The New York herald., 1879-08-02
THOSE SIx-DAY LEGS.

THE NEXT STRUGGLE FOR THE ASHLEY DEIf
TO COME OFF AT THE MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN-wEsToN, GowEII, BROWN, PAScHoT,
oLEARY AND YUMA INDIAN. M
Arrangements were yesterday completed By cable
Tor the fourth international walking match ior tho
Sir John Ashley belt. now held by L. p. Weston The
managers of the Madison Square Garden this city.
have made contract with Weston to select their
establishment as the ground for the match. The
walk is the result OF challenge from Rowell to
Weston on the 22d OF June last at which time he de-
posted $500 in the Office of Beus Life in London.
Since that time considerable correspondence
has been held with Weston. who finally accepted the
offer of the Garden and cabed his consent on Thurs.
day. Yesterday John Ennis the walker formally
entered the match. and sent hts $500 entrance money
to the Office of Bells Life by cable. "Blower" Brown
and Panchot have also entered II il expected that
OLeary will send his money Also In COM
munication to the managers OF the Garden Weston
says that he will leave England for America on the
10th of August. He will be accompanied by
Sir John Ashley, who has announced his intention
coNDIrioNs OF THE MATCH
The track will be eight feet wide, eight laps of
which will constitute mile. The cabins for the
contestants to rest in during the walk will be
ranged much as before. The arrangement Is to the
gate money different from the previous matches.
The managers have guaranteed certain fixed sum ia
all contestants who over 45O miles
The match will, of course, be ''go you please
and will begin the first minute after twelve o'clocl
on Sunday night September II. The track will bt
lighted by electric lights. Should any Of the con
estants fail to 450 miles his expenses while II
the Garden will be paid.
Yesterday Ennis visited the Garden and talked
over the terms OF the match with the managers.
He read the contract and subscribed to 1t. He an
nounced his intention Of gopg into training at
who will continue to train until they leave for this
city. where they will get themselves into good form
for the struggle Rowell and Brown look upon their
chances even and Panchot is rather looked down
upon by them. O'Leary ia now in good condition.
but has not yet announced his intention Of either
going into the match or training. His entry is
sidered US settled beyond doubt by his intimate
miss this chance of regaining belt worlds
- AN INDIAN. PEDESTRIAN ~
1t is likely that novel contestant will enter this
match in the person OF a famous Yuma Indian mail
carrier from Los Angeles, Cal. This man is quite
celebrated runner and walker in the far West.
and has q record Of $50 miles in twenty-four
hours. The record was made carrying letter 6ver
carrying back the answer over the same ground and
in the time. few days ago the Indians
friends wrote to the management OF the
Garden, asking that he be entered for the
match In the letter his friends say that he will eat
nothing but his regular journeying diet Of jerked
beef and when he rests 1t will not be on lounge
bed but will roll himself in blanket and sleep
the ground His style Of going Is Looping trot pecu
liar Indian ''fag runners. 1t is said by sporting
men that ne will have . great advantage over the
Others An answer was sent back giving all neces-
sary details OF the match and saying that IL the Ind
ian could not raise $500 to enter pool would be
formed in New York and his entrance thus secured.