Daily Republican., 1879-03-21
EI)l / 10
1ssE WAXING MATCH.

dividing the .ate Money Asusona
the COntestaMtS-O'Lea cut Ia
the Cold.
The b. Y. TineS OF yesterday mornin,
says:
The practical results OF tn. sr-a
walking match were made kuosn Yes
terday, when, alter a conference of fun
hours, the pedestrians who participa
ted In 1t and their hackers succrtd-,
IN dividing the spoils in manr.r sat
isfactCry to all Of them, excepting o.
Leary and his friends. In Kelley &
Bliss's Turf Exchange we're gather-c
yesterday afternoon, Rowell and hi
friends, Messrs. Atkinson and Busby
knnis and Hatch, his agent; Hartman
and Mr.. Walton. his hacker; O'Leary
with Al. Smith, Harding, and Barney
Aaron, Mr.. Kelly, and a score of Othrrr
directly Or indirectly interested in the
~sivisi0n Of the gate money. After
some general conversation, in which
all were apparently on the most friend
iy terms, the three pedestrians who
had inished the six days contest, with
their hackers, Withdrew to an upper
room for consultation, but did not in
vite OLeary or his friends to accom-
pany them.
This slight was keenly felt by them,
and drew forth considerable severe
comment. The principal question of
discussion In this upstairs meeting was
whether or not O'Leary should share
to any extent in the gate money, and
II 30, to what amount. According to
an agreement hastily drawn up on Tues
day after the walk had begun and sign
'ei by Messrs. Kelly, Hatch, Walton
and Bushby, each of the men on the
track was to have $1,000 whether Ia.
completed the 450 miles or not. At
that time OLeary was supposed to
have as good a chaAc. as any body of
winning the race. After O'Lpary with
drew from the contest, two of the,.
signatures were torn from the agree
ment, and it was discovered yesterday
that Ennis and Hartman did not CON
slider themselves as hound by i, in any
degree. ROwell was inclined to allow
the claim of the defeated champion, but
the others would not listen to the pro.
posal.
Then for awhile they considers 81 the
proposition to allow him 81 600, which
was strongly supported by the English.
man; bat the others opposed it so
'strenously that it also was defeated,
and word was sent down to the lat.
champion that he was to have no share
of the spols. His friends seemed to
feel the injustice Of this decision even
more keenly than he did, for they say
that y Learys prestige and position az
a pedrs< ian had much to do with at
tracing the crowds that thronged to
the Garden during the earlier days of
the walk. O'Leary himself took his
disappointment very philosophically,
saying thathe had enough money to
support him aud did not mind the loss
OF the g., 900 as much az he did the
feeling manifested against him bv his
late friends and rivals.
The result of the final division of the
money was that Rowell received check
on the Second National Bank of this
city tor SIS, 99S 81; Ennis, one tor sll,-
1888 ys: Hartman, $3,679 Is; Mr.. Wal
ten. his backer, one for an equal
amount; Mr.. Kelly, one for 81, 900, and
g., 600 are TO be left in the bank sub
ject to the order of Messrs Kelly and
Atkinson, as a contingent fund to de
fray any unforeseen expenses. BY this
arrangement Mr.. Kelly claims h. is not
more than half paid for his weeks la
bor, and says he was guaranteed $3,-
900 al least. The total bill of expen
ses Of the walk thus far amounts 10
Sl2, ,9eS S6, of which some Of the prin
cipal items are as follows:
Cigars, $432; refreshments, $63j;
other refreshments (wine, liuuorS, &c. }
1906; rent, $1,000; pay roll, 81, 720. IS; :
sawdust, $50; rent Of cottages, $50;
Of same, 34o0; band, $40, ,
and discount on silver, S2S6.29. 1t is
claimed that but one counterfeit, a
81 bill, was taken at the ticket office
The amosnt of money carried home |
by the little Englshman is 1000
greater than the total receipts of gate
money for the first six days contest
for the belt in London that was begun
one yeaI ago yesterday.