Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-26
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. NECK AND NECK. AN EXCITING STRUGGLE
 FOR THE LEAD. HazaeI Falls on the Track. HOWELL CATCHES UP WITH THE LEADER. Afabi Anxious to Leave Egypt. Offering to Accept Exile
 With His Family.
HazaeI Falls on the Track.
Afabi Anxious to Leave Egypt.
NEW YORK.

the Tracs<-Big Scores by all the Men.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-In many respects the most remarkable tournament that the world has ever seen showing the extraordinary ca pacity of the human frame for long and SC, were exertion, is now in progress within the walls of the Madison Square Garden There has been at least one contest previous to this in which the leader of the pedestrian file has covered few more miles at the time core, spending to the hour of the present writing, but this done at the expense of a dis astrous collapse. One of the most exception al features of this test of physical endurance is the fact that of the nine men started out Sunday night on the interminal spiral jour ney to fame but one has thus far fallen by the wayside. Wednesday has hitherto in almost every instance been day of disaster to the week -kneed and the contest has been narrowed as the hours crept by In view of the barren array of empty benches which have looked coldly on the struggling mortals, their perse yerance and pluck cannot fail to commend the admiration of all with an appreciation of manly quality. It is unlikely that between the leaders the fierce spirit of rivalry alone would serve to keep them on the track. Though they saw at the end of the sawdust vista no bulky bag of money whose golden clink has erstwhile been sweet music to the exhausted races in the van, there is in the title of champion in pedestrian, as in all oth- CT paths, an accent that is alluring to the ears of men. This has perhaps as much to do anything else with the desperate strug gle of the leading trio, Hazael, Hughes and Rowell The first has 8 championship to maintain. the second many valiant boasts to justify, as we'll as personal enmity to grat- ify, and the latter is fallen giant who be- ieves that he fell through a mistake known 'too fine training" but that it is still with in him to mend his broken record The ex- ertions of these men can be thus accounted for, but It is more difficult to perceive what animates those at the tail end of the race and results in the persistence with which they strive to bridge over the gap that separ- ates them from the leaders Still it is averred by their trainers that none of them, with the exception of Vint aud Panchot, have yet despaired of having place at the fore. The great blackboard is telling wonderful story. At D. m., 66 hours after the start, six out of the nine men have 300 and odd miles op- posite their names and a seventh is within few laps of that figure.
 When the band began to play this after noon the men, who were all on the track, fell to their work with fresh zeal Despite the haggard faces and dropping limbs it was generally remarked that they were in much better condition than at any time since the opening. There was much good work done ln the course of the afternoon and larger number of spectators was present than on any foregoing day at the same hour. The great feature was the neck and neck contest of Hazael and Hughes. Sometimes the Eng lishman and again the Irishman forged ahead their scores varying only by few laps or so The Hibernian sawdust plodder took rest of eleven minutes at 3:25 D .n. Hazael led the score for the next three hours. Rowell lndulged in seven minutes recess at $40 p. m. and recess of 25 minutes at 5:41. It was quite apparent, however, that both the Irish and English pedestrians ! were reserving their strength and quietly watching each others manpuvres. Rowell, something over a league in their wake. was i conducting himself with due reference to his ! predecessors. At 5:37 p m. the cockney left | the sawdust for an unusually long interval of ! 43 minutes, and Hughes at GOT D. m. treat | ed himself to a much shorter space of leis- l ure. At 6:O7 F. m. Herty passed his 30Oth ! mile with Hart some five miles in advance.
 At 6:37 p. m. some little commotion was 1 caused by the announcement that Peter F.
 Panchot had withdrawn from the contest on ! account of rheumatism in his leg He had retired from the track thirty seconds before, ! having completed an even 25O miles ! Both Hughes and Norenaac are a little crusty
 this evening, and have on several occasions | expressed their opinion of their trainers in ! l Within five minutes each also stopped short
 at the scorers stand and got into little dis cusslon with the amiable gentleman presid 1 ing there. At p. m. Hazael had covered 325 miles, which was within four miles oi
 Rowells pheno menal achievement of last l spring. Hughes, however, was within 8 few l laps of him. Throughout the next two ! hours the struggle between the leaders was
 sharp and bitter and with varying fortunes At 7:15 Hughes made very fine spurt anC ! was Justify cheered. Hazael responded to
 the challenge and they remained practically
 neck and neck for some time. The loose Jolnted skeleton of Hazael, however, amblet
 along with wonderful rapidity and seemed 8
 7:45 p. m. to be acquiring substantial leat
 of laps.
 At D. m. the score stood: Hazael 334 ! Fitzgerald 320 miles and f laps, Vint 26
 miles laps, Hughes 332, Rowell 33O mile
 and laps, Norsmas 31S, Hart 311 miles an' ] lap, Herty 300 miles and laps.
 1 At 12 o'clock midnight the score was 1 Hughes 342, Rowell 341, Hazael 341, Fitz
 gerald 330, Noremae 331, Hart 325, Hert. 3O9, Vint 282
 1 At 12:4o Hazael while limping around sud { denly fell on the track and was carried int
 his hut. At one o'clock the score was Hs l gael 343, Hughes 342, Roweu 341, Fitzge1
 aid 334 Noremac 33O, Herty 3O9, Vint 285 ! Hart 325.
 The score at 1:30 @. m. was Hughes 344
 Rowell 344, Hazael 343, Fitzgerald 337, More
 mao 332, Hart 325, Herty 311, Vint 285.