The sun., 1879-03-15
Pants Let. Himself Out-An Astounding Bsrst
OF speed IN the Nv venting.

Rowell dodged into his cottage soon after
8 O'Clock in the afternoon. and it was under
stood that he was going TO stay In three hours.
His score stood then at 40 miles It was before
this time that tho Hon. James O. Blaine walked
In and took a scat In Harrimans box. He had
run over from the Fifth Avenue Hotel 10 give
the Maine walker q Little encouragement. Mr..
Blaine was recognized by many Of the sprcta-
tors and when some one placed a great basket
u flowers on the rail in front Of him that were
designed for Hartman. Mr.. Blaine looked
pleased. He applauled the Maine shoemaker
and entered ~ once into the enthusiasm Of the
scene. Hartman. as be IaEsed Maine's IA
vorte SON. lookcd up and recognized Mr.
Blaine. He smiled and let himself out for a lap
or two. But even the stimulus OF the Maine
Senator was not sufficient to exhilarate Harri-
man long. He slipped into his cabin and MIR.
Blaine. after critical glance a, Rowoil. took NJ
his hat. which had got shockingy used in the
throng. and went away.
Meanwhile the knotty legs Of the compncent
Ennis were covering the ground at avery hand
some rate. Every time he passed the score he
turned ard looked at H. He was twenty
seven miles behind Rowell but he had henrd
on what ho thought pretty GOOD authority that
Hpwrl's feet were sore, and that his dog trot-
Tim Ennis lot himself out 10 show Iust what
b. could do On tho hrst lap Of his 3'2 mile
b. started forward from the stand Ike a deer.
lie ran Ike man Just beginning ten-mllc
Wonderful Z" every ono snid.
Cnn the Hoosier keen this upf'
Has he got the nerve and r'sorye power h.
DO ihis thing at any continuous rale7 1fhc has
tho b't Will stay
He ran not one nor two. but ciglt laps The
prrsuuuon glistenrl on his. skin, but he
brenthed regularly through his nns~. His
mouth WIS shut His chest heaYed regularly
AMI he covered the elEat laps IA S:O3 the fastest
Heavensl" shouted an evcliol man. lump
Ing upon table at the stand. what Is TINT nnn
mait OF + lnIlo in 500 after 3s2 miles OF
Thon people began To bo certain TINT Ennis
was starting IN on the homcsiretch; that he has
been lust saving himself and that hr poss ssrd
wonderful rreervo powers. that would last until
Saturday night, and such powers ms the little
Euglishinan has not got He dropped into a
walk vi the end ot this wonderful feat. but he
sremcd not the least fntigurd. His complexion
wAs. Just u trine tinged with color.
II YOU can keep this up John" his trainer
whispered 70 him, ms ho passed ms cottage.
you've got the bolt and are $4,000 richer than
Ennis simply smiled lie seemed confident.
Since noon ho had had strong hopes ni catching
NJ TO the Englshman before noon on Saturday
and then, passing him. He Is nstonlshed at his
own freshness.
HOWELL BRoUGHT OUT AGAIN.
Word must have been passed 10 Iowells cot
iago Of whnt Ennis was doing. Tor he had not
been in half mn hour before ha bobhrd ont
again. and showed, rs he sIartod away
that either his legs or his feet were
troubling him. He glanced at Enns's score
rs he passed the stand, and no seemed
about to start on run. But he did not 20 out
of his walk IA he. passed along i wae notice
able that his face looked better than his legs
but this may have been caused hy pair of worry
ill-huing and rather slouohy drawers. that Woro
not Ht all neat about the ankles.
Hartman had heard what WAS going on and
he came out 81 his cabin after q f1w minutes
rest. He wore cardigan Jacket, which ho
very soon dolled. llie score was standing at
800 niles lio had 81 ~ make 10 get tnr gate
money be is now supposed 90 be ,truggliuG for.
After lap or two he settled down into his old
time stride. Tho play ut shoulder blades cnIl
b. seen through the shirt, and every nu .c!n
in his body seemed to he responding g. III,
ci,ult ho WIS making But there WAS a reason
for II. he WAS MAKING gooi tim" Tor MUn Ia
his cIndltipn, lie WINS averaging fourtcu n ili IN
utcs to the mile; and in walking both he and
Eunls WEI o beating HpWclL
Jurt before O'Clock Enlls made another ~
his astonishing bursts Of spool This time hc
did not run. but did some fnir heed aul T..
walking at a six mile an hour gait. The rrnwi
was Wild They followed him around on tne
floor, yelling. cheering and rlAppng, as men
do when the fHVorite Is on the hOmcstrrtrh,
Rowcl was tagging at Enniss heels, but the
pncs was too trrrllc for him. Foot ly foot
Ennis gnined on him, until they were half lap
apart. Rowell couldn't stand that. so he started
oil into a jog trot again, II was Enniss 1924
milo. and he did II. amid an excitement that has