The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-11

=, No man of the four is more looked at than
behind OLeury. whom tho latter is on tho truck
When the champion Is on the track the English
short ngurq of the Englishman " follows
Aside from his splendid record SPddoy 9r tho fH"IIw rs
twcnty-four hours. the fact that It rests with
across tho water makes him on object OF in
terest., Besides. he makes remarkable figure.
cap. and handsome FORM; His shoul-
ders rest perfectly naturally even whom
BACK GSe59T sSGsb h@sf limbs the sro %Ss nsy, His
shape He carries himself we'll. and walks
easier than any other Of the competitors His
Ennis's careless stroll. Yet there il n brisk
ness about his movements that suggests bus-
ness; He perspires freely. and has lost consil
cradle flesh already He mops his face indus
carries a wet sponge in his hand The
wiry Britsher seems to fear that somebody
will find out on what meat this their Caesar
feeds that his score has grown so great His
quarters were visited late in the evening. with
the view Of securing some interesting and
:, How Tow is he ieelinsf"
Does he eat much 2"
Not So very much. you know"
What does he eat 2"
"Hcnny think e likes sir"
What docs he drink 2"
Henny think e fancies. you know"
In point OF TACT, he eats industriously n, fro
Qucnt intervals. Tapioca pudding has been as
simulated by him in unmentiouable quantities
One of the wonders OF the match is Rowel's ca
pacity for disposing OF provisions. The gas
stove in his hut is kept running at its fullest ca
% %paeip and the fact that his stomach dsgsis AL
| gratifying TO his hackers.
Enpis's attendants sayshhat he is having his
usual experience. His stomach failed him early
| in the walk. and refused to retain the food he
took. He was compelled TO retire from tho
| track and remain absent for comparatively long
Il int FNnla nFln faN daN fla ON fH.
| track. he made slow time. He was feeling much
improved later in the day. and he expressed
that almost invariably affects him at the begin
ming OF a long walk. His attendants said. late
not sleep any in the periods he was on the track
His food has consisted largely OF oysters. lie
drinks ~, very littie; Ennis style ot walking Is
track is tho reverse OF that Of the Engiishlman
Rowell has an ambitious look. OLeary a deter
ooRs n Soash he adn care Sat WAS Rers
because he had right 70 be. His is good fig
the Enelishman's but firm ana well put to-
grther nevertheless. But for slight dropping
| figure The fact Of his being n considerable
number of miles behind does not seem 10 worry
Al l2'i, only Ennis was on the track and was
! rapidly catching up To O'Leary's figures Hnr-
Rowen on his llOth, and O'I.eary on his e3d.
utes with tho Intention Of being called in two
Al the end OF the first hour Rowen was
! bravey holding his lead. He had made six
| miles ana seven laps and was I'VE laps nhehl
| OF O'Leary. six laps ahead OF Ennis. and one
mile and three laps in advance OF Hartman,
! two laps e. his score. and Ennis had made eX-
actly the same distance. OLeary had made
five miles and five laps. and WIS iour laps be-
hind Ennis; Harrlman was one mlie and one
lap behind O'Leary Rowell was leading at the
eighteen miles and six laps. to Enniss Il IL teen
| miles. OLeHry's seventeen miles ana three
laps. aud Hnrriman's fifteen miles nnd five
laps. In the fourth hour. Ennis fell behind.
and Rowe still kept the lead The champion
held the third position. At the end Of the hour
Rowell had covered twenty-four miles and i've
laps. Ennis twenty-five miles and seven laps,
OLaHry twenty-five miles and lour laps and
the Yankee was miles behind O'Leary.
At the end OF the first 1yehours' tramp the
Englishman had the clean and splendid score
| Of thirty niles The champion came next with
twenty -seven miles and three rounds. Ennis
was twenty-siX miles and two laps away from
his starting point; and the young Yankee from
| Maine had an average OF an even hve miles an
hour
In the sixth hour OLcnry went ahead Of his
| Chicago brother. but WIS LETT sun iurther hH-
| hind by the English competitor who covered five
miles and three rounds in the honr, and in
creased the distance between i'm and the cham
pion 10y one mile and four laps. giving him
clear lead Of four miles and one lap, Ennis wae
third He WIS four laps behind OLeary and
one mile ahead OF Hartman. In another hour
| RoWel made hye miles and siX np-. o Leary
four miles and seven rounds liarrlnhn nn
even hve mics, and Ennis only one
from tho track Tor nfty-four MINUTES in
this and the latter part Of the preced ng hour
The eighth hour yielded Ave miles and one lap
for tho feet Englishman, increasing his score
10 fnrty-sX miles and twice around and put
Inx nett bast b mH9 NAN Who Who Was @ OIpary The cham-
pinn Rt the end Of ms eighth h"ur had mhde me
| sumo distance that Kowell made in hls first
seven hours. During Enni-'s rest the lankee
had taken tho third place, ana at the END oi mo
hour hs had made thirty-nlne miles nnd nve
laps Ennis WAS bringing uD the rear ana the
close of the hour l0und him two miles ana
seven rounds behind Hnrrmnn. In the ninth
inps in consequence OF a short rest he took; but
Al mo end Of the hour ho was four miles and
three laps ahead Of Hartman. and ten miles
ahead Of Ennis. In his first nine hours % L,Rry
hnd covered Just the distance made by howell IN
Al tho close OF ten hours walking the Eng
lishman still led, with nlly-hyo miles ana slS
place, with score OF iify miles and seven laps ;
Hartman came third with m even lorty seven seven
miles behind him: and Ennlss score was lory-
five miles and three rounds. -
In the next five hours tho Engllshman added
TWENTY-FIVE miles and three laps 10 his score
bringing the total for fifteen hours up To sew
rnty eight miles and one round, lie was men
six miles and three laps ahead oi tne 9hanl an
Hartman WAS eight miles and one lhp brh nl
tho leader, and had an even seventy lnilrs TO M h,s
credit; while Ennis had made slAtH-lNQ lniirs
md one hp. and was sixteen miles behlhi
ROwell. During these five hours ne longest
| distance made in any hour was by lihlrnhh
who covered nvO miles aud three laps IN ms
eleventh hour. Ennis came next with iVe
miles and two laps IN his fourteenth hour
llowell madeAn even iye mi ~ In his fourteenth
hour, aud O'LeHrys beat hour was his thir-
ieenth. Ia which he covered four miles and lour
| Inns. The lowest score IN the nNe houfh whs
made by Ennis. who made only two miles ana
two lars in his thirteenth hour.
| A. the end OF the ncxt ilV" hours towell WINS
still nheHd. Hartman WAS hr'ond' - iNhty, WIS
thIrd and Ennis fourth, llow''ll had mnde IN
Hll 100 mi lies aud one lap. He wns Tn miles ana
one I'M ahead Of the nrAt b.st man, twelve mics
ma thrr0 rounds In AdvHnco OF the chnmpion.
and twenty miles aud one lap ahead oi EnniH.
From the beginning Of the twenty iirst hour
10 tho time he retired from tho track for rtft
mud slerp ROwcll hnd his lend. Hhrrlmnn hrld
the socond plaoe OLeary was mira "heh no
retired.
Rownll quilted tho track for the nrst time. ,nt
22 minutes and 40 seconds pnst . O'Clock IN the
InrrnO0n md VIVA of oOiy 7 minutrs ana ~
sccnnds This wha on his iorty-ninth mite. lle
| nnAI Mnni from illn lrAnk -nr ID mlMulne and 3O