The New York herald., 1879-03-05
THE ASHLEY BELT CONTEST.
ARRIVAL OF Mr.. q. w. ATKINsoN-THE GATE
MONEY AND THE CHALLENGEs-rADLE OF

ARRIVAL OF MR.. q. w. ATKINsoN-THE GATE
MONEY AND THE CHALLENGEs-TADLE OF
BEST RECORDED PERFoRMANcEs.
Mr.. G. W. Atkinson. of the London Sporting Life,
the representative sent New York TO be present
the coming international contest at Gilnores Gar
den in the interest of Sir John Ashley, arrived at
this port yesterday in the steamship Bothnia.
When Mr.. Atkinson reached the Ashland House.
where his headquarters will be while in New York. he
was met by HERALD reporter. Mr. Atkinson was
glad to sec that Rowell. the English candidate was
looking WELL and he had no fears to the satisfac
tory settlement of all arrangements when the sew
eral parties interested together. Mr.. Atkinson
proposed that such meeting take place this morning
The provision he ssid. in the articles of agreement
brought over by Rowell. that competitor should
go 450 miles not receive any portion of the gate
money, due to the objections made in the New
York papers that too many Indifferent performers
were allowed TO enter for the belt. Mr..
Atkinson had received q HERALD Of yes
terday. while coming up the harbor, and
was therefore conversant with the character
of the clause asked to be incorporated in the
articles regarding the division of the gate money.
He did not anything Questionable to the plan
proposed, and if Rowell suited he certainly
would not interpose any obstacles to the
satisfactory settlement of the matter. AS
Rowell Sunday last said that the division
proposed was fair and definite he was willing
that it should become binding. The clause
WAS published in the HERALD of yesterday 1t is
that if only goes 450 miles he is to take all
the receipts; if two 60 450 miles the winner is to
take three-quarters Of the whole amount and the
loser one-quarter; If three men 60 450 miles the
winner is to receive onehalf the second thirty per
cent and the third twenty per cent Of the remaining
half; IL four 20 450 miles or more the winner is to
take one-half the second twenty per cent the
third fifteen per cent and the fourth ten per cent OF
the remaining half.
Mr.. Atkinson SAID that they had hoped to have
three English candidates in this competition, but the
date was fixed early that it found impracti-
cable to prepare the other men. Regarding this
point OLeary claimed some time ago that by the
Tor the belt than twice in year, and that
the coming contest should not take place until juno
next. He won the belt originally March 23. 1878.
and again October g. 1878, and thus held that
he need not entertain any challenge until March
49, 1879, which with the three months allowance.
wanted morn time from the beginning of the pres
ent controversy, and would have been glad had he
got it, Mr. Atkinson claimed, further. that the chal
enge of the English represen tatve the first for
the belt. The money John Ennis deposited in New
York was not accordance with the published rules.
In answer to this Ennis quotes from letter written
him by Mr. Atkinson undcr date of London. Novem-
Der 7. 1873. wherein there is the following
Ss Ssn I I % and Sy
pIay yS hut asss 80 a as
may join in and make u sweepstakes anybody
es deposiing the required fOo the belt being open
to the world.
The competitors yesterday took their usual amount
of exercise Ennis and Rowell ut the garden in
the morning. O'Ieary and Hartman walked about
town and through Central Park into the country.
All are well.
AN INTERESTING TABLE.
Mr. William Il. Curtis, who has been requested to
make arrangements for correct scoring of the dis
talccs that will be made in the coming contest re-
Gently prepared q table ofsthe best recorded per-
formanccs for every hour in tho six days competi-
tions, ''to 20 as you please walking Of running
that took place in 1878. The table is worth preserv
ing. and is follows =
Doy, Il.