The sun., 1881-05-29
LITTLE VINT THE CHAMPION.
yLEARY'S BELT WON BY 4 57S-MILE
SCORE, THE BEST EYER MADE
Sullivan, TOO, Hcnts Bughes's Record - An
Unpaualied String OF Scores, hut O'Lenry
n Loser, and Not Much Money for the Men.

Sullivan, 600, Heats Bughes's Record An !
Unpauaiied string of Scores. hut O'Lenry |
n Loser, and Not Much Money for the Men.
The morning and afternoon hours OF the |
last day OF the great race In Madison Square |
Garden were the dullest OF the week. Vint had |
secured first place beyond doubt. and his am |
bition to achieve 600 miles cooled as the day |
wore away until he found that he had wasted |
too much time to accomplish the distance. |
which. 1t is predicted will be the pinnacle OF
pedestrianism. The little wonder INDUCED in |
two hours rest. and was painfully slow while
on the track. except at exciting intervals. until
near the finish.
Hughes began the day eleven miles the better
OF Sullivan for second place. At q A. NJ book
makers we're Offering 8 against that Sullivan
would not pass Hughes. But the saratogian
was the nimblest man on the track. Helessened
the distance between himself and Hughes lap
by lap until. at 1 o'clock. he passed him.
Hughes had struggled desperately to keep his
place. but went under when the Saratogian
ranged next to Vint He staggered into his hut
without strength enough to make another lap.
Tears streamed down the face OF the burly
athlete. and he ground his teeth In
silent rage over his defeat. From the
condition he was in no ono In the Garden ex-
pected to see him reappear. The most expert
able to stand again for days Major Tom john
son, the veteran bookmaker. thought differently.
| He procured the services OF physician from
Twenty first street. and by the aid OF an electric
| battery and other restoratives had the Lepper
| on the track again few minutes before
| O'Clock. But he couldn't lep to any dangerous
extent. A crawling pace was the best he could
accomplish. His countenance had dull leaden
| hue. but stubborn will kept him In motion,
| Glow began his days work four miles tho
| better OF Sullivan. and appeared to be In as
HE s6y SyeT At G? 1 81 Se H
| gone 500 miles. His withdrawal caused much
grumbline among those who had backed 6Gtsi MIN MIN
sons for giving mn, but it was openly intimated
that he secured more money by falling t9
| gain second position than he would /! he had
succeeded. Plunner says Glow was offered
Iittlewood succeeded in making 4sO miles by
S:42 A. NJ. This entitled him to the return OF
his entrance fee 800. The English lad was
With rheumatic pains. He wanted to keep ON
tho race psrssuaded to vd0n Thardw ,SS the
9eNFS All be aAfk eleven n In
the race from the first day would top 4sO milos.
and that all would save their entrance money;
| The first hearty outburst OF applause rolled
figures on the black board ,proclaimeda d that the
high sat fgures. the best in the world UP to that
tine-56s miles. -,
ouiverins Si % from MI The efrects Of excitement and
fatigue after a rapid run. and then retired for q
| short rest While he was in his hut Al smith
| called on him and cashed n ticket for $500
which he had handed to vint on Sunday night
| when the odds against him were ten to one.
| Mr.. Smith also presented Magee little Vints
handler. with 800. yint said: Mr.. Smith.
| am now sorry that did not keep on to-day and
| make 800 miles. I could have done IT,"
| The attenuated and crippled English racer.
Hazael, who excelled grim and gaunt Fitz:
gerald in ugliness while on the track. hobbled
out OF the race at O'Clock with an even 500
| miles on his score sheet.
| Donovan. the quiet, black haired young man
l from Boston, who travelled steadily In tha race
| from tho start without a murmur disappeared
| from the track ut O'Clock, after having gone
500 miles In his maiden six days race. He ran
| very briskly over his last few miles. lie is the
fastest fifty-mile runner In the country having
| covered that distance in about a hours.
| tumult OF applause broke out at $3.50. when
| Sullivan. Fitzgerald, Curran. and Dulrane
broke into brisk motion. while the band played
THE Campbelis are Coming" The tired racers
subsded with the band.
Another deafening roar occurred when ole
man Curran completed 4S0 miles at $3.50. The
gray-ha game veteran had saved his 500
and that was all. Curran doffed his red. white
and blue cap In a polite manner in answer t(
the warm greeting OF the thousands. He haC
| presented himself In neater condition thar
! any other OF the men on the last day.
. The go-Rs-you- please ended at o clock in
) | very undemonstrative manner. The men baC
retired at intervals. until at that time Sulli o.
4 | was the last one TO finish. The ipal scores IL
| thia extraordinary we're: