The New York herald., 1879-09-27

ing at tho nose which afflicted Merritt.
continued as that of the previous day. but
still it sufficient to occasion little alarm for
newsboy at the finish Shortly before two oolock
the bleeding stopped and Merritt seemed little
better afterward.
Between twelve aud two o'clock Rowell only made
, miles while Merritt made II and Hazael only
8. Ennis s and Hart 8. The score at two
p. NJ. stood--weston, 364: Rowell. 423; Hazael,
400; Gnyon. $50: Ennis. 3i7; Merritt All; Hart.
It is a noticeable fact that Notwithstanding that
the number OF ladies' present is greater than
ever before. the bouquets have decreased in
number Probably the boorish refusal of Wes-
ton last night to take bouquet from q
Rowell, Weston, Ennis, Hart Guyon and Ferde-
meyer. all travelling in company now to the tune OF
! "Baby Mine. There seems to be no rivalry. they
! all kept time to the music and went along in the
| order named. Weston who has been behaving mod
srately we all ,nornng and doing some work. now
lnences his reversing trick-never going two con-
secutive laps in the same direction He throws his
head back, leers horribly at the ceiling screws his
mouth around almost under his ear. shakes his head
like man just out from a plunge starts to
run. but walks. and in fact repeats all his
old tricks. Later in the day he settles
! down to steady work again, but the
! evening again finds him in feeble control Of his
/ senses. The crowd every and then guy him
terribly, but applause and ridcule are all alike to
Weston. who really seems to want the mental force
to discriminate between the two. Hart engages
! him in heel and toe contest for about half
! hour. and he is busy following with the work
/ body passes him now. His leg is in terrible con-
dition. and he trembles with the pain of using it.
All along the line words OF cheer thrown out to
the poor fellow but he is unable to respond to the
frequent calls to "Hit it up.
Slowly for him the time wears on until four, when
he is still fourth in the Ahead of him are
Rowell, with 42s miles; Merritt, 419: Hazael. 4l2;
Hart. ssd; Weston. s70: Ennis. 1858; Krohne.
35a; Ferdermeyer, 1884, Taylor. 1913. Be-
tween four O'Clock and eight it be-
came plain TO everybody that It was cruel
to allow Guyon to continue at work. but he would
not listen to advice to withdraw. he continued to
walk Us usual. every mile showing decreased speed
During the evening the bouquets, which
were were ami missed dnrng the day. came in full
Hart getting more than his share Of them. During
the evening he received the most mag gnifcent floral
md Dan OLeary carried it around track
after MIN tor one lap amid tremen-
tors While Hart is thus favored. Weston
is frequently hssed. but he minds 1t in the
little spurs Of heel and toe walking bet Ennis
and Hazael, Federmeyer and Krohne, wore on until
the usual theatre crowd entered.
SCORE EIGHT O'CLOCK.
At eight O'Clock the score stood Weston, 800;
Rowell. 442; Hazael. 422; Guyon. 400; Ennis. 367;
Merritt 4a2; Hart. 1898; Krohne. 364; Taylor. BOG;
Ferdermeyer SAG. Rowel after finishing his 442d
mile. ran single lap in The best possible style. if
in good condition. then he retired to
his tent for moment only it seemed for he was
out almost at once close at Merritt's heels aua,n
During the interval, however, Merritt had chance
TO go around once alone and seemed to enjoy the
liet. He was greeted with tremendous applause,
evening. seemed in the mood to enjoy applauding.
He took little notice of it. however. only rubbing
as il to see how stiif his neck was anyhow. Even
Weston gets share Of the applause, for he
9a Sa sat o his hys rsuna after ns the
knowledged with all sorts of grimaces,
throwing kisses in all directions. and suddenly
shaking his fist in the face OF obnoxious indi-
vidual who was close to the inside rail. The crowd
got bigger every minute as the evening grew. and
ing got full that it seemed hardly
safe to admit more. The tobacco smoke
got thicker, but Mr.. Weston and the ladies
had evidently grown used to it and no one paid the
slightest attention to the placards that announced
various points smoking prohibited on the ground
Hoor. At twenty-five minutes to nine Hart finishes
his 400lh mile and was cheered loudly. He con-
tinues the favorite Of the house in certain way,
spectators q mass than any Of the other walkers
His modest yet upright bearing wins the good
sturdy perseverance, fixes him favorite. He walks
after five days. almost as though he had just begun
two; he bobs up and down not ungracetully. but
very tunnily.
POOR GuYox.
Guyon certainly has done. more in the way of
sheer plucky work than any Sne else. walking in
evident agony. but not hinchng from the steps that
was cheered and huge wreath given him. this he
carried for few minutes i'll his hand then
placed it around his neck and walked lap
with it in that position. Even bouque and wreats
however. are burdens to men walking the fifth hun
dred miles and none Of the walkers carry the floral
tributes long. Rowell, in keeping up the distance
between himself and Merritt. TO which task
he has devoted himself for the best part OF
unlike the buoyant way in which he sailed away
from the crowd during the fret Of the week. He
ervene between thoir heels, and apparently caring
for nothing else but to keep down that yard.
Merritt reels the natural natural annoyance that might
or apparently noticing the little EnRlishman he
breaks into run four or ave times in the early
evening. This he soon saw was useless. for Roweu
ran when he ran and walked when he walked The
distance was not to be increased and Merritt soon
gave up the effort walking with his careless stride
tireessly on. while Rowell. with the same graceful
motion that he always has. kept still behind MIN.
wEsroN's FOUR HUNDREDTH NILE.
The score at ten O'Clock stood Weston, 800;
Rowell 449 Hazael 430; Guyon. AIS; Ennis, 373;
Merritt. 40; Hart Hart. 49t; krohne s72; Taylor. 2is;
understands. though he does pretty running by
spurts. but every ones attention is nxed
about to assure his gate money and Weston to roll
up another century. At six minutes past the hour
forth with fresh vigor. Weston walking
with Hart at the time he completed his
400: and although he sought this companion.
watched the champion in former races know that
nothing puts him ont OF condition more quickly
than to have some one walking with or very
him. His tender totally
able to stand the strain. Accordingly, though
the colorec man had not sought his company
he walked by his side for u few moments only and
then tried to walk away from him. Hart, however.
turned the tables. 1t had not been very pleasant
for him, it was evident, for Weston to
Le going through his contortions and
key tricks, for Hart walks with dignity and has
not played the buffoon before the people. He there
fore showed his annoyance in way that discom-
fited the champion exceedingly. When Weston tried
to shake him off he refused to be shaken aud kept
close to his heels.
"where be now his quips md gibes?" exclaimed
quizzical spectator as Wcsons face grew dark with
rage at this turning OF the tables.
Around the track again and again he went now
running walking. in the vain attempt to
leave Hart. and length he resorted to
his old trick OF lodging ut the judges stand
and reversing his direction. He was unsuccessful
even in this. Hart lodged almost quickly
he and still followed him closely. The crowd caught
the joke at and cheerod Hart and laughed till
Weston was almost wild. Again and again he dodged
aud turned, and twice he turned and instantly
auni,, lar dast.ed him h