The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-09
VOLUME XXIX.-NUMBER ITO.
THE WALKING HATCH.
charges that the Whole Thing Is a Fraud
Scores Yesterday,

1
New YoRK, March s.-Albsrt Withdrew
from the penestrian contest at Madison
Square Garden at $40 this morning,
A well known sporting man to-day said
to Tribune reporter who asked him
whether the Rowell walking match was
an honest one, ut is nothing more or
less than an exhibition walk, and every
sporting man knows or believes that It Is
so," When 0'LeRFy was in England, last
year, he made arrangements with Rowell
for this so.Called match. Each ot them was
to put up 5000 with the London Sporting
Life, This had to be done, as the Sporting
Life Is o reputable paper, and would not
be q knowing party TO any fraud. The un.
deTstRnding was, however, that the stake
money should be returned alter the
race. Gate receipts were to be divided
between 0'Lsary and Rowell, and this
was the way they were to make their
money, When 0'Leary arrived In New
York, Hart MET him in response to tele.
gram. 0'Ieary wanted Hart to go into
the race against Rowell, and asked him to
put up the five thousand dollars necessary,
telling him that there was more money
in 1t than there was in the race for the
0'Lsary belt, Hart refused, saying that
be would not trust his own father with
ave Thousand dollars. 0'Leary then Rp.
preached other pedestrians, and finally
succeeded In getting Albert to enter
against Rowell, The FIVE thousand dol.
lars he obtained from another source,
"Whst interest does Vaughn have In
the raceW sSo
"oh, he Is simply hired as Albert Is,
The fact that 1t Is hippodrome Is evident
on the face Of 1t, You don't suppose that
0'Leary would be fool enough to back o
comparatively untried pedestrian like AL
bert against Rowelf, particularly after
Albert had come out oil a six days race
only q lew weeks SINCE"
why isn't the race close one II 1t Is
iraud2"
"Well, don't believe that 1t Is fraud
In the sense that any OF the men are sell.
Ing the race. They are simply walking for
the gate money. Then Rowell and
Vaughan eau not lie down and wait for
0'LeAry and Albert, and they would have
10 do that to make the race close one"
George W, Atkinson, Of the London
Sporting life, said that the charge was an
ABSURD one, and do did not intend to paw
any attention TO 1t,
Charles Davis, one Of o Leary's trainers,
was also emphatic in his assertion that the
race was an honest one. .J,
Score: "'Nt
"a, M.Rowell, 1Ol, Vaughan, 1880;
o'Leary, 1877.
10 4. M.1IRowOll, 1877 o'Leary, lsli
Il ,llA. H@5.ROwell, :. l79; Vaughan, 148j
70 M-Rowell, 173; Vaughan, l54i
o'Leary, 1870.
! p. M-RoRoll, 17S; Vaughan, 1867
o'Leary, IA.
The crowd In the evening at no time ex.
Ceeded 1000 persons, although 1t was ex.
peCted that reducing the price Of Admis.
sion to half q dollar would make the mum.
ber Of spectators large. Rowell and
Vaughan rested q great deal throughout
the evening, and at times both were of
the track together, for long periods to the
disgust Of the spectators. 0'Leary made
fewer stops than the others. TheTewas q
marked improvement In his appearance,
and he walked well. Rowell's longest rest
during the evening amounted to two hours
and a half, and ended about 1880 o'clock.
Vaughan lodged into his quarters ten
minutes after and did not again show
himself for hour and 81 minutes. Row.
ella 200 mile was completed at 1857 p. NJ,
and was well applaudsd. 0'Leary, how.
ever, gets the lions share Of that sort Of
announcement.