The New York herald., 1879-09-25
AN EXPERTS DESCRIPTION.

AN EAFEnI OEoO0AExxO1s
No one entering the Garden at four yesterday
afternoon could fail to notice the change which had
come over Guyon since the night before. Then
there was abundant go in him, pick him up wher
ever you would. and Englshman Yankee
passed him that track without hard race for tho
lead this afternoon there great black ring
about each eye. with staring. startled Look while
the old, confident. almoss triunphant, expression
had given way to one of evident doubt and misgiv-
ing And no wonder. for to have . man who once
yesterday was good nine miles behind you gradu-
ally collar aud then 90 by you. and an awkward man
ut that aud then know that he to spend upward
of three days still with you in the not
forting things even to fresh man. much more to
one who has punished himself SO terribly that he
would long ago have been arrested had he done the
like to his beast. He shows his tire far more,
though. when he is walking than when he runs.
Then. especially if he has company. he seems to
forget it, and SKINS along lap after lap at
six-mile gait without any trouble at oil. 1t would
be well if he could keep some one Of the others
running with him much possible. for no
would do his best work. You that fine
shape he has been In all the week. he Is not in
good order his master. the sturdy Rowsli. for
the two run mile together Guyon's neck and
back leaking with perspiration, while Rovelts
seem entirely dry.
RowELL's CONDITION
Indeed the splendid fix the latter is in crops out
constantly. His feet said be all right and the
tendon straning story of last night pure hoax.
He carries his head up easy and free, goes
along without seeming effort. and
much throughout the day he has
done any day yet. And why shouldn't
he? A lead of twenty-two miles and the race half
over. purse of money hanging In front Of him for
Saturday night larger thau judge In these United
States earns, or rather gets. i'll whole year; Moe
big ncsteg of the same sort at home which he took
dead certainty win-these things ought to At least
help to stay one up and keep him doing
.iId IN public before. he is still some eleven miles
behind the best record at this hour, ave
iows, Tor ron n,s score gen. & asS Snly whie
him. showed 2S7. and even Weston 275.
But those fast three days work OF Browns
tumbled him all to pieces, that the OF the
week several these fellows would have beaten
all he accomplished There is strong to think
he may through the remainder Of the work
stay fresher than even Weston did that
best score ever made or fresh as over. or bosS. a
And will it not be only natursl7 With perfectly de-
voloped lungs. thorough training and long expe-
rence these lights sift down to winch really tho
most leepower In the great glsdiators Of antiquity
needed arms and back for their ~ work '-ss -
well as legs. But for this you want legs
conspcuousiy stout with but indSarsnt ssms 80
that you at once conclude that his arms are
somehow som partly shaken down into his legs. Nor is
thighs of an army before it enters active SERVICE
especially where there Is much sharp marching to
do, and you will even IN one short month find that
while the legs are increasing very decidedly. NOS
only in toughness but in size well. the are
visbly shrinking. and more perfect instance than
loweil OF such development. carried well nigh to
absurdity, could scarcely be found.
the pLUcKY REAR GUARD
But while these great men deserve the lion share
OF the attention which they are receiving word
about the stern men also would only be just, and.
possibly, not lacking in interest either. Taylor at
the foot of the class, with his poor little
score OF l26. shows that good and fast q run
ner os he is. he simply has no idea of
how to distribute his work in q contest OF
this Sort BY bedtime tonight he won't have COW
cred much over forty-hve miles day. Why, there
are clerks in lawyers Offices and antie houses
in this Town who without any training at all can
do that much any day and tor three days together.
and without running step. whats~the sense
OF numbering your sleep like these cracks
here when simple, ordinary wnlkng during
daylight alone and sleeping all you liked
would easily carry you the same distancea
And what's the sense of man Of Tayior's powe-
going into q terrible st-',or' '-'- ~.
has compel
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