The New York herald., 1879-03-11
Incidents and circumstances
Of the First Tussle.
PROGRESS or THE MATCH.
Howsll Seventeen Miles Ahead Of O'Leary
at One O'clock This Morning
ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MILES,

when the crowd attempted to carry the entrance
by storm last night" said Mr. Kelly manager Of tho
International contest at Gilmore's Garden yester-
day. ''tho police on hand Just In timeto hold
the fort Had tho gang OF turbulent spirits outside
forced their way on the track the walk would have
been broken up" Manager Kelly's fears were not
groundlcss being baked In thoir purpose at tho
Madison avenue entrance. and only leaving the vi
cinity when vigorously dubbed by tho blue coated
guardians, some Of the crowd broke the windows OF
tho building. and many. with marvellous agility,
climbed to the roof Of the structure On the street
was excitement and confusion. Inside there
pandemonium. It is safe to say that no competition
Of any other character whatsoever created such
enthusiasm among the masses as the competition for
tho Ashley belt, now in progress. Tho thousands
who obtained seats Sunday night, not content to
sit quietly and watch tho four begin their long
Journey stood ON tables and chairs and one
anothcr's shoulders. Tho result was broken tables.
demolished chairs and personal collisions. Such .
sight had been witnessed in this country and
the English representative now hero to look after
tho interests Of the stakeholder and Sir John Ashley
held up his hands in wonderment and exclaimed.
"a great sight, wonderful peoplel" As morning
wore on and three o'clock arrived, small number
left tho house and sought their beds Many re-
mained all night, and daylight found them in
BnoIT BoStSs now anu tAeu uOuuluBs uOW onu sAcAt
Soundly sleeping and now and then jumping from
s'cst maps" to yell words Of encouragement to the
contestants. A picture of Gimore's at six O'Clock
yesterday morning would be worth preserving.
AFTER THE START.
Very soon after Rowell, OTeary. Hartman and
Ennis started ON their long tramp the English
aidate assumed the lead and retained it through the
4ight. Rovol put in many long runs. OLeary now
md then struck into q jog. but would seldom 60
moro than halt lap before the heel and toe business
was resumed. Hartman journeyed around with
that grand swinging stride which favorably mpresses
the spectators, while Ennis, and then making
good runs at the corners, kept pegging away. with
the resolve not to exhaust his resources too early
the contest. At two O'clock Monday, the competition
being just one hour old. the tally stood-Roweil,
miles, 7 laps. l10 yards; OLcary. miles, laps,
IS yards; Ennis, miles, lap 165 yards. The Eng
lishman's fastest mile to this point sn,. 27s;
That Of O'Leary ON. u.s.. Hartman, ON. $685.. and
Ennis 9m. l5s. Much amusement was created at
the early stage 1pf the hunt by one more Of tho
competitors Joining In double" or running
abreast and the shouts Of hundreds on
such occasions were deafening. The stranger
continued his moro rapid mode Of progress
sion. and 90 keenly did he step over the heavy
sawdust path. now beginning to be somewhat beatcn
down, the example was initiated by others. though
kood judges deemed the splitting pace an unwise
proceeding. particularly for those who walkers
only. In front kept the sturdy man from the other
side Of the Atlantic at the end Of the second. when
thc tally board indicated that ho had 13 miles, lap.
J90 yards TO his credit. while OLeary had gone
II miles. laps. 90 yards Hartman ~ miles. laps,
ITO yards, and Honest John II miles, laps. 40
yards tho latter being the second best. andall tho
time pegging away with determination worthy Of
imitation. None Of the candidates. up to this time
showed any distress. all going along with much
vim a. when they started. The Englshman landed
1s miles. lsps, 10 yards at four O'Clock A. NJ.
the others reaching distances as folcws:-OLeary
II miles. laps. 200 yards; Ennis. ls miles. so
yards; Hartman, Is miles, laps. 100 yards.
Piuckily they continued their earnest efforts. and
daylight struggled through the roof Of the garden
with the men still plodding on and not having
stopped to this time. When Ave O'Clock noted
by the chronometer Rowell leading Ennis. who
was still second. mile and six laps while OIeary
was three laps behind John, and Hartman two miles
20 the rear; the figures being :-Rowell. ~ miles, 8
iaps Ennis. ~ miles, laps; OLcafy. - miles, 1
laps. 200 yards, and Hartman. 20 miles, laps 100
yards.
DIAGRAM TRACK.
The following diagram OF the interior of Gilmore q
Garden, ~ arranged for the pedestrian Tournaments
shows the location Of the track the mems cottages
and the spaces given up TO the spcctators;-
MADISON AVENUE.
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