The Portland daily press., 1882-03-03
SPORTING.
The English Champion Going to
the Rear.
HAzAEL AHEAD AND CONSTANTLY
IGAINING.

New YORK, March 2.-There was more in
terest to-day in the walking match ana the al,
tendance has increased. At IL O'Clock Roweli
had covered 3S7s miles and Hazael but SIX
miles behind, with Fitzgerald nineteen in the
rear of the latter. Hughes was jerking him.
self along toward the end of the second lap OF
his 360th miles and was separated from Sulll-
van, the next man, by seven miles, while Hart
was only three miles behind the saratoga
oarsman, leaving Noremac twenty miles be-
hind the coIored youth. Within the ten hours
then ended Rowell had travelled 317 miles,
Hazael 37a, Fitzgerald 464, Hughes only 274.
Sullivan 374, Hart 364, and Noremae "A. Nor
emac created some excitement this morning.
At 10 o'clock, after glancing at the score and
commencing, he increased his pace and ran
lap after lap encouraged by the spectators. 1t
was rumored that he intended to make the
best 25 miles recorded for the fourth day, but
if such was his intention he failed to accom-
plish it, though he performed the unusual feat
of scoring seven miles and one lap by IL
O'Clock. The general opinion in regard to
Rowell is that he is suffering more than he has
suffered during any previous race. lie dogs
Hazael continuously and at 12.30 was but two
miles and five laps ahead. He had retired at
eight minutes after noon and Hazael was doing
his best to secure the lead, it being the first
time the pace was really made for the cham
pion. The struggle between the two foreign
ers was closely watched and many expressed
doubts of Rowell's success, as he looks much
thinner and more haggard than he has
at any previous contest. At his cottage report
ers are eyed with suspicion and the only
answer obtainable to any inquiry made is "He
is quite well, thank you. Betting at noon
was against Rowell to 8; Noremac, 40 to l;
Sullivan, 20 to 1; Fitzgerald, 10 to /: Hughes,
20 to 1; Hazael, 40 to 1, and Hart, 25 to 1. AS
news of the closeness of the race circulated 1t
was noticed the attendance Increased wonder
fully. At two minutes of l Hazael passed
Rowell and the building re-echoed with deaf
ening shouts. At 1.45 Rowell was still off the
track andjHazael four miles and three laps
ahead of the champion. A basket OF flowers
was presented to him by some lady friends.
At 2. 16 Hazael completed his 400th mile, Row
ell still resting. Hazael led the record Dy nine
miles and was ahead of the champion eight
miles and three laps. Hughes returned at 215
and was the object of commiseration. Rheum-
atism has settled in his hips and knee joints
and there is but little prospect of his remain
ing longer than to-day.
At2,35 D. M. Hazael left the track to take
much needed rest. he was nine miles and
three laps ahead of Rowell who had not put
in an appearance since retiring. Hazael re-
turned at 2.57 40 and walked around. At2
p, m. Rowell came on the track again.
So remarkable and unexpected were the
changes in the position of the walkers during
the day that the excitement among the public
was shown by larger attendance tonight than
at any time since the opening Between and
10 o'clock the attendance was hardly less than
bills had been settled to date, including run
ming expenses, and that to-day $4,000 was de-
posted in the bank. During the day changes
in betting had followed the figures on the
blackboard.
During the evening the only two men out of
the seven in the race whose chances were con-
sidered precarious were Rowell and Hughes
Rowells conduct was so different from that Of
any previous race in which he appeared that it
was very evident he had 'gone wrong" in some
Way After having been off the track for a
good rest he returned at SAT and after making
6 miles and laps again retired at 457. Row
ellis physician denied that anything was the
matter with him and said he was never better
in his life. 1t was not till 9.15, however, that
Rowell finally returned to the track after hav
ing been off hours and IS minutes. He did
not have his usual jaunty air but stepped of
as though he had not the slightest intention OF
weakening. After walking around two or
three laps he broke into his customary dog
trot, falling in behind Sullivan. He was
greeted with round after round of applause
all along the line.
At 5.04 Hazael went off, being then 161
miles ahead of Rowell. After an absence of
80 minutes he started again at the front OF the
procession. At 6 O'Clock Hazael, Fitzgerald
and Noremac were doing a pedal trio. Hughes
left the track at g. and returned at 6.31. On
the first tap on passing the scorers stand he
tripped and nearly fell. AT O'Clock Noremac
had caught up with Hughes on the .37lst mile
and laps and on passing MIN dugheS name
went down TO the bottom of the list. Hughes
was off again at 7.10 and returned at 8 O'Clock.
At6.24a Fitzgerald passed Rowell and took
the second place. At HaZael was leading
Fitzgerald is miles, and the latter was miles
ahead of Rowell. Five minutes before II
Rowell again went off the track with 406 miles
and three laps to his credit. Sullivan and
Hart were only mile and one lap behind him.
Hughes started once more at the same time
Rowell disappeared. At Ills Sullivan and
Hart caught up with Rowell's score of 406
miles and laps and passing him Rowell took
another drop from the third to fifth position
with only Noremac and Hughes behind him.