The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-05

Sullivan. 30 %
At the majority of the pool-tables Hazael
is barred, and the betting on the others Is
| 10 10 against Hart, 10 to against More
mac. 10 to against Sullivan, and 3 TO
against Fitzgerald, while Hughes is so far
behind flat no one thinks OF betting on
him. When lIazael had completed his
4SOth mile he went into his tent, where he
remained for forty-five minutes. When he
returned he was somewhat stiff in his
limbs, but he soon oiled up and struck out
| in his peculiar lope.
| Early in the evening the name OF IIazael
was off most OF the bookmakers' bulletins,
and two or three OF them were not trying
to do any business at all.
Mr.. William Il. Curtis, OF the Spirit Of
| the Times, SAYS he had seen Rowcll, and
that he Is all safe and sound physically, but
| that he feels very bad over being compelled
to withdraw from the race.
A. M--IIazael, $40; Fitzgerald, 80;
Noremac. sol; Hart, 49j; Hughes, 40;
| Sullivan, 49,.
HOWELL EXPLAINS THE BREAKUP.
| In the afternoon the reporter had an in
| tervew with Rowell to ascertain the reasons
inducing him TO withdraw from the race.
lie was in a high state OF fever and very
nervous. His deepiy-sunken cheeks, pale
and Woe-begOne expression OF countenance
gave abundant token OF the terrible physi-
cal strain to which he has been subjected in
the race. There were present with him at
the time OF the interview Mr.. Peter Duryea,
his hacker, and Mr.. Asplen, his trainer. II
was clear that he was n broken-dOwp man,
at least temporarily.
"Why did YOU give upthe race 2" asked
the reporter.
"Because could not help myself. was
taken sick on "Wednesday evening""
ado you think your run If $50 miles on
Monday brought on this sicknessi"
"Not at all. never felt better in my
life than when had finished the $50 miles.
| felt perfectly well At the close OF Tuesday
night"
$50 you think you did not overwork
yourself in making such extraordinary
runs on two successive daysI"
81 don't think 1 did l did exactly
what / proposed doing at the outset.
only carried out my programme as pre-
vi0usly arranged"
"Thcre is some talk about your having
been too finely trained; how il that?"
81 don't think was. | didn't weigh
myself before / entered this race, and /
don't know how much flesh lost during
my period Of training, but don't think it
was more than seventeen pounds
GLOW about your feetI"
"TLcre was not blister on either OF my
feet. III hadn't been taken sick would
have been all right"
"And the story that you drank some
vinegar through mistake, and that that sick
ened yOu:"
81 did drink some vinegar. and in feet
did take two drinks Of it from q cup. /
thought ii was new preparation OF beef
tea that had been prepared for me. told
Mr.. Asplen that didn't like the taste of
this tea He said, Never mind the
| taste, it would do me good >; so l down
with it,"
81 should have thought You would have
known it was vinegar at oncc!"
81 was very thirsty, and person under
such circumstances is not apt TO bother his
head about q matter Of taste"
"Did you experience any special bad ei-
fleets after drinking this yinegari"
"My stomach was already very much
upset, and / have no doubt the vinegar
made 1t worse"
IBytelegraph.
POSITION AND CONDITION OF THE MEN YES
TERDAY MORNING.
NEW YORK, March AT ) O'Clock this
morning Hazael led Fitzgerald by 90 miles
and 6 laps, the latter having as a follower
Noremac with gap of 90 miles and . laps
between them. Hart with j01 miles and
lap, the fourth man in the race, was walk
ing around briskly at three-miIe three
lap gait. Hughes and Sullivan followed
In the score on the blackboard, Hughes
with 4S4 miles 1 lap, being 10 miles
and laps the leader OF the last
man, Sullivan, who was walking. Ha-
zael, who had scored 3 miles exactly
between and O'Clock, and 0 miles and 3
laps since O'Clock, was still keeping up
the same hot pace, carrying out seemingly
his trainers statement that he was OH %
mile spin. Fitzgerald would Join him oc-
casionally, keeping only a yard behind.
HazaePs J60th mile was completed at j:21,
and he was still preserving his rapid run.
At O'Clock he was II miles and ) laps
ahead OF the best record, which had been
made by Fitzgerald December 81, 1881.
1t was an even $50 miles. Fitzgerald him.
self was 3 miles and laps behind it.
HowELLs DEFEAT DUE To ENTERTAINING.
DR.. MAYOR, the English physician. who
attended Rowell during his first pedestrian
matci III this city, was interviewed this
morning, and said thai he attributed Row.
elPs defeat TO entertaining. He believed
the little Englishman capable of remaining
In the race and securing a place, but
thought he wished to come In first or not
ut all.
NEW YORK, March AT o'clock the
score stood: Hazael, 57S.5; Sullivan,
902.6; Noremac, $3.50; Hughes, 5l5.5
Fitzgerald, $500; Hart, 526.3.
END OF THE CONTEST.
The score at the finish. at 9:l2 o'clock
tonight, when Hazael and Fitzgerald left
the track, was as follows:
Mile.