The sun., 1888-11-29
HERTY OVERTAKES MOORE.
JOIN 4. sULLITAWs PRoTEGE FORCES
AHEAD or TEE PHILADELPHIhM
I.tttieyvood Not Far Behind and strong
Favorite In the BettinE-Herty's Record
for a. Hours not Equal TO Rowelrs.

| Uerty........B8S u Golden..,...001
Moore......,, ,8ss 1Dsy......."soo
| Cartwright aIS oil Hart sos 4
| uovarth . 200 olNoremac a
Tho six days Ro-as-you-pease race at
| Madison Square Garden bids fair to be tho
best that has been contested in that old barn
like structure in many q day. The entire COM
plexion OF the race changed between the hours
Of and IL last evening, and at midnight It was
anybody's race. with the leaders but trife
apart. Moore retired at 1886 O'Clock for we'll
earned rest. with 800 miles four laps to his
credit. Dan Herty, who was but a few laps be-
hind. ran into the lead, and went to his hut
for a nap when he had run his score
| up to 323 miles. George Littlewood.
who had been eight miles behind Herty all
| day, spurted splendidly as the last rays OF the
evening sun glinted through the dingy old Gar
| den. and when the myriad gas jets and electric
lights sputtered in the sickly atmosphere. he
| was only miles in the rear OF the leader.
| Slowly he wore down the leaders until 1880.
| when he too went to his quarters with 800
| miles 6 laps as his total score. The race from
now on will be bitterly contested. Herty Is al
| ways at his best on the closing days. and Lit
| tlewood Is a stayer from the back country
The betting changed with the mon. Little
wood becoming the favorite in the man
against-man betting. Herty was backed to
some extent TO beat Moore. but there were
plenty Of offers OF big sums that Littlewood
When the throng loft the Garden at mid
night on Tuesday, Moore had clear lead. and
was looked upon as a certain winner IL some-
terday morning his stomach began troubling
him. and he was compelled to remain In his
Hery tho staray Boston n0Se the
opportunity. reelinR Of the miles like clock
work. until there va was II little margin between his
Moore who is splondidly built young fellow
and of such an even temperament that he Is
that Hsrsy % was Slowly bn. surely s oSerhauing ling
him. and was likely to pass him. In his dis
trainer hs and eR S5 sSho Of Es' R.s hs
and e once took Moore in charge, with the rs: 2:
Tnnnng n min When lsEs his most asngerons G cempetitor
is said to be a brother In law o., Champion
James Albert. but this is denied by Moore He
Moors hsd wn as @es laps to his
credit. This was exactly Albert's score for the
same time when he made his great record 81
day pace which he had determined o.; and
record. and from that hour he steadily dropped
behind the record, until at o'clock he was 9
@es aps behed RoMes The seGss Best on
record for the distance.
While Moore was absont from the track Herty
lead sn ae 'sr ds s oSer
mi mile separated them Un1:, Herty had gained over
IN The evening" and n announced cd his inssntion ION
steady pace he logged miles without stopping;
minute Intervals since o'clock In the morning
Moore was frequently compelled to leave the
would scarcely close upon him before Herty
would break into lively trot At 81 Moore
HI He9ty hut sss Ts bs hS sssn sna at
George LittIewood's performance during the
ass IN hs %ke Of ss
liyan's protegs His father @ says that George
nine miles behind the leaders. and going at a
Gartwrlsht retained !, fourth - PLACE. astonishing
is very graceful runner. but has lacked heart
in former races, dropping out at the end of the
t nowarth. Day, Golden. Mason. Noremac.
Hart, Conner. and Nint ploddsd wyearlly along
Cssmpana;, - hoId Sport" without whom
Hs1y
tinaai Are q e chan with the crowd. ana is VIII
peddles fish through Connecticut He drives
tho Nutmeg State. but draws the line at the
mention OF business when he is on the saw
as msa
oyerthe picket fence to see what effect hislittle
9 eit-hander square between the eyes. Fresh
hsh" rem marked Sport as he resumed,
thy, and receives moro than one stray green
back in his tramps around tho ring. He ap;
neared Ior r an as hour or SO in the afternoon and
Norman Taylor. the pie bitter. wanders about
and manages to increase his score few miles
an hour.
:Elson wears huge bandage of flannel about
his right knee. which is very much inliamed.
Moore appeared much refreshed when he
came on the track at 10 go. after resting two
and nat Sf6 Sm Pas en bs s
and dispose of his internal troubles. which
make him groggy. look for him 10 do some
to 9yeEtake Herty. who had gained three miles
ps dseee Ia aa1 the out
whiskered Englishm who trained John L.
sff% sPa %sS saa has asy H rSnSi Sns sSsh 5
lead should not be wrested from him. dogGed
Moore persistently. running whom he ran and
dropping to q walk when the Pennsylvania
When Llttlewood had 800 miles LAPS to his
credit at 0:35 he went to his quarters. and was
fast l., asleep in five minutes. He is the favorite
Cartwright Is doing good work. and is not
out of the race by any means.
At IL o'clock fully $500 persons were present
and all the runners received much encourage
ment. In the crowd of spectators were Fred
Gobhard. Congressman-el elect John Henry Nc
GarthX. Ed Stokes. Pat sheedy. Arthur Phil
Lynch, Jim Wakely, Steele Mackaye, the Hon.
Peter Mitchell. Robert p. Porter. Charles F.
Chntterton. Charles Abud. Maurice barrymore
Alderman Stadler Judge White. Coroner Levy
and Jimmy O'Brisn. '
At She end of 70 Aours Horty was 25 miles
laps behind tho best record. held by RoNel
MIDNIGHT SCORE.
Hilt1. Laps JH!es. Laps.
Noore"...:. ....S2t 7Connor. ............27S
littlewood ...'....32o 1IGampana..
CArtwrght......Sl5 Ovint o
HowArth 100 4Elson .2N u
Day 2A0 2TAylor