The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-16
THE GREAT RACE.
END OF THE WALKING MATCH AT
GILMORE's GARDEN

GILMORE's GARDEN.
As Anticipated, Reweli wins by Score
Of 500 MiIes-Ennis Makes 47s and
Hartman 45O-A GrapIc Description
of the walking Yesterday and the
Grand Finish.
New YORK, March 15.-At 80 this morn
ing Hartman was In bis house getting rub
bed down with liniment. He looked terribly
groins. Ennis was found in his tent drinking
beef tea. The trainer was rubbing him down.
He was In good condition and free from lame
ness, although his feet were blstered.
After a short repose he went on the track
and started off at rapid pace. He hopes to
thinks 1t doubtful. While Ennis was finish
ing his 404th mile Rowell sat on his bed.
One Of his trainers was dressing his blistered
feet, while the other was rubbing his fatigued
limbs with liniment. Rowell was eating
beefsteak and toast with relish, and few
minutes later was dressed and on the track,
starting off at fourmile an hour gait. He
is apparently quite fresh. and also expressed
the hope of making 100 miles to-day. At 40
Hartman again appeared. He limped badly
during the first lap; All three pedestrians
were heartily cheered.
At Q a. IN. the score stood Rowell All,
Ennis 409 Hartman 391. Rowell shows no
signs OF breaking down. His speed is not
rapid but his gait Is regular.
There is some apprehension that trouble
will occur at the Garden tonight, and an ex-
ira force OF police Is assigned far duty. 1t Is
reported that the Seventh Regiment will also
be on guard to prevent roughs from dis
turbing the pedestrians.
New YORK, March Is, u m.-About one
thousand OF the toughest element In the city
were In Gilmore's Garden all last night. At
3 q. m Rowell had covered 435 miles, Ennis
Az, Hartman 396. Rowell kept up his trot
aud gained slightly on Ennis, while Harri-
man, suffering terribly continued TO plod
around encouraged by band of music which
had been specially engaged. At a. NJ.
Rowell had completed 44l miles, Ennis AIT.
Hartman 400. As the latter covered the last
lap Of 400 miles the band struck up yankee
Doodle. and the crowd yelled, "Three cheers
for the Yankee"
Harriman's right knee was swollen and his
right foot, which was badly blistered, caused
him great pain. He however, kept pegging
away, and his courage and pluck won the adj
miration of the audience. RowelI was in bet
ter condition than either Of his rivals, though
Ennis Is striving hard to break him down.
Rowel ran seven miles straight and used
Ennis up, 50 that the latter soon fell into a
walk. Rowell took short rests to eat and
drink, and after a rest would start away again
brisk as ever. He receives little encourage
ment from the r0ugher element, but keeps at
work rolling mile after mile. paying no heed
to the jeels of the roughs. Ennis suffered
much from want Of Sleep but otherwise ap-
peared to be in good condition.
At 5 q. m. Rowell completed 444 miles, En-
mis- 420 and Hartman 400. At a. m. Rowell
completed as, Ennis 422, and Hartman 4O6
All three pedestrians were on the track. Har-
riman was chilly, and put on an extra shirt,
as he could not walk fast enough to keep
himself warm. Rowell was trottlng, and
Ennis, half asleep, running behind him amid
the yells of the crowd
At 40, as Rnwell was trottinQ along. a
man rushed from the west side of the build
ing and yelled an offensive epthet at RowelI.
At this incident the English pedestrian got
frightened, and there was tremendous excite
ment. A policeman quickly arrested the
man and led him from the building, while an
other accompanied RoweIl around the track
until order was restored At o'clock Rowell
had covered 450 miles, Ennis 427, and Harri-
man 4l0.
At 7:28 a. m. Rowel took hasty lunch
and again returned to the track and renewed
his trot. Ennis made several stops between
35 and 1853, at which latter hour he rested
and took breakfast, eating heartily and ap-
pearing In good trim. He resumed the track
at SIG. Hartman is walking for 450 miles
with no hope Of doing much better. He took
frequent rests between 3 :53 and 6:55, when
after breakfaSttnR he rested and returned to
the track at s o'clock. He moved with diff
Guilty, but lap or two limbered him up and
he recommended his awkward swing. Harri-
man looks bad. His cheeks are sunken lips
parched and cracked and eyes almost lustre-
less. Rowell suffers from a swollen ankle,
but walks still with springy step. He left
the track again at 9:08 and returned at 8 :35
His rest had stiffened him and he appeared
lame In the left leg. He fell in behind Ennis
and Hartman, who were close together, and
followed them around for several laps, when
Hartman spurted ahead Ennis also left
Rowell in the rear. Hartman, encouraged
Dy the crowd, Kept up rapid pace for q
couple OF laps, and then Ennis closed up and
passed him.
The men then settled down to steady
pace.
Hartman left the track again at 1890,
leaving Ennis and Rowell who raced around
the track at a lively gait. Ennis passed
Rowell amid loud applause, but did not main
tain the distance long, the Englishman draw
ing up to him. Ennis retired at 10 :43. After
44O miles, Rowell kept In the
ter than during the early morning. Harri-
man came on again at ITO, and Ennis at
II :l5 They Joined Rowell who was MUNICH
Ing an orange, and went around the track
with him. Both Ennis and Hartman looked
better for their brief rest and walked better.
Rowell was presented on the 465th mile by a
lady with an imperial floral crown bearing
the English flags. The crowd objected to
these bits of bunting, which were at once
hidden under the donors shawl and Am erican
ilags substituted. Then followed tremendous
applause.
The men squirt frequently, and are loudly
cheered. Rowells perseverance and pluck
can be understood when 1t Is known that the
inside OF his thighs are raw, and bleeding
from chatting, that the bottom OF one OF his
feet Is little else than blister, and one of his
legs is badly swollen. Still he keeps on with
out wincing, and the contraction of his brow
Is the only evidence Of the pain he Is endur-
Ing. His action yesterday In Offering to give
el00 to either Hartman or Ennis should they
fail to make the required 45O miles has
made him many friends, and to-day he re-
ceives an equal share of the applause.
The following is the time which each man
has spent off the track since the commence
ment OF the match up to o'clock this morn
Ing: Rowell, 81 hours, % minutes and Sc
seconds; Ennis, 80 hours and 80 minutes;
Hartman, "a hours, 16 minutes and SO sec
onds. 1t will be seen that Rowells running
has saved him the most time for rest, and
that Ennis has had less rest than either OF the
others. How closely Rowell has stuck to him
Is shown by the fact that there is only
minute and 20 seconds difference in their ab-
senee from the track. Since Z clock yester
lay the difference has only been 25 seconds.