The New York herald., 1879-09-27


spinning of many a lap faster than half the IN
this house can do it now, fresh though they ma.
think they For half an hour 81
more three fellows have been half numbering
trailing along Indian file like string OF Biackwell
islanders in striped suits and low caps. But the,
.his week on every hand by their splendid work
Merritt at the front looks rather tired but seems
iaii OF me- ana aa' Ies ne anedy nnd aro reet
the hour. Then the little hero. with thinner face
than he ever showed in our city before, still no
thinner than plenty of Yankees habitualy
And who is behind him? Tho pluckiest man in
this house tonight, that handsome Canadian.
George Guyon. How that man has wasted this week
A week more such terrific work would lay him in
his grave The broad-shouh uhered. siiapeiy man who
on Monday sped along so srandiy rejoicing IN his
here here now. too. but such cGsugcl
black rings almost starting from their sockets.
Every step taken is downright pain. hating to put
his foot down i hurts so at ever step.
and swinging his elbows almost wildly high both
fore and aft he struggles in the vain hope to keep
his weight of his feet; But he evidently says to
will 90, and do all the famous man will he cannot
shake him oil.
THE GREAT CROWD.
But whewl Look at that house Black, black,
black. all with thousands of people. while a
.easeess human tide streams in every minute
through the great main entrance Every seat is taken
1peYou scarcely get within six feet OF either rail
AL the narrower walks are blocked and inipassable,
md the wide ones scarcely better. The great CEN
raj arena is alive with one moving. shouting mass.
The high gallery at the west end, which has been
20 indifferently peopcd all down the week. is loading
aow fast that they'd better look out for another
erriblc crash such as we all remember too well last
spring. Strings of police file along the outer edges
,f the track. spreading themselves IN all direc-
lions and keeping keen lookout for any
thing that looks like business in their
line. The band has borrowed some new music and
is pounding away under full steam. Venerable Nor
man Teylor skins the track clad in his beaut
,ul fifteen cent suspenders and and fifty cent linen
pantaoons, and imagines that he can in the next
"a hours cover the 24O miles yet remaining before
he have any gate money. "Go in. old Have
meyerl" they shout to Ferdemeyer, who
wears his hair his neck a Ia tramp.
Bismarck Krohne is striding ahead. ostrich
like, and caring for man, while GuyoD, who
has crawled up behind him, is vigorously urged
from the boxes to get upon his back and take a
ride. Hazael has been in a long time, and the
other scores are running up at the rate of four
his hearts content The crowd grand and immense
as it is. is full of life and jolliicaton and very
orderly Look at that great three-decker.of bou-
as his attendant relieves him of 1T. jnst
hear them cheer, Weston cuts up the north
turns at the starting line and reverses his
course. Guyon is handed superb horseshoe of
flowers. and placing it about his neck. breaks into
a run, but a poor pretence of it is. and it
evidently hurts him, so that you walking
on the ragged edge could scarcely pain him
more.
HOW GOES THE RACE?
And how does the race look now, for it's twenty
minutes of ten? What say the dials? Ennis has run
his to 373. and is about sure of his gate money
SO is Krohne at 81 the steadiest walker on the
track. Indeed. it was plain enough long ago that
he entered for anything else. Wes-
ton will reach 400 at the end OF
two more miles, at about ten o'clock, just sixty
less than he did the other time but he is going
better. he has been since the HERALD stirred
him up little the other day. though still nothing
worthy OF him. And who is the next
son who scores sa TSsn aoes pIs sne
Chicago Canadian. manly George, with his AIS
nshy proSaS that beae the 10
barely. And now for Hazael. for he's the next OF
course for not even yet is it time for him to to
the front and leave Merritt behind for good.
What says he?-430. Now give lis Sam our
Sam. the boyish faced Merritt, Well, 439, and
Rowell just ten more, 4i9 In ten short minutes he
will have made of his gate money, and then
how the old roof will shake, for it's SO boisterous
here now you can hardly keep your pen straight.
gawky Connecticut boy sandwiched almost ex-
ac,ly half way between Ensland's best walker
and the toughest hest runner, perhaps, IN the
sure enough; but, pshaw what does that
amount to! How have been taught this week
that little breather from the Battery to the Har.
lem Is nothing when you really get right down to
1t! And how Roweu is improving! No wonder John
Jacob Astcr here last night pronounced him q won
derful man And what method there is in all the
way they handle him; why. after going through this
livelong day without running step, suddenly. JUS
the old we'll known swing and cheer after cheer told
the fact hale mile away. But he couldn't stant
since then has he kept it for thanoa single lap
He got his gate money though at eight minutes
past ten, exactly ut the same minute that WestoI
said 400. His gate money, too. Is sure enough, bu
not more than a score NOR. minute later anc
they transferred the figures to the great blackboard
when out rolled God Save the Queen" from the
band and amid the uproar of cheers which followed
he retired to his tent while Weston sgnalized his
performance by his masterpiece in the way OF
buffoonery, until it's no wonder many ask il the
mans crazy. He isn't crazy probably, but he does
manage TO make bigger fool of himself in given
..I.~. @s...o
other pedestrian with a record whom America hai
yet produced.
But Merritts off the track What's the matter
Probably nothing. and no harm doing, for botl
Rowell aud Hazael off too, that their relative
positions do not change. Rowells mishap has
ended all chance OF beating Westons now wonderful
$780, aud it's most unfortunate for the manly fellow
only to-day gave his word that had he not been tam
pered with he meant TO do his utmost to reach 800
But look how the crowd holds on. It's nearly halt
past ten all the cracks have gone to their little beds
stage. Crowds have left the hail. but the
arena looks solder than ever. and there
haven't taken IN cool $4,000 tousav ,bcv ,': ,ney
have come mighty 1t. No wonder one of the
managers said lac had been approached and in many
ways he would not divulge. New York
has yet to invent amusement that
CONS money so fast as this terrible
buttoned kids are expressing sympathy for poor
George Guyon, or poor kowell, poor some
body else. all over the hall. butt as at tn,
them they suffer all the same. There etrangs
fascination about this place. You hear speak
ing of 1t constantly. They drop in meaning to re
main but few minutes. But there is q feeling
that something's coming and they stay oil
aud on, and can't any more get away thar
tho average young man can from his bcs
beloved when the parental clock strikes ten. Hall
the time there isn't much to see-that inventor
OF the foot boufie, old Weston. a small col
orcd boy in long flannel shirt. that tai
Dutch krohne, who, like the young mar
with the maiden. proves better stayei
Than goer-these have tor the average married
man u strange. seductive influence that their wives
cannot explain. and doubtless wish they could,
the double banks of handsomely clad ladies along
the northern boxes show that they. too like the ful
uucommonIy.
sTiRrTSG SCENES
Just hear the mighty yclls! Wonder IL the old
roof VIII stand i'll And what Is it allg Why look a
tho darkcy! See him side up beside Weston. Away
they go, walking clear round the Twenty -sixtl
street side-then, they turn up the north side
just hear the dcafcning roar. Up they come
walking like shot. the darkcy just step behind thu
actor aud Watching him like a thief. Suddenly tn,
white man turns. as he has done often, and goc'