The New York herald., 1879-03-15

| crowd that had now sweed to immense proportions
separated and boarded the street cars for home.
! Very little enthusiasm was manifested during the
| day, Rowe holding his own. Rowell was
not tavorite, and the ''trotters' pluck met with
! no outbnrst of applause.
| The electric hight next sent albright glare the
scene and illuminated the old church opposite the
Astor House and the entire sluEre. At eight o'clock
hearty cheer greeted the announcement that Ennis
had gained one mill, on the En,lishman' ard Harri-
| man had doue we'll as lowell.
damn nue., said laborer. smoking clay pipe.
| "if Harrigaa's paid in yet"
| check suit, his this ii Ennis h'any way?
" Els the clap what asn't got no stomach to talk
| Prom that time the rush of people to the
HERALD office. increased rapidly. II seemed
to pay the raised price Of admission
| TO Gmore's Garden had come down
town to derive consolation from the 1efgrdm Du-
len feature of the evening was the large sale OF
the half-past seven o'clock extra Telegram. The
with the crowd Ennis steady encroachment
Wild wasna GFfh a and as
Away up and down Broadway, the hoarse
applause Of the multitude could be M heard L, At mid.
one farewell cheer and the electric hight was OUT
PRIVATE, OPINION OF THE ''AsrLEY" CON-
rEsr--vIEws OF A PROMINENT AMATEUR ON
THE CONTESTANTS AND THEIR ABILITIES,
STYLES AND PROSPECTS.
New YoRK, March IA. 1879.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The public has shown remarkable an interest in
the walking match progressing at Gilmore's
Garden that have thought that perhaps, the HERALD
would find room for the views OF specta-
to. who has closely watched the match
from its start carefully observed the
and quietly listened to the remarks of those about
him in the Garden the style. ability and prospects
of the contestants. That O'Lcary should have been
hot favorite at the start with the general public
is not strange first because There is nothing like
to herald success, and second, because be
tho representative-not by birth. but by
adopton-of America. O'Leary's superb per-
formances in the past had given him a prestige
that many accepted a sign of future success. for
getting entirely that while he resting men
quietly preparing themselves to contest mis- cham
pionship honors, and that while he was walking
they studying his weak points, and that each
race il which he was engaged was step nearer to
his coming defeat That ho should go Oh forever,
like Tennyson's brook, though men may come and
may co." was simply ridiculous and the defeat
that he has met long since merely deferred.
not made impossible. by temporary successes. Tho
cause of this will discuss later. Hartman was .
second favorte with the public. and for that
were either unsound or based simply sentiment.
His record on long walking has been excellent and
he has done many good things on the track to
i tVst his endurance and speed. but, in tackina
their faith on Hartman -Whea OLeary failed. the
public seemed forget that he not been publicly
tested asix-day walker, and that the speed and
endurance manifested in three even four day
walk is not OF the least value sign of success in
| contest Of longer duration. When Hartman began
fail yesterday the public clung tenaciously to tho
belief that somehow. they did not much know
how but somehow. Ennis would 20 to- the fore and
| prove victorious whore OLeary aud Hartman had
| already failed. Let look Mt the grounds
which they bascd their hopes. Ennis has been
q determined aud pluchy pedestrian. but by
no means a successful man. There was but little
to suppose that he should much improve his
record on this trial. and even o great improvement
| on his former efforts would hardly warrant q
belief that he could be q good second.
| These we're the three men who were to
meet Rowell. tho pedestrian sent all the way from
England at great expense and after much delibera-
ton. And when we to look at it soberly this
| Friday evening" and the blackboard tells such
terrible tale against these three men. who
are far in the rear. while little Rowell
is sound asleep in his cottage We not well say
that, after all. caught mapping. and that
had nothing on which to base hopes Of victory.
Tho first principle of athletics is. that "the best
man should and must win,'' and ought We grumble
because have fairly and honestly lost belt which
once we fairly and honestly won? The belt 10
to us. and now this little Brton comes here to
win it back-does (for it Is long since apparent
that, bar accident, it is his)--and what kind
of q reception does he get? About half
the time that he has been the track he has been
met with cat calls. Kisses aud jeers, and every mile
that he has added to his to havo
been laid up against him as an insult
to the American public. To be sure this
has not been the universal rule but il has obtained
,f
retained a silence during his best efforts when
they did not hiss him, while Harri-
mans and Ennis progress has been
long ovation. This is reflection the tenn
per Of the audience at Gmorcs. but regret to cay
that true. Now let glance at the men. their
style and their chances.
Rowels compact form is admirably suited to
his task. His legs superbly built for
endurance and his chest is deep. with
abundance of play for his lungs His diges-
tion-the first requisite in an undertaking such
as this onc--is simply perfect. and he acquires
strength and replaces sleep with hearty meals which
he partnkcs Of frequently. His style has been crti-
csed freely and severely. and we would say just here
70 his critics. who complain of his short Stride that
il IL we'll suited no the mans height and best adapted
alike TO his speed and endurance. Wehavc Corkcy
and Blower Brown in their long distance matches in
London. and both the and tho other acquired
their great records by much such a step. Corkey's
stride is somewhat longer than Rowells, but
the mans legs are longer in proportion to
his height In seeing Rowcll running around
at his oog trot in Gilmore's You have Blower
Browns style faithfully reproduced. and these
men have donc grand things under this method.
Rowclls little trot may be accepted good FORM"
rowEIL CAN DO.
Wise men of course abound on these occasions
men who have tho "direct tip" "Thcy and Sir
John" have known Rowcll to do this that and tho
other. and with wise look ut the blackboard they
move have watched Rowcll closely since
Sunday night. and do not hesitate TO say
that he Ia Mt this momcnt--six r. NJ.
Friday night-in magnificent form. in good