The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-17
on THE sAWDUSr ELLIPSE.
Panchot san Holding the LeRd-A LiVeIIer
Interest In the Contest.


Gilmore's Garden appeared last evening
as ID did during the Ashley Belt match. At .
o'clock tho raised seats were well filed
with good-natured throng. among
whom were many ladies. Tho heavy rails
around tho track kept back n crowd
that stood four or five deep. and "A constant
rattle Of applause followed the favorite around.
Panchot the leader. with 25l miles TO his credit,
was walking with short. quick. nervous step.
wearing only stockings on his feet. Merit had
made 24l miles. and was of the track. OBrien.
23i miles he was walking rapidly and appeared
fresh. The long-leggod. bony krohne. who
had been hanging in the rear. had forged
ahead to fourth place. and. with 233 miles 10
his credit. was closely pressing OBrien He
limps somewhat. as ono leg is shorter than
another. owing to its having been broken.
butcher the New England man, was smiling ms
usual, and he showed no signs Of disti ess,
though he had walked 230 miles.
The spectators who on other nights had re-
at. paid closer htt"hlloh 70 the scores, ana
cheers were moro frequent Murray ana Modem
are the highest men ON the track. but they have
passed score OF Slpuier contestants ana
close behind the lenders. Murray swings
his, arms erosswo,so, Ike b5n Mb5anrrimGin. h9g hg
Modem had covered PIG miles. and Brodie
@rompej ana stlfT. hut his face was fresh When
thirteen miles behind Panchot. lie started on
u quick run 20 pull this lead down, The scores
were: Byrnr, 2OS; Howard. 1872; Scanlon. 1872
Hall l9I: Davis. Ill ; McEvoY, 1873; Spear, ls2
STANLEY; l5l Kyyse5llo9,rg, ll9i Armstrong; Cd;
Hughes gave up eury yesterday morning.
having finished 149 miles. lie wns walking
fnrly and talking coniidently. and his with
drawa was II surprise. Hs was fond of say
ing: These other boys don't know their bnsi-
ness. They are using lhrmseVeS up, just
- . latt t1ngt Il "a
in them" 1t said that his VITO induced him
to stop. -,
drew in the afternoon. lie WAS the last of the
funny men. MahoneY. otherwise known IN
" Pat Rooney" had left earlier n the day.
Panchot Is not u Frcnchn!dn. llo WAS born in
Buffalo. and is an employee of the Post Oniee
there, and IL five feet ilVe inches nigh. In
Buffalo he has the reputation OF being rugged
man and when any hard, continuous work is
to be- done in the Post Onlco Panchot WAS .ne
man selected for IT,
Boqurts were given during tho evening. and
O'Bri"n Modem, AMI Brodie carried around
handsome baskets Of flowers.
Al 10 20 the walkers woke up little. MERIT
ran like II deer and easily passed Panchot and
'Brrn who were running together. Butcher
was showing distress. and WAS holding hHnd-
krrchief to his eye. Some loaier near the
Fourth avenue entrances had equrted tobacco
luice into il. Thr bookmakors offered To 3 on
pnnrhot TO on butcher. and 10 to ON Mcr-
| rit. O Brcn. and Krnhne.
The following VIA the score OF the lead crs n
II O'clock Panrh4t, 300; OBrirp, $40; Krohne
240; Merit, 247; butcher, 237 Murray, 23l.
Krohne was ono lap ahead Of OBrirn and
third ia the race nj / / O'Clock. 1t was announ -
| cd that fenlon had Withdrawn. leaving his
score ut ls0 miles. Davis also retired for good
with his score ut III miles He was n slow
mnn nj the start. md did not improve, Punch0l
retired for rest shortly after III o'clo"k and
Merrit kept on untll Lr had reduced Pant,h1o,s =
| At ~ o'clock Murray, Modem. and Byrne were
the only men walking the others having re-
tired Tor rest. The score Tor all nj lhat hour