The New York herald., 1879-03-20

ment of facts given below can be ..ied upon as
accurate
Shortly after twelve O'Clock Messrs. Walton nd
Hartman, Hatch and Ennis and Busbey, Atkinson
and Rowell entered Kellys turf exchange in Twenty
eighth street. OLeary, AL Smith, his backer and
Barney Aaron came in shortly afterward but neither
of the latter three went to the private where
the final settlement was made Manager Kelly pre-
sented the following statement of receipts and
| penditures:-
Rereipss sr rissa At box Office sst 5S 10
Shooting gallery y......................... 100 90
u,ass 20 20 oo o
Total. ..:....... .s54.314 40
Expenditures.
Cash in Second National Bank .........S ,4S7 so
On account of counterfeit tickets. ...-.... 600 90
expenses OF all kinds s.................. l29OS W
Cash on hand..... ....................... 3l7 "a
| STORMY SCENES.
Accompanying this general statement was one Civ
ing the items in detail The proceedings were all
pleasant and agreeable up to the last moment when
the question of the amount to be allowed O'Leary
came up for consideration. when stormy scene en-
sued 1t given ont by each of the representatives
of the successful pedestrians who had withdrawn
for consultation that they satisfied that
oLeary should receive $1,000 if he did not demand
any more than that amount. Mr.. Hartman put his
foot down, however. and would not allow him .
cent. although each of the men appeared to be
anxious to put the onus Of the thing on
else. which gave color to the that they had
| previously met and come to an understanding as to
the course to be pursued Mr.. Ennis opposed
to OLeary getting anything, but stated that if
would vote with them. Rowel at this
| point apparently fell asleep and abruptly
awakened BY Mr. Ennis saying 1 Here young feler
self on record with the balance" For five minutes
il Mr. caId 10
not necessary for my man to vote as the question
has already been been decided" Then stormy
| Hartman in regard to the interviews published in
the HERALD and Telegram about the condition of the
track. Kelly charged the Maine man with bad faith,
and it transpired that the coaching of Hartman by
| Rowe and Ennis was done at the suggestion of the
the public. Kelly in the meantime had BET with Mr.
Walton $1,000 to $500 and another $1,000 to $500
that Hartman would not make 450 miles. An extra
band was also engaged as Hartman had absolutely
refused to walk without music, the expense coming
decided that OLeary was to be left out in the cold
entirely, offered to draw his check for $500, being
his and p Of 1 the SGo3 at the ratio Of
This was Indignantly refused by Mr.. Kelly on the
part OF O'Leary. who stated that "AIr. O'Leary
did not wish any pony purse made up for him, and
only wanted his rights, which he has remained in
town with his wife and children at large expense to
receive. 1t also leaked out that the f100 left by
O'Leary as security that the belt would be forth
coming when wanted had not been turned over to
him. There was also some little dispute about
the bill of $1,000 put in for refresh
ments for the attendants, Judges police and
others connected with the affair. The large
room of the Exchange crowded the news
spread that division of the receipts being
made When it became known, however. that
sentiment was strongly expressed that il not
said sgn ag raa
sporting man. 'o'Leary brought the belt here, and
his entry had almost everything to do with making
the thing the gigantic success it turned to be.
Rowell. with the stake money. will take away
$4,000. which is more than he could make in Eng
hov 1taIr
He could have made himself very popular had he
voted on the liberal side.
THE DIVISION.
The amount divided yesterday was as follows:-
Rowell ...s sIs,sss 81 Hartman. ss,s7s Ss
Walton. ....... 3.679 81 In bank. 1900 90
In explanation of this division the reporter was
told that on March Manager Kelly was handed an
order which, in reality, was power Of attorney
from Hartman to Walton that all moneys accrung
to the former from the international walk were to
be turned over to the latter At the meeting yester
day, however, they both agreed to draw out equal
shares, and the checks were SO drawn The $4,000
put down to Manager Kelly was the amount agreed
upon by all parties compensation for his services
The remaining g. 900 was left in bank to any
contingencies which might arise but the unsettled
claims are comparatively small the prevailing i'm
preston last night that the action of the meet
ing would be reconsidered and eventually O'Leary
would be allowed $1,000. If this is done the final
balance will be divided on the basis Of fifty, thirty
When OLcary won the Ashley belt in the six days
contest in March, 1875 the money prizes awarded to
| the competitors were as follows:-
f55; Corkey, cas-; j. smith, Gas; G. Johnson. J.
Groves. J; McLeroy. W. II. smith, w. Lewis. s. r.
| johnson. ]. Bailey. w. Gregory. W. Smith, f2O each;
G. c.. Martyr and G.. Hazel, f1O each, and Me-
Carly, fls. The total receipts of the contest were
f3,O5s IT'S. and the expenditures f2.656 lbs.
OLeary had not let town up to last night, and has
in contemplation the arrangement of tournament,
Offering prizes OF S2500 81, 900 and $780, ana each
| contestant making 40O miles to save his stake. A
belt costing $500 is to accompany the first prize.
| The object of the tournament will be to obtain il
possible. a man worthy to be sent to England to
| compete for the Ashley belt.
| AMONG BULLS BEARS.
At eleven o'clock yesterday morning a carriage
stopped at the Wall street entrance the Stock Ex
change and four gentlemen alighted. One OF them
was Rowel. the victor i'll the late match at Gilmores
Garden. the second was Ennis, the third was Mr..
Atkinson. and the fourth was J. c.. Carey.
| trians and their friends Immediately repaired
to the visitors gallery, overlooking the Board room
OF the Exchange. Here they remained for a fcw
moments eagerly watching the frantic actions the
''bulls and bears" unti member the floor
recognized Rowell and shouted out the pedestrians
name. Business forthwith suspended. and all
eyes were directed toward the gallery. Hats
thrown in the air and cheer upon cheer was given
for Rowell and Ennis. Some members approached
President Ives and requested kim to allow the
psdssi,rians The . privilege Of the floor but that
part would be against the rules. rush then
made for the gallery. and Rowell and Ennis were
kept busy for some time shaking hands with men,
bers to whom they were introduced. The pedestrians
then escorted to the Broad street entrance Of
| the Exchange and ushcred into the Long Room,
where they received with great enthusiasm.
The brokers forgot their stock and swarmed into
| the Long Room. and for fully twenty minutes no
| business transacted.
In the meantime the news of the pedestrians visit
had spread and bankers, brokers and clerks swarmed
| from their Offices in all the neghboring streets,
filling up Wall and Broad streets and completely
stopping all traffic in those thoroughfares. rush
| was made for the Stock Exchange, but the doors
were guarded by detectives and policement and no
| one not a member was allowed to enter.
At last Rowell, Ennis and Atkinson permitted
to leave the Long Room, and with difficulty they
entered their carriage which waiting for them
! on Broad street. The dense crowd chcercd them
Justify and thousands followed them for some dis
tance up Nassau street. Both pedestrians looked
very well. Rowcll, however, limpcd slightly, while
| he of and shoved ali