The New York herald., 1879-03-15

;>heeled charlie. But bark, Hear that Taught
WHAT'S upy Look down yonder. As the three steam
outer edge Of the course over ' on the north side
theecs fourth person on the track and, say what
y1u IKE. he's beating the other three! Who is hea
why. pretty little boy. natty dressed il brown
swings those dear little feet and hands back
here the whole week. How we'll he sticks TO
It, 1t tick.es the pedestrians hugely. and a broad
ard Hartman is out. Now. little man OF the CAM
yon have the chance you wanted Let see what
will come Of it. Step ON his heels if you can. II
the twenty-five milo gap won't shorten any least
won't lengthen. Unless youfrot you cant pass him.
And your not doing much trottlng yet to-day.
FLORAL BOND
And here's pretty sight. The pretticst one this
week. For. from the thick OF the crowd
Dn steps a a soHn hews @ rare
beautiful flowers. Trying to carry it grows
heavier every moment. when suddenly gooi-hearted
John Ennis lends a ready hand. and there as they
march along side by sidc almost hand in hand with
the elegant floral tribute riding trumphantly be-
good feeling just ut this moment between England
and America there's something mighty like it. None
OF your brutal ring-breakins farnsborongh business
about this. The whole coarsencss of the prize ring
is absent. Nothing in this contest cxcites the baser
passions. All is friendly and good -natured. Over
and il shines out that Rowcll IL very popular
here. and he is constantly doing little acts which
show fine spirit and no mean degree of breeding
Jim Cusick for instance. just now brought out some
nourishInent in plato and cup. and Epnis took on
the fly, eating as he walked kowelr could readily
1avg sons Hy U%t aasty % maimg h, III NJ. tnG meal Is
him from his English hut square bit of cheese as
big as eagles claw. and he gnaws away at it like
Rowell. He's eating drinking every little while
glass Of water this time few minutes iatera glass
pct mixture from the trainers.
ltt THE wALKRns EAT.
These trainers are great fellows. Hartman has
fallen out with his man Fraser and discarded him.
retaining Dr. Chase of Boston, and Lathrop, and add
ing Mr. spitxcr. Of tho San Francisco CdH. The
latter says that Harrimans sleep is somethin, mar
veous. He is unconscious in no time. Wp easy
to handle, very game and determined. he rpt
much underslone beef full of blood, could ~ be
eaten. He docs not believe in feeding tn gh
keyhole STUFF him Ike bag and VIC
much tersc sense in it. He knows Ennis W,
says that his principal trouble in these .s
known as the pain III the stomach And he well odds
that the four and half hours Ennis lost Mon
Gay from I'M ms ms attack 9, ,ns ,a Desettng trouble % ac
yesterday. But it's all over now. and hc never
N better order inside IT certainly does look proba
BILE that. without that Interruption. his nnetyive
on Monday would have come far Rowels 10,
and have kept Ennis the favorite for second place
At six O'Clock Captain Williams marched fle
of broadway squad men two abreast along the edge
of the course aud stationed them at frequent inter-
walls all down the outer fenccean excellent precau-
tion and one which seemed likely tn prove impor
tant before bedtime. For such small thing could
great precaution cannot be taken in advance Bushels
of flowers have como in TO these three racers al
hone that hose sx Matches viii bocoe
indeed. These fragrant things are handed directly
to the walkers. Now. suppose some miscreant trles
to repeat on John Ennis or Charlie Rowcll the das-
tardly trick attempted on Nine. Anderson, of hand
ing them q bouquet in which chloroform is con-
ceaed. Tired and worn, but few whiffs of that
fatal stun would end their labors in a most sum.
mary fashion To-day will be by far the most inn
portant day Of ALL SO 1t is not too carly to look
1.,na
or send them only to the cabins.
But listen. What's that noise over there on the
Twenty seventh street sideg See, the people arc
running up to the little oriel windows What's up?
WE'LL look out in the street and you'll see. Indeed,
you needn't look out, for In hops small gamin.
clothes on this young persons buck at the low
of 81 would render himself liable to charge of
perjury. And how did the young rat manage to get
up those sixteen eighteen feet of vertical wa-a
trip worthy of Jean Vatican himself? II you look
closely you will little inches between alternate
rows Of brick wide enough and deep enough say to
poke the tips of your fingers and bootsoles into.
That was all the ladder this young person wanted.
and doubtless had tho wall been twice as high he'd
have scaled IL promptly TO the favoritc whom
he had bet his entire days earnings with the polish
by the dozen. till thoy cover the pillars like
honeysucklcs. whcre are the guardians of public
Ssasr .s and ssSs% one the curb be
and the swell of his ruddy cheeks he'll scarcely at
tempt to follow these daring young reprotateF.
And now that the day has slipped away and tho
night is at hand how goes the score? What sort OF
q days work have they made OF it? Ennis gained
miles Rowell on Thursday and scoring s5
made his second best days, work OF tho week. 1t
was he then' si1ty-s. miles; How far is
he now? Fifty three miles. What does this
mean? He who went in last night seemingly SO
fresh, who took whole hours sleep more than
usual. this man OF. blood and ron is he too begin
ming to yield to the terrible strain? Add to the
10. the number. of miles he made after last
night. and what does it make: Only ~ Aaron may
won't make over 4S0
And Rowen. what about him? What has he done
since O'Clock yesterday morning? Ffty-four
miles. What did he do in the same period the day
before? Sixty-one miles. Then he's falling off, too?
Yes. but not much Ennis by milcs--neariy ali
the latter made over him yesterday. Add l6. the
balance or his Wednesday, work. and IL gives HIM 10
and q fve-day OF 430 miles,
HOW THE BETTING GOES.
+ Taking things they are how goes the betting?
Let us ask Mr.. Stamford. the booknaker.
What are you doing on Rowell?'',
''Six to one that he beats Ennis
And what against the neldy'
Five to one.'
..And what on Hartman making the 45o?'
Sixty to fifty that he doesn't do it,
These figures talk and show what the money stalk
think. But listen to the yell. SEQ the fellows
raining over there by the score and egging their
men on. Whats up now? Why the three are TO-
gcther again. Ennis reading. Hartman and Mr. Bull
astern And they're laying themselves down to it
as If II were only mile ''See how they run"
or. rather, walk Ennis form is rs perfect as
Hartman is going splenddly. Notwithstanding the
fact that he looks five years older than he did on
MOnuay morning. Ana the little fellow, how does
he look? Fat his checks have been they RI plainly
sunken now. Had ne rs small taco az Hartman
he would look decidedly peaked But. as it is. his
stout Bonapartc like jaw him from this appear
ancc. But how lac has to work himself to keep step
with that sane longshanks! II splits the little fell
low up terribly ana thins him every minute. IL
he'll let us rack him around this way for a
week longer well make q full blown American
of him. oh, but here's rich work. Just look at
this mighty throng now. For it's after supper and
New Yorks in. and Brooklyn. too and all the outy-
ing towns: Asp!cndi,i house. such yelling and roar
take the hindmost. Hut Eufiis worn be contcnted
with any such pace as these fellows are measuring
and leaves them in a fash. Rowel glued to Harry's
heels can't stand seeing that whiteshirted hoosier
disappearing in the distance; bracng himself to
his task he breaks into his lopc. Well. lope away.
young man; John Ennis blood IL up now. and. lopc
all Won like You can't pass him II you try. Up up
he crceps and is at the Illinois mans hecls
past. why don't yous Go past But he can't go
past. lope and all. and yet actually Ennis is only
walking. Yes, walking aud holding the others run.
GROWING kSTnuuAsM
Immense applause rings round and round the hall.