The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-13

Nu'n hartman dropped into his CABIN
nj the close ot his days work he fell asleep al
most immediately. and slept sweetly for more
thun three hours. lie came out fresh rs but
t'rcup ni about 81. and began his third days
tramp hopefully and in the best of humor
When his attendants were asked yesterday
morning. whether his stomach feet and Joints
were ~ good condition. they put on an amused
look that seemed to ask. Can it he possible
that pedestrians stomaehs, feet, and SO forth
sometimes get ont Of order 2" aud said. Why,
OF course not He's ali right His shoes haven't
been changed hut once day since he began"
To the remark that Harrman's splendid work
ihI been SURPRISE to the New York public
GS%o ISs, Il iIS end Of 6s 6s. ws%E5s TIE
+ becoming greot favorite, not only with
those who come to see the walking but with
The latter argue in this way; He is staying a
good second to Rowcll; he H. walking while the
Englishman is running and before the end OF
the six DAYS the walker il reasonably certain to
tire out the runner. Yesterday forenoon Har-
rimgn wns forging ahead with his long easy
strides, small bouquet pinned to his shirt front
u FORM as good ns when he began. and face as
fresh rs though he had Just come on the track.
when ne went 10 work at the opening OF the
mutch he hhd one or two strong hackers, but
not many friends in the audiences. Now he is
rnr"rrd as iu,,iy ,hs amy ol them; his rabii,
blossoms with n'rul tokens of appreciation OF
his manly work; and the men with money be-
tween their fingers are ready 10 risk II on the
Yankee. the Youngest OF the four contestants.
Perhaps his ponr luck in drawing the cabin
that is Little moro than box was harbinger
OF good luck. on the principle that an unlucky
beginning nuEurs a lucky finish.
When Ennis wheeled into his cabin at I. yes
ieriay, morning. he immcdiatcly, fell asleep.
He IL having no moro trouble with his diges-
tive apparatus. and his feet are in good condi-
tion. His attendant. hint that they expect great
things of him yet He does not seem To- be- the
least troubled TINT he Is ngt further along az
tins stage OF ne match. His hackers would
prefer TO see him appear little more earnest
than he does. Yet Ennis Is no chicken: he has
walked in two hemispheres.
O'Leary caught u little sleep in his rest OF IN
hour and 20 minutes in the middle OF the
night At his quarters the men said that he
began the third day feeling well. and with no
weak points. Notwithstanding he has been the
end man for many hours. his appearance on
III" track after an interval in his cabin always
! evukeS rntile Of applause. the men who
s'ill good for winning the race. They said Dan
bad never been found wanting on the last three
| daN- Ot q SIX dHv- luuut.
The trottiug Englishman bobbed round tho
track with the same gait he held IN the greater
part " the preceding day. He wore ms shirt
outside his belt, aud MS Jockey cap further
/ back ON his head. His face was more flushed
/ than II had been before; and betting men. who
| must necessarily b" physiclnns IN such
/ emergeuries US this. said that the purple tnEo
/ ~ h-s lace d'nul'd poor circulation Of tho
/ blood 4 man whose hlool doesn't circulate
7 cuinot continue o. DO hard work ON a sawdust
/ elluse: ergo. Rowell must fail iOr wnnt Of cir
! cuhton. lutr IN th" forenoon he dropped in
behind the t'll Yankee uni followed MIN rs he
! hut followed O'L'ary. THIS looked a little like
/ lo'kryiuG; Hs thoush he thought he had suf-
| iirientlv worried the champion 20 put him prac-
/ ucally out oi the race. ana had turned MS az,
] tentlon 10 the dowuraster. Hartman paid
] even loss attention TO MN. ~ uDs-lhle. thun
| O Weary had. Hedrove ahead with that stalk
! INK gait of his ami. without once departing
| from the heel-uud Toe stride led howcll around
! the tra'S NJ uug trOt mile after mile.
| There has been multitude in the Garden
| ever since the walk b"run. Toward morning
ID sniS 10 lis lowest: in the forenoon IL is con-
/ stnntly increasing; M / oclock il surgss up To
/ the highest srats aud hllS all the hOor within
I the "lllu--: it increases all the afternoon. and
7 in the evening II amounts 10 "a Jam" In tho
/ evening. too. the enthusiasm L. NJ It's highest
/ pitch. Then the murmur Of thousands OF
voices. the shHrp cries ~ huVS wi'h sore books
or recprds of the mat n. and the loud calls OF men
| ready TO las wagcrs. are at frequent Intervals
! drowned oy the thtnnslasii' r9nrs 81 me multi
! tud" or ths nois" OF thousands ~ fect on the
sounding floor. as the tn.ong ru-hcs from one
| sid" tn another. The nosiost time l. late in
! the evening. aud then ra h coni"stnnt is pre-
! crdrd around the track by n chorus Of yells and
| s.urm ol haud-r.apping.
Enough sp".G itDIs a. .rowd an ordinary large
/ hall Remained iu tlr Garden ull night. Those
who "ume ia early 30 the forenoon were enough
/ - more thnn rnk- ttp Tor th. number that
/ dropped out. after an ull-night attendance. when
| the sunlight Strramed iu through On" round
/ wlndow- Shortly u't"r noon th" continuous in
] pouring began. and all uisuns departing from
/ the Garden were coWlelrd 10 utAe Their cN I
/ through the door nenr the northwest corner At
/ O'Clock the uttHn lance WAS much larger than
! ni ~" sam" hour ot th" preceding AFTERNOON.
/ uul Wu- more ufWOnstr truilNr thuu any previous
I "''t "u Hu'l'r"' "a. N'lN'' VIZ l. IS
t eni th.n W any other tW' siu'r inc walk ne-
/ gan. Nearly all Of the police captains of duty
! werr there in civilian dress. bysli lnnny po-
7 lc" srr-:runtS and detectives The officers at
/ the point whcre the throne crosses the track to
! cutter the spurr enc. srd hy the ,llipse had
/ their hands iuli keeping the track clear tnr the
/ would halt on the odl:r of the track and wait to
/ ret "a near Nitw. OF tho ras-inE pedestrians.
] THIS would block lhr passage, and when the
w.lkcrs had gone IS There would be- "a grand
rush across the tracg. Many WrTe heurd 10 re-
| mark that Eau.s's PROJECT Of bridging the track
/ was not en'h Ridiculous one. aiirr Hl. ,
/ Betting an the aitetuo n was not very lively.
! notwithstanding the noise made hy those who
had betting money in their fists. Betting men
/ Srvurd 20 he Whiting to Sc VI az another tw"n-
/ ty-iour hours or $50 would hrlug inrth Oilers
| w"r" made of uu ihr n"ld 20 on LtNry; 3
ou the frld 10 on Hartman; 10 on the field TO
. on Ennis anl , ON TIA" field 90 on Kowell.
Their were few takers at thr-e figures.
AZ 10 minutes after 3 in the afternoon Al.
, Smith came ou' Of q O'Lrarys cabin. looking a
! Ll"ture of dismoy and sand 20 ~, judges that
/ tors. This move put u stop To- nll h"ttlug On the
champ ON. The rumor spread that O'leary
was seriously III ami would be- taken from the
! track HIS ntrk were almost VIA with as
| appointment. Only few minutes previously
/ t-e rhunIiot hnI strolr AROUND me ,rT,h hr-
/ compauird part Of the wny uy Deacon Barney
/ Aaron, bearing "A Vn-t nnd gorgeous basket Of
/ h1w"rs. Rumors uIt ihr champion, had been
! drugged were rife. Everybody waited anxious
ly 10 hear what calne OF the Judges visit 10 his
In the mean time Hartman. Ennis. and the
| Eugli-hmun were making COOL time around
| the track. Somebody gaNc the Yankee bunch
Of suk handkerchi"ls. One OF them he put
! around his neck. and another disappeared in
| hls pocket A fcW laps later he STAMPED around
! with golden hOrs 'sho"-tukru ol good luck
!
! Again he skipped around with a handkerchief
! built on the Stars nud Stripes plan, the band
| played "Naukre Doodle" and th" multitude
! howlel witt "ut. usiu-m. Women brought out
| their huudkor'hieis. ant there was u iutter Of
white an ulpns tine raised sca- AZ the north side
! OF tine rlip9r. At This tlmr Ruwell WAS leading
| Hartman ten miles; but reckoning from
| Tuesday morning, Hartman had held his own
! with tie Eugll-umau.
| OLrarv Walkrd Only by spells Yesterday be-
| fore finally breaking down. Occasionally the
| Old spirit removed It's fire, and me < ldri around
! thrtru"k with head erect and Eyes flashing with
! firm resolve. Bur uttcr masking a lap IN this
| manner hr rrlap-od into a do-grd, slow mo-
| tiun still keeping hs h"ud erect aud eyes to the
! trout. FIulIly b" left the track at 3.3l i. NJ.
| Hnd only returned to- finish his last lap. This
! wa- a. j:37 Tine hroN"u-inWn athlete walked
| slowly around 10 thr scorers stand, made Il
! slight bow to the scorers. and retir"d slowly to
! lis rHhu. Cheers rose from 1000 thruHts Hs
! O'L'ary lett the stand. MS the vast nssembago
! thuuaut he was about 10 start on his journey
! again. One man remarked: 'O'Leary's Il Sly
! boy; hell bate thcu all IT,
| OLrnry WIS the -adlrst looking man when
! he entered the cabin tDUt ever broke down in
great effort. His eyes were st deep IN their
socket. his cheeks were icNrrsh, and his eX-
treWities cold rs ice. In n few minutes his
| score which marked - o LeAry. 2l5 miles.
| laps. WIS left Il blank.
| Rpwcll made n cumical figure ms he logged
around in "A hluc-striued, conVlct-loOklnP wool
len shirt blue trunk showing about two inches
! below the shirt ~ the back, Just lapping his