Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-09
News by Telegraph
 FROx ALL QUARTERS. DOBLHR GIVING OUT. Hart's Terrific Pace Breaks Him Down. "BI0Wer" Browns Record Beaten. Pegram Looming Up as a
 Dark Horse. THE RESIGNATION OF BISMARCK. Emperor William Not Disposed to
 Accept IL.
HE RESIGNATION OF BISMARCK.
NEW YORK.

Hart's Great ScOre.-SsBlOWer'' Browns Record Beaten--Merritt Withdraggs-- DObler Falling Back--His Chances Growing Less--EHart Presented With a $500 Bill--Pegram Showing Up Well 1.-The Scores at Midnight.
 NEW YORK; April S.-The interest in the contest at Madison Square Garden increases as the leaders continue to roll up the biggest score on record in six days walk. The number of contestants was diminished to day by the retirement of Merritt, who, az his trainer explains, in going around the corners of the track, sprained his left knee badly, and the swelling having gone down into the calf of his leg, compelled his withdrawal. His score at the time he withdrew was 2945 miles, he having made but 194 miles from midnight till noon. Pegram looms up as dangerous competitor for first place. When asked this morning how he felt, he replied that he was "in tip-top condition" and that he would not be content with second place, if he could by any effort win the first position. ''Tll show 'em," he said, "that can beat any chocoIate-colored nigger." It is said that Pegram also intends to make an effort to win the handsome chair offered to the man who makes tho largest score in the last twenty-four hours of the mstch. During the afternoon the principal excitement was centered in the struggle between Hart and Doblsr, which finally resulted in the colored boy breaking Dobler down, and at 6 o'clock ths Chicago lad walked very lame. Hart kept up terri bls gait and gained lap after lap over all his competitors. During the afternoon Pegram and Howard had lively brush of several laps, resulting in favor of Pegram.
 At 7:30 o'clock fully five thousand per sons were in the building, and ths excite ment was greater than on any other day of the contest Dobler's leg became 80 bad that his packers expressed their detsrmina- tion to withdraw him, but the brave boy would not leave the track. Pegram gained many friends and packers during the day, and the bookmakers now decline to lay against him for second place. Hart is again in gplen- did condition and barring accident his win ming is looked upon as @ certainty. The won derful score made by the pedestrians attracted a very large crowd to the garden this evening Dobler left the track at 8:30 very lana, and his chances now even for third place ars very slight Dobler returned to the track at $50 limping very badly. He was loudly applaud ed. He shook his head as much as to say that it was no use. Nature had given out and ha was beaten man. He still plodded braveiy on in the hope of getting some of the receipts. MT. William H. Vanderbilt yesterday after noon stood at the Madison end of the track while Hart was passing, and taking a $500 bill from his pocket MT. Vanderbilt handed it to Hart, who, utterly surprised, thanked him and hurried on.
 Hart. amid tremendous applause, completed his 400th mile at 9:42, beating the best record by 2 minutes and 43 seconds. At Hart had taken 12 hours and AZ minutes' rest, aud Pe- gram IF hours and 57 minutes. After his Tooth mile Hart left the track for 10 minutes When he returned he looked the freshest man on the track. The latest betting is 1 to 5 on Hart, to l against Pegraul, 15 to 1 against Allen, to l against Howard, 25 to 1 against Dobler, and 50 to 1 against the others.
 The score at 10 o'clock was Hart 400, Dobler 391, Pegram 3S3, Howard 375, Allen 359, Williams 362, Krohne 369, Ranwaker 311, Jaybee 40.
 At II o'clock: Hart 405, Dobler 391, Pe- gram 387, Howard 375 Allen 363, Williams 365, Hanwaker 313, Krohne 352. Jaybee 14O
 When Hart made his 40Oth mile he exactly tied 'sBlower" Browns best record and the applause was tremendous. Even bets are now being made that Hart will beat the best record.
 MT. Jaybee, whose presence has been miss ed from the track since early in the day, final ly left the building with his wife at 10 o'clock.
 Score at 12: Hart 4O5, Dobler 391, Pe- gram 391, Howard 375, Allen 365, Williams 365, Hanwaker 313, Krohne 325, Jayhee 40.