The New York herald., 1879-03-15

his appearance would have beenthat Of walking
corpse. Thin he when he began his
toilsome progress his frame now seemed frghtfully
wasted, anl ~ his legs and slowly oscillated
one almost expected to hear the bones rattlng in
their sockets
There were rumors which sought to put sinister
phase upon Rowell's teader OF the stake money TO
Hartman II was stated that Rowell had hoped
that he would embrace it and mmediately
. leave the track. On the other hand it
was said that HERMAN sticking to
his task with the expectation Of larger bonus from
Ennis The conditions of the such that the
more there who reach the goal OF 45O miles.
each OF them II there were three who made 40 miles
the division would be i'll the ratio of 60 80 and 20 per
cents il there only two it wonld be rs per cent
to one and q to the other while il there only
one he would receive the entire sum.
THE BETTING THIS MORNING.
Nearly all the betting last night upon dis
tances Twenty to . were offered upon Harriman 3
failure to make 45O miles, and even money was
wagered that Ennis would not make 4G5
There was great deal of ciphering ON the amount
OF rest which had been taken by each man up to
tain stages OF the contest and the number Of hours
o'clock the comparison in this respect between
Rowcll and Ennis was very favorable 70 the latter
by by few minutes nH up +" the 3ioh mile H,rrinan
mile. 5oii. l0m. 2:'s.. and Rowcll, up to his 3ost
mile. 3Oi. 81 n. 5ss.
Ennis made his lOlst mile in om 2ss He left tho
track at Oh. 4Im. los. Eowell had 425 miles at OH
3on 1ds. and retired at Oh. 45m sos. and Hartman
had as3 at loh. 27m ss. and still he "pcssed away
Enns returned To- the track at 11h. 31in. 31s. and
imincdiatc; terrific storm of cheers burst forth
from all parts of the Garden. Hartman
ened his stride. Ennis ' loohcd sI' rem rsmarlaby d"H
fresh and bright. When he had walkci
about $50 yards rich silken sash. figured and col
orcd ike tic national flag. was placed upon him.
amid the widest demonstrations of delight mag
nicent foral harp wss also given him at thc same
time. AZ twelve o'clock Rowell was still sleeping.
ftr Transportation INDEED.
Tho calm ana dccorouS audience tnat o year or two
ago sercnely in the ebo wered boxes OF Gilnore
I'M LA anti, amt TO
mind them of tho days gono by. The ancient roar
of the gltering cascade Is recalled by the tumultn-
ous chinniiig' Of tho multitude, and the constant
clinkins OF crockery in the elongated barroom Is
perhaps moro pronounced than ever but all else
Is is. changed. 1t would be mental impossi-
bty tor readers who have rcfrained from
visiting tho Garden during the present
test to imagine with any degree Of accuracy
the excitement tho hurrah-boys and tho general at
mosphere of What next p that rsigns there from
noon to midnight and still less the idiotic exhara
ton of .boys and the occasional girl FROM that
churchly hour on through tho coming of the first
two hours Of the morning. Deirinm is q word that
seems to fit the condition. and the condition obtains
and hi-hi at the men as they brace up and 80 to
win the belt or the gate money but among the thou
sands who sit uncasily in the boxes, struggle
wildly with their fellowmen in vain endeayor to
drink more than they can hold.
HUMAN FEATURES.
Here as elsewhere, the features Of chief impor-
tance are those pertaining to the human face divine
The first thought born of rational mind upon
tering the Garden is "Whew! what u smoke.' Great
clouds of dense blue smoke curl gracefully the
vast congregation, and float away toward the illu-
minated ratters and far off into the OF the
galleries. already suffocated with q plethora OF
humanity. In spite Of the notices that were
displayed about the Garden nearly every man
already already charged With iunsy o thsas. exhuations
may be imagined but cannot be described II these
are hard times it becomes an interesting question for
the philosophical mind to solve, Whcrca do 15.OO0
get their dollar each to pay the gatenan before
they enter the charmed, If not the charming
closure? Answered not tier, the people were
ia n1oc
problem 10 opened for solution. The Twenty sixth
street side OF the Garden was last night given
Now and then some particularly ventu resome men,
Der OF the fair would insist forcing her
way through the dense mass OF men. but
changing phases of q kaleidoscope the groupings on
that side were never the same for two consecutive
minutes. Well dressed men In crush hats. light
overcoats and nobby suits stood by the side Of
greasy mechanics, negroes, excited Irishmen eagcr
for the temperance Of Ennis shoulder htters with
evil eyes. little boys in district messenger uniforms,
young men pale with nicotinal suggestion. calm
visaged sports clean shaven and short haired fat old
men who felt the ptshngs, delicate parties who
wished they home and broad shouldered police
mon who swung their heavy clubs leisurely to and
iro , ~ 70 say-out never mind; AT
made. The men leaning on the rail would patiently
endure the pressure until tho walkers passed. and
themselves IL possible from the embarrassing burden
There were many vigorous shoves and pushes and
no small amount OF profane ejaculation, but there
q great deal moro good nature and any quantity
of free and easy chsfOg. Indeed the temper of the
people formed the conspicuous element in their
pushing contestants well. About eleven O'Clock
ex-Mayor Wickham accompanied by several members
music stand, when the band struck up For I'm
Little Buttercup, at which the good natured crowd
applauded and His ex-HoDor, kindly accepting the
situation touched his beaver to the conductor and
lost in the next turn of the kaleidoscope.
In front of the houses on that side OF the garden
the densest crowds gathered and although the indi-
al upa6 tha auurc
gated mass did not lessen an iota Whether the men
were housed or not; whether the doors closed
or OPEN whether thore was anything visible or not.
had no effect whatever. As idle painted ship
upon painted ocean--and nothing can well he more
idle--the starers stood and the ISLANDERS stared.
The people seemed to be intelligent enough. but
their conduct bordered on stupidity. They
all smoked all looked wise and all won
dered what they really doing there.
Among the more prominent lockers OH at half-past
eleven was General Daniel +. Sicklcs. That he
aged to push his way through the crowd
miracle largely worked by the people who recognized
his cruch If not his features As we'll possible he
was helped along until reporter suggested that he
stockado. The General accepted the invitation and
made one of the night owls who constituted the
t-go-home- tl-morning brigade"
THE MULTITUDE.
In addition to the panoramic multitude that passed
slowly en- mdsse. but jcrky far individuals were
concerned, along the wall the Twenty-sxth street
side. there solid phalanx Of sitters who,
having. taken possession. J. of the boxes and
the tiers Of seats that run amphithcatrically tow
in that particular location. Here and there sleepy
soul gave to natures sweet rcstoror and snorcd
his approval OF his choice. but the great majority
looked with eager interest and sent forth round
after round Of cheering echoes to the loud mouthcd
hurrahs sent up by their less favored fellows on
their feet. In black bank of monotonous inascu-
Unity, unrclieved by single female face. they
sat and roarcd Now and then when the band
struck up Yankee Doodle" as Hartman added lap
to lap, and especially when the figures showed his
3s7th mile this vast congregation of blackhattcl,
black-cpatcd, cis,ar-snoking men, as If moved by
tssa sb,ttf
red in the face. Then with smiles OF approval
they rcscatd themselves to repeat tho salutaton
occasion offered. Af 'HN =. 't
Following the elliptic conformation Of tho track
the crowd moved slowly on aud around by tho cas-
cae cavern where counter current Of returning
men made progress positively painful. The expert
est do'lgcr could not make u mile an hour and as
the night wore the crowd increased. From
the head OF the stsirs leading to the
boxes the Twcnty-scvcnth street side,
and the cascade, which, IL will he remcni-
bercd. rs nFourth avenue, the scene cxhiarat-
ingly brilliant. The huge roof of the Garden was
as black night. Far beneath IL depended about
forty rccctors arranged to throw their bright