speed. They kept side by side the
whole time.
As Rowell approached his 30Oth mile
he was almost constantly applauded.
At $3.50 nearly all the men were nm the
track; most of them running, and the
cheering is deafening. There are now
nearly 5000 persons in the garden.
HaZael got one lap ahead of Guyon
ut 9:3s, and thus took the third place.
He is rapidly overhauling Merritt.
Rowell turned his 300th mile at 0:47,
and the applause was terrific aud lasted
several minutes.
Ennis left the track at 400 and had
not returned up to 10 O'Clock. He is
now thought to be out of the race.
Guyon retired after completing his
270th mile. 1t is said that he has to
take stimulants frequently.
Panchot at 10 O'Clock was in bed
sick. He is affected with nausea, and
will not, it is said, come on the track
for some time.
Throughout the evening the most
spirited contest seemed to be between
Rowell, Hazael and Merritt. The two
latter struggled manfully to pull down
the formers lead, and Rowell worked
equally well in keeping it.
Guyon retired at 9:55, with a score
of ITO miles. He has been gradually
falling behind.
Hart is doing well, and has recovered
entirely from the slight sickness which
affected him early in the day.
Hazael, Merritt and and Rowell, in
the order named, marched around in
single file, few feet from each other,
and when one ran they all ran, and
when one walked they all walked.
They are watching each other closely.
At IL O'Clock, the 10th hour since
the start, Weston was 81 miles behind
his London record.
At II O'Clock Rowell was nearly 20
miles ahead of his own record at Gil
more's garden, when he won the belt.
Hart is showing fine staying powers,
and at about 11:30 put on burst OF
speed, walking fully 6 miles an hour.
His style was the exact counterpart OF
Dan O'Leary, and the crowd cheered
him tremendously. Weston also re.
ceived generous applause. Hart finished
his 270th mile at 11:45, which made
him equal with Guyon. The latter was
in bed, and Hart moved up to fourth
place.
The following tables give the distance
covered by the pedestrians at different
hours during Tuesday and Wednesday
THE. .scoRE-TuEsDAY.
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