New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-22
MUCH INTEREST ALREADY EXCITED.

MUCH INTEREST ALREADY EXCITED
HOW The GARDEN HAS BEEN PREPARED TOR IHk
CoNTEsr-coSDIrIoN OF THE MFS-scENEs b.
FORE THE OPENING OF TIE sTRUGGLE-AN
EAGER MULTITUDE ASSEMBLED.
The hfth pedestrian contest for the Ashley Belt
and championship of the world began IN the Mad
son Square Garden at / O'Clock This morning. During
the last few days aui especially Saturday and YES
tcrday tie Garden presented a OF Mild disorder.
The Managers profing by the experience OF their pre-
decessors who conducted the match last March. have
made several alterations in the interior orrangen OF
tbs building and extensive preparations have been MADE
for the comfort and convenience Of the tens Of thoufand
who confidently expected during tie present week
Notwithstanding ne fact that tho price Of odmlson
raised to 81, the hackers Of the contest rs
hope receipts will exceed ;hose Of The matc OF
las; Spring, and II is thought hat ,he crowd VIII NC 81
better haract-F. The visitor Ia the Garden VIA iud
that the space within the track 20, been
covered with substantial floor. ana thbt
thirteen to which The walkers retire COR rest
have boon placed WITHIN The pillars supporting the
facing the track. Tney surrounded by rail-
iugs protect the pedestrians from Interference Al
the east of TIE space between the track the record
OF the walkers kept, IN mncs. ON huge bacNosi"
similar 10 that used last spring. the gioit" behind the
bulletin has been boarded ~. and the tramp who t,r-
merry found refuge among the trcacheTouy thin paper
rocks Will have to seek other restinspla'es.
The scores the kept by laps (oncc around
the rlcs) ght of which make 70 mile. AID tie on l'l
record l. the hands q! the members OF toe Mnnhan
Harlem Scottish American. New-Y0rk Empire, Amcr-
can ana other athletic clubs The scor-rs Ia c.ase
OF Colonel BRUCE i,ct!y opposite tue position
they upi-d a tnr last nacn Thai H. just outside t"c
track midway The Twenty-soVentisL s,ds of the
building The scorers seats tiers ANA coinfnsni
avrw OF the wao.e On tine other slide oi tle
track from the scorers seats high hord fence on
VI zen tic scores are kept by laps Zach walker score
j. recorded 90 large dick which thtrc are O. -hf
figures Tne con cafauts names at the top ol tlc
disks ana the movable hand completes the crc ofcry
nile. At the last tam te tota distance travelled Is n-
dictated.
There TWO entrances 90 lie Garden, nj the ii'-
ave. aud Fouith-tve. tlI- Iesp, ctV.y, and eA.,yet
and managers ere odni "a tlror 20 door or Twenty
sevonfh-.i lear En- i-an-4ye. Cipf-u N.ll u- N'a
fo.ce ~ polite band 90 Keep ofd'r, ani nfencr 'r
\ al various points ia the audlu-. 4-e large ooot
On T,-enfy-sevaniA-st. is used IN exit. SnOhips
IS no, allowed within the track Music BE-
! furnished by DeIVortfs Band, ana there aro
abandaui opportunities to obtain rrlrcs AincAis WtiA
.n iic ;lacA Uls begun Sl urtay rv mag ard wa con
elm Icd yesterday IAe found t!on is o tne ttn-niA,
and inc surface ve.-r1icd Garden loen. ~ is 'l
feet d. width two feet narrower thai was In March
Tine arti ts Of ase, ment provided that te iIaek .hcd
De tea feet n width, but by common consent of The
walkers the narrower track adopted. By taiS r.
rrr.mert the p.omcnede the onisde of ire troc' D.
made wider.
SCENTS before THE WALK Begun.
an day yesterday the sidewalks ia Tie streets sur
rounding tie Garden were filed with crowd ~ idor-.
who blocked tho passage OF enurch-goors ana Irod 10
stsl, their curiosity by gazing n"ny "a tie aIsr A.
like walls or builliug IN which the contest was T.
take place. Toward eyeniE- tie crowd increased ln
numbers and those having business found some diff
cult. iu r..eng the entrance " thu ali was bias e.
81, f,uch TIM, hat been spent IN talking ihai
/ ,,lv u abort srnce WIS left for the real worn
of preparing. the GARDEN and track Tor The MATCH IS
soon IA TIE earth rysled. roofs tre PAT on IL ana
Ecut constantly Nork uuil few minutes before tir
hour up iuted for thc start Mr. Atkinson eNqr sscd
himself well lti,ied with the present track which Was
cloic m the tread but said he afraid 10 had not
bod .u1i cnt time 90 yet well packed ana might wear
/ INFO f. tut near the border where the men walked.
R1Wrl., who was acting as tfacSmsaier ana Genci"
advisory committee declared that II was good Iy the
tno all tla tnfs the scoring and the bulletin boards
v.r ia place. little Of the track could be seen from The
rorof tho Garden Then the pedestrians rcpeHtod Of
their decision in favor Of tents AMI Thought II would
have been better have had stalls beneath the gallery
nv 4 H. H. the thirteen tents. each IN rallied en-
closure by IS feet had been erected, and the repre-
eutatvos the competitors mot at the Garden To draw
ots for them The being of three different sizts
itiou vns no; the only thing 10 be thought Of. Be
fore the drawing began there understanding that
should Weston Rowcl not be satisfied win INC
result Two OF the others would exchange with them
Tho tents ginning with No. at tic eastern end VI the
side, are lulbctI u
IN the left Five are that SIDE, TX are on the Twenty
v,s, side and tyyO face FOurth-aVe. Nos 2. ), i. 4
g. o and 10 Of the largest size, being Ia leet Dy
II feet; nos l. g. and IL are l3 feet by IL eet ana
Nos = aud 10, facing the boardcdup cascade are inc
ole. b.inr IL feet by 10 f. t. Bits OF paper bear
inc tuese numbers placed IN a hat. Ia drawing
"a. 40 small fell 10 the lot OF IhA lOr ana "Io
and Weston drew he large tenls and Mer-
rtt, Fcdormeycr, Rowell ana Hnyoh the %," ~
Then Wesion's representative thought Do would IKE
To- exchange hi tent for Merrtts, and Merritt wa"
SIX ac1u ~ W.stoa in No 2 but butcher declined to
give il up Jackson also declined To eAch1ns.. iHn
matter settled 10y Gnyon' VINO gave up his 'on' 10
| RoweI. -. ,,,,., rr,h ~
| ,hn friends mud representatives OF the pedes-
trans was made toward the tents. Josh" Hart
carried a large Saratoga iinnk win Norman l ,h
was placed IN Ennss tent IN readiness for warm esth
in case OF collie. The 1oOrs were covered DIV single
~ csrpet and feet by feet, with mattress ana
| pillow 10 match, was supplied TO each: curtain nnnE
from the pole, dividing tho tent into two compar
other A gas was on table at one end ol e'ch
| toni and "A re fs1gerator AT the Other
| CONDITION OF Ins MEN.
Abont IL O'Clock ON Saturday night Weston arrived
from, stanford Conn., where Tor Inc last three weeks
he has been IL training. His representatives report
him IN the best possible condition As ~ his lasf Lon
don walk be las prepared regular schedule of "ork
90 which he intends adhere strictly. what this is
| , NJ, Inferred from his London score, winch shows
mat lac made nearly 100 miles IN the first twen-iOnr
! hours
RoWrll was the Garden yesterday LOT seNcr" n""IS
aud said ne felt m fr-t-rate condition. lie looks some
S,t tbipncr than he looked last iiarch Al he start
ami there are some judges who think he has d"le t'9
IucI work Mr. Atkinson pressed himself satisn al
with Row elis aud spoke com 4.nty OF ne
| chances OF going 4" long way" lie VIII be a''ehueu
| by &. Barnsey.
III lively spirits be taken ~ sign hazael rs lne
most healthy among the thirteen. He was SO lNeh
ON saturday afternoon that be undertook u Whip an
artist OF an illustrated paper who trying 10 Bet
uorfl ait OF him considered dangerous man IN
line race aud put down likely TO lead the HeIh Of
| the DAYS at least. "lke " sulNaA iahSs
| charVe of II,zarl VIII