The New York herald., 1879-09-23

to ono O'Clock p NJ, and the scores are compared
with the best record made in the championship Of
England match for the London Belt" 1870
No. of Miles Behind
Name Mules Best Record
noweH. -.--.................... %
Ennis. ~ IL
1uyon. .-...........-....... " 10
daZacl 64 10
uart.. O4 10
Lahcnot. ....--...... % u
merritt .-........... 5S 22
weston ........................ OF 70
layior ..-.......-..- % 70
T,' Tvn,son' '-'.'...-.......-......... oa 70
Aronnc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 53 ~
WORRYING WESTON.
When the little furry occasioned by the discovery
that the race u slow subsidized, the chaffers
In the gallery, having tired of Ennis and Hart, who
were now divided by half lap. began to worry
or Od Sport!" some in the gallery professed to
discover, and forthwith he began to shout go
It. Old sport?" When Weston appeared after
cry of go in Campana! broke on the
air from that quarter. and Weston seemed
annoyed. Discovering that the man was annoyed
by the alnsions to the likeness the crowd continued
to call until they tired and found another butt for
their gibes. which. although unpleasant werecoined
as jokes. not as insults Shortly after two o'clock
Weston sho we'd the first fraternal feeling he has
been guilty of, and jogging to Hazael and engag
him. The appearance of Rowell in handsome
striped shirt the signal for renewed cheering all
over the house for the plucky little follows natty
AS the clock struck three, and almost before tho
last stroke had died away. the band struck
yankee Doodle" and every man on the track
seemed to feel the effect. Rowell broke from
his walk into sharp run, and he sped away
there loomed up beside him that long. stout
legged camel Of Merritt, never meaning for q
moment to let any Englishman go to the fore while
that tune was playing. They well all around the
curve and down the long north side. aud then
OF them slowed into walk while Merritt won
minute before three Taylor had gone to his tent
Who in the world is that. anyhow. just come from
not Yes. he is. aud the fastest runner in England
at that-George Hazael. OF medium height, his
close cropped head always hanging down. his legs
neticeably SLIM yet evidently tough. but mis- trunk
square and strong. the days work seems to have
plainly told on him. There is springy movement
about him. He does not go lame IL his shoe
hurt. but it's q istless run which has not the
vim expected in the champion OF England
After he has been out few minutes he goes into his
tent. But wait minute two There he is again.
and as he steps off this time matters look very diff
ferent. Now the sweaters off and the close fitting
jersey rolled to the elbows the trunks and
the white legs doing new things now. The elbows
are still back, the head is down, the hips held
little Dack. put the legs are reaching out with the
one, and see what you think of him. The band will
help you, for it Is throwing off lively Irish jig.
See. some one has picked him up. Who IS it? Why.
that little boyish-faced New Bedford Yankee. Hiram
jackson yes, he's at his heels now he's abreast Of
him. and the next minute is by and on the outside
at that. Cheers go up from the crowd nj along the
line and the little ono tears ahead like mad but the
steady Londoner knows too much for him. for he
soon has enough of it and drops back to his walk.
but there's lots of fun going to-day. There was
nothing like 1t last spring. Then almost the whole
track would sometimes be empty: now look at it
where you will, and there one two men giving
you plenty 70 look at all the time. Some are going
way sns,Ae the other. This is running, that
But while almost everybody else takes an occasional
dash at an adversary there's one tall strengthened,
long reaching slow stopper, with face and mein
prominently Dutch, who doesn't seem to
whether there's anybody else around or not His is
steady steady. steady as his grandfathers clock It's
our old friend krohne of the Panchot race in the
going to last month, for that would just suit him.
O'LEAnY's PRODIGY.
Cut O'Leary down = couple of inches, round and
smooth him up little in place of the anxious look
put the bright. merry smile of well fed hall boy.
and you'll have Frank Hart. the young colored man
O'Leary had had hand at him. With head erect
and high, chest out. not overreaching. yet never
shortening. there's nothing tired about him. but he
walks almost as freshly he did on the
first mile. and always like his master
The people have already learned to re-
know that you can't fool with Zulu. He's walked
from an indifferent place among the thirteen until.
at four O'Clock. but three are leading him. one Eng
lishman and two Americans-Rowell. Guyon and
Enns-whie everything looks Is il by one O'Clock
tonight his seventy-eight of now would he good
100. Save these three have wrested lead from
him. However. Hazael may. Tho more you study
him the more you see that he is a very dangerous
man. and though his face shows little evidence Of
thought there's quiet obedient, but very dogged
LOOK hid away under those eyelids which never
thoroughly tough. seasoned look of pitman or .
coalheaver, as though any amount OF work would
not change his face or expression mite as he runs
John Ennis is happy to-day and that stomach OF his
which has immortality two continents
ica early hours OF the ght actually at last to
have learned to behave itself And his says
too. for look at it, It's good 49, Ave better still than
Hazsels, fifteen than Westons, three than Harts and
only two behind Guyon and nine behind Rowell.
lie does not run much. and his face LOOKS as II he
was pretty tired. but no is quietly reeng Off the
laps, wondering, doubtless whether that Hazael
close up those five miles to-day or means to
himself till later down the week. The others brush
ut OF the cracks now at the other, but John
pays no attention to them. intent, no doubt, on
duly keeping that stomach all right for later work
before next Saturday night and in that steadiness
he is wise and his chance is excellent of going to
bed tonight with a good score behind him.
GUYoN's CHANCES.
But there's one feature of this race which must
arrest the attention of the casua!vbserver very
soon after he enters the hall and begins to watch
the racers. There's another man here who in many
points looks much like Rowell that II he IL not
his own brother 1t would at least be easy to believe
that he is. little taller, broad chested. deep and
cleaniy made of body, and holding himself up bet
ter his ponderous thighs and calves are almost as
huge as RoweIls, and grandly have they helped
citing day. There's nothing tired looking
about him. and he spins around lap after
lap at good Ave and a half mile gait you can
sec that there's excellent reason believe that he
knows just what he's about and has chosen paco
that he can stay at most. II notall the week long.
Now he and Rowell get together; but it's no use.
He can walk all around the Briton to-day in lap
brush. This is George Guyon. and no Is too wise to
break his pace. and magnificent pace II is-Just one
minute ami third to the lap, 10m. 4Os. to the
mile Plainly thing stands out. and that is that
he has full share of favor with the spectators and
II any American IN to win this race he looks now
to stand u fair1chance of being the man.
CHAMPION TROUBLE.
But where is Weston, the man OF such vast expc-
rioncc. the holder of the worlds championship
to-day? Is he picking up any on his poor figures
at noon2 No, not at all, but rather growing
Since three oclock-and now IL is hve--he has
not shown on the track. The tobacco smoke he
talked SO much about before the race. though not
half plentiful in former contests here,
in still observable and in every part OF
the house. His stomach-not Ennis'--is the
one to give way this time. and he
finds that matter what goes into IL nothing will
stay it looks bad indeed fatal to his chances, Tor al
ready lowoll ~ thirty miles ahead and seemingly
too much to make up. 1t seems strange, too, for
long Us he the track there plenty OF life
in his walk, though one leg to be sure. cmed a