Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-10-10

they were receiving, and would gladly
escape from the throng which was grad
ually filling the track. Finally they
went to their tents, and left the Gar
den. Hart, Ennis, Krohne and Taylor
were still walking, and few minutes
after nine Guyon came from his tent
and limped around the track for sew
eral laps. He soon retired, however,
and at 9:24 Hart stopped, leaving the
last three men walking.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
race was virtually over, as the first six
men were off the track, and most of
them out of the building, persons who
naturally thought that the match would
continue at least until 1890 still be-
sieged the ticket Office. The conduct
of the managers in selling tickets, un-
der the circumstances, after nine
o'clock was severely condemned by
those who came in after that time.
Krohne had finished 450 miles at 9:48,
running over the last lap. He added
one more lap to his score, and then was
two laps behind Ennis. He stopped,
and the match for the championship
was over. The track Immediately fill
ed up, and the crowd slowly sought the
fresh air.
Including his long absence on Friday,
twenty-six hours would probably cover
the total time Rowell spent in his tent.
Merritt also clung closely to his work,
and was absent not more than twenty
four hours out of the 142; but Norman
Taylor spent at least seventy-one hours
sleeping and nursing slightly sprained
foot.
On Saturday the two leaders, Rowell
aNd Merritt, were only ten miles and
fraction apart, and for twelve hours
that distance was maintained, each
going at the rate of four miles an hour.
When they began, Rowell was nineteen
miles behind Weston's record at one
a. m. on the last day of his June race
in London, but by one p. m. he had ap-
preached within less than three miles
of Weston's score at the same hour,
the scores standing, Rowell 1896, and
Weston, 502 miles. Starting on the last
ten hours of the race, Merritt aban-
bonded all hopes of overtaking Rowell,
and from that moment their speed
slackened, and Weston's English re-
cord quickly recovered its lead.
The struggle between Rowell and
Merritt gradually drew them away
from all other competitors. At the ex-
piration of 1872 hours from the start,
and ten hours before the finish, the
score stood: Rowell, 1896; Merritt,
1888; Hazael, 1885; Hart, 1882; Guy
on, 1922; Weston, 1912; Ennis, 41S:3;
Krohne, 417:5; and Taylor, 226:4. In
the March match in the same time
Rowell had made only 471:S; Ennis,
1855, and Hartman, 1876. In his
June match Weston in the same time
had made 502 miles, and IL was in the
remaining ten hours of that contest
that he made his wonderful effort.
Rowell's sickness on Friday had left
him without the energy, it was said, to
attempt to surpass the record, and his
only wish was to maintain a safe dis
tance between himself and Merritt. At
1902 p. m. Rowell had finished 500
miles, having been 132h. Pm. doing so, as
against 139h. som. in March last. Hazael
by going off for q sleep of three hours
at two q. m. on Saturday, after going
on the track at 11:34 the night before,
lost all chance of beating Merritt, who
clung persistently to his work, although
he had not speed enough to overtake
Rowell. When Hazael returned Mer-
ritt had lead of fourteen miles, which
he could not overcome. The race be-
tween Hart and Guyon brought them
to the end of the 450th mile within forty
minutes of each other, the former being
there first.
At 4:10 p. m. Merritt had made 500
miles, being the second American Pc
destrian who has ever done so, as Ire
land claims O'Leary as her son. Mer-
ritt had also beaten Rowelps March
oAn 1yr Hnin fhn
tance in 135:10. He had surpassed his
own previous performance by twenty
four and one-half miles. Hazael was
the next and last man to make the 500
miles, which he did at eight OF clock and
three minutes, having been 139 hours
three minutes, thus also beating Row.
ellis March record by fifty-three min
utes, and his own previous six-day
record by eight miles. Satisfied with
this Hazael retired after making one
more lap. Hart had by this time
walked and run himself into lead of
seven miles over Guyon, who was limp
ing along painfully. Weston seemed
satisfied with the position he had
achieved in the race by half-past six in
the evening, at which time he left the
track with score of 455 miles against
528 alleged to have been made by him
up to the same hour in his English
match.
At 8:45 p. m. Rowell left the track
for the last time, having made $50
miles, confident that he was entirely
unapproachable by any man on the
track. He had covered this distance in
139h. 45 min, or Oh. 15m. within the
allotted time, and eleven minutes in
side of the time in which it had taken
him to make the 500 miles which won
the Ashley Belt in March. Merritt had
made SIS miles, and had gone to his
tent thirteen minutes earlier, convinced
that Rowell was not going to drop on
the track. He felt secure of the second
place, was conscious that he had done
wonderfully well, and was content.
The distance made Dy Rowell of $50
miles is the second best effort that has
been made in the five Ashley Belt con-
tents. The first was won by O'Leary
with score of 500 miles. Then he de-
Tended the belt against the pretended
pedestrian John Hughes, with score
of 407 miles. The prize was next won
by Rowell with 500 miles. Weston has
his record of 500 miles also engraved
on one of its plates. The only other
record which beats Rowell's is that of
"Blower" Brown made last April in
his walk for the Champion of England
Belt, when he covered 542 miles.
The statement of receipts for the week
laid before the committee of manage
ment was as follows:
To am. Monday. 80, ,329 To a. m. Friday. $40 977
To am. Tuesday. 56S5 To s a. m. Sat day. II, 65
To Sam. Wed'day, S,7l3 To IL p. m. Sat'ay 12,03i
To am. Thur ay. 10, 100. --
Total. ......, $73, ,929
To this must be added $2S9 for tick
cts sold, but not received at the gate,
which brings the amount received up to
S74,212. OF this the lessees of the Gar
den, the Kuntz Brothers, will get $18,-
552.75 as their twenty-five per cent.
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