The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-01
THE GREAT RACE.
Concluding Incidents of the Great Walking
Match in New York.

At 3 o'clock the great garden was packed
from pit to gallery. Scores OF spectators
were tucked under the caves over the main
entrance. Merritt raised a lively jog. and
6000 throa's cheered him on 1t was the
steady jog of trustworthy plough horse.
1t was over with n five minutes, and the old
walk was resumed. At this time all the
men except Taylor were on the track. They
presented picturesque group as they
rounded the quarter stretch. There were
more flowers for Hsrt-immense horse
shoes and blushing bouquets sent by the
ladies of the ST. Omer Hotel, Hart's stopping
place. He acknowledged the compliment
by raising his cap and bowling. He was ex-
actly three miles ahead OF Guyon, who was
plodding werrily in his rear. At 3:20 Wes-
ton scored the three4s. He had gained
mile on Guyon within an hour. At this
rate he could not overhaul him before the
race would be over. Merritt ran around the
track with BASKET of flowers on his four
hundred and ninety seventh mile. TIE
cheering was 50 terrific that the fanfaron of
the band wts drowned. He looked as though
he was running to a fire with q ater bucket.
1t Was 4o'clock. Fifteen hours had passed.
Rowell had made 511 miles; Merritt was II
miller behind; Hszael was 16 miles behind
Merritt, and % miles behind Rowell; Hart
was 90 miles behind Hsz4el, and 4S behind
Rowell; Guyon was miles behind Hart,
and 81 behind Rowell; Weston was 10 miles
behind Guyon, and &c behind Rowell; En-
mis- and krohne were IL miles behind Yves
ton, and 80 behind Rowel1.
Seven hours of mortal sgony lay before
the weary pedestrians. Krohne psrsistently
hung upon the fank of Ennis, and repeat
edly strove to wrest from hfm his six th
place. He bad deceptive gait. His steps
were slow, but he covered a great deal of
ground. He was about to pass L mis- before
rapid glance at the figures and bounded off
| like fat gszelle. After gaining three laps
he slowed tn a walk, aud the strange bird
from New Zealand again began to stride on
his quarter.
Al 10 minutes after the band played
persons leaped 10 their fest. Merritt was
| finishing his five hundredth mile,
and was little over u miles
| behind Rowell. As the dial re-
corded the figures the cheers fairly lifted
| him from the track. The confusion was SO
great that he passed his dial without seeing
his figures. and, after passing, turned his
| pink-capped head to look at them. o
EXCITEMENT IN THE GARDEN.
| At O'Clock Merritt came from under his
| canvas, and Roweil, Hszael and Hart began
| to chase each other around the track. The
| multitude seemed crszed with excitement.
| After two laps Hart dropped away. but the
two Eng,ishmsn kept it up. lap after lap,
until Rowell had scored 52l miles, thus
| beating the best time ever made by Leary
| in six days He was now IA miles ahead of
Merritt and with the second best Astiey
record. But he didn't leave the track.
Merritt became his file-closer, and was fol-
lowed in turn by HI zael and Hart. Thus
they, moved, lap after lap, like an eight
legged vertebrate.
There was fresh excitement. The stately
| moving Krohne had overbauled Eanis and
had the sixth place. The Irishman regsined
it by swift running, and the spectators
roared louder than the ocean surf 10 a storm.
| He spurted to his old position four ia ps
ahead and fell back into an active walk. The
| eight legged vertebrate kept no its motion,
| Rowell acting as its head and Hart as it's tail
Weston bad scored 455 miles and quit the
| track. He was safe for the sixth place and
| seemed satisfied. Poor Guyon was sailing
around at fuueresl step with fune, cal
| aspect. He had kept the track, but had
| fallen behind almost impeceptibly, and was
now six miles away from Hart. The
musicians began to play an execrable tune
| This gave rise to the rumor that Taylor had
4, left the track and was leading the band. Fol
| an hour the vast crowd was passably quiet
The eight.leRgsd vertebrate held Its own
but was overshadowed by the extinct bird
| from New Zealand.
1t vas o'clock. Eighteen OF the % hours
had passed. Rowell had made 524 miles
Merritt was 13 milss behind; Hazael was Il
| miles behind Merritt, aud 90 behind Rowell
| Hart was 81 miles behind Haziel, and ar
| even SO behind Rowell Guyon was six mile.
behind Hart. and Sc behind the Engishman
Weston was 13 miles behind Guyon, and as
behind the new champion; Ennis was II
| miles behind Weston, aud 9i behind Roweli
Krohne was one mile behind Ennis. and 0;
behind Rowell. The pie-eater had 2i0 miles
108 less than Fredemeyer, who had with
drawn six hours before. He had averaged
l4 miles per hour. A Sun reporter, who
visited HIM at this time, found him seated
foA 1ar af.xt.f -
custard aud tart pies. He wa. rapidly cor
railing two of the pies, and was laying psral
lels for pile OF cheese. Tue tart had moi
| been touched.
II prefer apple and custard pies" said he
"but am growing to like iarts."
He was very mysterious as to the reasons
for his remaining on the track alter other
with higher scores had withdraw, and woulc
only say that he ''had good and sufficien
reasons for what he was doing" He denied
that wager was the secret OF his adhesion
to the track. Il can outrun any OF EN-
said he; "butI can't walk. These long con
tests are no tests Of skill. Twenty foui
1 hours is long enough"
The first OF the last four hours OF misery
opened in the widest confusion. The vurte
brale was discovered. On the last lap of his
four hundred and seyenty-fourth mile Har
tried TO take the lead OF Roweli. TIE Eng
lishman started away Ike the wind. Hsz.e
). scudded after him, and the durkey yoeec
him. The speed increased with every lap
The great building shook with the piaudin
of the multitude. Men ran over the floor O
the buil1ing like mad. The police had a
much as they could do to preven
them from breaking the bar
rier and pouring upon the track
Women screamed, men shouted, childrer
shrieked and every body was on his fee,
The band tore into lively march aud in
tenslHed the tumult. Rowell put on higl
| pressure OF steam and ran the darkey on, O
sight. In the race Hart showed his elbov
into Roweil's side aud crowded him to tn,
inside of the course. The collected English
man made no complaint. lie ran like
deer. and left the negro painting for breatl
awny in the rear Hazaei then Joined hi
fellow countryman and together the,
took tho laps like beagles. Thei
Harris admirers salved his dis
appointment with mora flowers Roweil'
presents though not go numerous wer
| mora rnafIy than fhoea of fhp ma Uo ,;ltou