Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-23
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. STARTED I}Y HANLAN. BEGINNING OF THE SIX
 DAYS TRAMP. HazaeI Already in Front. CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY
 HART AND HUGHES. The Bribery of the Star Reuters. NO LIGHT YET ON THE G0vERN-
 MENT SIDE.
HazaeI Already in Front.
'ha Bribery of the Star Reuters.
NEW YORK.

The Walking Match All the Men i'm
 Good Condttion-Prospects for Beating
 Record - Hazaal Goes to the Front
 at the Start.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-From early hour
 this morning the various entrances to Madl
 ison Square Garden were crowded by sport
 ingmen from every portion of the country
 who had their favorite in the race and
 were willing to risk their last sheksl on Not
 withstanding that the city fathers have pro-
 hibited bookmaking, there will be much
 money risled on the coming race. and the
 man who takes first place will have to cover
 600 miles. Your correspondent visited the
 nine pedestrians to-day and found each man
 very confident of carrying off the honors.
 Rowell, who stood in front of his tent, re
 marked: q never felt better in my life.
 Don't look OK, old fellow? ?" Hazael is in fine trim and the most confident of all, yet
 there are many who doubt his being able to beat his past record. Fitzgerald says that the first place is his, nevertheless his ap pearance is not flattering. It indicates that he has been over-trained. Hart, the Boston champion, is looking as fine as deer. His backer and trainer say that he will with ease beat all past records. Happy Jack" Smith says: We are here to repre- sent Boston and will do the best we can to carry back the colors to the Hub" Herty, Bosten's other pedestrian, is in fine trim and states that he has entered to down the Britishers Little Vint looks well, and not having 8 superhuous amount of flesh to h. fict the tan bark with will no doubt hold leading place, as will also Panchot, who is looked upon as a dark horse. Betting on the contestants up to the start was as follows: Rowell to 5, Hazael to 5, Fitzgerald 33 to l, Hart to l, Hughes to l, Herty to l, Vint 10 to l, Panchot 10 to l.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-The contest, being for the championship of the world, $4, 800 in menced at 12:O5 a. m. to- day at the Madison Square Garden. The Seventy ninth regi- ment band entertained the spectators during the whole of the evening with music. The doors were opened at 8 o'clock, and two hours later fully four thousand persons were pres ent At II o'clock Rowell, accompanied by his trainer. entered the building and was loudly applauded Ha2ael and the other contestants arrived soon after and went to their huts at 11:45 p. Hanlan, the cham pion oarsman, walked up the track and was I greeted with loud cheers. At 11:55 the men I took up their positions in front of the scorers stand. All looked in perfect condi tion. Fully five thousand people were now present. At five minutes past 12 o'clock | Hanlan gave the word to go and the nine pc ! destrlans bounded off together at rapid gait.
 | After the first lap Hart took the lead, hold ! ing it for the first mile. which he made in 6 l minutes and 16 seconds. Hughes time being 6 minutes and 17 seconds. The other pedes 1 trians ran along in Indian file, taking matters l cool Rowell taking eighth place during the f first mile. Panchot walked and acted as if | either not in trim was holding back for | some purpose. Rowell did not start in with 1 the same vigor that he has in his previous races. Evidently the lesson he received in ! the last race, where the ''Lepper" pushed \ him so as to necessitate his leav l ing the track, has been trite one I All of the contestants seem to have l the inclination to go in and beat past records, ! but ere forty eight hours roll around one or | two will fall by the wayside. Fitzgerald, who is the favorite, jogs along in his old
 camel trot, while little Vint tips tho tan bark
 as tenderly as a ninety pounder would be l expected. Hazael looks well and perhaps a
 little over confident. while Herty jogs at an easy gait. Norenac takes matters quietly. Hughes is entered by Richard K. Fox, who
 is betting that be will hold first place. The | following is the for tho first hour Hazael 8 miles and laps; Fitzgerald,
 8 miles and laps; Vint 8 miles and laps j; Hughes 8 miles and laps, Rowell miles 1 and laps, Noremac miles and laps, Hart
 8 miles and laps, Herty miles and laps, Panchot miles and l lap. Following is the l 2 o'clock score: Hazael 1S miles and laps, Fitzgerald 15 miles and laps, Vint 16 miles
 and l lap, Hughes 16 miles and lap, Rowell
 15 miles and laps, Noremac 15 miles and laps, Hart 15 miles and laps, Herty 1e miles l and laps, Panchot IA miles.