New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-10
THE THREE MEN ON THE TRACK

LITTLE INTEREST IN THE WALKERS
NOT LARGE NUMBER OF SPECTATORS IN THE
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - VAUGHAN STILL
LEADING o'LEARY- RowRLL STILL DOING AS
HE PLEAsFs.
There were not many spectators at the MADISON
Square Garden yesterday aud the few hundreds
who were there had u small amount of entertain
ment The managers said that the weather dld IL
Others said that the race was duller than Une
weather and that the interest had dwindled III
much greeter proportion than the entrance zee OF
tho attendance IT, eould not be said
to have been three-quarters OF
show. as Rowell, instead of racing against hme'
sauntered around the track at his leisure or spent
the time in his retiring room. Although many
Thought that OLeary would overtake his opponent,
both of them 30 lar behind good RECORDS tnaG
the matter of relative positions was not OF very
great interest except to those who had put up money
and to the bOok-makers.
Yesterday morning he was yet nine miles Oenlnu lls
lOng-legged competitor. His stomach, althougn less
turbulent was unquiet and in consequence he was
frequently off the track. Vaughan retired al . a
m and silent until between and O'Clock. At . a
M Rowel had covered 218 miles thirty miles Oe-
hind Panchofs record last week, Vaughan 10y; ana
OLeary 2O17s. Vaughan at this hour was fifteen
miles behind O'Leary's record at tho Agricultural
Hall. London. in April, 1877;
In the forenoon there was little change IN the rel
alive distances Of the heel-and-tOe walkers. From
o'clock until noon the gap between them At the
end of each successive hour was ia. Ole, 6s. oes.
10 and miles. Rowell meanwhile walked or ran
at his pleasure in seeming enjoyment OF the stua-
ton. Sometimes he joined one OF the hee-and-toe
men for the sake of having company;
Vaughan ut noon bad scored ~ miles 10
miles behind 0'Learys London record, aud OLeary
223 miles. During the next SIX hours the long
lImbed Englishman continued 10 hold his lead Oh
eight or nine miles His rate OF speed was mucn
slower than on the two previous days. and he moVeu
with somewhat less freedom. No signs oil weakness 2
or distress. however, are visible OLeary WAS1 96
in good form without any apparent effort, Dut Will
a short stride. Every few minutes he was OH the
track for q short time. 49,. -. ,ho
book makers. Offers were made OF l to L thaI
neither Vaughan nor O'Leary would cover oOO
miles; 3 to 2 that ROwell would not go O4O miles
l to 1 that OLeary would not WIN ana lateT'
to that OLeary would not cover $50 or vaughan
500 miles. .
All p. m. OLeary had reduced Vaughans lead
from about miles TO 6os miles, the scores bell
became more animated in tho evening. the attend
ance being between 1000 and 1000. OLearY.
who had taken short rests in the course oil
the day. went into h, ms bis ret nwg0 70 IoI bs
absence his opponent I've yan 90 add mile a1ter ile
to his lead. As for Rowsll be went at training
pace and received no attention whatever, ana dld
not seem TO care for any, he long legs OF vaughan
did NOT appear by any means be ambitious, gAinR
only at the rate of from two 10 four miles an hour:
This fact was realized by the spectators. some OF
whom sought the diversions OF the BAR ana olher
accessories, and Others went homo.
The total amount of rest taken since the start by
Vaughan, Is seventeen hours. by OLeary. htteen ;
and by ROWe thirteen hours. When RoWen leit
the track Mt 11:2O hp had covered 2lO@4 mlles-OO%
miles behind his London record T; Vaughan at the
same time had covered 26S6s miles, and was TWEEN
ty-two miles behind the best record In heeland-toe
walking.
272 miles; OLeary, ga miles lap; Vaughan, 273
miles.