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Show TELEGRAPHIC THE WALE. O'Lenry Gone lor (Jood-The itrillhlier Still Ahead New York, 13. Coroner Walt mad and Puhce Captain Brogan found O'Leary at 1 o'clock this mornin ; in an upper room of Oilmore'a gaiden. Instead of being dead O'Leary wan lound to be suflering from au extreme billiuua aiuck. tie was almost in an unconscious condition, but informed in-formed the visitors that he would never wulk again. He denies that be was drunk on the track or tbat his failure ib due to drink. Uis wife and children are with him. The journals are almost devoid of news, outside of the walking match and its accompftnimentB, including the thrilling scene at Gilmore's garden gar-den last evening. O'Leary's collapse is worked up as ft magnificent tern perance lecture, while the increasing popularity of Harriman is daily , descanted upon. The retirement of O'Leary from the struggle for the Astley belt and championship has not decreased in the least the interest in the pedestrian contest. It is ouly more concentrated, with an earnest wish that the belt may be kept in the country, together with the glory and profit of the match. Neither the withdrawal of O'Leary nor the advance in the admissiou lee causes any apparent abatement of the interest in the international pedestrian match. At newspaper officee and husiness places where the score is displayed crowds are con- stantly gathered. O'Leary Bays be, does not expect to again ba able to make 500 miles in a six days' tramp. He will return home booh. The persons injureJ by the fall of the gallery in Gilmore's gardan last, night are doing well. The score is as follows at 11 a.m.: Rowell, 31i; Harriman, 290; EaaU. 28(5. 12 o'clock Rowell, 319; Hirri-man, Hirri-man, 293; Ennis, 290. 1 o'clock Rowell, 320; Harriman, 297; Ennis, 290. 2 o'clock Rowell, 323; Harriman, 300; Ennie, 294. 3 o'clock: Rowell, 32S; Hivrri-man, Hivrri-man, 304; Ennis, 299. Harriman has been 08 the track Bines the start the least time of any, bis total resting time being 19 hours, 59 minutes, 10 seconds. Tremendous applsuse shook the building when RowtH and Ennis raced two laps or more around the track this alternoon. Rowvll eeiimed to run with an eHort, but Ennie ap p eared as fresh at the last as at the start. |