Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-24
Sullivan Receives $4,000 and
the Champion Belt.
He then Starts on a Champagne Hur-
rah, and is Anxious for Addi-
tiOnal PugiliStic HOnors.
The Negro Jackson Said to be Willing to
Fight the Boston Brute-Racing Events
and Base Ball Notes.
sULLIvAN,s REWARD.
The Stake Money and Belt Delivered, After
which Bum BEGINS.

The Stake Money and Belt Delivered, after
which a Bum Begins.
NEW YORK, July 23.-JOhn L. SuIli-
van came into possession of $40 1000 this
afternoon. 1t was the stake money in
the Sullivan Kilrain fight, and was paid
over by Stakeholder Al Cridge at his es-
Enlistment in Twenty eighth street.
CTidge telegraphed from Long Branch
last night that he would like to meet
John L. and his hackers to-day. 1t was
l o CLOCK this afternoon when Sullivan
and party arrived at CridSe's. He was
accompanied by MesSrs. Lumly, John
ston and Wakely. Cridge said to him:
''John, you are the champion of the
world and 1 am ready to pay over the
money you have won. Here it is,
said Cridge as he made dive into an in
side vest pocket from which he drew
forth roll of bills. There was Just forty
of them of the denomination of $500
each
Sullivan took the greenbacks, sat down
at table, counted them over very care
fully twice, and then showing the wealth
into his pocket, thanked Cridge for ac-
cepting the office of stakeholder and for
taking such good care of the money. The
fighter then invited all hands to drink
his health in bumpers OF champagne.
Stakeholder Cridge then said $50 ZOO in
cash was not all he had to dispose of.
He then produced the Police Gazette
championship belt. According to the
stipulations of Mr.. Richard K. Fox,
donor of the belt, as Mr.. Cridge under
stood them, a guarantee must be given
for its safety before he would surrender
it.
Sullivan insisted that the belt went
with the money, and demanded it on
the spot.
Matters were smOOthed over by Wakely
giving the requisite guarantee, and then,
with the money and belt in his possession,
Sullivan and party left Cridge's to eele-
brate the event.
The first place visited was MiddIeton's
saloon on Broadway, where Sullivan
broke his first $500 bill and cracked
many bottles of champagne. Every
time a champagne cork popped he called
for settler and lemon. From Middle
ton 8 the sports went to Jim Wakely's
resort, where more wine was opened.
When wine gives out Sullivan VIII go
over to Brooklyn and visit Charlie
Johnston. Johnston has a belt which
Sullivan contemptuously called a dog
collar, and will have it on exhibition.
Sullivan says he will take all the stones
out of the belt, distribute them among
his friends and then. melt the collar into
a solid mass. He VIII have a tag at
tached to it which will read
''This is the remains of the dog collar
won by John L. Sullivan in his fight with
Jake Kilrain at Richburg, Miss. July 8,
1882
Sullivan, flushed with his recent vic
tory, is anxious for fresh laurels in the
pugilistic world. Mr.. Lumley said this
afternoon that Sullivan would accept the
challenge of Jem Smith, the English
champion, and would present him with
S25OO if he would come to America and
fight him Marquis of Queensbury rules
for the California club.
g The $40, 900 stake money is not all Sui
Ivan g. Half of it goes to the big fellow
and the balance will be divided. among
his hackers as follows: Half to the New
York Illustrated News, one quarter to
Jim Wakely and one quarter to Charles
Johnston. 1t is said that in this ratio the
hackers will present to Billy MuldoOn
$1,000. Sullivan also intends to give his
trainer two of those $500 bills.