The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-07

Briody. ........ SO Howard. "a
Brondgeest 60 0 Kemmerer. AZ D
Drown .-...... 30 6 Mckee. Al
costello Al McIean.......- 81 2
Cromwell...... 25 McLeavy....... 5S D
Crossiand.... So Mahoney So
Curran........ 63 Murphy........ IS
DAVIS ..-..... II Perkins. 30 3
DicAinson...... AZ Pierce. 50
Dhion-........- SO ] Russell ........ SO
lug ~ Spellacy 80
Dushane. ...... IL TAFT. ...... SIS O
Eckersau $780,. 81 Walker. So 6
Edwards-....... So
sRstired.
In the first race for the championship Of England
the following records were made in the first twelve
hours:-Brown, go miles 2 laps; Rowell. Is miles
laps; vaughan. Is miles laps.
In the second race for the English championship
the following records made Hazael, 80 miles;
Brown, IS miles. laps Korkey. II miles; Weston.
SO miles. laps.
From this it viii be seen that the performance of
the leading in the O.Leary belt contest falls
considerably short of what has been achieved in
former pedestrian matches.
THE LADIES PET.
About two p. N. when Murphy once more took
the lead and started his springy graceful run. he
was Installed the idol of the hour. 1t Was not at all
surprising that Murphy should have been selected
by the ladies the knight to bear their colors
his mere boyhood would enlist their sympathies
without taking into consideration his bright and
pleasant face and muscular figure In height he
stood about five feet inches and scaled las pounds
During the brief that he made to change
portion of his clothing he received visit from q
HERALD representative. who said to him:-
II am glad to find you are getting along SO
nicely.
Thank you. sir. have been quite fortunate in
having nothing to bother far and II can
only keep as strong as feel now think shall do
good performance
what part OF the United States do you como
from?'
II born in Haverstraw. N. Y. and have re-
sided there all my life
"Do you come from athletic family?''
II hardly know il do My father was known
Big Ned Murphy. He over feet i'll height
and weighed two hundred pounds I have
heard that he held great reputation in the county
" fltn Of " IN fharh I'm
been dead some years, and live with my mother"
do you follow any particular trade or profess
sion %
Il work in brick yard. have to push truck
loaded with bricks about two hundred feet. We
generally push it before us on the run. so that my
work always keeps mo i'll good training"
"liave you ever appeared in public oeforeY
"Yss sir; walked in the seventy -fve-hour con-
test given by OLeary in Providence"
"Were you successfully
Hardly as only made eighty miles: but then it
was mere experiment, and do not think
handled WE'LL
chow old are you. MnrphyY
~ was eighteen on the 9th Of last June
"You have received o number Of handsome bou-
quets"
II am much obliged to the ladies' who sent the
bouquets. as am very fond Of flowers. and these
little tokens of appreciation very encouraging to
q the track"
"How do you feelr'
81 never felt better in my life, and have an ex-
cellent appetite. have the best kind of attendance
and every Thing want to and drink in reason''
Have you been of the track much since you
startedT
81 have only been off twice. went off shortly
after ten A. NJ for about fifteen minutes apd again
at one p NJ. for about half an hour. changed my
things during the last rest and was much refreshed
by sponge BATH.
chow long do you intend to remain on the track
before you take your restY
''That will depend entirely on how feel shall
certainly endeavor to make 100 miles before take
any rest, and then shall not remain in bed more
than two hours. 1 think I can do very we'll with
that amount of Sleep"
II hope you'll carry the belt back to Haverstraw."
hardly incE hnf
may depend upon finding me on the track Satur-
day next. unless something unforeseen happens"
AN EXCITING STRUGGLE
The leading men had now made seventy miles and
over and most exciting struggle took place at ff-
Faber and Fitzgerald. in which Murphy out
ran his competitors. Then there came a
decidedly dull spell. which continued till
along slowly. the colored man dragged himself
round the track. smiling from time to time. in
sad booking way. while Perkins Kept peggng away
neither a'iope nor q run. but partook somewhat Of
both. He had only So miles and laps to his
credit Dillon was going fairly well, with 63 miles
scored against his Dckenson walked sturdily.
but did not move rapidly he seemed to, for he
had only succeeded in covering SO miles, laps.
Brondgeest is only ono OF the men likely to be in
at the death and he looks hard as nails. Spellacy
also rolled the laps off rapidly with his long swing
ing gait Sixty-eght miles are scored to his credit.
An amusing incident occurred at twenty minutes
to Ave p. NJ. Just Mclean passed. the scorers
Dickinson came up and tried squirt with him. but
that lank parsonage stepped out with Looping step.
and fairly ran away from him in a few seconds.
Grassland. notwithstanding his unwieldy appear
ance walked vigorously and Kept respectable posi-
ton.
BETWEEN WIND AND WATER.
1t was thought about six O'Clock that the reports
that the Fulham Blower was of the track would
seriously affect the attendance for at that time only
about two thousand people remained in the house.
From five O'Clock until seven the crowd gradually
diminished until the calculators announced that
more than one thousand people were in the house.
Was it because the great attraction, Brown.
lie interest had wxned? No one could tell
Some said Browns sickness the
others maintained that the craze was and that
professional pedestrianism must slunber for year.
1t was indeed an anxious time for the management
The ticket takers had nothing to do; the movement
was outward. and the prospect decidedly blue. The
gas lit. only to show distinctly the great
gaping rows of empty benches either side of the
house The floor was depopulated and a very
thin line OF trimmed the track. 1t
looked for time as though the O'Leary
walk would prove failure. but. AS time
wore OF. rs imperceptably as the place had emptied
it gradually flied up again. and at nine o'clock there
between six and thousand spectators
The fifty cent admission had told its tale. for among
those present we're hundreds who had been on hand
during the afternoon. The others. to the number
OF 5000 and upward were new corners. aud re-
presented $4,000 in the box office. Where in
the last match the box Office got 81
from individual, and here ended its draft on his
purse, 1t is probable that patrons will call often now
and leave many dollars with Dan O'Leary.
Under the enlivening influence OF the music and
the magnetism of enthusiastic audience the
men, who had begun to lag early in the evening"
brightened up. and general revival ensued. Cheer
ing was frequent the book makers grew busy, the
barkeepcrs more active
THE NETTING CHANGES.
As the day progressed and Murphy kept pegging
along in such handsome style leading the lot, the
bookmakers shortened his price to to |. and at
nnc 7. M, after he had turned his 100 miles. 9TH
ing better than to could be obtained. Faber was
still the favorite, his previous record gave conf
dence in his staying powers. and he backed at
to 1. Blower Brown was hammered without
mercy. and he was finally Knocked out with offers
IA IN nat han Mall .ni E,x t,.I
plenty of supporters, aud the excellent form ex-
hibited by the latter made him quite
popular in the place betting. A to 1
and to against FIRST second or third. The knights
of the pencil were kept quite busy during the
ing the race now looked pretty open fair. and
make selection. At nine u. NJ the prices were
about follows:2 to against Faber, to against
Murphy. s to against Currsn, to against Fox, \
to l against Walker, Is to against Brondsecst. Is
to against RUSSELL 20 TO | against Allen. Is to