New-York tribune., 1879-03-18
AFTER THE WALKING MATCH.

THE RECEIPTS AND THE EXPENSES.
AMOUNT OF MONEY TAKEN IN $54,294 81; EX-
PENsEs ABOUT 3,000-COSDIIION OF THE
CONTEsTANTs-THE NEXT MATCH NOT TO TAKE
PLACE MAY 5.
The representatives OF the four contestants
I'm the late contest for the Ashley belt met yesterday
morning at the " stock exchange" OF Kelly Bliss
Ennis the only OF the pedestrians present The
managers reported total receipts the ticket
office were $51619 Is; that 50 ,525 % had been re-
ceyed fOr the bar ana $3.50 tor Ons such
the Bohemian glassblowers. the rierange, etc. This
total OF $54.29i 81. The expenses had not been
estimated us bills for several liabilities had not been pre-
scnted. It was thought that they would be
about Sl3 900 1t also announced that during the
last three days OF the contest the admission card had
been counerfeted and that great number OF the bo-
gus tickets had been taken at the doors. Mr. Skldd
who Is regularly in the box o1ce the Garden, said
that when found out that cOunereiters had been az
work he made an examination OF every ticket in the
office This he did In presence OF Mr.. Bliss.
and the first result the discovery that there were
4l3 more tickets office than the regular printer
had supplied. Closer examination revealed twenty
counterfeits. Later an excellent imitation was
discovered and up to yesterday he felt certain
that least 800 OF these in the box Mr.
Skdd said that rule the cash receipts exceeded the
ticket returns. leave change the board.
On Wednesday last when he counted he between
was 5000 out. 1.-THE truth 49," said Mr..
skidd "the attendance was much greater than
anticipated that were not prepared to meet the
demands OF the crowd. Here it that the specua-
tors did their business. Rather than wait for half
hour or more I'm line many willingly paid % cents
additional / blame some OF the spectators for the
counterfeit tickets. There were only few OF them
who purchased any number OF 5O-cent tickets, ami
during Friday and Saturday they sold on the
street at the same price a. as M the box oG1 Ollie oi1te:
stood in with the SPECTATORS. have been told tltt
One admitted every one who came to hlm with half
a dollar aud tnat he did immense businass or
course, none OF tnat money ever reached the ucket
Mr. Atkinson when questioned on the subject said
that greatly surprised His attention had been
given walking. and he left the business arrange
ments entirely III the hands OF the Americans He had
always heard that Yankees smart people, but the
way the business ars had been managed did not bear
the assertion. In England such thlng would have
been Impossible. There every ticket numbered, on
all the elevated railways here. and it Is matter OF
when O'Leary walked the accounts came out ahead
there was ~ large amount OF stealing dOneP
" 1t Is true that OLeary only brought $1,000 away
rom England and il also that the last day Of
the there were lul 10000 spectators prsrnt
they only paid one shilling admission, instead OF
sions the police would not permit IT, We mad few
on Monday, and until Friday there was slim attend
ance during tie da! time In the evenings there was
fair number present. but no such crowds as were IN
Gilmore's Garden last week There was little or no
stealing done at that contest ,
No, ahd there should nave Deen lone mere. re-
marked Mr. W3tOn. eff l had been private ENTERPRISE
tickets would nave DceH properly protected anu
better system would have been adopted"
We'll. we can do nothing" sad Ennis. Let the
management prepare ful statement and then we viii
know precisely now stand. am anxious TO leave
for nome"
II was finally decided to hold "A meeting Wednes-
day, at which a settlement might be reached
MIR, Atkinson, in reply to general question about
RDyr future vcments said that 10 not at all
pruOahe that ROwcll would meet weston on May D, the
date mentioned III Sir John Asey's dispatch announc
ing the challenge ROwell wanted TO see something Of
America before he returned and be had no wish
to go into immediate training.
THAT VIII just suit mo-" said Ennis. 20 / could not
possby compete for the belt May s. and think three
months delay not AT all unreasonable"
DO you thlnk your stomach VIII hold out II you go
to England Z" asked Dysander, referring TO EnniSs
well-kuown trouble
"It hard say hut hardly dare hope for suchluck
have been in many contests, aud only ON one Occas on
was not sick at the stomach That In Buffalo, and
then my opponent gave out ana had 10 chance Oi
showing wnat believe can do"
Do you mold the OplnOn expressed by some that
such contests are brutal I" asked thr reporter.
"Do look as II had undergone any brutal reatmeutl
about ROwcl, either. His appearance speaks Tor him.
cannot the same thing aDUut Hartman or OLeaty.
Neither COnd ION to undertake such "a trlai
or strength and they we're Overwegnted there was
perhaps brutal their Oeing the track the same
would be brutal 10 attach horse To ioad he
could draw, ana then punish MIN until he staggered
along with II. But when in proper training ua-
dcrtdkcs siN=Idys' contest there Is nothing brutal
about It,"
ROWe spent yesterday IN sightseeing and visiting
friends He has recovered from all M cfeCts. dud
ne feels better than when he started Hartman ~
rapidly IMPROVING He and ABOUT his hotel early
yesterday morning, ana Will be a0Out town to-day.