The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-14
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TO THE DAILY INTB11IGR GRNcER.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Great International Walk
Becomes Interesting.
Intense Excitement Increases as the
End Draws Nigh,
Hartman Shows Signs Of Peg
ging Out.
The Gap Being Rapidly Closed.
Ennis the Dark Horse in the
Race.
Terrific Powder Explosions in Penn
sylYania Mills.
Terrific Powder Explosions In Penn.
sylYania Mills.
Arrival Of Bayard TayIor's Remains


NEw foRE, March 13.-The retiremen
of o'Leary from the struggle for the Astle
belt and championship, has not decrease
in the least, the interest in the pedestria
contest. 1t is only more concentrate
with an earnest wish that the belt may b
kept in the country together with the glo
ry and profit OF the match. The score
rs follows:
at 9 A. NJ. Rowell 1903. Hartman 2Sa
Ennis 27G.
10 4; M.-Rowell sos, Hartman 2s7
Ennis 2Sl.
II a. M-Rowell 3l4, Hartman 200
Ennis 2SG.
lr: M.-Rowell 800, Hartman 9o7, En-
mis- 200.
2r. M-Rowcll 1923, Hartman 800, En-
mis- 2U4.
3r. M.-RoweIl S2S, Hartman 3O4, En-
mis- 200.
Or: M.-Rowell $50, Ennis 325, lIarri
man 500.
N.-Rowell S52, Ennis 33i, IIarri
man 800.
When Ennis had completed $50 miles a
II :57.50 last night he retired; returning L
work at 3:45.50 this morning, and up Ill
II o'clock this morning he had not one,
left the track.
Neither tho withdrawal OF O'Leary no
advance in admission fee causes anya appar
ent abatement of interest In the pc
deStrian match. Atnewspaper Offices ant
business places where the score is display
ed, crowds ares continually gathered
O'Leary says he does not expect again t
be able to make 500 miles in six day
tramp. He will return home soon. The
people injured by the fall OF the gallery il
Gllmore's Garden last night are dOinl
well.
TnE QUICKEST MILE OF TIE MATCH.
At 5 o'clock the score stood: Rowel
S35, Hartman $40, Ennis 3OS. Enni!
made his 30Oth mile in eight minutes five
seconds, the quickest mile during thu
match. He bad spurt with Rowcll OF
this mile, and came ont ahead amid tht
widest applause by the spectators.
THE wALEERs GETTING CLOSE TOGETHER.
Notwithstanding that the price oil admis
sion was raised from so cents to 81, Gil
more's Garden was comfortably filed TO-
night; fully G,OOO persons were present
There is still great excitement over the
contest, which seems to have narrOweC
down 10 Rowell and Ennis.
Harriman's brilliant work OF yesterday
appears to have exhausted him and this
evening he was frequently Off the track
between 3 and S o'clock. lie LOOKED
weary and dragged out and it was rumoret
that he had broken down or nearly so
Betting tonight Sl0O to $50 on Rowcll
$l00 10 $40 against Hartman and Sl00 t
$500 against Ennis. .
The tremendous pull has told upon al
the men except Ennis, who appears to b.
the least affected, and he walks and run
ut q five gait without any soreness. Row
ellis ankle and heel are said to he trOub
ling him, but this his trainers positively
deny and they affirm that he was never il
better condition.
At6 o'clock Ennis, who had been grad
ually closing up the gap between himsel
and Hartman, passed him on the 3l4ll
mile amid tremendous applause. From
that on he left Hartman behind, and drev
on towards Rowel's figures. lie received
bounLeous applause and made some yer,
rapid walking.
RoweIl finished his $50 miles at 1853
and retired until 1910. Hartman coin
pleted 800 miles ut S:l7, then left the tract
and had not reappeared- ut 1880. Enni
continued walking and betting on hin
continued to 90 up gradually, and he
looked upon US the dark horse Of the rae
now about showing himself.
The betting at mldnight%as four to on
on Rowell, twenty to one against fINrri
man, and five to one against Ennis. Enni
finished his 33jth mile Mt HOS and lef
the track. Hartman came on ut ll:03n
walked stiff and lame. lie finished hi
3l5th mile ut 1912 and retired. Rowe
cameon at lO:4S, looking fresh, and star
cd OH brisk trot. lie finished his 355t
mile at 1885, and his 3tj0,h mile ut 1873
and then retired.
1A.M-The score was Rowell 800, l1u
mis- 3S5, Hartman S25, and all men off tn
track. ~ ~ a.
MADAME ANDERSON OFFICIALLY INVEST