Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-30
Eitzgsra1si Ahead ofthe Best Record.

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 Fitzgerald Ahead or the Best Record.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Great excitement was manifested among the spectators during the afternoon, when it became known that Fitzgerald was closely approaching the best record ever made. At 7 o'clock, when he beat the best record by two minutes, the ap- plause was tremendous. Elson, who has been christened ''the mysterious man, after drinking heavy horn of whiskey, left the track at least a dozen times within an hour. Bets were freely offered that he would not cover 450 miles. Noremac, who appeared to be in the best condition of any man on the track, made a fine squirt at o'clock, in which Fitzgerald, Herty and Krohne joined. Hart, who left the track yesterday, spent most of the day in the building playing pool and watching the contestants. He thinks Fitzgerald will win and that Herty will be second At 9:2O Fitzgerald had made APO miles and he expressed the determination of beating the best record. He shows very lit tie of the strain that he has undergone, and feels very confident. At 9:28 Herty was loudly applauded as he reached his four hun dredth mile. All the contestants with the exception of Bison appear in good condition and will, unless something unlocked for takes place, remain in the contest until the finish. A grand race is looked for in the next two days. At 10 o'clock Fitzgerald was 1-2 miles ahead of the best record. The 10 o'clock score was: Krohne 346, Fitzger- aid 423, Lacouse 372, Bison 274, Herty 402, Noremac 387.
 The score at 8. m. was: Fitzgerald 432, Herty 415, Noremac 400, Lacouse 392, Krohne 350 Bison 2S0.
 The Grounded Steamboat-Enorts to
 Float the c. H. Northnm.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The New Haven steamboat c. H. Northam still lies hard and fast upon the rocks just below Blackwelps island, where she went aground on Tuesday evening. It has been discovered that hole from fifteen to twenty feet long was stove in the port bow, near the bottom and the hull of the steamer strains badly, as the stern rises and falls with the tide. An energetic effort was made to get the steamer off at high tide this morning, but was intellectual. A number of wreckers are at work constantly trying to raise her bow off the rocks. To do this it will probably be necessary to sink pontoons beneath her forward guards, and then, by filling them with air, raise her bow. This work may require two or three days, or she may be foated at any high tide The owners of the steamer are anxious to get her up as soon as possible, for she is lying in bad po- sition and is liable to further injury.
 Three extra pumps were put aboard last | night which will be used in pumping out the ! water from her hold after she is raised. It is sfzke that these pumps will not be able to
 poss,s s water out as fast as it flows in, and if l get thould be the case hc- I~-- -''- .-- ------ ported on pontoons until she is placed in dry dock The amount of damage to the vesse
 cannot be definitely ascertained until the bot
 tom and hull can be thoroughly examined. | Sexton Wins Great Match.
 l NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The great cushion
 carom billiard match, 600 points up, for l stake of S5 GOO between Sexton and Sehaef