The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-27
MEANING THE aOAL.
The Ashley Belt COntest-ExeItInE Scenes
In Madison Garden-Merritt 80 Near,
and Yet so Far-Weston Played Out,
and Caring for Nothing Hut Applause.

In Madison Garden-MeFFitt So Heal
and Yet 80 FaF-Reston Played OuI
and Caring for Nothing Hut Applause
NEW YoRE, September 26.-Rowell lei
the track at seventeen minutes past
o'clock, and had not returned at noon
He Is reported very sick.
Atl2O'clOck the score stood: Weston
800 miles; Rowell, 400; Hazael, 400
Guyon, $751; Ennis, $50; Merritt, 4O4; Hart
S7oi Krohne, SSS; Taylor, iss; FEEDER
meyer, Sls.
Rowell remained on the track Just nine
teen minutes, in which time he made on,
mile and two laps, and shortly befor.
leaving he drank some milk, dashed will
brandy, bat could not retain Il. His ten
Is carefully closed.
DR.. Mott, q physician OF eminence here
was called TO attend Rowell. He says hC
had fit and was in conyulsions. lie de
MES that he has been poisoned, and say
Rowell g stomach was going against him al
last night, and that he threw up heavy
phlegm. Rowell came on the track again
St l:26 and Is going slowly. He look
broken down. The utmost excitement
prevails. Book.makers have blotted ouI
all posted bets.
Merritt Is cheered at almost every lap,
and at ll:6 was but thirteen miles behind
Rowell. Hazael Is Ave miles behind Mer.
nit. The crowd in the garden Is rapidly
increasing, owing 70 the exciting news
which has set the city In q iernent.
Rowell becomes easier as he progresses,
and the doctor says he Is getting ali right,
Rowell again went off the track at 5:23
and returned at 5:35. The betting Is now
two TO one on Rowell.
Merritt has lost his stiffness and plods
along at his usual gait.
Hazael went of at 4:42, which caused
the crowd TO encourage Merritt with
cheers.
Rowell, Merritt, Ennis, Hart and Krohne
walk without apparent difficulty, while
Guyon, Weston and Hazael make great
efforts.
Merritt at Sp. NJ. seemed to be tho favor.
ite. The crowd is continually cheering,
and he isdoing good work.
Hart ran the last two laps OF his 397th
mile, and was loudly cheered. When the
scorers marked him 39S miles, he went at
once to his tent, and has remained there
since.
Hazael came on the track at 7:l5 p. NJ,
having been off since BAL r. N.
Weston has been off since 6:35 p. N.
Rowell started on run at 7P. NJ, and
created the greatest enthusiasm. He only
kept 1t up for about one lap, when he re.
tired to his tent.
Merritt still continues his pace, and the
whole audience is loudly applauding him.
Hart returned 10 the track at sos p. NJ,
and started of at an easy gait.
AT sos Weston came on and made a
vain effort to run. But he made no more
than so feet when he got down to his
ierky walk. Taylor came on at 7:lS, and
after walking couple Of laps started on a
rum, which he kept up until s:l7, making
. miles and laps in one hour and 4
minutes. Notwithstanding this long run
and good time, he was hardly noticed by
the spectators. He Is now walking at a
good pace. Guyon is trying 10 run, but
he is so lame that It is painful TO look al
him.
EXCITING SCENES.
AT 9 o'clock over 10000 people were
within the building and the streets were
filled with an excited crowd. At this
hour Hazael, Merritt, Guyon, Weston and
several others were on the track. The
three first named are watching one an
other, and Rowell Is struggling hard
against his Affections to keep his lead Of
nine or ten miles over Merritt. Rowell
sticks to Merritt's heels and Is evidently
trying to tire him out. When Merritt
spreads himself for run Rowell trots
along behind and regulates his pace by
that ot Merritt. Sporting men say 1t Is
enough to break the heart OF any man
who is trying to pull down a lead 10 find
his opponent just behind at all times.
Weston is going at q good pace and is
both cheered and hissed and appears to
enjoy both equally well. Hart was pre-
sented with magnificent full rigped
floral ship, and Daniel o 'Leary, who made
the presentation, carried the emblem with
Black Dan, as the colored boy is called,
1t took o 'LearY's smartest strides to keep
side by side with Hart and the applause
was simply deafening, cheers for 0'Leary
and Hart beingglven at every few steps.
The whole interest seems to have set
tied down on Rowell, Merritt and Ha.
zael. Weston finished his 400th mile at
lo:08 and Rowell his 45Oth mile at 1907,
and as the figures went up the applause
was deafening. The score of the leaders
at this moment was: Rowell, 450; Mer.
ritt, 440, and Hazael 4S0.
NEW YORK, September 27.-The score
az ] O'Clock stood: Weston, 405; Rowell,
452; Hazael, 436; Guyon, AIS; Ennis
S77; Merritt, 442i Hart, AIS; Krohne, S82;
Taylor 2lS; Federmeyer, S4S. Merritt,
Rowell and Hazael are now walking at d
rapid pace in the order named, one be.
hind the other, single file.
The walk is rapid one, and Rowell has
to trot frequently to keep up with it. The
crowd yell and cheer, and call on Merritt
to "Shake off the dogs"
Hart joined the line at 1:25 A.. NJ. The
spectators show no signs Of weariness.
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