New-York tribune., 1879-09-30
DITIDIYG THE GATE-NONEK.

SHARE OF THE SUCCESSFUL WALkERS.
Long MEETING OF THE COMMlTTEE-MANAGEMENT
THE EXPENs Fs--THrRrY- NINE THOUSAND Doll
LARS TO BE DIVIDED AMONG THE PEDESTRIANS.
From IL o'clock in the morning until
o'clock night Madison Square Garden yesterday,
the committee Of management OF last weeks walking
match struggled with the accounts against them, and
the question as the division OF the net receipts
among the eight winuers The thirteen starters were
each represented in this committee. OF the total re-
GENTS amounting TO S73923. SlS.4s0 70 had been
tanned by the Kunz Brothers their 25 per cent for
tue use the buding. This left S55,442 25 to be di
vled among the after all the expenses attend
ing the had been pad. During the afternoon
an army OF employees waited at the door OF the
which the committee auditing the bills for chance
10 get their pay. But they were doomed TO wait
other day for II, receiving from the committee only
vouchers to he presented for the money tomorrow
morning. 1t runored that attachment had been
served IN the suit David Saunders against Weston,
the funds aeeruing 20 the latter In this contest; but
this money was the property OF Mrs. Weston In whose
name fee paid. the attachment. It
said, would not hold The Saunders claim against
Weston is on old note made by him April 10. 1856
MT Busby. Of The Tart, Field aud Farm, said that
Weston had been annoyed by al sorts Of claims during
the match and had been arrested three times while
the track This had entirely upset him, aud worked
him up 10 q pitch of nervous excitement bordering
insanity.
After nearly all the bills had been audited, It
found that the expense of the contest amounted
far a. aseertaned 10 S15047. The principal items in
this sum 81 500 voted by the committee of fifteen
TO themselves compensation for their services $1,000
20 Mr. Hess as general manager about $1,000 TO attend
ants and watchmen S1,iO0 for seorersI $500 TO Mr.
Atkinson; $3.50 for damage the building and 500
for tents The bill for damages cut down from
81 900.
In explanation OF the item OF 81. 500 paid the
mttce which $500 to each man, SIR Hess stated that
IT had been proposed before the contest began
not been decided on upt after the men were all their
Journey The committee had saved the match thousands
of dollars in leakage and the managers OF II had been
unrng their attention to the1nterests Of their prn
cipas when be first agreed with Weston 1t under
stood that he was take 10 per cent OF the gross
receipts In which case he would have received over
So. 900 and when the sole management taken out
of his hands he saw no reason why the committee
should not receive much as he would have done The
different members of the committee, and John Ennis,
who had been most ouspoken ~ his aniasonism TO Mr.
Hess management, expressed themselves fully sat
shed with in which he had conducted the match
aud The So 500 voted 10 him without dissent He
also received in addition 5000 as member OF the com-
mittee as aid Mr.. Atkinson, making the amounts
received oy them out of tho proceeds $4,000 and $1,000
Deducting the S15o47 of expenses from the amount
~ ne gs9ds oil ise az a peSeved co
tingent fund to amy little bills which might still
De % a & sne cn ou d 70 ia & agins
s3o.7e 81 the March contest the Ashley Belt
After long discussion the following scale Of division
was agreed upon; Rowe according to the original
agreement receives 80 per cent, Merritt 1sa Hazael
lOs., Hart z, Guyon ., Weston 3i2, Ennis "a and
Krohpe 2l This division gives the several winners the
following amounts;
ROwen $50 miles 1900 90 ouyoh AZ miles slsSo 90
Merritt 81 miles 1872 90 Weston. 400 nos. l.SG5 90
Hart 7s2 milos 2,7SO 90 krohne 46ois smiles $3.50
Ia March last Rowe received s1s303 80 for walking
600 miles and Hazae only gets $4.lY2 90 Tor go
the distance Weston obtained $500 Tor walk
.ug $50 miles la England In addition to bis share OF
the gate-mOney kOwel gets $4,000 In entrance fses
HOW TIE WALKERS SPENT YESTERDAY.
Rowell, Hazael Ennis, Krohne. Taylor and Panchot
were al the Madison Square Garden yesterday watching
the ganea OF tho Workingme Athletic Association.
Roys SAID that reports of his having discharged
one OF his attendants Thursday who suspected
of having administered poison to him false He did
not suspect one OF his attendants but some
one mad dosed hlm He did not blame the public in
eral for the attempt put him out OF the race for be
had received the fare kind OF treatment since he
came here II he had been American and the warm
est favorie with the public, he could not have had
kinder reception fairer play. he was told, ne said,
that he could make any money by having the next
walk for tho Astley Belt III England while it would be
as good as gold mine 10 him 10 have II here but he
would prove that not solely after the money He
would ainiy take the belt 70 Esgland.
Thongs Davis, who handed has challenge TO the win
ner In The recent coatest Mr. Atkinson September
% ss s0ou as the Go given, together with
5000 saws mat be has uah better than Panchot in
Panchots brother. who may be the unknown whom
IA or AgtleV Belt contest lie