The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-12

to eomplets 4so miles. and the sympathy of tho
audience went out to him, for it was evident the
effort was costing him much pain.
WALKING WITH o'LEARy.
In order to encourage him O'Leary thoughtfully
in his company amid the approving cheers OF the
spectators. Having ministered what comfort he
could could oLsary dropped away and taking up little
laps and cheering the poor fellow
well as he knew how. But those inojdents
The race already over and the people were only
waiting for the unexpected. There was perhaps
faint idea that the little brickmaker from Haver-
of those accidents of which sometimes
snatch the laurel from the seeming viotor's
fifteen minutes to nine had 493 miles to his credit
In two hours the match would terminate, aud ss it
Murphy's lead IN thgt time tho managers declared
Murphy the victor and the O'Leary bolt was for
maly handed over to the champion Of America
SEE THE coSQuERING HERO.
A few minutes later Murphy appeared wheeling
wheeibarrow which was literally laden down with
bell no had so gallautly won. and as lie passed
round tho track the audience rose to their
feet and ehoered him with the Widest en-.
thusiasin. He received such ovation
old Rome would have given 10 some great gen
oral RETURNING laden With tho spells Of victory.
closely followed by the gigantic Mahoney, who
waved above his head tho Stars and Stripes, Ma
hss When the n passed
out OF sight the enthusiasm gradually subsidized.
but curious proof OF the fasciuation such
sports have tor the public furnished by the
fact that very few people lett the Garden. They
waited to see the end even OF the secondary men.
Briody was carried from tho track by FORCE aud
Allen having covered 452l miles retired ut Sh Sim.
S0s. Faber. Russell. Howard and Mahoney con-
tinued on the track. Russell was making desperate
efforts to conplce $50 miles. aud ut 9A a5ni, he
made the concluding laps. he put on
burst OF speed. He loudly chcercd.
Briody returned to the track and spun
round with Mahoney rolling up few additional
miles, but without gaining any other advantage
Faber during the last hours travelled at terrific
pace and retired ut httecn minutes past nine, hay
lug secured third place. Mahoney finished at Oh
44. l5s. with 467 miles to his credit. Ten clock
saw Howard aud Brody i'll possession OF the track.
Howard had some object in making 900
miles, and he pcggcd away IN most plucky
and pertiuacious manner. and half hour later tho
baud struck up ''Hail Columbia" III honor OF his
completing his y01th mile. There was sudden ir-
ruption of the black man Pierce which caused in
tense amusement, He dashed around tho track once
and than disappeared AZ unexpectedly ~ he had
come.
The crowd in the Garden undoubtedly greater
than apy that was in the building before. Tho
refusal OF the managers to state the amount of the
receipts makes 1t impossible to estimate the num-
Der with exactltude but competent judges say
there twelve Thousand people pres
ent ut half-past nlne. Outside the Gar
den the streets wore throngcd. and up to
ten o'clock three or four policeman
were busy keeping tho files of ticket buyers straight
All. however. was orderly, excepting slight hiss
ing which Captain Williams received without doing
any thing to merit it, 1t was not until midnight that
the place and tho streets around were quiet.