The New York herald., 1879-03-15


separated and boarded the street cars @ for home.
Very little enthusiasm was manEested during the
day, Rowell holding his own Roweu was
not favorite. and the .'trotters" pluck met with
no outburst of applause.
The light next sent albright glare over the
and illuminated the old church opposite the
Astor House and the entire sluare. At eight O'Clock
hearty cheer greeted the announcements that Ennis
had gained one mil,' on the En,lishman, and Harri-
man had done as well as Howell.
damn me- said aborer. smoking clay pipe.
"if Harrigan's paid in yet
.'who the 'ell." said short stout fellow in a
check sut his this IL Ennis hany way?''
h'of''' was the explanation
Prom that time on the rush Of people to the
as it all those who cosild not afford
to pay the raised price Of admission
town to derive consolation from the Tstegrdm bull
letin. feature of the evening the large sale OF
improved walking Of Hartman caused great cheering
and rejoicing. He appeared to be o great favorite
with the crowd. Ennis steady encroachmens s
Of JOY and wild waving of hats and arms.
Away up and down. Broadway, the hoarss
applause Of the multitude could be heard. At mid
night the last tally displayed, the crowd gave
one farewell cheer and the electric light was out
PRIVATE OPINION OF THE 'AsrLEY' CON-
rEsr-v1Ews OF PROMINENT AMATEUR ON
THE CONTESTANTS AND THEIR ABILITIES,
STYLES AND PROSPECTS. a
NEW YORK; March H. 1879.
The public has shown remarkable an interest in
the walking match now progressing at Gilmore's
Garden that have thought that, perhaps the HERALD
would find room for the views OF q specta-
tor who has closely watched the match
from its start, carefully observed the men
and quietly listened to the remarks of those about
him in the Garden the STYLE ability and prospects
of the contestants. That OT.cary should have been
hot favorite at the start with the general public
r..----I
success to herald success" and second. because he
was the reprcsentative-not by birth, but by
adoption.-of America. OLeary's superb per-
formances in the past had given him prestige
that many accepted sign of future success, for
getting entirely that while he resting men were
quietly preparing themselves to contest mis- cham
pionshp honors, aud that while he walking
they studying his weak points, and that each
il which he was engaged was step nearer to
his coming defeat. That he should 60 on forever.
like Tennyson's brook, though men may come and
men may CO." was simply ridiculous, and the defeat
that he has met long since merely deferred.
not made impossible. by temporary successes. The
cause Of this will discuss later. Hartman .
second favorte with the public and for that
either unsound or based simply sentiment.
His record on long walking has been excellent and
he has dono many good things on the track to
test his endurance and speed, but. in lacking
thoir faith on Hartman shan OLeary failed. the
public seemed forget that he has not been publicly
tested as ssix-day walker. and that the speed and
endurance manifested in three four day
walk s not OF the least value sign of success in
contest of longer duration. When Hartman began
to fail yesterday the public clung tenaciousy to tho
belief that somehow they did not much care or know
how. but somehow. Ennis would 90 to the fore and
prove victorious whore O'Leary aud Hartman had
already failed Let US look ut the grounds
which they based their hopes. Ennis has been
o determined aud plucRy pedestrian. but by
no means successful man. There was but little
reason to suppose that he should much improve his
record ON this trial. and even great improvement
on his former efforts would hardly warrant
belief that he could DO q good second.
These were the three men who were to
meet Rowell. tho pedestrian sent all the way from
England at great expense and after much delibera-
tion And when we TO look ut il soberly this
Friday. evening. and the blackboard tells such
terrible tale against these three men. who
arc far in the rear. while little Rowelt
is sound asleep in his cottage, not well say
that after all. We caught mapping. and that
had nothing which to base our hopes OF victory.
Tho first principle of athletics is. that "the best
man should and must win." and ought grumbls
because have fairly and honestly lost belt which
once we fairly and honestly won? The belt 10
seas to us. and this little Briton here to
win it back-docs so flor it Is long since apparent
that bar accident IL IL his)-and what kind
of reception does he get? About half
the time that he has been the track he has been
met with calls. Kisses and jeers. and every milo
that he has added to his score seems to havo
been laid up against him as an insult
to the American public. To be sure this
has been the universal rule. but it has obtained
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retained silence during his best efforts when
they did not hiss him, while Harri-
mans and Ennis progress has been
long ovation. This is a reflection on the tenn
per OF the audience at Gmore's but regret to cay
that it is true. Now let glance ct the men, their
style and their chances.
Rowell's 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 digcs-
ton-thc first requisite in an undertaking such
this onc--is simply perfect. and he acquires
strength and replaces sleep with hearty meals. which
he partakcs Of frequently His style has been criti-
ciscd freely and severely. and would just here
20 his critics. who complain of his short stride that
IL IL we'll suited 10 tho mans height and best adapted
alike his speed and endurance. wehave corkey
aud blower Brown IN their long distance matches in
London. and both tho and the other acquired
their great records by much such a step. Corkcy'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 Gilmorc's You have Blower
Browns style faithfully reproduced. and as these
have done grand things under this method.
Rowell's little trot may be accepted good FORM.
nowrrL CAN DO.
Wise men of course abound these occasions
men who have tho "dircct tip" "Thcy and Sir
John" have known Rowcil 10 do this. that and tho
other. and with wise look at tho blackboard they
have watched Rowell closely since
Sunday night. and do not hesitate 70 say
that he Is ut this momcn,-six p. NJ