The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-10-10

PEDESTRIANS PRCULIARITIES.
Their Conduct Under Trimming and In .
Race-HOw Weston Spells HIS Chances
Rowell and Merritt Easy to Handle-En-
IRON the New York SUM-
The characteristics of the men are
fully revealed during a six days. walk,
especially to their trainers and attend
ants. The fearful strain on the body, of
course, has powerful effect ON the
mind, and a mans peculiarities come to
the surface. ROwell is considered by
his trainers and attendants, who have no
inclination to talk much about him, as a
good man to handle. He knows that
his trainer has better judgment in the
walk than he, and he relies upon it and
Obeys him pretty well. He is some
times rather nOtiOnal about his diet, and
what he wishes is not always the best
for him, but his spite is vented in grOwl-
ing. What he particularly enjoys is the
rubbing down he receives when he rests,
and he makes his willing attendants
work over him vigorously. In direct
contrast is Hazael-the worst man in the
world to handle, say all trainers who
know him. His intellect is not as good
as his legs, and he makes up in obstinacy
what he lacks in intellect. On Thursday
he suddenly entered his tent, swOre
rOundly at his trainer and asked for q
drink. Some lemonade was handed
him. He tasted it, threw it to the floor,
and demanded beer.
"'Ere you sit, a-swillin' of BEER" he
said to his trainer, "hand Hi can't ave
a drop. A nice trainer you hare. Gle
me some beer, or Hi won't go hanother
mile"
But the keeper was resOhte. Then
old George began to coax, and at length
he promised to do five miles fast if
they'd give him a bottle of beer. 1t
was agreed to, and the queer pedestrian
soon after astonished every one by
five-mile burst of speed that was won
derful.
Weston's irritability in a walk is pro-
verbal. He will not have trainer and
will not be dictated to. He regulates
his own diet and times for sleeping, or,
rather, disarranges them. What the re-
suit of all this is every one knows. The
present walk is sample.
eff Weston would be properly ham
died." said Fred Englehardt, whose ju-
diciOus training has pulled Hart through
an uphill race, "he would be one of
the best men in the world. No man
was in finer condition than he on Mon
day when he started, and there was no
reason why he should not win the race.
He threw it away by his fOolishness.
No man can handle himself in such a
contest. At the end of "a hours his
mind is in no condition to Judge cor
rectly what is best for him. Look at my
black Dan there. He is just like kit
ten. In race he has no mind of his
own. Not the least. He eats what
tell him, sleeps when tell him, walks
when l tell him. He doesn't know when
he goes on the track whether he is to
run or walk, how far he is to 60, or
when to stop. 1 give him his signals
and he Obeys them. Look at him now,
after falling down in collie and
his ankle. tell you man
to win must make machine of himself,
and let some one run him"
John Ennis is not good man to han
die. He has too many ideas of his own,
and when he gets weary and sick is too
apt to take things into his own hands and
run the machine himself. But he tries
to obey his trainer, and in the main sue
ceeds.
George said Guyon's trainer,
Smith, "George is not what call the
easiest man in the world to handle. But
he isn't as bad as some. He never kicks
about getting up, or about going on the
track. He's the best l ever saw about
that; but he is particular what he eats,
and he growls heavy because he can't
have just what he wants, and that amt
always the best thing for him to have.
He minds what tell him in every thing
else first-rate.''
KrOhne's service IN the Prussian army
has been of good service to him. 1t has
taught him to do as he is told, and in
walk he obeys every order of his trainer
So does Merritt" said his
trainer. He is just right. 1 never
handled better man, and I've handled
a good many. Tell him to 60 to sleep
for twenty minutes, and he does it, and
at the end of twenty minutes he's up
and ready for the track. He never
growls, never kicks, never. thinks he
knows more than his trainer. When a
man knows more than his trainer, then
it's time for him to get new One."
Little Federmeyer's French attendant
shrrgs his shoulders at the thought of
his mans peculiarities. There is some
obstinacy and considerable peevishness,
but the chiefest of faults is laziness.
This desire to tarry awhile prevents Mr..
from being further on in
his journey.
Norman Taylor deserves a word
Sc He's as stubborn as a mule,'' said his
hacker, "and gets the queerest notions
in his head you ever knew. He's too
eccentric to be pleasant. He's staying
in the race just for fun. He knows he
is no good at six days, but thinks he can
make a great 0l-hOuf: record and