The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-10

The fourth day opened in the O'Leary walk with
the downfall OF Fox He withdrew from the track
for rest. which, instead OF beneating him. only
made his more hopeless, and after making one
lap At quarter past two yesterday morning. he foil
by the wayside. His trainers, who had watched his
slow struggle to get around were prepared for the
emergency. and after brief halt In chair the
scorers stand. poor Fox carried OF bodily and
laid the shelf. with record Of 2Ol miles and
laps. Murphy, who had retired ut fifteen minutes
past nine p. NJ on Wednesday. appeared in q clean
suit-red trunks white shirt cardigan jacket and
cap-at ten minutes past and started off easily
without sign OF stiffness. Curran was much dis
trcssed few minutes after Murphys appearance
with hemorrhage from the nose. but did not leave
the track in consequence Of 1t. Taber came on the
track at halt-past one and showed consider
able stiffness on first setting out. Scarcely
had no made his appearance ere Maho-
ney and Russell fell into . regular four
mile gait. which Faber and Howard immediately
adopted and kept up steadily. spinning around and
around till Mckee and Curran joined in. Murphy
enlisted about three o'clock aud remained logging
Fabers heels for nearly four hours; the sut six
O'Clock being that Murphy and FAber held their
own. but Curran and Allen stepped up to third ana
fourth with Speacy dropping back to ffth place in
line. Pierce did his best join in the le early but
Fox's withdrawal was made the twenty-second
among those killed In battle. Pierce fell out until
nearly i've o'clock. looking but little better for
hours of repose He ono lap and then fell back
into the line Of single hlo which the others were
| enjoying around the track and kept the place he
found till seven A. NJ. when he again retired. his
trainer doing his best to keep the poor darky the
| GO.
| The audience had dwindled down ct Ave O'Clock to
barely Ave hundred people. and shortly altar ak.
| when the sweeping commenced. not over 200 wcrc
there to complain OF the dust. though all but four
of the thirteen left to compete for the belt hur
| rying around the truck. Briody dong cxcep-
O'Clock. he Kept it up almost without internission
until nearly eight o'clock. covering nineteen miles
others the track during the same time.
| six MORNING HOURS.
To show what each man dad yesterday morning
the scores from two to eight A. NJ. gave Allen Is
| miles. Bran Is. Briody -. Curran 49, fSber
"a. Howard n. Mckee IA. Manoney 3D. Murphy 10.
Of which WAS done in comparative quiet ana With
ont the accom- paninent OF tine windy nuisance there
douominsted music. aud which mars tho comfort
| they can and boar something else. At twenty
Ss ns for n s so was MURPHY aIns
seventeen miles behind Rowelis score. He
cheerful and hurried to his quarters tor rub down
breakfast and signalixed their good effects by
| running ton miles mp to nine o'clock. Just
after eight o'clock Faber made his 800 miles. aud
early part Of the day spellxcy followed tho
boundary line OF the third century" and by
| Howard, Allen, Curran and Briody in the last
decade with Russell and Walker ut $50. ..yaith.
nyed lave out the two first aud the three last. said
horsey looking irshmap with si, unerammati INMATES:
| And indeed 1t seemed true. Murphy and Faber held
on to the first and second places without the
| slightest apparent disposition to relinquish
| them. Pierce, Mckee and Bran hope
lcssiy out OF the race to NIL appearance. and
the other eight werc within eighteen miles of
| another, Spellscy vt noon being 302 aud Mahoncy
2s4, with the others IN between. Speculation pecu.
| place, was kept busy by thu way the changed
| places. 1t was vivid reminder OF country dance
den where the twelve beat mems names arc placed
Up aud down. back and forth the names placed
from time TO time according rs one made littlo
squirt another went OF FOR breakfast. Indeed
or the most interesting features OF tho ~ this
| same frequent change OF order.
Not single man OF the thirteen has held the place
he started with the iirst day. Walker. now with
place. was the leader at end tie first twenty
| four hours. At the end Of the second and third
M. yesterday, when he dropped to the tenth. AT
noon he was No. D. Murphy finished his first day
nccond in tho race and took hrst place easily the
second day. At noon OF the fourth day even the
bookn,akers are Offering odds on him instead of
against him. Fabsr took third place at the
ping out has held second ever since speIacy,
who was fourth in place ut the end OF the first
'heat," being q fraction OF mile behind Faber ut
that tne held the fourth place still the close OF
the second day. jumped to third the third day.
fell to nth in tho morning alter and by afternoon
was again good third. Russell in nth at one
A. ii. Tuesday. ninth ut the same hour wednes-
day aud Thursday. end WAS eighth at noon. Fox
| was number NIX IN the first days record, dropped
out OF sight Ut tho load the second day, aud be-
fore giving up at the beginning OF tho fourth had
struggled back to twelfth place Allen took seventh
place in the first heat. third place in the second
nth place In tho thru. anu holds 1t to noon. with
lriody pressing him hard. Curran number
eight ut the nrst days close number six at the sec
| ond, number four ut tho third. aud dropped
| TO number seven before tho fourth day
| half gone. Pierce number tor his
nrst days show. number ten for his second.
number eleven for his third aud held the latter rank
until Afternoon. Brondgcest finished the FIRST day
~ number ten. dropped to eleven the next day and
wisely quit altogether on tho third. Elson
Der eleven the first day and III his way back
New England. Manoney came in number twelve ON
tho first heat and disappeared from tho blackboard
on the second. On tho third he tho tenth place.