New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-04
THE OLE4RF WALKING MATCH


DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MANY ENTRIES.
PREPARING MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FOR THg
ooNrEsr-EEcoHIs OF TIE MEN VINO MEAN
10 START.
The organizations for the walking match for
H.. OIL Any Belt being pushed rapidly forward 40
Mad SOL square Garden Yesterday. More than thirty
stalls or houses have been parttoned or under the
Tweuty-seyenth-st gallery. In which the pedestrians
who stay 10 the end viii spend their brief hous Of
unless Ike Norman TAYLOR in the recent match. they
make their rests longer than their iabors. space will
he set along tie edge OF The track the attendant
OF each man. that he minister 10 Ms principals
wants on the track The mems "a rters have all been
furnished with cots and mattresses tables ana
chairs. gas AID g4s-sfovos. and all the house-
keeping appliances Known to the siK-iays De
de-tr1an dealer furniture does this free Of charge.
Of al adycrtis, men which he is allowed o.
put No M the building. TIE accommodations for the
haifhundred scorers and ap-tenders on the inside
OF the opposite where they were in the recent Asst
lev Belt contest
The ONLY public entrance will he on the Madson-a
side the Fourthave entrance heug reserved for the us
Of tnu pede-trian aud their attendants Tho Exit VIII
ne on the twenty euthst. SIDE. Wien Charles II.
Hrsven civil engineer and surveyor. measured the
track Yesterday be found that the ed In the AT
eighth n ne, Enr Of ghf p- 80 f''t inches snort
~ "A mile This would make difference % almost six
miles m Eoae record 1f $50 miles, hut H. passed
au7 repa s-rd thirteen ftir0rs r innum'ranle
during me week = g. probable be made mp the fu lis
fsnce although b. viii not ertifleio fhf recOrf. kut
IN question arises whether Ennis ard kronue ar euu
lied fo he money fnev have received Tor trnye -
shor' $50 miles They cerfs passef tr~ir Follow
competitors very seldom. excet when tley vent IN me
rsc+lv nsed made n uecess1-y 70 lay an entirely
one vrch begun yesterday. and " D. on ulci j
andar the supervision ~ y. b Curtis, OF Ihe spirit ~
he gos, ro-iav. II was mark a oar hv NJ. swell .
and me- "a gwen certificate tlst II Is $50 feet long
- -,,oved from the old track n forud % he a.
most a. hart a. pavement and very uneven. TIE new
win .rur inches Of loan. which tnin surface Of
sawdnst wilt Do spread.
by he O'Leary paity 'oG .os'o ,rs-o -, Tho c,,,
Yesterday morning taxing ex'rcise. bn they found t
rather iucouvcn INT 10 ee' about among the workmen
Monday. TRInUNE their selection 70 IRE following
recnrds: Blower " Brown. who stands feet inches
T, the frat contest for the A.ilev Belt. IN March
1873. be was thi,d with score ~ 4: - mics |. thc
England Belt be vas soenni with 5Oj3J mlrs IN Novem
her 1873 In Anril, 1879 he won the last naTed bet
with the great score ~ 3tz4 whrh stood - the Des
sixfav,' record until ston supposed II last June.
r-vr's latest pe~fOrmrnre IN the fourth contest.
m wa CD b made only 45s miles 10 W-stons $50. In
this however. III gave out when he mad gone
bea the best record. Bets are being made mat Ne
viii Rowel's las record in the coming contest
nest OF the pedestrian belts almost nnumern BILE.
II il on exhibition at Cox Brother- store just below
TI1lnE'a. ~
weigh. nine pounds. One hundred pennywe ghts of
nl1 have rsO been used in It's decoration The body
Of the belt silver Inns netting, Sig Inches wide con-
Meeting six nedacns Tue centre one j. ak by eight
inches In g. over which Is shed no ding The sisHs
OF the American. ENGLISH, French and Irish 1asN. on
which appears the words O'l-eary Championship OF
Emerica six day. Go-s--you-please." The letters OF
O'Learv'- name SET with diamonds. In the centre
81 ihis medallion Is solid gold nure OF walk NJ
pedestrian patterned after OLaryi and on the support
uQ medalions Side similar figures or pedrs-
trars along rnnng At The bottom OF the con-
re shed an eagie bunch ~ laurel ard the words
Strength and Endurance" All the medalious have
sprays ~ oak holly pam. ivy shamrock OVER them,
while NJ the foot Is bunch OF French es scotch this
tics or Engsh foses- The workmansh y of the most
ART sic finish The % the belt r16l 70 the "a
ufaei urer ann oaly $500 70 the purchasers.
Betting books nave been already opened Tor the
match no which Blower" Brown II the tayorte. and Is
0uoted even against the field; 81 Il offered against
tro.siapd; 10 ! against Edwards Cremwel DAVIS OF
Fifzserald: 10 20 1 against B-hrnisnn. Broadg~esr
NrIeayv or Bovce ~ 10 against Curran. Dusnape oI
Pierce; 10 10 AGAINST Allen or EcGeral. aud 20 10
against any Of the others.