The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-07
AND A WEAK EPFORT TO SWINDLE
THE PUBLIC.
Close OF the Six.Oaysl Pedestrian Match
for the O'LeRry BeIt-Pauchot
Wins the:PriEe-NOIa Prof.
table Venture for the
Managers.

sS.""u u"4'e MI AEounuI even FanChot
falling to make big record, as the scores
show. There was really no necessity for
Panchot to make extra exertion, for he
had run Sullivan to earth, and Krohn
was too lar away to prove dangerous,
Sullivan had appeared early in the
morning, but after navigating around for
three miles at intervals, he retired from
the race at SOY A. NJ, adding only three
miles to his score from the previous day,
me total distance travelled by Sullivan was
4Vl3 miles. A member OF the Saratoga
party said that Sullivan was comDIetsIv
used up. In addition to being very lame
and sick, he was nearly blind,
"Ihere was strange mystery about our
party" said the Saratogisn. "We were
nearly az taken with very sore eyes, In.
Gliding DR.. Grant, James Riley the oars
man, Mr.. Smith, myself and one OF our
walters. Our eyes became intlamed and
swollen and very painful. Mr.. Smith has
the pupil Of one eye entirely covered with
the strange malsdy,"
This was very singular, from the fact
that none OF the other trainers or racera or
hackers wore troubled to any extent win
their eyes. Sullivan occupied me extrene
right-hand hut at the Fourth avenns and
o. the Garden His party were all we'll.
dressed, gentIemanly.appearing men, pre-.
senuhga marked contrast to the usual run
o. trainers and handlers Of pedestrians,
Perhaps their first insight into the mySte.
rles Of six days go.as'you.pleass was too
much Tor their eyeSight. They saw clear
enough however, agreat deal oil money
disappear on their man,
| twice during the afternoon Rowell
walked a lap with Campsna, A ripple Of
applause followed them around the track.
once when PaDchot, Krohn, Ourran and
Vampana were on the track at the same
tlme, the band struck up Tommy Dodd.
and other lively airs, The men started In.
10 spasmodic tTots and jerky walks Doya
ron aCross the main floor 10 meet t6e
racers at the turns, and the crowd Cheered
Inc WORD had gone around the huts that
iltIe or no money would come to the men
IN the race outside OF the 81, COO sweep.
StaKes 70 the leader; the $4,000 to Mr..
Vanderbilt Tor rent, and the expenses of
AWpg up the Garden and running the
snow, had eaten up the receipts. The.
! nangers'on around the bar.room followed
the Governor OF South Oarolina's plan Of
long time between drinks" The bar.
tenders reported a heavy loss on the 81 500
pald ioT the privilege OF supplying the
thlEaty with mixed beverages, and the
cigar man yelled his troubles ID hRln oi
cigar smoke. Mr.. Kelly, The nanaper.
proposed sending q conmlttee IN Mr'
Vanderbilt to endeavor to get him IN re.
turn 50 k(l0 Of thn rant ar -
thig," H. said Mr.. Kelly, ~ will turn In The
Sl'4OO que me on the ten per cent agree.
ment II would take the risk against loss
and pay all expenses"
An ATTEMPT was made toward evening
10 buy of Ben Curran from taking third
place ny number Of men who had bel
heavily against the book ok.makers that La.
cousee would be third. This Lacouse could
not do II Onrran kept on the track, for the
6ld man was a dozen miles ahead OF the
Frenchm"n and going nearly, II not quite,
as strongly, Mr.. Curtis, the referee, said
that the old man had been offered 81. 800
70 stop, but waa keeping on with Roman
hrmnesS. Mr.. Kelly, however, noticed the
OLD man showed signs OF Weakening He
visited Curran In his nut, and found that
he had $GCJ In tickets that LaCouse would
win. CurrRn said that he was used IN
and out oil the race. Mr.. Kelly had threat.
ened to call the doctor and expose him II
he allowed himself to be sold out, Curran
then returned to the track and kent on
strongly In the race. Ateight o'clock Mr.,
Kelley presented Curran with new five.
hundred.dollar note. Onrran placed the
note on the top Of a notChed stick, and ran
q Ian with the nnln hhll aInft
Panchot started on his last Ian al 9:s6.
This would give him 64l miles, At its
conclusion, at 9;37 80, Panchot and Harry
Jack Smith appeared in front OF tbe
ecorers' stand. The belt was then given
TO PanChot In lie heavy, rich case In a
few minutes later Panchot reappeared'
running briskly around with the belE,
Ihen poor Sui llivan, In citizens clothes,
with sunken, glazed checks and totleripg
limbs, walked slowly around the vast am.
phitheater, leaning on panOhoLs arm,
Faint murmers Of applause broke forth,
and the third race for tho FIRST O'Leary
belt ives over,
1t was thought by tho management,
alter the race, that when the nights 70.
ceipts were counted up, there might be
$GOoor more 10 divide between The six
leading men, and possibly something from
the aAle oil the fixtures. None OF the rscerg
except PanChot aud CurrAn received anv
money tonight. panUhot took the beIt
and u 700 on sweepstakes, 500 OF which
ne posted to enter the race. Uurran had
finish.
OH, GREAT HEAvlSos -HERRs ANOTHER
oSR.
NKw YoRK, March GA c.oyd Of peo
pie witnessed the start tonight in the 70.
as.you.please between Albert and Rovell,
and the square heel and Toe between
o'Leary and Vaughn. The referees are
Hamilton Busby, Of the Spirit Of lie TINES;
Joseph Elliott, OF the Herald; and Geo,
W. Atkinson, Of the London sporting Lte,
This being the International contest
0'Lesry and Albert represent America
and Rowell and Vaughn England, All
four shook hands warmly as they mai Al
the starting point, and al the word mgol0
4rom Busby at midnight the men iutnped
oII,eaCh etllinR promptly into his0w1 best
gait. The first mile was made by Roweli
In minutes, and % seconds: bv Albeti
In 0 minutes and 33 seconds, by Vaughn
10 . minutes and 20 seconds, and O'Leaty
In . minutes and 81 seconds.
Va9han on the sixth lap OF his third
mile, led O'Leaty by one eighth Of mile,
Albert hung 10 The heels ol RoWell,
and was les than dozen feet be.
hind him when he finished hIa
iith mile, 80 minutes and 45 seconds after
the start. Vaughan had up 10 that time
handled miles and 0'Leary 81 miiea,
One hour after the start RoWel and AlbeFt
had iun 81 m leu Vaughan had walked
. miles. and O'Lsafy 8 miles and Oh
laps. Vaughan had up to that time
beaten the best pfeYlona Walking on rarnth