The New York herald., 1879-09-30

Iotul. Id, 4oO
At the Madison Square Garden tonight howell
will be presented with the Ashley belt and the gold
and silver card receiver that offered by Bowery
jeweller to the man making the longest distance in
any day.
In addition Hart. wearing the belt won by him in
Providence, will make one mile go-as-you- please
and one mile walking; Ennis. one mile go-as-you-
please; Guyon, one mile heel and toe; Hazael
against Taylor. one mile run for a medal.
Taylor to have one-eighth of mile start; Merritt
one mile. go-as-you-please. The belt will be pre-
sonted at ten o'clock. after which Rowe will give
The champion belts of America. for heel-and-to
and go-as-you-please contests held by Merritt and
Panchot. will also be exhibited.
WESTON ARRESTED ON THE TRACK.
Hamilton Busbey. the manager for Weston. made
some explanation Of the latter financial difficulties
lie began with the announcement that Weston had
been three times arrested while the track by
Sherih"s officers fact that has been hitherto sup
pressed. Two OF the three attachments served
Mr. Sanders, OF Brooklyn, on Monday. Mr. Busbey
said Weston was deprived Of $4,000 in England by
attachments. The Judgment pressed by Mr.. San
ders obtained In Boston April 49, 1866. for
49, 706 and it is said, grew out Of
in gold in which plaintiff engaged with Weston. and
for losses In which Weston gave q promissory
note. part having been paid. It was this case
that troubled the Board OF Managers in their opera
tions yesterday. second judgment against Mr..
Weston obtained In the Marine this city
August IL. 1870 by George G. Rand and Abram
Avery, printers. and tho other attachment levied
Said he-'They did not take Mr.. Weston from tho
track. for we obtained delay from the sherins
Office. But these events were some OF the causes
wLich led 70 his failure After tho service Of an at
tschment. he would get very low spirited
and say. What's the OF my walking
anyhow Then wo had hard work to cheer him up,
and by the time II was accomplished some other dis
couraaing thing would happen. You've no idoa how
they have bounded that man for debt since he came
here. Why, they didn't give him time to cat his
dinner At the hotel before they dunned
him and defeat themselves. The money earned
in the walk don't belong to him. IL belongs to his
wife. Her father left her small estate Stain-
ford. Conn.,, and she paid Weston's entrance fee.
the receipts will show. Sho paid $125 deposit to
Mr.. Atkinson in London, and the remaining 1876 to
ME. They can't attach Weston's share, for he has
none."
Early in tho morning blower" Brown exer-
csng the track at the Garden preparatory to his
next weeks effort for the OLeary belt. Merritt
talked pleasantly about walking men. He said
Hazael tho best fifty mile runner in England ana
had held the belt for nearly all the shorter
distances. That worthy himself was afterward met
by the reporter at the lunch counter whero he was
furnishing awful quantity OF cold chicken and
dscoursing learnedy with some friends ut the same
time He said he shouldn't try any moro six day
walks. He was not fast enough. When the reporter
asked him how long he should stay in New York
he removed chicken leg from his mouth and said,
mot till heat up everything there is"
but remarked Good boyl" In q way that meant
great deal. He watching OF the boys races
on the track he knew so WELL watch in hand As u
run was commencing he surveyed the line critically
and said to the reporter. 'T'll go you dollar No.
6 against the field just for the fun Of it." No. s
won.
Panchot. Krohne, Taylor and Ennis dropped into
the Carbon tho latter attending the meeting of
managers.
Merritt's friends have determined to make grand
entry with him into Bridgeport Thursday, and
Grand Republic. Ho will bo accompanied by his
late competitors.