The New York herald., 1879-10-15
BLOWER BROWNS SECOND FAILURE.


SECOND DAY OF THE EIGHry-FoUR-HoUR CON-
TEST HARTMAN TO THE FRoNT-oSLy FH-
TEEN MEN LEFT ON THE TRACK.
There familiar figure on the sawdust track
at Madison Square Garden yesterday morning. 1t
was Charley Rowell. who is entered for q
forty mile run next Tuesday night. and.
merely from habit. persists in training.
He stopped before ten O'Clock to make way for the
eighty-four hour contest. The first days engage
ment had been terrific Out of forty starters four
teen wore killed or wounded. and two more were
missing when the second tramp of fourteen
hours began. Blower Brown of
them. No explanation made of his absence.
but his trainer said he very sick and there
no use in his going with the contest. The
"Blower Will go to England next week. but is ex-
pected back to give Murphy tussle
for the OTeary belt. The sporting fraternity
have not been quite able to fathom the Blower. lie
is said to have cost his backer about $4,000. and
has nothing. When he started in the race
Rowell remarked to the HERALD reporter. "Brown
looks like himself again. He means to win
tins time u he can. After his wretEned raiiare M
press the opinion that the 'Blower" has seen his
best days.
WOODS COMING TO GRIEF.
Woods had the lead at the start of the second day.
but didn't keep it. After hard fight with Hartman
he was compelled. at seven O'Clock to yield him hrst
place. Then he left the track. and by hafpast eight
four others passed his score. Experts shook their
faint hearted He held gamely on his ,co course :.
but there bursts OF speed to to
bring about his the hearty plaudits OF
the night before. Woods is very largely
= creature of accident. To begin with. he comes
from Fort Lee. which is an overwhelming accident;
sRail," though IN the original ho was
ossa HENRY The with l''idsn. We ms paesa
him No. 40 the big score board and he retail
His aid last Woods
teen years old and had never been in race before
Whether he had been in ono behind was not ascer-
sained.
Campana is astonishing Gotham-or that part OF
1t which goes to the Garden. With all his drawbacks
more literally and about as fast as his
is another surprise He has the figure of a boy but
the beard of apatrarch. and gets plenty of service
remind one of the oil boxes on car wheel. Col
ston hammered away with his big legs the
the leaders Fitzgerald looked we'll and did accord
nsly. Many people were induced last night to back
says he is all right. Hilton fell OF badly on the
score board and no one need be surprised to see
him leave the track to-day. Hughes also dropped
behind and the bookmakers are going against him
heavily.
o'LEARYs LITTLE YARN.
Speaking of Hughes. OLeary told an amusing an
ecdote Of the walk in which the "Lepper" entered
year ago. 1t seems that citizen of Yonkers was
coming to town at that time in company with Coro-
Hughes. Something said of his namesake.
and the Coroner. who loves joke replied
EYES, we've had lots Of trouble with him."
'Is he relative of yours?"
"Hes my brother. and ever since he caught tho
walking fever he has given worry enough. We
tried hard to keep him out of the last match, but he
said he must go to New York and see it."
reaching town the Coroner said he had to go down
TO the Post Office and his companion concluded
visit Gilmore's Carbon. "Tell my brother that I'll
be up at four O'CLOCK" said the Coroner.
Hughes was limpng around the track though
every step drove spikes into his heels.
"Hist!' said the citizen Of Yonkers. and Hughes
stopped.
"The Coroner will be mp at four o'clock"
'Get outl" shouted Hughes. with q supplement
and he struck ut the Yonkers citizen over the rail-
ing.
When the Coroner arrived his friend said to him =
'1hat brother of yours Is terror" eyes," replied
the Coroner, she's very bad
SECOND DAY.
Last night there was plenty of music in the
Garden, but very few people. Ten TO one against
, soul would take it, The states had
changed materially from the night before.
Four to offered against Wood.
to against Hartman, 40 to against Hughes 4 to
against Fitzgerald. 15 to against Canipana and
to l against Vint Berkery. Dale, Price, Cahill.
Cole Sherman. vevault. layton Brown and Gala
han were out of the race. O'Brien followed suit,
having failed to make ITO miles in two days.
There was little excitement. until just at the
close, when few people chased Hanlan and Ring
about the track. urging them to complete their ITO
miles. Hanlan got i'll easily, but poor little Ring
crawled up to the clock just the long hand rested
the figure twelve. His trainer picked him up
like baby and carried him out. Professor
Whitney did rs much for yint having first wrapped
him in a great woollen blanket. To-day O'Leary.
who has wager that 41O miles will be accomplished
In eightyfou hours Will be the track and urge
he IN as he ca ~ oran nO w stand >