New-York tribune., 1879-09-17
THE COMING WAAKNG MATCH.
ATALK WITH GEORGE ". ATKINSON.
WHAT TIE FINAL ARRNNGEMENTs PROBABLY WILL
BE-rHE OFFICIAL ENTRIES.

WHAT TIE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS PR i3ABLN WILL
BE-THE OFFICIAL ENTRIES.
The steamship Wyoming of the Guion Line,
which arrived yesterday morning from liverpool
brought among her George W. Atkinson, oI
The sporting LIE the stakeholder In the Astiey Belt
pedc.ir.au MATCH HIS coming has bcea anXiousiy
looked by competitors, he was expected To-
settle several pDnts in d.s 'ut' os - the conditions or
the match As as Ae .luici hc went to the Ash
and House aud before noaa was directing tha laying
dow OF tue track Madison square Ga-don. re pre-
fers ihat sh,ud be o. aarn over bed Of tan-barH
tie earth 10 give an even surface the tGnbark cias-
tirty. This he Thought Ir'f-Ial 20 the sawduSJ
tracks
Mr.. Atkinson SAID the o'a,h lat Of entries
couta ned thirteen names, as folpwsi Edward
Payson Weston. the hol4ar Of IT,, beiti Charles
Rowcn the c.a'ieuc r; George uazael, Of London.
Eugllnd; Pet.r J. Pinciot. oi BuItioi Frederick
X oAnC, Norman Taylor HcwIOrk, " Frank Hari
Boston; Hiram Jackson, New-Bodofd, Mass; Joan H.
his. George Gvor. Cuctsoi Samuel Merritt, Bridge
po Conn.,, william Duiclor itod states Army, and
L. T. Fcd-rne,er, the whee0arr0w trrdier, whose en-
try received tue ias- Gay before the entries
closed he uuaer-toI u Tat PamcAOi desired % wilr
draw hi- entry account of lame foot, aud thought
tlai. exc ~ in pout OF honor, be hlu right
TO 90 30, never having signed tho articles OF
| agreement As whether any or fhe
entries would he dchrrcd from starting on account OF
not having any authentic record TO qualify taom 10
,roctsuch weston and Rowo,. hc said nothing
n tic condition, wA.ch the bel, was given gave Tie
rg.t to strike entry ior such cause IL was
free ALI" well rs 20 you please" race. IN
which any man u,-at start payment Of $500
Neither could objection be taken 10 Hart because II
hi. color lie knew nothing Of the entrance OF the
Yuma Iudian from California, who reported as
starter IN this match. m regard to Westons feat Ot
making $50 miles when he won the belt, Mr. Atkinson
SAID ne believed that occasion Weston could have
| done 575 miles If 1t hOd been necessary. When he
fna rtl pl
between Weston Roweu and IIazael, but later he
4 c,yed Information that made hIm think these three
would not have everything their own way while such
luou a. Guyou. Merritt a4d Krolno were on the tack
I sit. Atkinson Immediately on has arrival called a
meeting Of the pedestrians to 0e held at The Turf.
Iseld and Farm office at 10 o'clock this morning when
! the att.cles Of agreement will be signed ana various
i'ttle preliminary matters arranged. lie thought The
signing Of tho articles would bc merely a formal sub
ecrlption those already ontor,d into oetweoA Wes
ton and ROwell August . These fixed the match %
take place in the Madison Square Garden. began ng
| Ut a. IN. Monisy September 90 and ending at IL p
n the following saturday. the person covering the
greatest distance in that time. by either running
! Walking without assistance, 10 be the winner. The
ae receipts (after all expenses have been paic
be divided follows II only one man completes go
miles (or mor The whole OF the gate receipts Cess
expcnses b. paid over to him If two competitors
complete $50 miles (or more the winner to two
thirds of the receipt and the second onehirG
three 45O miles more, the first 70 get
half the 80 per cent aud the third 20 per
A. four meu complete s5O miles or morc the 70
receive onehaf the second % per cent, the third -
per cent. and the fourth 10 per cent; five cOn-
pete 45O miles more the winner TO receive One-ha,
the second 25 per cent hiId per cent, fourth per
cent and nftb per cont; II six men complete $50 miles
more, winner TO receive one-haf second 20
third Il cent fourth per cent NTH per cent and
sixth per cent. Should more than six men complete
z5O miles the winner Will receive Ouc-half and
the balance Kill bt distributed among the other con-
ptitors n proportion 10 the miles completed may be
directed hy Sr John ASticy, the Qivcr or tue belt.
The also provide that the track shall be not
less than ten iees wd and That the Id tor OF he Turf
Field aud frR shall engage und appoint tho reQuis tc
provision for tne allowance or stipulated cum %
contestant for incidental expenses during the
match. watch viii probably be rxe0 to-day a. tc meet
| ing
| accompanies Mr. Atkinson 10 this city. He rayr Sir
John Ashley deeply interested IN racing events aud
SHOOTING matches stl IN the tutUTc tLst he could
| leave England iust at this time Mr.. Potter
look fiar R0we In whose success his chef sti takes
lively 1nor lie denies know edge Of Sir John
having made any private bet with Weston 10 MS per
fOrnauce Ia the coming contest, such "a the latter says
exists
Yesterday the work Of preparing the track begun.
An effort will be made 10 STOP all smoking except IN the
galleries. IL is TIN undecided whether The Contestants
10 prevent the OF fraudulent tickets tn manage
Wen f. having special tickets prmed 10y Tie American
Ban Note Company IA book IOIu nCil VIII b. mum
O.rcd cOusccutiycly beginning VITA l. These VIII be
| 81 each.
| Hiram Jackson one o. tho competitors ebOut whom
there has born 1,rabe mystery AMI conjecture
possible " lark horse" api5alsa Al NE Gnrden yes
lttie OF the ait of pedest1gn about nm. He has
record for SIX Gays, aud Is the OF farmer near
New-Bed!Orc, Mass.