The daily gazette., 1879-03-17

Inc long distance match nulShed last
night at Gilmore's Garden has proved to
be the most remarkable contesl known
in the history of athletic sports, either in
this country or Europe. 1t has not as
sumed marked prominence from the
number OF miles covered or the celebrity
of the men who last night finish ed their
task on the path, but bee iuse of the ex-
traordinary public interest In The affair
and because 1t decided the possession of
the championship Of the world in "six
days" match between English and
American pedestrians. The failure of
O'Leary, the former holder of The belt,
robbed the race early in the week OF
much OF its interes but Notwithstanding
this drawback, the r. ce pts have far eX-
ceeded anything hitherto recorded in
like exhibition, and the unvarying inter-
est displayed by the public in the re ,ult,
even after the tnal posision of the men
was foregone conclusion, marks the
affair as one long to be remembered.
The expectations of the most sauguine
promoters OF the contest were more than
realized, and the vast crowd gathered
within the Garden as the final miles
were beng done would have Of itself
made the affair an athletic and pecuniary
Iccess,
hah n vi VIC Wtck. 91 L.
Kelly asked a HERALD reporter of the
manager last night just as Ro well and
Hartman had left the track.
90 1t would be impossi BILE for me to tell
you before tomorrow morning just how
we stand | can guess pretty close, how
Yer, and IT will be about S51 600"
Up to the verv last moment people
were in line at the box office handing
over the dollar of their daddies, and the
fact was untavorably commented npon
that all during the evening men we're
selling tickets on the side walk at the reg
nlation price and apparently indepen-
dent OF the management. Up to three o.
clock yesterday s45 6O7 ,e5 was deposited
in the bank, and this was judged to be
abut the amount which would be
divided. The expenses have been very
great and the b,ll for all sorts of things
innumerable footing up in the neigh bor-
hood OF $4,000. Putting the net profit at
A4,OOO, which is a reasonable figure, the
division, after taking out S4 900, or 81 :,
goo Tor each man entered, would be as
follows
Rowel. 80 per cent. $50, 900
Ennis, 80 per cent of renal nder.... 1000
Hartman, 20 per cent. 5000
dotai..' '..'...'.......... $40, 900
This is, however, an approximate es-
Innate; but the actual figures will not
vary much, and the amount the English
man Will carry away is about three times
as much as O'Lesry earned when he wen
the belt at Agricultural h all in London
THE MEN AT THEIR HOTELS
Almost Immediately after the men had
completed the tasks marked out for them
by their trainers they were hurried away
TO their respective hotels-Rowen, the
champion, making his headquarters at
the Ashland House; Ennis at the Putnam
and Hartman at the st. James, of which
Mr.. Walton, his hacker, is proprietor
Hartman was in a most lamentabl con,
dlton, while Ennis was reality the fresh.
est man of the lot. The treatement to
which they were subjected was precisely
the same In each instance. A vigorous
rubbing down was resorted to and they
were put TO bed, TO rest for only two OF
three hours before being awakened, as
in the condition they were in, il would
have been dangerous to permit too long
stretch of sleep. There was no presen.
tation speech. and the belt was not on
exhibition as Mr.. Curtis has il under
lock and key, and will turn 1t over to
Rowell just before he starts for England
STATISTICS OF THE WALK.
Table showing total number of miles
made at the expiration of each hour of
the last day.