New-York tribune., 1882-03-02
ROWELL STILL GAINING.
PLAYING WITH HIS COMPETITORS.

HUGHES BROKEN DOWN AND HAZiEL N THE SECOND
PLACE-TRCRS TO EFFECT THE BETTING-THE
RACE HALF OVER.
The first half of tho walking match ended at
IL o'clock last night Rowcll still led easily with
score Of 353 miles and laps, which surpasses the
best previous record made by himself in November,
1880. The day developed further change in the
| relative places Of the men. Those who are aware
of the feeling among the persons composing tho
Rowell pool know that they feel as secure of the
success Of their man, as il his competitors were
not making the creditabe scores that they
are; and IL any one is doubtful of the result of
the race, and wishes to lay money against Row
all, he can readily do So at what he may possibly
regard favorable terms. Most of the bOOkmakers
seem to be bewildercd with the apparent changing
phases of the contest and they alter their states
with every rumor which is circulated regarding the
condition Of the leader At the beginning OF the
race, the field against Rowell was regarded 80
strong, that considerable money was bet against
his winning first place. Skllfully prepared
reports that he was Overtrained, and of his
| sickness Tuesday had the same effect on. them
as it did on those who thought Hughes was
breaking ROwel down on that day. 1t became
evident yesterday that the bookmalers were
being led astray, well as those who pinned their
faith on Hazael or Hughes. After Hughes's dospe-
which he broke himself down, and was
shelved by Hazacl for the time, the betting grew
more favorable again to Rowel. No sooner was this
established than the startling report came from the
quarters that he had had cramp. Until he was
seen going again there was momcntary lull in the
confidence that he would win That the public might
not fail TO the trcpidation of the Englishmans
hackers the clever device resOrted to of having
q well known sporting man, who is known to nave
heavily backed ROwel to win, get on the track aud
an xOusy make n lap with him, so that all could sec
the signs of distress. his sharp management has
been the means Of mulching a large amount of
money from those who have accepted the reports OF
the condition of the man who plays with the other
walkers in the race rs cat plays with a mouse.
When the men crawled out OF headquarters IN the
early morning hours to begin the third days work,
the condition of the Garden was in keeping with
their weary efforts to throw off the stiffness and
drowsiness, which affects them when not on the
track. The vitated atmosphcreS, not yet cIcansed
from the dense volume of tobacco smoke and fumes
of beer, which poisoned It the night before,
rested like an incubas on their march around the
endless track. but they hurried on. When tho
electric lights, which had grown dirty with long
burning, were ut last turned out, the men had re-
gained somewhat their SupplencSS. and with the
exception of poor Hughes who In his eXuberance
danced jig in front of ROwell the day before, the
men were in much better condition than
on Tuesday. Rowell had been washed up and
what looked to be deep lines in his face and trouble
in his look only proved to be streakS of dirt made
by pcrspcraton. Hughes put the finishing touch to
his stubborn performance at midnight Tuesaay, by
leading Rowol at furious run. After that his
hackers were hopeless of hls wlnnlnR fazael rested
As he travels faster than any of his
competitors his trainers had hopes of his being able
to take sufficient rest to keep himself in good con
diton for the last days and at the same time by his
speed to keep his score within easy reach Of Row
elps. He soon passed Hughes, but he could not pre-
vent the breach between himself and Rowe grow
ing wider aud wider every hour Fitzgerald passed
Hart and Sullivan III the day, and showed the
Same doggcd determination to follow the bent of
his own inclination that he had during the first two
days. His trainer, James smith, sat before his
quarters as he moved awk kwarily around the track,
running with scarcely break all day, and sad con-
Paddy is all rig ht perfectly sound and well,
good appetite and everything; he Is going
jqs as .ood want him to- tbo Sniva2 f1eshat n%f
men men Yesterday. TWAS accounted for partly he.
cause they were not working hard, but travelling
easily The truth. however, was that Rowell was
fresher than either ami the stimulation he prac-
ticcs tho track Is apparent to close
observer Hart has rSeoyeTed Non%a his 3 appetite
day, and ms hackers are more confident that he
will make good score at the end OF tho week
Norcmac logged aronnd with much the same results
that lie accomplished the day previous. The slight
indisposition he felt carly III the morning dlsap-
pcarcd the hours wore on, and his record 80 far
Is very creditabe, although he Is the last man IN
The most remarkable event of the race Yesterday
was the record of six of the seven men who remain
ed III the contest The last one, sullivan, had com
howell looked up at the bulletin aud ana the
figures $50 miles opposite his own name; ne
I@4"' ro4 his Gp' nights ''p sleep 1 of two hours,
having surpassed the best previous score which was
made by himself. by 20 miles lie had made his
3OOh mile at l0l4 u. IN, after which he went OIL
the track and remained until lO4j; When
Rowell had covered 300 miles, llazael was 10
miles behind. and llngheS H. AZ ll;"S a;
H. IIazac scored 300 miles. Hughes had
fallen gradually bohud iazael until 1906 +. M,
when ho had reached both the 300 nile score and
the limit OF his powers of endurance without re-
c,lpcration lie retired to hlsqiarers, but emerged
again in two minutes and staggered around the
track until he fell into tho arms of his trainers be-
fore his door IL was evident to them that
their man was badly broken up. Ahasty consnitd-
tinn was held and Ii was decided TO remove him from
the building. He was driven to Turkish bath.
t:I:2O p. IN. he WAS put on the track again As he
started OF on tro his gait was that OF man run
ming upstairs. His treatment had apparently IN
proved his condition, for he grew less stll
and travelled live miles the first hour
Of his 5%Tp T5n5 followed by RSSe TSSeh uvaH lifIi
Norcmac and Hart. Hughes was left to him
self hobbng hopolessly around the endless track.
lowing odds to against kowel, 10 TO against
Hughes. to | against uazaei, 80 to against
Sullivan and Hart, 20 to against Noremac and
AZ half past o'clock the seven men were all
eating on the track. Rowcu savagely chewed q
chickens wing, while Fitzgerald held alott small
pot OF drink, which hc guped down at intervals
with evident satisfaction. When howell re;
tired at tho time he completed $50 miles, llazael
began to run, and for two hours he scarcely slack
cned his rapid pace. When Rowel came ont at
20 minutes past II o'clock, Hazael retired,
and the little Euglshman started on
sharp trot which he kept up until midnight.
The attendance yesterday was larger than at
any other time since tho start. Fully
1000 persons present In tho evening.
At midnight, the end OF the third day, the scoIo
was as follows:
Miles Laps Miles. Laps.
Rcwell. ..........353 lHart...:, ....3l3
iJ,Iaci JI2 3Fitzgerald. ... 3l3 q.
IIuyhes ISL ! NOremac.