The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-04
PRAPARIAG Ion mr. LONG VALE
OLenry Staggering 'hnBge In the Manner
~ DlstrIhnIlng the GnIe Money.

O'Lehry, Rowell, Ennis, and Hartman,
tie pedestrians who hope 10 win the Sir John
Ashley long-di~tance champion belt, were 10
meet yesterday morning az II o'clock In the Of
fee 81 the Turf Field and Farm 10 settle the
question OF gate mon'v or the four Rowcll
Ulon" presented himself on time. and waited
nearly an hour for b ; riya' g Tnen he fastened
Uwny 10 20 10 work IN Gulnorr's Garden. Ten
minutes nit"rward OLrHry and Mr. Walton OF
the ST. James II tel. Harriman's hacker. en-
tered the onl'r Ennis diI not appear ut all.
The Observation-Disclosures gate money arises
from the .act that OLaary. Hartman. and En-
al'gt that the articles. rs drawn up under
Sir john A-tlry's direction. are not clear
enough. According TO these articles. should
There bee only Two competitors. three-fourths Of
Oh" gate money goes 20 the winner. the rest TO
the oihrr man. should three or more compete,
%" winner is 90 laSr half the gate money. and
IN" remainder is fu Ice distributed among the
ulhrr ,"nn"tl3rs IN proportion 10 the number
ol ml"s roniltru. always providing that no
nn" not innslu: 4jo miles shall receive any
money Rnw"l s.gn"d these articles before
'nnlu- u,"r. ana heretofore hHS rrsOlut'ly de-
'ln" - I'm ht{ othrr or have the Original
ones mod l. II says -" VIII not walk II any
competition not mHkins 4il uIi.s is to have any
sNur" ~ Tie an" money for then the contest
3lu miles, an men Do sure VI receiving good
oAttne TiUf Ftd and Farm Office Yesterday
~ - hlN NtAl AllfA If WIS perfectly Wlllins TO
sSu inc orElha art 'l"7 ni agreement. but that
10 orirr 10 max" turm clearer he wished that
they might br slightly changed. Ha proposes
thW ICY 10" changed So TINT IL only one man
do's 43o mi"s b" shall receive ali the gate
mooney: % two do 40 miles each the winner
takes lIr""-i nurti ana the loser one fourth OF
tI' r"rrilt-; u thr" mn cover tn" required
u slhu'', the winner To- take une-half Of the
gait money, IN" ,conl man 80 per cent. Of
y. AMI ih' turi 20 per cent. II four men
do 4oo ml."s cu IN. me winner TO take half tho
rrc..it-, th" rH'lul best man IS per cent.
ui them, tho { ,rl - per cent and the fourth
n per cent Mr.. Walton Thought thnt Hnrrl-
u'.u won q not Object t. signing the articles
mus Wp Il.l"l AMI u ls thought that ROwrll viii
mot ursilat' io sign tl.m also. for they do not
'ssrutl ) Change IA" or gluHl articles IT agree
W"hi,, N1lhln- more VIII be done. however.
rrpgra'ui~ s'r john Ashley, arrives. lie 10
rNl.H 't-i to-day.
WnrEmou are preparing thotrnck for the con-
it~t 100 Gilmore IS Garden, and the huilding will
i' al llr s'rhir ul the contestants this week for
practice. ihr az t.'"r-flut truck used for the
Upt-u club IS % ht narrowed on the inside to
Mu l'ri giving "sut lnu- t. the mile; n stout
rail- Ii to Ice pUt uu ou the Out r. side and the re-
Wun,us Suu"a ilIri with gravel 10 krrp tho
dust from rising. The central dancing floor
i"lI l'r lh' Arl"n ball, vii remain. T. ch con-
L si"n' j. lo b" pr Nid 'i " o. one Of the small
Io1ahl houses, wu"r' hr can s.rrp and eat aud
rowe 100 Hi,"utIuu of his ira urr.
N'N"ll has thus far b,ru the only one OF
O." roui"siams tht has taken any rrgunr
rN"rfo' IN the G"ri'n, and b." hus prartlsrd
th"r" dtlA u e hl~ ARRIVAL. IL has scored
Sven hil "ui nali Iu an hour. one o. the
1iI'n nuts sad y'slrlny mornings " That
20 -, 10" DOUBT su'm 90 Ho any waking hero.
ll"d ats oul "a % run Utli k.'i 10 upull around
uniii b.. ..u 1Ir-. lIr uuy, ~tuus and he never
Wulhs, Fan. WIS iuilt Gutl"urarly Yesterday
Hutu.u '"hl ltt. rs 4 .'r TWO or lhr,r hours.
tHril Wli.lu .Hu.. % I}tIy RUM NJ. OL"nry Is
d'.u- u"St ul h.~ Nnlalut vl"'ut tlc streets and
% l.un's h"i- untr5 roads, ana Hurrlmanis