News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-23
THE SECRET REVEALED.
How Hazael Won the Race.

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 their 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 are 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
champions who entered the lists, four
retired weary and Disguised; the re-
naming six, although handicapped
with ailments, remained to peg thesa
dust to the bitter end, and perform
wonders in pedestrianism by eclipsing
any and all previous scores. AT pre-
cisely half-past o. clock on the morning
of March 3, Rowell retired from the
track after scoring 415s miles. Those
who were posted attributed his collapse
to several causes-some claiming that
he was overturned; 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 a warning to coming
pedestrians, and to sporting men who
will in future stake their % oney on races
of this class. RowelI removed, Hazael
was placed in the best possible position.
Who is Hazael; the winner? George
Hazael was born in London, March %,
1916. 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, 33 miles
1850 yards; 5 hours, 40 miles LOO
yards; hours, At miles 1,210 yards;
hours, "a miles 935 yards,
all made April 81, 1879; and 8 hours,
81 miles $50 yards; 9 hours, GO miles
$50 yards; 10 hours, rs miles 44O yards,
all made May 9, 1881. His best per-
formances are London, Nov. 4 to 9,
1873, six-day go-as-you-please, won at
4033 miles, beating % others. Same
place, April 81 to 26, 1879, second race
for six-day championship of England;
finished second to Blower Brown with
1872 miles. In the fifth contest for the
Astly Belt at Madison Square Garden
Sept % to %, 1879, he finished third
with 500 miles. Agricultural Hall, Feb.
| Is to 81, 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, for
tune in itself, the result of a week s
work; and why? The writer of this,
who is an cold timer Ito make use of a
pedestrian expression), and has assisted
at several walking matches, waited on
Mr.. George Razael, the worlds cham
pion, in his cabin, Immediately at the
close of the race. He was one of the
favored few who were permitted to
enter, and he saw that which gave him
a 'tpointer" as to how the long-fought
and heroically- race was
won. He impaired his ideas
to Mr.. Harry Vaughan, a gentle
man who came from London, England,
five weeks ago, purposely to act as
tr liner for Mr.. Hazael. That gentleman
spoke freely, and babe the scribe meet
| him at Joe Bowler's Rams Head Hotel,
Greenpoint, l.. l., on the following day,
and see Mr.. Hazael in reference to the
matter. In accordance herewith, Mr..
Hazael was met on the following day,
| March s. Mr.. Hazael was found to be
in excellent condition, and had Just par
taken of a splendid dinner, and was
preparing for his afternoon siesta. After
some Introductory remarks, the writer
observed: George, when 1 entered
your cabin at the close OF the race last
night, my olfactories were pleasantly
assailed and my vision greeted-the for
mer by smelling st. Jacobs Oil, the
latter by seeing if.
81 came to ask if the worlds champion
racer had found the worlds champion
remedy the proper thing for his Yalua-
bic limbs ?''
$780," said Mr.. Hazael, laughing,
''you saw my stock of st. Jacobs Oil,
did you? It is wonderful medicine,
sir, wonderful I do not know what
pedestrians would do without it it is
their best friend. A rub of st. Jacobs
Oil after leaving the track makes new
man of one, and fits him again for the
contest. MIR. Henry Vaughan, who was
standing by, broke in at this juncture
as follows: ST was never so surprised
ct anything in my life as [ was to see
the effect of st. Jacobs Oil on George.
1t did George power of good, and but
for it's use he might have had differ
emit ending" eyes," exclaimed Joe
Bowler, just entering with bottle of
Piper Heidsieck, ''you can safely say
that st. Jacobs Oil won the race for the
champion, made fortune for Mr..
Hazael, and prepared him to win the
greatest race on record" The secret
was out; and Mr.. George Hazael, a
Briton Of whom all England may be
justly proud, and of whom America
is justly proud also, has shown not
only phenomenal endurance to such
an extent that it awakens our wonder
and surprise, but he has shown that he
tempers wisdom with pluck and en-
ergy; that he not only knows how to
"go," but that he knows what is best
for him while going. Mr.. Hazael has
won for himself fairly, honestly, and
above board the title Champion Walker
of the World. George is perfect gen.
tleman, and in his pleasant manner
awards the championship to st. Jacobs
Oil, the great German Remedy, over all
other remedies.
Mr.. Bowler is willing to back Mr..
Hazael in any sum from 81 900 to S 5000
against any man in the world, for 100
miles running, and give the opponent
five miles out of 100. We will back st.
Jacobs Oil against all medicines at rates
as liberal.