The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-16

kcrchief nuttcred about his neck. but 1t was not
whiter than his sunken ch soks. on which spot
OF red came and wont.
Rowell's thick. stumpy logs moved slowly. but
dcggelly. over tho course. fIe carried his hend
high. and there was hectic flush In his checks.
He has eaton about twenty oranges a day. and
he finds them moro refreshing than drink. In
his last rect his foct were carefully attended to.
Ennis's hristly. unshavcn face looked more
grizzly than ever The thick muscles OF his
calves stuck out ngalnst his flesh -coored tights.
moist with perspraton.
Rowelrs 470th mile was finished at 81 min
utes past 12. The time was 10 minutes % SEQ
onds. or II little lees than four 10 tho hour. As
the marker turned to hang up the huge white
figures. a storm Of cheers went up from the en-
thusiastc throng. Three minutes before. at
"a minutes past IL. Ennis had made the last
round Of hts 446ih mile. Pale-faced Hartman
was credited with 425 at the same moment
Rowcll plodled on win renewed vim. In the
morning he Ind been visited Wy adistingushed
istnr: Victor A. W. Drummond Secretary Of
Legation nj Washington; Lord Agernon Len
nox; Pi"rreDnnt Edwards. NirhOlas Shiskin,
the Russian Minister. aud Baroness Shlskin.
The Hdies shook hands with the little fellow
and congratulated him on his splendid pluck
and endurance. and Lord LennoX and Mr..
Drummond checrad him up by talking OF the
magniicent reception which awaited him Mt
home.
At l2H Hartman pushed by Rowell. and
went 10 tho front amid drairning cheers. inc
apnlaus" seemed 20 put hrw We into him.
Toward l O'Clock tho multitude began to In
crease and the terrnced aides of tho Rmphithe-
nitro became Kay with parti-colored costumes.
Elegantly dressed women. with their escorts.
filed into the private boxes. and watched tho
struggle with undisEulscd engerness. Harri-
man wns the genera. iayoritc with Americans.
hut thcrc was an English contingent which
stuck gnllantly 10y the little 'un." When the
slowly moving Rowell drew. near they clapped
their glovcd hands. ratified their fans. and call
cd out congratulations.
ENNIs's FASTEST MILE.
At seventeen minutes past l. Ennis started on
his 450th mile. To the nstonishment OF all he
broke into run. moving ms lln'bs as rap
any previous day. The sight called forth the
widest applause. Nollrys OF cheers rolled
around the ampnitheatre, increasing In volume
Rs the plucky athlete drcw near. A he passed
the judges stand on his lrst lap the en'husi-
nsm became furious. Men and women rosa
aud cheered until their voices we're hoarse. At
| the second lap the din increased. and on the
| third the oil Garden shook; ,.,-,
Go II. Old ireland u ehrieked an enthusi-
The limerick boy" shouted n dozen in
/ chorus see how he lays out the Iank and the
The hrcathless runner kept on increasing his
! speed with every lap. The noise was dehfcn-
| Just as the biz white letters !" 45O" stared out
ON the blackboard below. He had made the
mile in the astonish ing time OF 7lG. Then he
went 20 his cabin. followed by roars OF applause
| Rowell followed Mt Sc minutes past /. havinl
finished his 475th mile in 10 minutes and 81
seconds. Hartman left five minutes later on
the heels of his iS0th mite.
| While in his cabin Hartman pnrtook Of raw
| eggs. a little beef tea. and two thmblesfull %
| brandy. When he emerged. at nineteen min
| utes past two, his cheeks were moro sunkeT
than ever. but he stepped of at a livelier pace
| The fence opposite his cabin was a parterrc o
flowers, He smiled family. acknowledged th'
uproarious cheers Of his hackers md ther
podded oil on his 43lst mile. His laps wer,
| In Lass mi a
Hes suffering dreadfuly,," said Mr.. Latham
well. Each time put down my right leg h'
said 10 me-. lust now. It seems ike u knife run
Rowen came out soon aiterward and trudgeC
| away vigorously.
WHAT THE MEN EAT.
Whats Mr.. Bowrll had to At7" asked III,
heat? Well. 'ees al ten nnl 'ees 'ad bread an'
| butter nothink else us knows on" Ennis nl
two delicate mutton chops cooked IN the frrnrl
stylr. drunk hall a cup oi Enslish breakfast te
and two small wine glasses OF dry snerry. Har
| riman got back - the track NJ inetecu luut"
pnst 2, having been gone not quite three-qunr
trrs OF an hour HIS snort remaining time ant
the necessity of his making up the twenty mile
still - go wns the rnuse oi his promptness
Row"ll followed Ht 2:4S. having tnken tilty-on
minutes for lunch AMI reireshment Enni
Was the last to return. arriving on the track a
eighteen minutes pns, 3. after an absence OF Al
hour aud tlity-two minutes.
In the mean time the immense crowd ha
swollen by additional thousands, the enthusl
asm increasing IN proportion. Rowell sirod
to the end Of his 47G h mile in l3m. Dos
| Harr man, pale aud parting. but game. cam
10 the end Of his 435th al 80 minutes past 3. til
mile having been MAJ IN l4;24. lie was cheer
ed vo'ierously. and his sunken checks locke
rosy for n moment. Ennis liyrnrd W into
run on the last lap OF his 1872 {. making the en-
tire milo i'm IL minutrs seconds.
At O'Clock the figures on the bulletin show
cd Rowell, 4SO; Ennis. i53; Hartman. 43l
Roweil was in hourly receipt OF congratulator
kilograms from all over the country. from Can
ada. and from England: Hartman and Enni
were also flooded with frantic appeals TO 10 /
At4l. the Garden was crammed. Three side
| OF ths Grem amphithsatre were packed wit
men and women. and the bursts OF applause
now rising. now falling. and anon rolin
around the whole OF the great ellipse. Kept IN
Al intervals RoweIl logged alongside OF En-
mis- and the two talked in the most frlendl
manner. Neither OF the llitle Englishman
slalwact opponents seemed JEALOUS OF him; an
Ennis several times patted him On the bacI
exclaimng with SMILE Well Charley. we'r
nearly home"
Rowe also walked with exhausted Hartman
and encouraged him rs much rs possible 10 al
tnin the 45O nile limit There WAS an evilcI
| and earnest desire on the pnrt OF both the Otht
walkers TINT the gallant Maine boy should CON
| in Tor his share OF the winnings.
The hands ol the chrunOmeier on the judge
stand indicated 43 minutes AMI l3 seconds pli
o'clock as the lilto man with the scarlet an
| blue cap turned the last lap OF his 4S3l mil
The Irish champion was on the fourth lnp
! his 4J6th mile and the game Yankee irOl
Down East on the sixth lap of his 439th mil
| Al 4:47 SO the man from the Pine Tree Stat
held up his finger to the timex cepcr indicatin
in dumb show that NJ WIS going OF the tracl
No one could be heHrd the noise WAS so grea
The bulletin board displayed the figures. Ha
rimnn. 4l0 wherrupon the multituio roarc
itself huHrse. The miie which placed hi
within ten OF the n"cessary 450 was made
Is minutes, So seconds.