Connecticut western news., 1882-03-15
THE SECRET REVEALED.
How Hazael Won the Race.


  The great race is over the cham, ' pions have returned from the arena; one by one the lights have gone out in Madison Square Garden; the sporting fraternity now sum up thelr gains or losses, as the case may be, and the only question now to be decided, is how the race was won. This we propose to show. We arc going to prick the bubble; we are going to conduct our readers be- hind the scenes and prove to them how Hazael, now the worlds champion pedestrian, became such. Before we proceed to do so, let us first take @ retrospective glance over the field and champions. Out of the ten retired weary and disgusted the re- with a,ments, remained to peg thesaw- dust to the bitter end, and perform wonders in pedestrianism by ecipsing any and all previous scores. At pre- cisely half-past 9 O clock on the morning of March 3, R,well retired from the track after scoring 4l5s miles. Those who were posted attributed his collapse to several causes-some claiming that he was overtrained; others, that he overexerted himself in an earlier stage of the contest. Be this as it may, the reason is now plain to us, and we pro- pose to give it, as warning to coming pedestrians, and to sporting men who will in future stake their money on races of this class. Rowell removed. Hazael was placed in the best possible position. Who is Haz ael, the winnerp George Hazael was born in London, March 22, ]845. He is five feet six inches in height, and weighs 122 pounds. He is the recognized champion runner of England, from six to fifty miles, and has the following best on records made in six-day races: Four hours, B miles 1,65O yards; 5 hours, 40 miles HOO yards; hours, AT miles l,21O yards; v hours, 54 miles 935 yards, all made April 21, 1879; and hours, 6l miles 890 yards; 9 hours, 68 miles 880 yards; 10 hours, 75 miles 440 yards, all made May g, 1881. Ills best per formances are London, Nov. 4 to g, 1878, six-day go-ss-you- please, won at 403} miles, beating 23 others. Same place, April 21 to 26. 1879, second race for six-day championship of England; finished second to Blower Brown with 492 miles. In the fifth contest for the Astly Belt at Madison Square Garden Sept. 22 to 29, 1879, he finished third aith 500 miles. Agricultural Hall, Feb. 15 to 2l, 1880, long distance champion ship belt of England, he finished sec- ond to Blower Brown, with 480 miles. He now caps the pinnacle with six hun dred and half miles, and comes off win ner of nineteen thousand dollars, 0 for tune in itself, the result of 8 weeks work and why? The writer of this, who is an "old, timer (to make use of a pedestrian expression), aud has assisted at several walking matches, waited on MT. George Hazael, the worlds cham pion, in his cabin, immediately ct the close of the race. He was one of the favored few who were permitted to enter, and he saw that which gave him & pointer as to how the Iong-fought Auu n.IoIcAily SDn UosLed race Wa won. He implrtei his ideas to MT. Harry Vaughan, a gentle man who came from London, England i've weeks ago, purposely to act a. tzainer for MT. Hazael. That gentleman spoke freely, and bade the scribe mce him at Joe Bowler's Rams Head Hotel Greenpoint, l.. l., on the following day and see Mir. Hazael in reference to th' matter, In accordance herewith, MT Hazael was met on the following day March 5. Mr. Hazael was found to bt in excellent condition, and had just par taken of splendid dinner, and wal preparing for his afternoon siesta. Aftel some introductory remarks, the writer observed: "George, when l entered your cabin at the close of the race las night, my olfactories were pleasantly assailed and my vision greeted-the for mer by smelling St. Jacobs Oil, the latter by seeing it.
 "L came to ask if the worlds champion racer had found the worlds champion remedy the proper thing for his valua ble limbs ?" &'s
 "So," said MT. Hazael, laughing "you saw my stock of St. Jacobs Oil did you? It is wonderful medicine sir, wonderful do not know wha pedestrians would do without it; it Ii their best friend. A rub of St. Jacob Oil after leaving the track makes nev man of one, and fits him again for tn, contest" MT. Henry Vaughan, who wa standing by, broke in at this iunctur as follows: "I was never so surprise, db any UuLuS III my IliO hS W"o Vo oO the effect of St. Jacobs Oil on George It did George power of good, and bu for it's use he might have had a differ ent ending.' "Yes," exclaimed Jo Bowler, just entering with bottle 0 Piper Heidsieck, ''you can safely sa that St. Jacobs Oil won the race for tn champion, made a fortune for MI Hazael, and prepared him to win tn greatest race on record" The secre was out; and MT. George Hazael, Briton of whom all England may b justly proud, and of whom Americ is justly proud also, has shown nc only phenomenal endurance to sue an extent that 1t awakens our wonde and surprise, but he has shown that b tempers wisdom with pluck and or ergy that he not only knows how t "go," but that he knows what IS bes for him while going. MT. Hazael ha won for himself fairly, honestly, an above board the title Champion Wake of the World. George is perfect ger tleman, and in his pleasant manne awards the championship to St. Jacob Oil, the great German Remedy, over & other remedies.
 MT. Bowler is willing to back MI Hazael in any sum from $1, 900 to$ 5, co against any man in the world, for 10 miles running, and give the opponer five miles out of 100. We will back S Jacobs Oil against all medicines at rate as liberal.
 A Brutal Sport.