New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-27
TIE WALK DRAWING TOA CLOSE.
ROwFIL ABsESr FROM TUE TRACK FOR MAN
HOURs-MERMTr STRUGGLING 10 OVERLAND
ulM-INCIDENTs OF YESTERDAY.

RowrrL ABSENT FROM TIE TRACK FOR MANY
HoURs-MKRRITr STRUGGLING 10 ovEETAKE
nIM-INCIDENTs OF YESTERDAY.
The event of the forenoon yesterday III the
walking match IA Madison square Garden was The all
srpcc OF owe the track Tor several hours Curing
which time Merritt closed MP good portion of the gap
between himself and the leader The excitement around
the bulletin boards In all parts the city AMI N the
Garden was The possibility Of Merritrs over
taking Rowe was eagerly discussed. and tie reports
that the the latter was carsod 10y rush o
blood o the head and by consequent conVulsiopS III
creas, the interest and denoralzcd the book-nakers
II was hen conceded that Merritt stood good chance of
winning the match and all runols in regard 10 Rowcs
health were canvasscd in the most excited manner
The increased clnsencss Of the race lea many
doubling ones the Garden ia the afternoon when
there was one of the largest day audiences OF the
week At $50 p. m. Rowol again went into his TENT
and when he came ont The track fiiyive minutes
later Merritt was only nine miles and one lap behind
him. Rowell Kept spougng his head. and ne looked BAD
Afcra few laps. however, h. Frightened up lie walked
less tnan fory-v minutes before be- went into his 'ent
/ again.
All this time II zacl remained seven miles behind Ner-
rt ami his chances the second place ana even Tor
te first were considered the private betting. Hart
IN tie ii IN position. and about SIX miles ahead OF Yves
ton walk,i 10 splendid form, looking even hesHrr IMAM
ON Thursday. a unu, Ecident occurred when Ne-'oh
with the aro do- giug him ~ MS h"'lS' Hu'''"N
ned
direction Ike % FASH Hart was around ANA aief MN
-, ,i, ',,t.,s. o,nus,rnei,t oi the crowd
poveu Withdrew for eight minutes again nt all
and The snIicrce applauird wildly Merritt reduced
thc Establishments lead. Al $50 p M ko"rii Aeiu '"e
lead nv only cis.t AID half miles Eve minutes before
IDS i'fi'r ""A'" "'' ~ "'' ~
him 200 lies.
Guvon. meanwhile held the fourth place walking as II
,t. l..s and f.,i vs. 40 sorc lie iYni ly cAc'rec
..hen al 1896 De completed bis 400 miles. Merritt
F''''' ..''' -. =, mad, .,,l ,,,,c md "a half and
N'o'' ''''' 49,, - .,.f with All ID Row
..r,it A. $50 u,z.,l sirock .4to e .alid walk. as
'.. ,.r...,.i In dcct,,.. Months lead 90 i've
'''''r"
rowr11'5 SUDDEN HINES.
At1..0G ,'cocs yesterday mornlu hen noweli went
,. d., .,,,.,,.i o- fresh ls amy man could be- ox-
,.,.,. ,,r ...lr.n, over 400 miles 100 four days.
~, ., veal, and r.,ur,.,n, ;o tine track az Sis a. H..
. r Oil hs filth dty', tramp 90 Il to-niiles-au-h"ur
,,,,..i, hid r...od On. score 20
,,o r.s n WA. Ia n.i... better than The
, ~, record. Enl he had oy,rcxcri himself. After
i.,., 81, l. and one lap further he taken with
., ,r.l, of blood io the head. At az he entered
h., r, ann, ,,s 40, seen oa the track again unti 1911
- IN NV which time Merritt had reiuccd lead from
r.,..,,ro 10 t,vcrfv miles, ard constcru iion rinor
~ ,, ,coro br,sv with e., plantations and specuations
,ovr,l'. hr.a Id ,y,ll, It's cause and probable
-,
on rropucirinc. after five hours absence Towcirs
condition wac closely acrntinzrd than az any TIN"
since III. start us h''Ny eyes "Nu "-'''''"
contrasied strongly with iiis LOOKS anu i- E'' ." W
Gu, before Ne only CAV TOE curious ''' '"''
m which 20 watch l.s changed looks b' .''r De- AGAIN
81 , 800 -. h .-,,. mother hour Nr~. Atkinson.
4'it ''N cav" , .. 49,, .f.,.. o. f-
ana !'s irai1ri' i''A' Do ''.. ' ''+
- t..,.t,nr, - I.w,ll's condition. hut Kept plifue
.., r i,s rot,rc Atl.oG ~ H. ace reap
on lif $3.50 i''i'' '' ''' '' W -
rrarea and walked Que hour ana ter minutes MH'h'
0i,b 1928 miles and one lap % h7 credit, De osni'
, quilted '"e 'i"'" 10 '".' " " 81, ,.tt.
O'clock By that time Mciiiit h'' I'"'. '' '"' 10
ol, ,nila.-,hr rrnre standing at o'clock. EO"ti,
. -. 40
Z l-@.1; "' '-''' -
.Nr ffr-,SuGFD AND EIGHT HOURS FROM TIE TAXI.
,n. l,.,.r. fran, ti,e start nc score stood
a. ~ .' -. a. ff,,,.i 100 q, . Gfyon
3-e:-: Hart, 37i.3; Weston. 3Gi;oi fnnl-' "i"''
t,,rc stl.-; r.,icrrnever 322:j; ana Taylrr. 1913
a, az, o,,s.,, ,lir,, bour IN the March contest the
score stood R)wei 597 miles, Ennis $685. ana iaIrF