Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-24
THE EVENING STAR.
WEDNESDAY,. September II, 1S5A's
The International Pedestrian Match
SCENES AND INCIDENTS AT MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN LAST NIGHT.

! persons in Madison square Garden. New Y Drk
WatchiDg the walking match for the As ley
| peiI There were but few ladies among the
! gathering. Outside the building the streets
were thronged. and the police had to clear
| Inem half dozen times during the evening.
Guyon seems to be the favortte with the PEG.
PIE, Judging from the applause that greetS
| eNe-y effort he makes to diminish the distance
between himself and Rowell. A telegram at
tnat nour Subdivision is developing Strengtn,
and appears to be full OF fun and life on the
| track as an egg is OF meat. He fiourIshed his
SUCH ar the vast audience. shook hands with
friends he met and playfully tipped OF the hats
from some OF the spectators heals lie ran
every Few minutes, and seemed peculiarly hap
py when the band began 20 play. Rowell kept
bis lead, and when any of his competitors com
meLced closing up the gap. he commenced
| the same time 10 open. Rowel finished
his two hundredth mile at 1:le p. m, and
was greeted with tremendous applause.
Norman Taylor looked thoroughly used up. as
| he crawled along the trek some ungrateful
persons shouted out as he passed, .Saoot the
| funera! PaDchot Is not going as well as usual
| ard is falling gradually behind. His rc.endo
| ieai tlat he Will not even take place. y
! splendid floral cross was presented ID Ro ven
| pl The guests OF the Ashland house. krOane,
| the six-fooer. is in good condition, aud tae
| lameDesS which affected him during the early
| par OF the day has disappeared. He strides
| alo1g al a great pace. and steadily piles up
| mics. fedelmeyer, or, as he is called. Rip Van
Winkle, has discarded his blouse ana takea
about foot of his hair. lie joys along as II
| trying TO catch up with an Imaginary wheel
| barrow. large and handsome bouquet was
| presented to Hart, the colored bow, br a Mss
| Muller. He carried 1t around one lap with aim
| iilS tent is covered with iloral horse shoes.
| Most or the other tents are similarly adorned
! weston ard Rowell went side by side around
the track for several laps, and they received
great applause. weston loses consider able
| ground by continually reversing. His friends
| WANT him TO stop IT, but he refuses steadily
| HOWELL NOT Up TO s'BLowER BROWNS" SCORE
AT 10 O'Clock Rowel finished 2li miles, being
| forty-flve hours on the track. This LETT hun
| some six miles behind the best score for the
| same time On record which was made by
| Blower" Brown in London. Ennis has recov-
| cred from his nausea and is walking wen, but
| he Is too far behind to have chance OF win
ming: Hazael walks rather Silly, and his left
foot Is troubling him. de walks with only the
right shoe on, the left being enclosed In strong
| stocking only. Quite an exciting little race
took place about 1880 p. ~ between HaZael and
Merritt. They both take long and awkward
strides. Panehot went off at 10:oS-9 on bis l54, b
mile, and Weston went Off at 9:14-43, after com
| plettng l'3 miles and one lap. ROwel went OIL
at lo:56-55, after completing 2l5 miles. The
betting at 1880 was to against Rowell, G 10
| against Guyon, 20 to against Hazaei, 10 TO
| against Weston. Guyon as he approached
| the completion OF his 2ooth mile was greet.
| ed With great applause. The crowd
cheered roctferously, and the building shook
| with tie applause. lie turned his 203th mile at
| fl:35-l5, is miles behind Rowel. Rowell, soon
| after retiring, went quietly to room In the
t,wer OF tie bull lg, where he sleeps, while 1t
| Is popularity believed that he is sleeping in his
| tent: Gnyon's tent is situated near the band,
band persisted In playing up TO one O'clock this
morning, thus preventing Guyon from sleeping
Mr. LESS told him he could do nothing for him.
Merritt continued to run up hts score a. brisk
| rate, and when he turned his 2o0th mile, at
l;3'-45, a burst OF applause greeted him. He
then retired to rest
AFTER MIDNIGHT
weston announced that On coming on the
track after his present rest he Will commence
running, and viii run continuously to the end
OF the race, and avoid walking altogether. Hart
m fnrr and h0<rav lvrC-
| night, when he had good clear track Ennis
also did some good running about the same
time, and Merritt also displayed his powers.
The score at O'Clock Stood:-WeSton 1I3. RoweIl
2l5, Hazael 1S6, Guyon 200, Ennis $50, Panchot
154, Merritt 1871, Hart 1913, Krohne 100 Taylor
100, jackson 160, Federmeyer $50.
HART, THE COLORRD CONTESTANT
There is apparently good deal of interest
felt in Hart. the colored contestant A New
York Sun reporter who visited his tent at 1880
pm, Monday, found Englehardt upon the cot
| tendants was stretched upon the floor Nc
| Swyny, OLearys shoemaker sat asleep in a
CHAIR lear the entrance. MCGEE, Harris faith
full trainer, stood at the entrance OF the tent
| watching the boys every move. Occasionally
| O'leary darted out and ran along the course.
| giving Hart advice. The multitude recognized
| the Old champion and cheered him to the echo.
| Hart received seven bouquets In the day Two
magnificent floral horseshoes were fastened
above the entrance TO his tent. There were
| two small tables within the tent. They were
covered with bottles OF Floridi, perfumed soap.
tooth brush, hair brush and comb, a bag OF
Lears, some grapes, oatmeal water, ginger
sspaps, caves loot Jelly, crackers, eggs, bot
| teapot. Harris clothes hung upon a line
SC etched across the tent Everything was as
neat as bandbox; Hart had had some trouble
| with his stomach, but was entirely recovered
| tidently. WA
TOUR OF TIE TENTS.
! At Rowell'S tent it was said that he was %
| mics pehlnd what he was able TO accomplish
| and that he had confidently expected to m AXE
las miles nile IN "a hours, and would have done so
| had the other contestants Spurred him on.
AT Weston's tent smoking was discussed
| Mrs. Weston sat outside. She said that Mr.
Wssto1's only trouble had been with his stom-
| ach and on account OF tobacco fumes. He had
| entered under promise that smoking would
| pe loroloden: the rumors OF trouble with one
! leg were denied.
| In HaZaers tent was a physician who had
| been called on account of a weakening of the
| Engnsh runners stomach. The physician said
| him while On the track, had upset him. bur he
| was then In fair way toward recovery. SuIIi-
| van, his trainer, took different view OF the
he lad done s SO aat 81 a az a1y and tina!
| have led all the others. "He could have taken
the interest out OF this race by Thursday" said
| Sullivan.
| At Jackson's tent, Jackson's family was in
Stalled, the father being In his shirt sleeves az
the door, the mother In a calico gown In the
tent; ana 5rotnsr or Two beside the trainers in
| said his boy was all right, and would beat one
| man after another at the rate of one a dav.
Some one else, evidently In authority, said
| jackson had been Sick, and had been made SO
| by his fathers tn-umed advice Among other
things, brandy and egg was forced on the boy,
| when he needed nothing but to be left alone
| Merritt had won the admiration OF his at
| tendantS "He Is all game" said one, land has
| no bliSterS, no trouble with his stomach. and
has OILY taken forty-flve minutes rest fu twen-
| ty hours" Dooney Harris ornamented the plat
| form and encouraged the walker.
| Guyon put himself down for lis miles the
| hrSt day. Beyond ordinary fatigue, he has not
| shown any Ill effects OF his rapid walking Ia
| his tent IT was learned that 1t was he who gave
| up his choice or tent to Rowell, so that the
| Engllshman could be near the Fourth avenue
| entrance.
Norman Taylor, the Pie Eater, is not attended
| by enthusiastic assistants. They could not be
! forced into hearty word for him, and confined
| themselves to the statement that he was not
| looking very we'll. His stomach was said 10 ha
! all right, ard he was said TO be fast asleep.
Al ga O'Clock tipSy man asked for three
| cheers for Howell. At first no attention was
paid 10 him. and when he insisted upon atten-
| ton, RoWell was Missed just as he passed by. A
moment aTterward came the reaction. and
round after round OF applause greeted him.
The CHAMPION BURGLARY SToRY-A Texas
| newspaper gives the following news paragraph
| flom johnson county, In that State:-eA lady
| was visited by two OF her lady friends who