Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-22

The great dx-day go-as-you-please contest
no, , Ihe Ashley belt and the championship OF the
world began alt O'Clock this morning IN Madi-
son square Garden, New York city. There are
.nlIleen contestants entered In the match
namely Weston, Rowell. HaZael. Guyon, En-.
T TiS, ahGhot, Merritt, Hart. krohne, butcher,
n aS W,' Sacksgn and federmeyer. The arrange
Tn OS Mi.hIl the garden were very poor.
anI,een tehFS, with very high tops were
Wl.nlI the ellipse and faced on the track
amss mere Sp1esd all around the inside circle,
ana they lntIafered greatly with the view OK
.uose occupylpg the eleVated seats outside the
Track ana ALMOST wholly obscured the view OF
those on the hioOr The garden was lIt win
electric lights and the atmosphere was compare
lively pure anf clear, owing TO notices prohibit
ing smoking icing posted up. A clock-like ar
Judgement opposite the scorers and Judges
desks VIII De used for marking each lap made by
each contestant box Immediately behind the
scorers was 5signed 10 each OF the pedestrians
and they verb well flied with their friends
Captain Williams was present in person with
MY poncemeh TO preserve order. fialf-past .
O'Clock camel and yet the doors remained
Closed. Ihera were by this time fully three
thousand people around the building, and they
passt d the TIME ia shouting aud cheeTt no The
slIeet In front OF the main entrance was packed
with a solid MASS OF humanity waiting Tor fhe
doors and box office TO open. Notwithstanding
that the price of admission was 81 n was earIy
apparent THAI the garden would be 1ammed
VIII those eager 10 see the start. Tne ludyes
are Mi. q. w. Atkinson OF London: Mr. G. pear,e
or the New 80 ri Athletic club aud Major Bus
py, OF TIE Tdd3, Field ana Farm. The be ting
asst night Was TO against Weston s
10 agalnst Howell. 10 ! against Hazel 10
10 against Q lyon, 30 10 against Ennis and
fafchet. 20 10 against Hart. the colOrei
man, Is 10 against krohne, and % 10 against
butcher, Taylor, jackson aud Federmeyer
Fl fifteen min ateS 10 le O'Clock she excitement
was re1fectlytremendouS and there were Orer
1l,oe0 present. Ennis arrived al the starting
point first amp he was given an ovation. The
barley was 4eXt 10 appear. and then came
butcher then Fedenleyer. Tremendous cheer
Ing greeted FaDchCt, Taylor HZael. RoWell
and weston. The start was made al one sharp,
and liaZ2el dt once took the lead on quick
Jun. He Waf followed by Roweli Panchot,
Taylor, Ennis AID Guiyon, all running and the
oilers walking. HaZael Made his first mile In
6:l0- away hd ad or the others. AZ half-past
one O'Clock TIE score stood: Wilson, miles:
Rowell. mil r. and laps: Hazael, miles, 8
laps; GUY on + miles and laps; Ennis miles:
Panchot, nles and laps; Merritt, 3 and
laps Hart. !liles and laps: krohne. miles,
laps; Dutchd r, miles, 6 laps; Taylor miles:
JACKSON, 5mll IS, laps, Federmeyer,2 miles,
laps.
Tie manag ers OF the match have received
very many complaints In regard TO the price
one dollar-1A ed for the ad mission 10 the gar
den. The complaint Is that the price is too
high, and Will keep thousands from attending.
1t has been determined however, TO maintain
the price fixed On canvasSing the probability
OF Weston " Inning the race, his late London
performance Is reviewed. It Is believed by
those who wal ched Weston closely during that
walk that $50 miles was not the limit of his pow.
ers. he had prepared, previous TO the start,
time table based on the intention OF accomplish
ing 5,5 miles To this time table he adhered
strictly TIL he had the race In hand, and ar
rived promptly Oh time 1t the end OF every
mile. lie didl not abandon the table until
Brown broke down, and then he began at once
to neglect it utterly. At no time during the
walk was he tagged out or exhausted, &C.
cording to gbod authorities who were pres
ent. HIS feel were in superb condition, and
he had every appearance OF man who was
not eXerting himself as he might have done.
Ii seems to be We been overlooked generally In
WeSton's $50 Inile record that he was not uttl-
ling his ttmeat the last. When he had gone
$50 miles he retired TO his room and rem aimed
there houra X minutes ana As seconds at q
time when there was no real necessity for 50
doing, aid when, had time been precious, he
CoulQ have ddded many miles TO his score.
STILL With all this loss or time, he covered $50
miles. Laggards in the present race may as
well bear this In mind and believe that the Lon
don record might have been improved, what
ever he may Go this week, and that he did not
then make tht greatest effort OF which he was
capable. Hib regularity OF procedure was
something remarkable. In each mile during
the race he walked i've laps and ran three, and
at the conclus Ion OF each mile he reversed and
walked or "a in the opposite direction. He
copied the style OF the English LOG trotters"
and abandond id many OF the habits and pecu-
liarities so familiar TO American spectators.
Those who watched him In London say he
could have made $50 miles easily that week,
, and $50 the next IL 1t had been necessary.
English money In England is being bet first on
Rowell and next on Weston, who is a slight
favorfte over iaZael On account or his late per.
Torrance. George Hazael is q stranger and re-
ported as an exceedingly fast man. His sue
cess may be brilliant Ii he retains his health,
but George HaZael is man who to-day Is
hardly a well man. He is entirely dependent
on clrcumStaL ceS In this race. When well he Is
capable OF doing almost anything; but viii he
be well after the third day? IL is denied that
Sir John Astle is backing Rowell. Tue latter
says he is his own master and his own hacker
In this mate ID. On good and unimpeachable
authority II * believed that Sir John has not q
pound staked on Rowell, and while he hopes to
see the belt Drought back TO England by one OF
the English Contestants, he is personally sup
porting neither or them. Neither Is he inter-
eSted In Westln more than the Others