Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-27
THE EVENING STAR.
DOU IL e SHEET.
SATURDAY,. September ~, aSy9.
The Ashley Belt Contest.
RowELL, MERRITT AND HAZAsL RACING FOR THE


The Ashley Belt Contest.
HOWELL, MERRITT AND HAZAsL RACING FOR THE
PRIZE LAST NIGHT
When our report OF the great walking contest
In New York closed yesterday, it was stated
that howell was unmanageable In his tent IL
was subsequently stated authoritatlvely that
the trouble with Rowell Is that he has rush
OF blood to the head, and when it comes on him
lie seems half crazy. He has also had severe
attack Of collie and vomiting, and path which
he could not shake OF. Weston was of and on
the trackSand 1t was reported that his phySI-
cans said he was not in his right mad. RowelI
turned and reappeared at intervals of a hour or
two. During the early part OF the evening
RoWell, Merritt, Ennis, Hart and Krohne walked
W9 anG DIFFICULTY while Ggyon Yves
Feoermeyer crawled along like machines, max
Ing few miles and attracting little attention.
Tnere were at O'Clock fully 10000 people within
floor was packed away up to the very roof. The
streets outside the building were packed with
with people: At 9 O'Clock Hazael, Merritt,
Guyon, Weston and several Others were on the
track. Rowell sticks to Merritts heels and is
evidently trying to tire him out. Sporting men
say 1t is enough to break the heart of any man
who is trying to pull down lead to find his OPP
Ionent just behind at all times. We.uon is both
cheered and Missed by turns. and he appears t.
enjoy both equally we'll Hart was presented
Daniel O,Leary. who made the presentation,
carr1ed the emblem around with ''Black Dam
as the colored boy is called. 1t TOOK OLeary's
smartest strides to keep side by side with Hart,
and The applause was simply deafening Cheers
for OLeary and Hart were given at every twenty
yards of the track as they passed. The whole
Merritt and Hazael. Weston and the colored
boy caused quite an excitement. Hart was
watching Weston, and logged him around mile
shake him off, and reversed often with that OBJ
ject In view, but Hart also reversed and still
stuck to him. They Knocked up against each
appealed to by Weston, but no foul was allowed
The crowd applauded with vigor, and for over
half an hour the building fairly shook with the
roars of applause. 1t was the excitement of
the evening. At 1:SO a. m. 1t was officially an
nounced that Federmeyer, the wheelbarrow
man, had withdrawn. He scored 34S miles.
The score at O'Clock Stood Weston, 4O5; Row
ell, 452; Hazael, 436; Guyon, as; Ennis, 377;
Merritt 442; Hart, AIS; Krohne, 3s2; Taylor 2l3;
Federmeyer, 31S.
THE WOMEN SPECTATORS.
The New York Su'. says: "Tne feminine part
OF the attendance does not at any hour of the
twenty -four occupy very much space. At its
largest 1t forms the front row In the boxes
along the north side of the Garden dots with
bright colors here and there at rare intervals
the ampitheater, and causes an occasional
break In the row Of upturned soles along the
railing OF the boxes on the opposite side. AT
seasonable hours some women, usually in costly
attire, sits enthroned In one of the rustic con-
trtvances that stands like pagodas at the west
ern end OF the building, and rarely feminine
den on the ground floor outside OF the elipse.
They seldom venture on the floor within the
ellipse. The feminine attendance is the largest
from in the evening to midnight but its COM
position changes materially between those
hours. Many go and many come come. AS the
hour grows later the diamonds that are brought
in and exhibited in the boxes grow larger. Some
very large ones are placed on exhibition as late
as O'Clock in the morning; but mayhap their
quality Is not so good as the less snowy ones
that are seen earlier in the evening. The fem
iftn iS o. HON
dressed and this fact illustrates the selfishness
Of the creature man. Though far from opulent,
he finds dollar to pay for his own admission:
but unless he is in easy circumstances it would
appear that he does not find the other dollar to
admit his wife, his sister, or his sweetheart
Many rich toilets are shown in connection with
these dresses are swept past the row of muddy
beet toes, that extends waist high along the
aisle at the rear OF the boxes, with well-dis-
play ed disregard for the consequent soiling.
THE FOLLOWING ANECDoTE of the late William
Morris Hunt, the artist, Is told by the Boston
Sunday Times: "Mr. Lortng, the publisher seve-
raj years ago engaged Mr.. Schoff, the we'll
known engraver, to do an engraving OF the Rev.
George Macdonald for him. He sent to Eng
land for photograph which he forwarded to
Mr.. Schoff, who was then In Washington. Mr.
Schoff sent it back with the words that he could
90 nothing with it as 1t was and asking MT.
furnish sketch after which he could work.
Tell him it is for me and he will do it, said Mr.
schof. So Mr.. Lor1ng went to Mr.. Hunts
studio on Summer street-lt was before the
great fire-and found notice On the door, En-
gagged; positively TO admittance.' He knocked,
however, and Mr.. Hunt came 10 the door with
palette In hand; MIR. Lorng explained his
errand, and Mr.. Hunt sa1d in his abrupt way,
oh, am altogether too busy to do anything
with II; have just had to refuse an order from
from Gardner Brewer he paused moment,
Let me see it, And taking the photograph and
and scanning it instantly with his marvellously
quick, keen glance, he made about half dozen
pencil dashes on it and handed it back with the
words, There, send him that! That viii show
him what to do He had not taken half a
minute in doing 1t, but the few simple lines
were enough to tell Mr.: Schoff just what was
wanted; and he produced remarkably fine en-
craving :"
IT IS FIFTY YEARS since the police system
was established over the London metropolitan
district-od London proper and the adjoining
cities and suburbs The proportion which the
the metropolis Is about the same as when it
was established the figures being then 1,46S, 422
population and ,341 police, while they are now
police per head is as nothing compared to that
OF New York, for the men who in New York re-
celve 500 menth In London receive less than
done, and without clubbing, while there is little
difference In the cost OF living In the two cities
London pOlcemansnever carries his club in
his band; in fact, 1t Is kept under his coat and,
except on very rare occasions, he does not carry
a revolver.
THE FOREIGN DEMAND FOR RICH AMERICAN
WIvEs.-A foreign correspondent says: 81 re-
member gentleman connected with the Amer
lean Register Of Paris once showing me letter
that had been sent to the office by French
nobleman, or, more correctly speaking, by q
person sporting grand title, In which the
writer desires to know whether Mr.. Vanderbilt
had any unmarried daughters, and If so, how
many, and whether the late Mr.. A. T. Stewart
left any family, etc, etc. In seeking this In
folma ion the nObleman evidently meditated
speculation, not to say adventure, and was
probably turning the matter over in his mind
as to whether it would pay to embark for the
United States of America and go for the daugh-
tiers provided they had any OF the aforesaid
millionaires. My friend OF the american Regis-
ter being family man, with one fair daughter
and of incorruptible principles withal, did not
deign to answer the foreign nobleman'S tnqut-
r1es, but left him to seek hts Information else
where. This nobleman did not even enclose
stamped envelope for reply to his precious
miSsive, and the inference was that he was
very needy, seedy specimen of Continental aris-
tocracy."
HINT TO UEGRACEFuL WALKERs.-An English
lady, an acquaintance Of NJ Ingres, the we'll
known French painter, had most awkward
gait. The gentleman recommended her daily
TO take long walk, balancing meanwhile on
har head nttchnr Of water. This he said