The New York herald., 1879-09-09
PEDES'rRIANISM.
o'LEARY's PROVIDENCE vENTURE-THE coNDI-
TIoNs AND CONTESTANTS

O'LEARY's PROVIDENCE vENTURE-THE CoNDI-
TIoNs AND CONTESTANTS
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
PROVIDENCE. R. l.. Sept. 8. 1879.
The pedestrian match at the Park Garden, managed
by Daniel OLeary began to-day successfully. There
are thirty contestants. The match is for six days
twelve and half hours day-from half-past ten A.
NJ. until eleven p NJ. seventy-fve hours in all.
The men rest at night. The prizes aggregate $3.50.
and include o silver belt Among the contestants
are j. Albert. OF Philadelphia; J. Alfred
Elsom. OF Meriden John P. Colston of
New York; Frank H. Hart. of Boston. the young
colored lad; Peter Grassland, of England; Arthur
Croft of Little Falls; n; " winner Of 9Th, the
Of baltimore; Charles pober. Of ohicago;
lam +. Stevenson, James Mahoney and NJ. j. Moran,
of New York Tho walk began at 11:36 NJ. an
age to the track early In the morning by rain.
The walk for the first day closed at midnight.
when the full score was 80 as follows Albert Y
70 miles 5 laps; Mccoy. 6e miles
laps; P0Slsr. 81 miles laps; S Msnonsy. g honey
Carol. so miles laps; Lyons. 81 miles laps;
Mohr 81 miles laps; Reed. 81 miles lap; Moran.
miles laps; Lew. 80 miles; Milard, So miles laps;
Armstrong. "a miles; Atkinson, AZ miles laps;
Rahjen. So niles Croft 81 miles al laps: Emis, 20
miles laps; Unknown, 81 miles laps; Butler. 81
miles; Lewis, 90 miles . laps, Cr0sslaDd b4 miles;
Mcguire, SO miles laps; Dundah. 6l miles laps.
THE ASHLEY BELT.
The Ashley belt dispute still claims q share OF pub
lie attention by new complications, and the mana
gers will fnd that unless action is
taken promptly determining one way or the
other the questions now at issue
nected with Mr.. Vanderbilt. the lessees of the
garden and the American pedestrians the public
patience will tire and its interest in the affair greatly
lessen Mr. Vanderbilt declares that contest will
be permitted the lessccs demand that Mr.. Hess pro-
duce his pedestrians. and some of the American
walkers insist the removal Of Mr.. Hess.
This triangular difficulty, as 1t might be termed,
may be settled, Mr.. O'Leary proposes, by having tho
men abandon the present programme and walk un-
der his management in October. Rumors to this
effect have been rife for some days. and though
secuted by the principals in the matter
they are nevertheless founded on fact. The
case at present stands thus-Mr. Hess and Mr.. VAN
the HERALD, and, becoming convinced that Mr..
Vanderbilt determined to oppose the
Garden. Mr. Hess had conference with
those interested in the October walk.
Messrs. Kelly and Smith, and received PROPOSE
the transferring OF the walk to their hands
O'Leary was telegraphed to- and ho responded that
he would defer his walking matches IN that event to
allow OF the Ashley contest the rst week in October.
conference had late to-day with the Messrs Kunt
lessees of the garden in which they stated that they
were convinced that the lease allowed OF their max
ing the contract which they had executed with
Hess. but that they were still awaiting further
legal advice the matter Should they
become convinced that the question was
dcbatable, they would relieve Mr.. Hess,
the walk will probably go over till October. Mr..
Hess desires 1t understood that all contestants
have representatives in the box Office and ut the
doors, but that Mr.. Weston has determined TO wipe
out the precedent that all the walkers should
have a voice in the choice of the general manager.
He and Rowel should have that, he claims and they
have decided Hess. MIR. Hess Is installed, and
proposes under all circumstances to remain man
ager. He desires to meet all the contestants at tho
Garden on Wednesday at throe o'clock to hear and
consider their views.
Sir John Ashley and Mr.. Atkinson, have, he says.
sgniicd their approval of his appointment. In
of any interference with the progress of the match
1t has been intmated by cable from Mr.. Atkinson
that the belt will not be forfeited but the match
merely postponed.