The New York herald., 1879-03-09
THE ASHLEY BELT.


COMPLETING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
coMPETITIoN-THE DRAWING FOR THE COT
TAGEs-JUDGEs AND SCORERS.
At half-past three O'Clock yesterday morning work
men commenced to erect the cottages designed for
the competitors in the Ashley belt contest at Gill
mores Garden. Three of the structures in
tons and readily put place. while the fourth is
building throughout. The house to the right
you entef from Madison avenue is more COM
modious than the others. 1t contains three rooms,
the largest being ten feet by eleven feet.
with the right and left wings eleven
feet by six feet and half. The rest
OF the houses are eleven by ten feet and have only
room. All will be furnished alike. Gas stoves,
comfortable beds. plenty of cooking utensils and all
other necessary articles for six days occupancy
have been purchased by the management and win be-
equally distributed. The drawing for these struc-
lures took place late in the day. Roweil obtained
the house. which is located on the northeast
turn of the track; Hartman the directly oppo-
site, the Twenty-sixth street side OF the Garden;
Ennis that at the northwest turn. and O'Leary
the largest of the four. As the cham
pion's wife and family arrived from Chi
cago yesterday his friends and hackers arc
greatly gratihed that the comfortable Of
the huts fell to him. There will now be accommo-
daton sufficient for those who desire to render him
assistance. Equally we'll pleased was Rowcll regard
ing his luck, his trainers think that the lower end
of the hall will be retired and less liable to
INVASION by the expected to attend.
The railing around the inner circle was finished at
noon. platform has been constructed on the outer
side Of the track twelve feet wide and guarded
by stout rail- which viii afford space
for vast number of people, it extends the entire
circuit of the vast inclosure An immense black
board has been hung the Fourth avenue side Of
the garden, arranged that the name of the
pettor who is in front will be the top of the list,
and the distances made every hour by each will
be noted in figures sufficiently large to be easily
tinguished from the extreme opposite ends of the
place The track will not be ready until few hours
before the called upon to start. It will be
constructed by veteran at the business and cannot
fail to please the contestants. The Western Union
and American District Offices will be in readiness for
work this evening.
OLeary called at the SPIRIT Of the Times Office after
banking hours yesterday and withdrew the $1,000
left there by him. which he willing to bet against
$4,000 that $40 miles will be covered in the 142 hours.
few were willing to take small portions of
get the whole sum placed that he might have an
| additional incentive to work. Neither of the COM
petitors took any violent exercise yesterday.
and to-day they will rest most Of the
time. The start will take place tonight. one
hour after midnight and it is expected
that several thousand persons will be present to
witness the beginning of what may prove the most
exciting and bitterly contested event of its character
that ever took place. Each competitor means to win
Idle the track at least such is the substance
OF the sanguine expressions of their respective
friends. Next Wednesday night may prove to be the
time when guesses be made with some degree Of
accuracy but until then, unless there is accident
unfortunate breaking down of some of the
it is not likely that any thing sufficiently definite
will have been developed to point with certainty to
the winner
JUDGES SCORERS
The five judges from the sporting press called for
by the articles Of agreement follows Spirit Of
TIE Times, II. H. Dudgeon; New York Clipper. Charles
Colvin; Turf, Field and Farm. Leslie c. Bruce; New
York Sportsman 4. Plumer; London Sporting Life,
q. W. Atkinson. The athletic clubs selected to fur
nsh the other judges have named the following gen.
tlemen:-Ne York Athletic Club William b. Curtis
Brooklyn Athletic Club. James Taylor; Harlem Ath-
letic Club, w. 1. X. Kendrick; Scottish American
Athletic Club. Maxy Z. More; Manhattan Athletic
Club, George W. Carr; American Athletic Club, John
Gath.
The scorers and timers for the first twenty -four
hours have been selected from the New York Athletic
Club, and will be arranged in the following wstches:-
From twelve O'Clock midnight, Sunday. to six
A. NJ, Monday-Edward Merritt, James w. Carter.
Il. W. Rathboone, w. G. Demarest and Ed
ward Roehner. From six A. NJ, Monday, to
twelve O'Clock noon-Charles G. Shaw, Henry G.
West. William F. Shaw, Cornelius Mahoney and C. Lie
bert. From twelve o'clock to six p. M.-Rich-
ard Meares, William f. Cox. Joseph H. Loughman,
Frank j. Fitzpatrick and Edward Goldschmidt From
six p. NJ. to twelve O'Clock midni ght-Alfred H.
Curtis John H. Stead, Edward Hudson, Matthew
g. Patterson and Earnest G. LaMontague.