New-York tribune., 1882-03-04


not occurred 10 the few hundred persons
who had remained in the Garden all
night awaiting more definite information rs 10 hlS
condition As the men began to feel the eNhiiaf"'-
ing effects of the purer air toward sunris' lheir
p ce perceptibly Cuckened and they started out on
the real work of the day. Previous To TINS they hau
done only a little. Hazael, Norenac anu
Fitzgerald were the Only ones VINO n,''' III The first
named who had come on the track about ltItt!,
had run tifty-seven miles without resting. lnls
performance affected the betting SO that sun greater
odds were offered in his favor RoWeil only went
about five miles and three laps IN the same Time
Fitzgerald and Noremac had increased their
scores an even twenty miles N o'clock
Hart had travelled 3 miles, gaming two on Hulll-
van with whom he had been even. Poor Hughes
crawled painfully over 10 miles Of savdust IN tlo
six hours. The at o'clock was: HazacL
461 miles and laps; Fitzgerald, 43e hart
425. sullivan, 423, g. NOremac, 4l2. q ; Rowel,
all. 6.
At that time. with the exception Of Rowell, the
men had now fairly got 10 work. Their pineh
faces and suuken eyes told how great had been the
STRAIN on them. As the morning wore and il be-
came known that Rowell had retired from the race,
the interest centred on the contest between the
men who had remained on the track. Early IN
Hart and Noremac had started out on a long race
for the third place. AT q o'clock the col0rtd BOY
had thirteen miles the start, and seemed 1fts out
the little Scotchman kept up the steady pace
which he had maintained since his SICK
ness on Monday and Tuesday. sullivan, who
was only one mile behind Hart, attempted
TO keep up with the negro, but 1t was evident that
the SaratOgian, was not In excellent CONDITION;
Unul Yesterday he had been apparently rcsli, ana
the fact that be had done no work likely to break
him down, gave many the idea that he would prove
dangerous man at the hHIoH, 4l InH Dui balS ni9
great on him that he could not long Keep up MS
pace. With the start which Hart had III the morn
Ing IL looked If he would easily remain ahcau OF
NO.eHac; but when the sturdy httIc fellow KEPT
gaining lap after lap Harts hackers became alarmed
and urged him to widen the gap as he was c9mPara-
TKa4IN trgL au1tFff
would, but his well-known lazlness was
apparent, as he allowed NOremac To
overtake him slowly. He often alternated hs
graceful run with few laps OF his graceful heel-
and-tOe walk. The applause which was gwen 10 !
him unstiDtedly may have pleased mn' Dut NOre-
mac steadily gaining on hun all the tlme' 10
ward noon the Garden presented more dHlmaJed
appearance. Many business men on their way
downtown dropped IN for lew moments moments (
Hazae., 400 miles; Fitzgerald, 49, miles and !
laps; Hart. 40, ! Aorenac. IL q; sullivan;
gained Q miles ON Hart III six hours.
ne crowd increased perceptibly III the afternoon
watched with great interest. Mile after mile they
Ian neck and neck. While Hart travelled HShuJ
and well he was losing grouni Ihe more unpre-
tcntlOus pace OF NOremac was DONG good Work lOr
him. and ne could see with more cas- over the rap
idly lessenng stretch OF sawdust which separated
HIN from the CUlOred man.
HUGHEs'S DISPLAY OF PLUCK.
Hughes was also the object Of a good deal Of at
tcntion on account of the wonderful nerve be has
displayed since his downfal after the run with
Howell on tuesday lie has shown himself
to be one of the most stubborn men
that ever entered siX-days walk.
Wednesday h. was injudiciously taken from the
building and given Turkish bath; he was not
properly cared for after this and consequently grew
slih with rheumatism. Yet he made eighty miles
on hat day in manner winch drew from those
who saw MS suffering steps the kccnest sympathy.
Thursday when he made his appearance it was
Il genuine surprise to everyone. 1t was
thought that he could not possibly keep on for an
hour Every motion seemed TO give him pain. As
he hobblcd around the track he presented a ptlful
spectacle. Still he managed to score 40 miles at the
end Of the day. Yesterday he forced
himself to go eighty miles. He was better than
on Wednesday and thursday, aud he was running
in something like his old form.
The betting which was Gull Yesterday morning on
account of the fright of the b0Okmakcrs, revived
somewhat in the afternoon, when 1t was as follows:
. 10 | that HaZael wins, 10 ! against fitzgerald,
20 TO / against Hart 10 10 ] against Norenac and
50 TO l against sullivan aud Hughes Later the
odds wers increased on Hazael to , to l. Almost
auy odds were offered against the others.
As Hazael continued his swift run through the
long hours Of the afternoon he was frequently
applauded The sporting" men amused them
selves by talking about what might have hap
peued If he had broken down on Thursday morning
as he came near dong. 1t IS as9er'ed that had IL
tclpated perhaps little by liaZaeis hackers, the
fleet runner who now leads the race would have
given up. ROwell's collapse, however, inspired Elm
viii new lite ana vlgUr. The between Hart
and NorruIaC watch QWlln close dJttutIOHD} the
women Ill the boxes. Hart was the tayOTte, ana
Le was applauded loudly as he moved with his
(-r,ceful sep between the solid walls OF anxious
snSctators who lined the fences twenty deep. Al
half past ciocA' the loAS :teIu cnse Tas tn4eH
amid deafenIng shouts from the crowd. Hart Aad at
I1.- been forced to lower his cOlors 10 the hard
working and pcTssteA, Nor.mac Tie takes defeat
lightly; his score depends upon the urging OF ms
ne Is
Pile Tie veteran Pop Whitaker climbed pPo9
the scorers stand as Halael &c conp.gIeG p,.gIeG
500 miles, and shouted III tones NMc4
could be heard all over the Garden: L3qles ana
gcntlcmen, Nh HaZael, at = o'clock ana fourteen
minutes had ma ie 300 miles which /, fifteen miles
ahead OF the b st previous record III the woIId.
The announcement was received with tremendous
cheers At u D. H. the score was as fellows: Hazae,
; - miles Fitzgerald, i92; NOrcmac, 4GJ; Hart,
4G1, sullivan, tlO, Hughes, HI miles ana laps.
In the afternoon rumOrs were freely circulated III
downtown restaurants and other resorts that Row
eli was dead. Ot course there was Nc foundation
for them but they passed from lip l. lip new de
tails being added with each recital. Many visits
were mauc to the newspaper bulletins TO learn
whether the rumOr, were confirmed.
After o'clock The empty seats during the after
noon began TO iii, and people continued to pour
present. Nouly all the seats were then filled with
men and women OF all ages, not few gray-halred.
Crowds of men IN tall haS and low hats round hats
and square ha;s leaned over the fence around the
track those nearest standing Witl their thrust
through the plckets cApplng their fayOrltes and
cheering them on With cries oi 90 III Keep II
UP. Old noy!' Give 1t to 'cm 'fItZy'i" " Hang
on, Hay - The floor inside the ring was filled
with men and boys, many of the men
| looking cazed and uncertain where to 20 next as
ii they might he country merchants in the city buy
ing heir spring goods, and incidentally Sc iug tie
| "sehts" By far th- larger number, however es-
pecaly about the tables Oi the bOOkmakers in the
| centTe had a rakish air. Their diamonds We're
| large and their watch chains heavy. The applause
/ as one the other Of the runners quicAened his
/ pace. or received gift OF flowers. liberal At
! alb ut half-gast the cheering became general
when SIX men filed in upon the track In front of the
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