New-York tribune., 1882-03-04
ROWELL OUT OF THE RACE.

SECOND AND NORlMAC THIRD -
The fourth day of the walking match was aS Iu'i
of surprises as any of the previous days 1nu NV
constantly hanging scores continued to perpleA te
Solr,oLcrs a. well a. those who watched them Tor
,nercenarv or other reasons. RowcE left the track
IN the early part of tie Day oelhs
hpnarentlv i'll. His collapse was .no
snb;ect of almost endless discuSSloh
and comment. The rea! reasons for IL were
+hopcht 10 be his break z down under the teirlnle
stain which Hughes and liazael forced upon him
ON Tuesday and Wednesday, and the unparalleled
score which he male on the first day. His trainers
sav that they erred in Judgment in handling hlm.
At midnight Hazael had made $40 miles HIS
running so far ahead Of all previous records was
regarded rs a wonderful performance. HuGhes'
who had presented a pitlful spectacle sinco
Tuesday. revived somewhat yesterday, u
~ the surprise of everybody, and m4ue
creditable score. Fitzgerald had completed more
7 than 800 miles and Noremac mad nearly re'onou
that score at midnight. The latter was gtiulng
rapidly on Fitzgerald for the second place. HAIa'i
j. regarded as a sure winner unless some extra
ordinary accident hefals him. Two thousand dollars
were mt in the hands of Hamilton Busbey yester-
dav rs deposit to represent challenge which VIII
be issued to the winner at the end Of the race IL
was understood that il viii come from Rowe1
THE RETIREMENT OF RowELL.
Royel who has been and is still thought by
many TO be the greatest siX-days pedestrian IN te
world gave formal notice at 800 a. H. that he had
retired from the contest which be so conhdenly en-
tered last Monday morning At 5:39 ocIock-
nearly four hours befOre-he had staggered from 'he
track into the arms OF his trainers dpP"l0H''' "
broken down man.
BEFORE the race the persons who were connected
with him as trainers ana hackers had the fullest
confidence i'll his ability to win. Ana
the pool" which was formed to handle
the race in the way that the most money could he
made ont Of IT, did some clever work IN leading
the public and boollmakers astray. When 1t be-
came apparent that RoweI had the race well IN
hand. barring what We're considered the most I'M
rrobable accidents the animation when hau cnaI-
a-erized the beginning of the contest becaue Tee
bIa and something was needed to enliven what
promised TO become merely race for minor places
The managers Of the little EAgishman were full OF
resources Hughes, who would, doubtless nave
taken the second place. was lured into an atteUpt
10 break Roweu down by pressing nm
hard all day Tuesday. The device was successful
The stubborn and elated r.snan forced 'or th"uShO
he dld the EDgishman for miles and hours "lt"ou'
rest The public interest in the match was revived
Crowds focked TO the Garden 20 see the hardy Eng
1isb runner succumb TO his Irish rival. The book
makers astoushed at the apparently failing powers
OfRoweu began to bid for bets by Offering Inuch
more fayorabl, terms TO those who wished to back
him These we're taken rapidly that the book
makers thought that they had discovered the trick
and that he was TO win after ALL but II was too ate
10 hedge
The following day Hughes realized all too keenly
how be had been led into n trap. His knowledge
availed him nothing, however, for he had done his
last effective work in the race, and while he might
remain on the track till end of the week, he could
not hope for any place among the leaders.
After this episode there was further decline or
interest in the race and expedient was neceS-
sary. The persons IN the "ROwell pool were at
their wits ends to devise further means
10 attract the public 10 the race
md 10 elicit bets against their nan. Then
mn incident occurred which had the desired effect
Rowell was taken sick-Tealy sick--but the shTeWd
bookmakers thought that they mad at last scented
the game. and tEsy immeatey began o TO co oft
dence of these who were ignorant OF the English
mans bad condition, and it was thought by many
that The race had become clap trap analr 10
bleed the public The reports, which enaEated
from Rowelrs quarters. that be had been disabled M
by drinking hot vinegar ny ml't4he AM anu m ina o m
had not been sick but was resting IN 0Ter 10 uahe
long runs at the finish, were dlsregarded.
HIS CONDITION AFTER LEAVING THE RACK.
Rnt The impression that he seriously i'll grew
RAPIDLY stronger his absence from the track be-
came longer and the score Of the feet Hazael
,nounted Up score Of miles above Rowells. As
,nidniglt Of Thursday drew near there seemed little
hOD
made several attempts to continue at intervals be-
1ween that time and the lO2d hour Of the race,
when he retired but be only accomplished miles
and , lans 4 consultation was held al his bedside,
which resulted in the notice OF his Withdrawal at
p.56a.m He was taken to the Ashland House in
Fourtl-ave where he went 10 bed for the purpose
af recuuerating his wasted strength. In the after
noon be reappeaTed in the Garden III cose-uttng
,roll,in5 suit apparently IN much better condition.
AS Hart and NOremac were racing around the track
Tor the third place ROwcll sat before bis old quar-
1ers with his head resting Oh HIS Idui9 ~ pic
seped the pIctnre of "A whose PRIDE was broken.
When HaZael and Fitzgerald, who were doggIhg
sacL others steps throughout the afternoon, passed
him. he slowly raised his head and said TO his trainer
and brother-in-law, Aspleu:
Ifs pretty hard Charley, 20 be beaten by such
looking Of fellows a they are; they 20 Ike
kangaroo and a hod-carrier.
cause of his defeat he SAID reluctantly as II II gave
him pain TO speak OF so Illuminating suDJect
Yes ! was fairly beaten; Il was an error IL JndG-
Ineut They sent mt too far the hrst day and then
Hughes did really Worry ne. After was t4Ae4
eicF goueuess seemed 10 come over me which /
could not overcome. depressing pam seized ne
IN the chest, and when went on the track grew
dizzy aud NY head swan SO that could not con-
tinue Oh YES he added. doubtless could stay
In the race until the end and probably make 80
miles, but if can't win l don't want 10 make a
His trainers persisted in the statement that be had
been given hot vinegar by mistake, Dut sliII'
however that 1t had not hurt him much
WHAT THE ENGLIsHMAS SAYS.
A TRIBUNE reporter found Rowen at the Ashland
Hou,e last night chatting quietly with his trainer
Asnlen and friend When asked what reason he
would give for his unexpected illness. he said;
"Ican't explain it at all. | didn't notice that
was sick till Wednesday when my appetite gave
out. Since then haven't been able TO eat any sold
food ran for ten or twelve hours after that, but
amau can't hold out very long without eating you
know. My appetite hasn't been very good for some