New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-27
Arrival or MICE AND THE maori
FOLLOWED AROUND THE CITY BY ADMIRING CROWDS
-AFIGiIr IN THE AsToR HOUSE.

FOLLOWED AROUND THE CITY BY ADMIRING CROWDS
-AFIGiIr IN THE AsToR HOUSE.
g. lem Mace, the celebrated pugilist, and
h,. nroere Herbert A. slade. the Maori from NewZea-
land arrived 10 the city yesterday morning and went to
the Metropolitan Hoel In the party were Mrs Mace,
william r. Harding and John DE Lury. Among those
Who mat them on their arrival Rlchard x. Fox, who
b.s brought sade TO this country TO match him against
Iohp l. sullivan for the cham pionship sfthe world
The party left Chicago on Wednesday night, and wher
ever they stopped the way they were lionized
At Benwood, W. Va, Cumberland. Nd, Washington.
Baltimore and philadelphia crowds assembled at the
railway stations aud made them welcome. Mace re-
eyed the monotony Of the Journey by playing the yiO
lin ana sngng songs, while Mrs. Mace found plenty TO
do in looking after pet canary that has travelled with
her more than 10000 miles. The party disembarkcd at
Jersey CITY, with enough baggage to ill an express
wagon brief visit made To "Harry Hills" after
breakfast and then a movement made on the Office
of Richard X. Fox. An immense crowd had assembled
10 meet them, through which they had difficulty In
forcing their way. There some OF the best
known "sportlng men In The city had assembled TO
make the acquaintance OF the Visitors Presently the
marty proceeded to the liquor store of william f. Mccoy
No IOi south-st and the crowd followed. The pugI
Ists were taken up stairs, while their followers con-
tainted themselves with destroying free lunch After
returning TO Mr. Fox's Office movement was mado on
Ivnchs li1uors tore In Nassaust. by this time the
crowd had become a mob and as the party moved down
10 Walst the excitement was Intense Slipping through
Fisk RObbins's liquorstore In Broadst ana coming
out NJ the back door, party went Broadway to the
POST Office and separated. Shade and Harding going into
the Astor House. The barroom was soon crowded
with excited partisans, discussing the merits OF Sade
and sullivan Presently led 10 blows, and there
was scufe In which plates aud knives and all sorts OF
tmnlenenfs were thrown about, One man wearing a
mi nat was struck by plate OF soft fried eggs that
scat,ercd ali over him. Meanwhile Sade had slipped
ont OF de door and quiet was soon restored without
the aid OF the police ,,, d, ,,,,, .
Later the party met at Harry IIlls and took din
mar The tanle was fourteen persona and among
those who were there were Mace Slade. Harry" Hill.
Richard X Fox William H. Harding, George Rookie,
AT lne close Mace sald "Gentlemen. since i am
now in New YORK, brought here by Mr.. Fox want TO
say that think SHADE IL tue best man In the world ard
am willing TO match him 10 box. wresle ana jump any
man for 81 800 side, the besG two out three"
SHADE then explained that tho wrestling WA TO DO
Cumberland" STYLE and the jumping " ali fOurs"
Some amusement was accustomed by one newspaper man
Inisaking another for Newzeaiander. and plying him
with questions about omanawks aud kangarOos sIado
large line looking an, six feet two inches Ia height