Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-03
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
AHEAD or THE RECORD.
Fitzgerald Going At a Ire
mendous Pace.
ROWELL LEFT FAR BEHIND.
Fifteen Long Miles Between
The Leaders.
FURIOUS FIRES IN THE FORESTS,
The Flames Sweeping ALI
Before Th I'M.
FURIOUS FIRES IN THE FORESTS.
NEW YORK.

| Ambition and Wealth-Tyyo Things that
| Fitzgerald Is Working Hard Tor-The
Most Wonderful Exhibition of Waikinx
Yet sesn-Fifteen Miles Between Him
and Rowell.
NEW York, May at now seems to be q
foregone conclusion that barring accidents
Fitzgerald will not only win the six days
| walk, but that he will also out-distance all
previous records. ALI day Rowell has been
doing his best to catch up with the stalwart
Irishnan. but no sooner would the English
man commences to run than Fitzgerald would
start also, not allowing his opponent an atom
of encouragement. Noremac, the Scotch
| man, keeps trudging on his weary way ap-
parently in the best of trim and will proba-
bly, be third at 10 p. m. tomorrow. Vint,
Herty and the rest keep up their spirits and
doubtless with the exception of Nitaw will
accomplish the allotted 525 miles SO as to
come in for share of the gate money.
Tom Davis, Fitzesrald's trainer, to-day in
reply to question as to how it was his pro.
tege stayed SO long on the track and went so
fast while there said: s'You see these
houses have been very good and the winner
will get more money out of the race
than anyone has ever done since Rowell first
won the Ashley belt. That is the reason
Fitzgerald is making such record. Besides
this he started out with the intention of beat
ing George HazaeIs record of 600 miles in the
142 hours. So you see 1t is case of wealth
and ambition" Fitzgerald completed his
800! b mile at lis p. m. to-day, or less than
ITO Lours from the start, beating the record
kVvo mil he tor
but was soon at his work again so
IS not to get behind the record.
Rowell kept logging the Milesian's footsteps
all day, occasionally making squirt and
gaining a lap or two, but the steady jog of
Fitzgerald defied any near approach. While
the two leaders were INDUCING in game of
''follow my leader" Noremec, Panchot, vint
and Herty were having a holly contested
race for third place. The first to make
break in this line was Noremac, who gradu-
ally cut down Vint's advantage and passed
him at 1 O'Clock. They changed places
again in the next hour, but after that More
mac went right away. At 9 o'clock
tonight Harry Waugh, the champion walker
of England, came upon the track with his ten
year old son. They were to walk six miles in
the hour, the little fellow being allowed
furlong start. After they had travelled three
eighths of mile Captain Williams ordered
the younger Vaughan of the track, and he
being under age there was nothing left but
to obey. Vaughan then went on with his
task and covered half a mile. The latest
betting is to 1 on Fitzgerald. to against
RowelI, Is to 1 against Noremac, so to 1
against the others.
The score at a. m. stood: Rowell 525,
Fitzgerald 1865, Noremac 494-1, Vint 1872,
Hsrty 1853, Panchot 497, Elson 455, Nitaw
1875.
United Press reporter interviewed
Asplen, the trainer of Rowell, tonight and
in the course of the conversation he said that
Rowell was in excellent condition and that
he has been saving himself to-day, but will
take the lead easily tomorrow. He says
Rowell is dead sure to win and thinks the
record so far something wonderful.
Rowell, he went on to say, is contending
under great disad vantage as the Irish ele-
ment in New York is strong and a large num-
Der of the spectators seem to regard a simple
sporting match in the light OF national af-
fair. Rowell he says is disliked because he
is an Englishman. Asplen also says Fitz-
gerald is too confident and is getting impu-
dent, but that he will take drop tomorrow.
The pedestrians rested to-day as follows:
Fitzgerald hours 81 minutes, Rowell
hours 35 minutes, Noremac hours 35 min
utes. Panchot hours % minutes, Herty 6
hours minutes, Vlnt hours 4S minutes,
Elson hours Is minutes.
At a m the score was: Fitzgerald 54O.6,
Rowell 525, Noremac 1894, Vint 49, Hsrty
1857, Panchot 5O1-4, EIson 455, Nitaw
1877 5. On his 499th mile Noremac set up
great squirt, running the mile in seven
minutes ten seconds. One of the
laps was run in SO 2 seconds. Fitzgerald
came ont at 1:20 a m. after longs leep, look
ing very fresh and rolling up laps very fast
There is ne sign of Rowell. There is no
sign of Rowell. Vint is very groggy. More
mao and Panchot are now racing.