The examiner., 1882-03-25
THE SECRET REVEALED.
How HnzaeI Won the Ruce,

returned from the arena; one by one the lights | have gone out in Madison Square Garden; the l sporting fraternity now sum up their gains or losses, as the case may be, and the only ques- ton now to be decided is, how the race was won. This we propose to show. We are going to prick the bubble; we arc going to conduct
 our readers behind the scenes and prove to them how Hazael, now the worlds champ ion pedestrian, became such.
 Before we proceed to do so, let us first take retrospective glance over the field and cham pions. Out of the ten champions who entered
 the lists, four retired weary and disgusted; the
 remaining six, although handicapped with ail
 ments, remained to peg the sawdust to the bit ter end, and perform wonders in pedestrianism
 by eclip:ing any and all previous scores. At
 precisely half-past 9 on the morning of
 March 3, Rowell retired from the track after scring 415s9 miles. Those who were posted
 attributed his collapse to several causes-some
 claiming that he was overtrained; others that
 he overexerted himselfi in an earlier stage Of
 the contest. Be this as it may, the reason is now plain to us, and we propose to give 1t, as 8 warning 10 coming pedestrians and to sporting
 men who will in future stake their money on races of this class. Powell removed, Hazael was placed in the best possible position
 Who is Hazael, the winner? George Hazael was born in London March 22, 1915. He is five feet six and 8 half inches in height, and weighs 122 pounds. He is the recognized cham pion runner of England, from six to fifty miles, and has the following best on records made in six-day races: Four hours 8 miles 1850 yards; hours 40 miles HOO yards; hours, 47 miles 1,210 yards; hours 54 miles 935 yards, all made April q, 1879; and hours, G4 miles 550 yards; g hours, G8 miles $50 yards; 10 hours. 75 miles 440 yards, all made May g, 1881. His best performances are: London, No- vember to g, 1878, six-day go-as-you- please, won at 4O3I miles, beating g others. Same place, April 21 to 26, 1879, second race for six day championship of England; finished second to Blower Brown with 492 miles. In the fifth contest for the Astley Belt at Madison Square Garden September 9 to 2s, 1879, he finished third with 800 miles. Agricultural Hall, Feb ruary 15 to 21, 18s0,. long distance champion ship belt of England, he finished second to Blower Brown, with 48O miles. Henow caps the pinnacle with six hundred and half miles, and comes off winner Of nineteen thousand dollars, fortune in itself, the result of weeks work; and why? The writer of this, who is an
 
 pressionJ, and has assisted at several walking matches, waited on Mr. George Hazael, the worlds champion, in his cabin immediately at the close of the race He was one of the fa- vored few who were permitted to enter, and he saw that which gave him 'fpointer' as to how the long fought and heroically- contested race was won. He imparted his ideas to MT. Harry Vaughan, a gentleman who came from London, England, five weeks ago, purposely to act as trainer for Mir. Hazael. That gentleman spoke freely, and bade the scribe meet him at Joe Bowler's Rams Head Hotel, GIeenpoint L. l., on the following day, and zee MT. Hazael ill reference to tho matter. In accordance there with Mir. Hazael was met on the following day, March 5. Mir. Hazael was found to be in ex- cellent condition, and had just partaken of 8 splendid dinner, and was preparing for his af- ternoon siesta After some introductory re- marks, the writer observed: George, when entered your cabin at the close of the race last night my olfactories were Pleasantly assailed and my vision greeted-the former by smelling St. Jacobs Oil, the latter by seeing it.
 "Icame to ask if the worlds champion racer had found the worlds champion remedy the proper thing for his valuable limbs ?''
 "So,'' said MT. Hazael, laughing, "you saw my stock of St. Jacobs Oi', did you? It is wonderful medicine, sir, wonderful I do not know what pedestrians would do without it. it is their best friend. rub of St. Jacobs Oil after leaving the track makes new man of one, and fits him again for the contest" MT. Henry Vaughan, who was standing by, broke in at this juncture as follows: "I was never so surprised at anything in my life as was to see xI,o O T., George power of good. and but for it's use he might have had & different ending" "Yes,' exclcimed Joe Bowler, just entering with a bot tie of Piper Heidsieck, 'you can safely say that St. Jacobs Oil won the race for the champion, made fortune for MT. Hazael, and prepared him to win the greatest on record" The secret was out; and Mir. George Hazael, Q Briton of whom all England may be justly proud, and of whom America is justly proud also, hss shown not only phenomenal endurance to such an extent that it awakens our wonder and snr- prise but he has shown that he tempers wis dom with pluck and energy; that he not only knows how to "go," but that he knows what is best for him while going MT. Hazael has won for himself fairly, honestly, and above board. the title of Champion Walker of the World. George is 8 perfect gentleman, and in his pleas ant manner awards the championship to S. Jacobs Oil, the great German Remedy, over all other remedies
 Mr. Bowler is willing 10 back MT. Hazacl in any sum from $1, GOO to s5,OOO against any man in the world for 100 miles running, and give the opponent five miles out of the 100. We will back St. Jacobs Oil against all medicines at rates as liberal.
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