New-York tribune., 1879-03-12

III or o'clock the evening The ticket-seers were
kept busy making change. Those passing In met
steady but slower stream coming out the latter DcuE
diverted by a passage-way to Twenty-ScVehth'SI
At4nm. ii was estimated that between 0,VOO auu
GOO0 persons were the door space within tne tr"eh
srd sealed IN tie galleries Several causes helped to
ntove the general character OF the Assem- .Iage Many
poor devil spent last 80 cents On the hFot ua! anu
I'm a moment of fOrg, ,iuness went outside To sleep
Again. the interest is spreading upward socially "Ae
began among the gamblers hostlcrs and stabe-ooys
Several unmistakaDc theological students were present
v.ta,dnv sceIningly to contrast faith with ply
durapce Wall street. all appearance had adjouIn
AZ an early hour contest in the bull ana bear
ring to see a competition IN which Dralhs are suOo!u-
nate to muscle Mauy prominent bankers ana DFoAefs
were in the middle area, seeking relaxation IN the
strange and very animated scene, rather than jim TIE op
eraous OF the 'bOOk k-nakcrs who were actively heis-
lnc TO cover their early bets on OI@aTy
-Four times many ladies were present as on the pre-
cediug day, and comfortably seated III thc DOAes
on the north SIDE and on the high balcony over me
main entrance seemed 10th as anybody 10 60 nome
Same of the fair visitors slipped the convivial and
economical lager. and all were very enent To tobacco
smoke New-Engand, it was very evident, Is excited
oyer Uarimans long aud persistent legs. Thin inti
lectual women in spectacles followed Hartman win
admirins gaze. When the palefaced Yankee appeared
with large bouquet in his hand, the galleries rang
with applause. Hall an hour afterHafd when some au-
IN a
carried the trophy proudly around the track aud
Eew.Eugand especially its matrons, applauded until
Their back hair almost fell down.
The opening Of the second twentyfour LOurs OF the
contest was marked by the absence Of all the pedes-
trans from the track; Ennis being the
last to seek his house at 12:1S a. m
There were about 5000 spectators present at
that hour and time passed slowly with them while they
waited for the return Of the walkers At this hour tho
score stood Rowe ITO, Hartman 100, Ennis 90, and
O'Leary the champion. o. There was steady stream
people setting toward the doors, so that by hafpast
very few remained besides those directly interested
Still this amounted to at least thousand Those
who we're weary the night before seemed stll more
exhausted yesterday and they showed plainly There
WAS very little delicacy shown about choosing good
place to lie down, all sides men were to be seen
stretched at full length. The ramps WHO entered on
Sunday night and have remained III the building since,
are numerous.
o,IE,RY's FREQUENT ABSENCES FROM THE TRACK.
Shortly after l O'Clock light appeared in OLeary's
house and the crowd made a move toward H. AT l:25
LIE stepped on the track after absence Of nearly two
hours and half. His rest appeared to have done MIN
very att good. He was jaded, his eyes were dazed
and lis Whole appearance suggested stupeiaotion. 1t
was openly assorted that he under the influence OF
ouor and his hammer gave strength 70 the assertion
OIeary has been living faster life than was good Tor
llln since his return from England. IL his recent
matches in this city with Hughes and Campana he par
Was not pus be managed 20 get along well enough to
win Now however, he Is driven as lie never was be
fore and his dissipatiOn is telling him. His stomach
refuses oOd ana several times during the Iaei twenty
four hours he has absolutely refused to 20 on the track
until supplied, sometimes Win anu at O1ner
tunes brandy At noon yesterday he ATE some oat
on stomach for many hours some OF his friends e
depressed and many are quietly hedging their bets but
o the other hand, saunch admirers who believe
that he Will rally and yet reach me front
OLeary mad the track all To himse for nearly forty
Int he uUl
recover lost ground He completed his lOlst mile AT
a. 40 a. NJ. he completed his IO2d mile aud al 456
rested TOR nearly ten minutes "hrn ne had made lOI
miles he went into bis house again Tor another Ten
minutes aud It was then after o'clock At o'clock
he went on the track again. and was away Tor thirty
eight minutes Then he walked uni!l thc end OF his
lOsih miie went into his house, remaining there long
enough u be suppied WIN stmuianiS. lie then |
resumed, and completed his nun nile at 7;42 D. ni
when be Iestrd tweuty-sX minutes On his return
he walked until 932, having then covered iour laps
than ll6 mrs. rest OF toity-iou minutes toll
lowed when he came ON the tracK ne did not re-
main TO complete his lI7th ml bu, Went III H., or FIVE
minutes more. st 1lO9, having cohplci 40 miles,
he reurcd for eight minutes ihen ne added TWO miles
more ana 0os nse inutcs and AT is phnvi m ne
covered 127 nies sbserted himself from the track
for sixteen minutes la ALL he was OH the track 4h
20m. up to p. m.
ROwELLs STEADY AND BRILLIANT WORK.
ROgell returned the Track at 2ll a. having been
absent Oh. 54m and found o'Leary on his 07th mile.
He ran and walked until 4:O5, having then added
miles TO his score OF 10, the eighth and ninth being
made in ON. 52s. and ON. 55s respectively tue best
time made in the twenty-iOur hours. lie was absent
"a little more than eight minutes. and continued pilng
np the laps without break until 7:25 IA. m, when he
was ON his 1884 mile. A OF thirty-four minutes
followed after resumng he did not stop again until
1915 a. m, having then completed las miles, when lac
rested for thirty-dve minutes Before completing his
l47th mile he retired for five minutes On his 145th
mile he of for five minutes, and on his l49tn, 1t
being nearly II O'Clock and dinner ilme he Remained IN
his house minutes. His appetite Is excellent,
aud lie eats most heartily. His meal Yesterday n-
cudeO legs OF chicken and couple OF boiled eggs
lie and drank glass oi glnger-ae. Then
he Jumped out on the track, ana az l2:lO p
piclcd MS l50th mile III I'm. 2Ss UP to o'clock hr
had been O the track since his sleep only Ia. l7n and
37s.
During the morning Rowell received the following
LONDON, March IL.
To RowEIL, Gtinore's Garden:
Go it, my boy. Don't 6yerdO 1t. Tell Atkinson
a century Tor me. ASHLEY.
This pleased the Engishman greatly, and seemed to
inciie HIM TO greater exeruons. He appears to be in
good condition. ana his attendants say he could
drOwsness, bot tnis on as Tie day advanced ana
lie was full OF life a1d dcteTmlnatlOL
DETAILS OF THE OTHER CONTESTANTS.
Hartman, who had retired on the completion Of "a
100 miles at ll:33 D. returned to the tracA with
Rowe at 2:ll a. IA. lie went To work with a Will, walk
Ing squarely most OF the time but occasionally running
did leave the track until he had scored his II9h
mile, at 627 a. III. lie away only twelve minutes
and his return he continued until 0:22 then
standing at 13O miles. lie rested Tor tniryiye minutes
Again. his 1i2l mile at 1882. ne retired for ten
minutes, and his l46th mile, 1858, lac went N for
twelve minutes He absent from the track la. ON.
Jss during the twelve hOurs. LAe KoWell. As
Enuis took the longest continued OF any of the
contestants. lie went of al l2:4s and returned at
4:l5. He walked uLt G:JO, retiring on his lU7th mile
for "a minutes Then he kept rt"ndily at work until
1910 "A. M, when ~ scored his l2Otl mile. rest OF
minutes followed aud then he went until
1904 y. Ia. when he had scored $50 miles lie rested
alnYl iHaI hon la tie