New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-24

minutes before O'clock and be carried the GIT ZAP
holding It high above his head for some OF the
distance. The audience az this hour numbered
not far from $500. The seats on both si'eS
Of the huge aDpnitheatre were uhed. Inc
track near the scorers siaul was half fllei wild
the faces that familiar fcqueutcrs Of such 'nt'
tanmeni-. Blower" Brown encourage the negro rs
presenting aim with large hands crimson han'-
kerchcf. which contrasted sfikngly with his swariS
skin. soon after this Krohne struck into Tremendous
sirde he completed hs $50 miles, and The spectators
ever ready encourage hard work. chcerod him T. me
echo. Rowcl did not much in the evening but com
tinued his steady walk with n determined look His
hard work seems TO have told on him soInewhai,tn
there those who predict tnat his rapid gait for TIC
first two DAYS will drag hin down by Friday. hl-
friends however, are confident, and say that ms
pluck his splendid constitution and his rest o. SIX
months since last match. VIII surely give MN the race
THE CHARACTER OF TIE CROWD.
Several detectives from the Central Office ana from
Captain wilIiams's precinct were on duty near the
DOORS aud reported that considering the number oil
persons present. there very few thieves VINO
had even Tried 20 gain admittanee. Last even
ing Detectives Dorsey and schmttberger were
at the Madison-aye door, ana the FORMER
said 4" I have only two pickpockets Try 10
get In. put them out Immediately" One OF the ticket
takers was discharged, beng caught IN the act
secrctng tickets. which should have been dropped m
the box for the purpose OF selling them perhaps Tor 90
or 20 cents each spectators. Two Others were dis.
charged on suspicion. -
W H. Vanderbilt was an Interested spectator of the
few minutes before 10 p m, and exGov-
with some friends. Weston was tnen walking well HIS
stock among the bOo-makers had risen from ID to to
II miles, Weston 172, Hazel i76. Guy0n l9i, Ennis
1G7 Merritt Isl, and Hart Isl. Merritt wore iiue
sku-cap with ing VISOR 10 protect MS eyes io
the glaze OF the ten electric hgh's. . , a.,
After travelling day the loan surface OF the
track the walkers found that 1t lost ITS even surface
yesterday the trackmaster sprlnkled II over WIN
lgl
Ing toe first day.
WORK DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
At 7:l9 last evening a. Rowoll finished 200 miles.
complete circle OF cheers followed him around on the
concluding lap. lie had been 10 b. p min. making
this distance against ~ n. 81 min. N the match
last March. The best record AZ hours IL 2O24 miles,
aud 1t was calculated that R0wen only
four miles short Of this when he had made the
200. Guyon was at this time fifteen miles behind
Rowell, and twelve miles ahead Of Merritt, who bad
good to fear the sapdty with which the Looping
Hazael was overcoming the gap Of ten miles that sopa
rated them az midnight balde improved III appear
At Roweils tent everybody was iubiIant over the
long lead lie had secured without showing any signs of
weakness.
Al 10 o'clock last evening tie score stood Rowel
2ll miles Guyon 194l9 Merritt 1sll9 Hart. 1914
Hazel. 196 Weston, l93 Ennis, 1851 Jackson loo;
Panchof, l54la; Krohne. l5i FcaerneJ err, 1I2 aud
Taylor i0Jii A. hat hour IL became evident that
less Jackson and fedomeycr bon showed eXtrlorinMy
10 chance Of getting to the limit Of 100 miles.
THE CORES AT 4 LATE HOUR.
AtlO5G p. IN. Rowen retired FOR the night with
score of miles, ten behind the best record
for forty hours and fifteen miles ahead of the
point reached by Guyon ut ll:35 2. Guyon made
his 2JOth mile 14m 2s.. and Immediately retired for
sleep Weston after making his 1874 mile m l3m. 29..
retired his tent. aud not seen again last night
At 703 o'clock, PanchOt, having completed l5L miles
laps. on the track and quietly taken from the
building 10 the Putnam House. On inquiry there IEB-
USE reporter discovered thar the pran I'm tie cords Of
ms ustop WIS causing his Lex TO swell painfully His
trainer mo midnight said that he would probably return
the track that lie di not expect 20 staJ There
through Tie week.
1t midnight Merritt Hart aud Ennis were tie only
tliro GA tie track. Ihns apparently was bent Oh
making up for lost time.
A. ! O'Clock thc for The TWO DAYS stood Rowen.
2IJ miles. Guyon. 200; Merritt, 1873; Hart, l9i;
Hlzae. 1885, Ennis. 1Suia. Weston, 1875 kloLne, lto;
Jackson, I6l; Paucho, 1J43i; F,dcrmeycr, 100; and
Taylor, 100. In the same ilmc tne score
in the March contest for the Ashley Bet
stood: Rnwel 1917. Hartman lSO. Ennis l73, and
O'Leary 16l From ms 4 appears tnai ltowei, Ggyon
and Merritt have b'aten Rpwc's record Ia his June
MATCH Weston made 80 Ia the first Is hours, or -
Iules better than le ua, dome rms time.
COMPARISON WIFI PREVIOUS RECORDS.
The following Z, bic shows the distance made by the
several competitors I'm the day and the first two
days of The present malc compared with their best
performance IN the same times IN previous matches
and gives the distances made in the first three days
former occnaionsf