Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-25
The Interna,iona, Pedestrian Match


INCIDENTS OF THE WALKING LAST EVENING.
The pedestrian contest for the Ashley belt
continued TO attract large crowds at the Madt-
Numbers OF floral horseshoes and boQuets were
showeTed upon the contestants. A fine floral
horseshoe was given to the colored boy, Hart.
Taylor, the pie-eater, who returned to the
track after fourteen hours of sound sleep, was
presented with big pie, which he twice car
terday Weston grew lively, and made some
rapid bursts Of speed, seeming to care more for
the applause than for decreasing Rowell's lead
came decidedly ttresOme during the evening,
and Hazael, Rowell, Guyon and Hart were pre-
sented with horseshoes and boquets every ten
quite stir by running four laps at high rate
OF speed. They kept side by side the whole
time. AS Rowell approached his Booth mile he
was almost constantly applauded. At 80
nearly all the men were on the track and most
ing. Ihere were then nearly 5000 pereons In
the garden. Hazael got one lap ahead OF Guyon
at 94s pm, and thus took third place In the
race race ne Degun rapidly overhauling Merritt,
9 RowEzL TURNED HIS BOOTH MILE
at 94'.S4, and the applause was terrific and
aSted Tor several minutes. The band played
"God save the Queen" and the whole scene
was very exciting. At II o'clock, the 10th hour
since the start, Weston was 81 miles behind his
London record. when he is said to have made
$50 miles. At II o'clock Rowell was nearly 80
miles ahead or his own record at GilmoreS
Garden when he won the Ashley belt Hart is
showing fine staying powers and about 1 / 80 he
put III burst OF speed, walking fully six miles
an nGur. HIS style was an exact counterpart
II Dan. O'Leary. and the crowd cheered him
tremendously, and few boquets were given
MIN: Weston also received generous applause
as he neared the completion of his 25oth mile
Weston came along at rafting pace, and fin
lShed his 250th mile at lbs 3D. When the fig
u,es went up on the blackboard the crowd
fn5 . hNyr n 90
minutes during the day; Rowell rested hour
IL minutes So seconds; Weston rested hours
2 mlntes so seconds; Federmeyer rested 3 hours
Is minutes, and Hart rested . hours 80 min
utes Hart finished his 27Gth mile at II IS.
which made him equal with Guyon. The latter
was In bed; and Hart moved up to the fourth
had the track all TO himself, all the others icing
In their tents. Weston, on completing PSI miles,
went TO ped Rowell, on completing 80 miles,
also went to bed for long sleep, as he has
rested but little during the day. HaZael, also.
on finishing 276 miles, retired TO rest. Guyon
retired early, after making 21o miles. Ennis
220 miles to his credit. Panchot, Krohne, Tay-
lor, Jackson and Federmeyer were also slumher-
Ing. Hart came on the track at 1850, and
was very stiff. He moved slowly around the
track, and seemed to be in pain. The pace is
telling on the boy. Patchot and Guyon went
to sleep in the Putnam House, having left the
again go on the track He has not withdrawn
positively. Ennis came on the track at .O7 20
a. M, but he did not seem to be in a good con-
dition. Hart completed his 275th mile at Sc
minutes past O'Clock, and he was given hearty
applause by the 1900 people present. The air
In the Garden was cold aud the spectators but
toned up their coats, and many turned up their
coat collars. Guyon came on the track at AS
a. NJ, and seemed in fair condition..
THE SCORE AT 2 A. NJ.
StOod:-W eston, 251; ROWeu, $40; HaZael, 276
Guyon, 2.o:4; Ennis, 22a.1 Panchot POSI-; Mer,
rift, 2sI; Hart, 1868; krohne, 1881; Taylor,
$50. 3; jackson, 1904; Federmeyer, 220
The hours from midnight until daylight are
always gloomy, damp and uncomfortable, in
most of the benches are empty, and there Is
generally an overpowering smell of stale to
bacco smoke. There are very few spectators
be. good proportion CT the pedestrians are
generally In their tents and the whole place Is
sleepy.
STAYING QUALITIES OF THE MEN.
The New York Sun says: we'll known De-
destrian gives the following opinion concern
Ing the staying qualities OF the men In the race
ne counts out Taylor, Federmeyer, Panchot
may be on the track, but they Will have no
place; He says Weston has 1il-treated his
t ire 90 ana h MS stomach He might secure
some slight excuse to leave the track for good.
preferr1ng nothing to a modest share OF the
PROCEEDS G AS to Panchot, he says there can be
SUFFERED all the pain OF six-day performance,
but 1t Is physically impossible for him to re.
main much longer Oh the track. Taylor, Fe-
dermeyer and Jackson, he considers out OF the
race though they may stay on the track. He
grants the first place to Rowell, and says there
VIII be a big contest for the second place be-
tween Guy on, Merritt and Hart. "Guyon"
said he, us doing magnhcently; he is as strong
as ever he was in his life." Merritt" said he
sis SO long In the back and leans forward so
much that he Will find his shoulders very heavy
to carry by Thursday or Friday. Ennis is
steadily improving, and stands good chance
Tor second place." He places the men thus:
LIST, Rowell; I'd, Guyon or Hart; Sd, Ends or
Merritt. He predicts that Krohne will come
very near getting share OF the money