Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-23
THE WALKING MATCH.
Rowell Ahead, with GuyOn Second.

ROweu Ahead, with Guyon oecOilu'
New YORK, September 22.-At 9 A..
NJ, the score in the pedestrian contest
was: IIazael, 80 miles; Rowcll, -;
Guyon, Is; Hart, Il; Ennis, IS; Pan
chat, -; Weston, Il; Merritt, ~;
Krohne, 81; butcher, 23; Taylor, II;
Jackson, 40; Federmeyer, 81.
At u NJ. the score stood: Weston, 81;
Rowen, 81; Hazael, 60; Guyon, G3;
Ennis, G3; Panchat, 81; Merritt, %;
Hart, 81; krohne, 30; Taylor, 90; Jack
son, 80; Federmcyer, IL.
The score at | o'clock stood: Wes-
ton, 81; Rowell. -; Hazael, 81; Guyon,
81; Ennis, 50; Panchot, jS; Merritt, IS;
Hart, Of; Krohne, 50; Taylor, %; Jack
son, 81; Federmeyer, rs.
At2 O'Clock: Weston, 60; Rowell, -;
Hazael, G7; Guyon, -; Ennis, 7+; Pan
chot, 63; Merritt, 81; Taylor, 60,
At 3 o'clock: Weston, 66; Rowell, So;
Hazael, 80; Guyon, IS; Ennis, a.; Pam
chot, 6S; Merritt, 81; Hart, "a; Krohne,
81; TAYLOR, 81; Jackson, %; FEEDER
meyer, 81.
At9r. NJ. the score stood: Rowcll,
ll6: Weston, so; Hazael, 50; Pauchat,
81; Hart, 81; Taylor, 50; Ennis, 100;
Jackson, 50; Merritt, 81; Guyon, lOi;
Federmeyer, Il; krohne, 50. BY 9
o'clock tonight there were some 1000
people in Madison Square Garden, and
the applause for each Of the contestants
i'm the great match was about equally
distributed. The light in the Garden
was miserable, everyone smoked and the
atmosphere was oppressive. Hazael,
about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, started
on a run and made miles in II minutes.
lie was well applauded and his ex-
ample stirred up Rowcll, GuyOn, Ennis
and others 10 good work. HazacPS mile
marks went up quick and fast. Weston
was taken sick early in the evening
and walked, trotted and retired to his
tent regularly. lie complained of the
smoking. During the evening Rowell
took but few rests and these were short.
He seemed determined to place clear
lead between himself and his COmpeti-
tors. Ennis turned his hundredth mile
near 10 o'clock, and the applause was
tremendous The band played xii
larnev." and a basket of flowers was
handed to him. The next to appear Tor
the 100 mile honor was Merritt, and
the Massachusetts, men shouted them
selves hoarSe. The applause for Mer-
ritt had scarcely subsidized, when cries OF
"Hart, Hart went up rs the coIorcd
boy strobe along. He turned his 100
miles at fourteen minutes past 10
o'clock, amid great applause.
At IL o'clock the score stood: Row
ell. l26; Guyon, ll2; Merritt, lO@;
Ennis, lO2; Hart, l02; Pauchat, 100;
Hazaen, 100: Jackson, "a; Krohue, So;
Weston, 81; Taylor, 50; Federmeyer, 30.
Atl2 o'clock Rowcn, 127; Guyon,
rs: Merritt, los; Hart, l07; Ennis, lO2;
Panchot, 100; Hazael, 100; Jackson, 9S;
Weston, %; krohne, 70, Federmeyer,
81 Taylor, 50.
The betting at IL O'Clock was 10 to 4
against Rowel; - 20 l against Weston;
IL 10 against Hazeal; Toto | against
Guvon: 100 to / against krahne; 100 To
| against Pauchet; 20 TO against Ennis;
100 to against Merritt; 800 to against
TAYLOR; 100 to against Jackson; 20 TO
I against Hart, and 500 to l against
Federmever Ennis left the track al
1927, after completing lO2 miles.
Rowell retired at ll:l5 alter finishing
l27. Hazael turned in at 1850 with 100
miles to his score. Panchat went
off the track at l0:3S with 100
miles marked mp. All those named
went 10 sleep at once. Weston, Ferder-
never. Merritt and others We're left on
the track, and made things lively by
fast runniGg. After retiring, Ennis was
taken sick, and there were rumOrs attOat
that he had broken down. Ii was as
certained that hc suffered from nausea,
but was relieved after taking some med
icine, and soon afterwards fell asleep.
Weston was the favorite of the hour
about midnight, and Went around the
track at rattllng pace 10 the music OF
the band. He was greeted with round
after round Of applause. At twelve
O'Clock there were only on the track
Merritt, Weston, Hart and Ferdermeyer.
Merritt retired at l2:lS, after cOmplet-
ing his 10th mile. Weston retired after
completing his 95th, and Hart followed
his example by retiring when he had
finished his 10th. Federmeyer was
left in full possession OF the track.
The score NJ one o'clock, twenty-iOur
bours from the start, was: ROwell, l27
Guyon, ll5: Merritt, no; Hart, no;
Ennis, lO2: Hazael, 100; Pauchat, 100;
Jackson, 9S: Weston, SIS: krohne, 80;
Federmever, S5; Taylor, 81.
Hazael came on the track at l2;55 and
seemed lame. Taylor came on at $3.50,
and Federmeyer kept them company.
At l O'Clock there were 1900 persons
in the Garden.