New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-01
HART IND HUGHES GIVE UP.
s,rppR,sEs IN THE OLEARY WALK,

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1Iort the colored champion. about whose per-
formance in the present contest for the OLeary
holt ca much has been promised by his friends fur
nsbed the first surprise of the race At ll;3O a. ~
he withdrew from the contest under the plea Of
suffering from neuralgia, which might endanger his
health if he continued longer on the track. His
excuse received official confirmation from DIR. Alex
ander B. Mott, of No. G2 Aiadison-ave. In the
morning d.. Mott sent the following letter to tile
managers;
This ia 10 certify that have examined Hart and find
that he Is from interc0sial neuralgia caused by
clothing and that the trouble would he increased by
continuing walk IN the match but he VIII he relieved
by rest and treatment IN few days
Similar snrnrises have been recorded in the first
few DAYS of nearly all the great contests that have
bcen held here The public expected great per
fofhlance from OLeary when K9welI nrst w, won the
Ashley belt but he retired early from the race.
pleading sickness. After Nichoas Murphy's great
performance in the first contest TOR the OLeary
belt his friends promised that he should surpass
His record IN the second match. lie Withdrew
from the race the first day. Merritt hal q record
of 515 miles in the second race fGr the Astley belt;
and was looked upon as a favorable rival of
Murphy, but he too withdrew IN the hrst day OF tile
match Weston also disappointed the public in the
Ashley belt contest after his great record OF go
miles in England. Harris withdrawal adds another
one to the list, and those who had backed him
heavily with the boonakers are not satisfied with
the explanation of his withdrawal. Some declare
that he is reserved for the match against Rowell
next week. His physician asserts that he Will prob
ably be in good condition IN n few days. and 1t IS
rumored that he is to he OLcary " Unknown
The managers of the present race certainly cannot
profit by his withdrawal An interesting contest
was looked forward to between Iiart ana hughes.
who has develcped unexpected powers rs pcdeS-
trian since his last struggle with the negro. There
is no doubt that the gate receipts VIII 1a OF con
sideraby in consequence OF the lar is se|re
history behind Harris action. The bOOkmakcrS as
usual reaped the benefit of the surprise:
Hart never looked better than when he started in
fbc II0 had DBCn III active training
for weeks in Brooklyn, and was III good physical
condition. lie showed no signs oil suffering whle
on the track except by the number OF times that ne
sought his quarters. The struggle between Hart
and Hughes was worth watching Tor the ilrst few
hours. At 4:I3 a. m. the negro went TO lbs house
for the first time and renamed OF the track Tor
eleven Minutes lie retired again for seven minutes
threc-auarters of an hour later. In the next hour
Inc made five IN les but again went to his quarters
and was not seen for thIrty-six minutes lie ap-
peared on the track shortly after ! a. H. anu II he
was suffering any pain his dark skin concealed his
condition lie was ted cs d aa
an hour before. After six minutes run he went
to his tent for eight minutes, AMI hughes lett the
track ut the same time for twenty-five minutes.
Hart appeared once more at 1:2O a. IN. and an hOnr
afterwaId took another rest Of fifteen MINUTES. At
500 he had made fifty miles. and hughes had COW
cred the same distance at GlS. The negro went OIL
the track at g0S for q rest of eight minutes, and
when he returned walked at the rate OF 1--WE miles
an hour. Between 10 and II n. m. he was III ms
room for ten minutes and finally Withdrew ~ ll:JO
am. with score OF siXty-thrcc miles AT the same
time Hughes had made seyrnty-twO miles. In less
than twelve hours Hart had left the track eight
times and away altogether one hour twenty
five minutes and eleven seconds which Is cOnhlucred
a great deal of lost time in the first halt day.
Hughes took the lead ut %. IN. and maintained 1t
the rest Of the day. lie runs nearly all the time,
and appears To travel with little effort His great
rivals all day were PanchOt. the Buffalo postman,
tom mGsc9 IN race OF aI nS I tro
Saratoga county re great deal of faith in ms
p~ GTS tie hoomakcrS II IS gacking nm heavily
been put in the hands OF the boolmnkci5 ~ Sniii
vans friends. who have readily taken up the Quo
of five to one against HIM He is smaller than
either Hughes or PanchOt, and is OF slender build.
He moves around the track with WHY gait and
with little apparent effort He possesses speed but
IL is vet to be determined whether or not he has the
necessary endurance. lie followed PancbOt all
day: the latter was close at Hughess heels, and
they were the three leading mon III the race.
IIoward began to suffer early in the day with
bleeding ut the nose. which disturbed him greatly.
Krohne moved along with his usual great stride,
n ~ II he would lie perfecty contcnted with
fourth or fifth place II he could only get portion
OF the gate money. Burns the man VINO beat the
horses IN Chicago in six davs' contest was fourth
i'm the race all day. but his friends promise that ho
shall give n credtablo exhibition OF Ms powers
before Saturday night. The other men show no
signs rs vet OF winning the Inst prize.
a facctOus scorer has prepared list which he
calls the obituary record, on which are inscribed
the names OF those who depart from the track, I'M
selfishiy leaving the hODOrs TO the others The first
man who had the honor TO have ms name painted
on the record was Mccarthy. who covered thirteen
miles in two hours. Being satisfied Win TINS ent,
he withdrew. The struggle Tor place In the
obituary record relaxed until nearly . n. M,
when Mulprcw retired with fourteen miles 10 lus
credit. lie is said to have complained OF feeling
tired IIanawaker disappeared NEXT ut 9::i0 with
score of thrtylOur miles. HATS name is fOnTh on
the list. At , p. H., fifteen hours after the race
began, the scores were rs follows: Hughes. -
miles; PanchOt 81; Sullivan, SO; Burns 81;
KIohne 81 Howard, 10; Allen, -: L1consc. u;
Curran, ~ Campana, 81 lyman, 90; Ennis, 90 /;
Ryan, 30; and Golden, Is.
By O'Clock the crowd IN the Garden greatly in
creased clerks ana employees from different down
town stores and offices forming the bulk Of the new
the track completely exhausted al 1913
swearing never 10 set foot on tanbalk again. lie
had made record Of 81 miles and one-eighth
As the evening advanced more people strcamcd into
the garden and took a lively interest IN the pro-
ceedngs Their attention seemed to be almost eX-
cu,ivcly conferred on the efforts of Hughes Panch0t
and Sullivan. who, until then, had made
the highest scores, and Ivy their bearing aud manner
were giving far promise Of remaining
Toward 9 o'clock, however Hughes began to show
sings Of Intense suffering. His face became
Pale and his whole body swayed to and fro
like an intoxicated man. Setting that Howard was
gaming upon him. he bore mp for n WHILE and re-
suming his habitual jog.trot covered several laps
more III a comparatively short space of time But ut
few minutes before 10 he was again seen to staggcr
and at $50 he fell to the ground III swOon He was
Immediately carried into his room. where Dr. Grant
pronounced The trouble 20 be acute stomacliic
rheumatism" resulting from OveT-eXertiOn. At the
time OF llughess mslap the betting was greatly IN
his favor. and his retirement will cause much mOney
TO change hands abruptly.
Panchot and Sullivan now monopOlized the inter-
eat of the asselnbage, Sullivan making desperate
eiorst TO outstrip Pancho who for his part, walked
on calmly and methOdicay. moving only his legs,
and unlike his competitors pcrspirIng little.
At one time Howard and Burns excited some At
tentiOn. They ran three laps at a hard pace.
Finally Howard gained considerably on his adver-
sary. AT IL o'clock, the twenty-third hour of the
contest Panchot, with his 1871 miles had beaten
the best American record by miles. but was ii a
miles behind ROwelPs record made last November i'm
England Half hOnr later he retired for the niuht
with score of 1874 miles The betting at
this hour was as follows: Two to 1 against Panchot
3 10 against Sullivan, y to l against Burns 4 TO
against Howard, Is 20 ] against Allen, 10 to /
against KroLne 80 to / against the rest.
At o'clock this morning the scores were az fol-
lows: krohne 10 miles: Howard, i2O; Allen
III miles laps; Burns, 1l6; Panchot 1875: Cam