New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-09
HOWELL WITHOUT A COMPETITOR.
ALBERT WITHDRAws FROM THE RACE.

ALBERT WITHDRAWs FROM THE RACE.
o'LEARY ABOUT FIFTEEN MILES BEHIND VAUGHAN
LITTLE INTEREST IN THE RACE-RowELL GOING
AT HIS OWN SWEET WILL.
There were only o few hundred spectators
at the walking match yesterday, and nearly
sll Of them looked rs If they thought
that they had been swindled. The mana
gers soon recognized that they would have to
do something to increase the attendance; so they
concluded to reduce the price Of admission to 30
cents The reduction attracted a few moro persons
to the inside of the building, but they did not re-
main there long before they regretted their invest
ment There was not solitary feature Of the show
to excite their enthusiasm or arouse their spirits
Three men plodded around the track at an easy
gait for professional pedestrians They remained
close together and walked IN single file, and neither
of them showed any great anxiety to beat the others
The benches were nearly empty, the floor was almost
vacant. and the spectators soon began to wear the
same lazy aud indifferent air as the walkers.
One part Of the match was decided early in the
morning by the withdrawal of Albert from the race.
When he went off the track at 11:28 D. m Monday,
with 102 miles and 2 laps to his credit, he CON-
planned of sprained ankle he went to bed. and,
after sleeping eight or niue hours retired from the
building Rowel then had no competitor, but in
order to keep uD the show he remained in the race
The two Englishmen went to bed at 1890 yesterday
morning and took about three hours rest Vaughan
had left O'Leary 81 miles behind him, and when he
returned to the track was still 10 miles ahead. he
cOntonted himself with following close behind his
competitor, and together they walked about 4 miles
every hour. Occasionally Vaughan would squirt
and gain lap on OLesry, but otherwise the strug-
gle between the two men was without interest,
ROwell went as he pleased. lie appeared on the
track when no felt so disposed and ran or walked as
the within took possession of him. From q. N. to
& n m he nv -rnQA0 akOut q miles hour, ana IN
the afternoon lie increased his speed to miles.
He followed tho walkers nearly all day. According
to the agreement, which IL is alleged was signed, the
losers will receive each Onesxth OF the gate money
after deductnR expenses. Ii that agreement holds
good. Albert will earn his share with very little
work. 49,
Tho scenes in the evening were enlvened little
by a large attendance W Rch, however, did not ex-
coed 1000 persons. The tko walkers tried TO amnse
men seemed to be in about the same. condition. and
neither showed signs OF much weakness. OLeaTy
had taken very little rest but kept up steady gait
all through the evening. Vaughan had rested 1or
an hour and half between 8 and 10 D. ~, and
managed to keep from 10 to IL miles ahead OF
OLeary. When he was on the track rack. lie . made
great speed by his long and rapid strides:
ROwell still did as he pleased He covered
one mile at p. M. and then went of the track. lie
appeared again about o'clock and walked IL miles,
and then went OF for the evening with score OF
2O5 miles. There was very little enthusiasm among
| the spectators. The greatest excitement OF the
| evening occurred about IL D. m. when two men
came to blows They stood in the middle OF the
room and amused the spectators for several minutes
By punching each others heads. All interest in the
race was lost during the encounter. The betting
| last night was 2 to against Vaughan, aud to
| against C'LNary, and even money against either OF
| them making 505 miles,
At midnight the scores stood as fol-
lows: Rowell. 2O5 miles; Vaughan. 200
| miles, and OLe2ry. 1875 miles laps. These
scores are behind the last previous records At the
| end of the 4Sth hour in England when Roweu won
the Ashley belt, his score was 248 miles, and in the
recent race in the Madison Square Garden Pan
chot's record at the corresponding hour was 235
| miles. When ULeary walked IN England his score
! at the end of the second day was 2O7 miles.
Rowell came Oh the track again at 1910 n. m. and
| Mt O'clock this morning, the score was: KoWel'
| 2O8-l /; OLeary, 1901 Vaughan, POI 4.
At the meeting OF the Aldermen yesterday, Alder
man Sauer introduced q resolution requesting the
| Corporation Counsel to decide whether or not the
Board had power to prevent such exhibitions as are
| now gong on at the Madison Square Garden. he
declared that it was shame TO allow men to come
| here and defraud the public. The residents in the
neghbornood had been much annoyed by the rough
| crowas That congregated and around the build
| ing and declared the whole thing q nuisance. The
exhibitions were disgrace 10 the city. The resolu-
| ton WAS passed unanimously