The New York herald., 1879-03-15

This ought to take him safely 10 40 anyway. His
trainer tsptzerl that instead of stopping at
800 and leaving just ca for Tomorrow. he ny to
his to-day's up high he can. so as to
leave as lttle as possible TO clean mp to-inorrow
Win he do the i5O? 1t certainly looks like
That the story is ont That he does not mean to
let the Briton go ont of this country without
oos no h nnonsr man M % Yo%
undertaking too much when you think you can beat
that little Englisman; hut the spirit of Paul Jones
when he sank lie Bon Homme Richard in the very
II chop of tho British Channel burns just brightly
in the heart of of Names tall SONS to night asit
did in 1872.
SCENES ABOUT THE HALL
"Gcntlenen. please don't smoke;' Cigars five
coming close toeeer What atis gay Fourth Of 5niy
kind of place this is at night anyway! An official
newspaper giving the record is published, every
the hall. '.Go iu. Rowell!'' 'Haliol he's got
black clothes on now." "Isowell is very lame
him as if he had ball aud chain to it," ennis is
running now" Ten thousand hands are cl ipping all
halt and are seen on many breasts "Ennsi break
thatman heart on Saturday night true's You live.
he has to run double 4, to keep up with him, These
and countless other things You hcar and see around
freuen Fire are s scattered ticy All thra1ghoat 9 the
their official throats hoarso. Fair ladies from their
boxes beam their favortc with their best
ncghbors car his convictions as to this or that one
! chances. and what they will do on the morrow.
Harl! hear that sheer Isn't It grand and insor.
! they're cheering? All eyes are facing cast and
of the house. "Innis. 100" That's what it says;
and before the thundefs of applause die away new
thing happens. Walking side by side, suddenly
Ennis puts his manly around little Rowelrs
neck and for nearly half lap the
so sGss'ses Sns nsy 1--WE
you two men think well of each other. There arc
probably not three other men in the world who
could have done what You have done since one
yesterday morning. Yes Corkey and Blower" in
clnded, and oil the other tough fellows the other
side. Now the two reach Ennis cottage, and Rowell
shaking his hand heartily. leaves him there for
while and going on to his own quarters likewise haus
swings along in better form than earlier in tho day.
the band strikes up champagne Charlie The
youth feels tho music. and bends to his work with
redoubed will. bound. il it's in him. to make
of that 800 before bed tme Stick to it. my BOY.
We know it hurts; but so it did Dan. Lesry early
hall. and when they used to have to smooth
| his path for him by sand.papering his heels.
in stopping from sheer pain. hc said he'd be on that
track till Saturday, ''as sure there piper in
Cork!" And he kept his worl.
ENNIS CHANCES.
Well, it's ten o'clock, and the two great walkers
have turned in. How stands the score? This
425. 400 and ssi. Whether Ennis will make 500 in
his 45o-nevcr mind that now either But will Ennis
beat Rowell? That's the question which has
next tive nty five hours and twenty ve miles besides?
Who envics him the terrible task till eleven Satur
day night? That hen do his very all. that he ago.
for that prize that he almost the heart
of him to win it, few men doubt. But will he sue
cecd? Splitter, Harrman's trainer, says Ennis will
begin to run at one in the morning twenty
five thirty miles without o single break. That
then he will walk little. but only very
little, and then be of again on another
long distance rum. and that if occasion de.
mands it he will run clear through from o'clock
to the end: Well. II he can do this. he can win
hc (uf ha In (trlsick hie frain
WIN do his best to make : good rec
that he finds he has made many friends and will
take advantage of this fact. and after sufficient rest
walk him again. spiizcr, however. claims that
Ennis says he'll win the die in his tracks.
Well that sounds more like John Ennis than any Of
They oil retired in the night meaning be up at
instead OF four. usual and then for the tug!
what Ennis can do, but what Rowell can do. Is he in
shape for great work a. tine close? Never during
this long long. exciting week has he 10; iooEed nearly
when he tried to walk at Ennis heels
and found what task he had undertaken. From tho
way Ennis drove him for while It actually looked
IL he d break the little fellow pieces He did
not seem to follow carefully mapped out plan as
for him to walk. and when he should have
logged. He logged while. but no such while as
at starting out each time from his cabin but re,
inaincd 30. while Ennis was tearing along with
matchl and grace. -.f
"1f they1rrpnt Ro*ell to bed and let him sleep
three hours I'll bet $40 hc'll be so stiff he can't
walk" says one man.
Atkinson. his trainer, the other hand. said he'd
run nifty miles at the last part OF tho race but
less he better and faster than he has done vet
Ennis will run him all lie wants and more And a new
element IL coming in on this fnal day. Instead OF
long maps and frequent rests. each will doubtless
try to stay the course every minute OF the twenty
two hours. ITS the last day. Hard and wcarying as
the work is it'll be done soon now and it doesn't
matter how much they take out of themselves. as
they can soon sleep month IL they like.
WHAT APPLAUSE WILL
Another and no mean factor In this footing will be
the applause. The week has heard it rolling in many
times, and often in most generous doses. But IL
John Ennis will cut those miles down to-day
until he weeds out the teens the shouts will
go up in that great house to shake every timber
in its roof. The spur of such excitement IA that
will take tho tire out of muscles which in ordinary
times would have long since been used up. That and
. MANS steed at Horsencck. That mighty throng
will be business incarnated toward the end
and everything they can do by word and look and
yell and flowers. aud handkerchiefs aud other
signals to push brave John to the front will be
to serve on that band there throughout the trying
day? Won't those poor ppers have to work. though!
sa SO; 'Snn' d put r. yDmr best foot forward % now
hosts Of friends all through your life IL
you'll cross that line first the last night Win that
race and you'll never need to swing another jack
plane Run that little man as hard for two hours in
the morning as you did a while at night aud you'll
take the life clean out of him.
Few who have watched the week will deny that
were the to last two days even one day longer
he'd win IL as he liked. Tor he is plainly in
better condition to-day than the little English
fellow. and, indeed. moro desperately rcsoutc
man. But " Rowel holds the track till
eleven tomorrow night II Is highly probable that
the most our man can do taking all favoring cir
cumstances into account Il 10 make all the new
miles Rowcll does and cut the twenty-five odd
ones down TO about ten. II he can do that
and leave II that way he will have made
"a record which he may well 10 proud OF every time
he looks back at this wonderful week. And hr will
have the soace and Justly too that had his internal
department only behaved itself dcccntly and
patrotcally tor those fouraud half hours ast Nom
day he would have not only the crown for which
nc has made such gallant night. but would have
had stun enough left in liin at the finish have
picked up the best man England could produce, and
raising HIM on his shoulders Eneas did Anchiscs
have carried him clear around the course. amid
the most tremendous applause ever awarded to any
man in America.
At half-past ten in the evening Hartman being the
only man on the track. there was TEN porary sub
sid.uce of tho excitement which had up TO
that mnncnt boon fast incrcasnr- Rn,xrll- h,l