Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-04

to the depot dining-room TO procure the
| edibles. The stop OF an hour gave the Sui
| Ivan party a chance to stretch their legs
| and eat a hearty supper. John Sullivan
| the big fellows first hacker, met the
champion at Franklin and travelled to Gin.
| cinnati with him.
| The abominable management Of the
sullivan special' is going to put the
| champion in New Orleans on Sunday
| morning instead of Saturday evening.
| This was learned this afternoon when
| General Pas5engeT-Agent David q. Ed
/ wards, of the Queen and Crescent route,
| boarded the train Of Franklin and au-
| nounced that he had received no notifca-
| ton OF the coming Of the train.
| Ho was willing, however, to do any
| thing in his power 20 facilitate mat
| tiers. and said that he would give the
| hackers of Sullivan an opportunity TO 90
| through by special train drawn by the
| fastest engine on the road. or 10 60 on q
regular scheduled train at q much slower
rate of speed. lie explained thai the fast
| trip would be traught with no small
amount of danger, while the other course
would land everybody In safety SIX or
seven hours later. BY the first plan New
Orleans would be reached by 10 o'clock
| tomorrow evening. and by tho latter
which was finally agreed upon. the trip
will not be ended until or o'clock on
| Sunday morning.
The Tennessee authorities want Charley
| johnson for the part he played III the Sui.
livau-Kilrain fight. and there may be an
attempt 70 capture him. At any rate
Johnston and Wakely are both shaky.
AT 1892 o'clock tonight, with a new mon
ster engine weighing l27, 900 pounds clutch
ing the coaches, the tram steamed quickly
out OF the depot, swung over the placid
Ohio, and crossed Mason IL Dixon's line
into the Sunny South.
BETTING IN NEW YORK.
The New York Sun of yesterday says of
the betting III the Metropolis: The fol-
lowers of jim Corbett were around in
great shape last night, and wagered their
money with an eager hand. In nearly
every instance they received good and
substantial odds. Some, however, held
of for long lays. At the hotels and sport
ing resorts on Broadway and Sixth avenue
the sole topic of conversation was more or
less about the coming fights. Tho betting
on Dixon received a new impetus, owing
to the reports from New Orleans that he IS
q favorite at 3 to 2. Even money on Nc
Aulife and Myer could be had. At the
Hoffman House Billy Edwards made two
bets of 500 TO $40 on Sullivan and 500
even on McAulide.
Arthur Hackett, book-maker. made
wager of $1,000 to 800 on the champion.
Abe Mendleson, formerly of Utica, but
now prominent turtle, placed $500 to
81, 500 on Sullivan.
Ed. Nall made several bets of $500 TO
800 on Dixon. He reports that the Sulli-
van Dixon McAuliffe combination nc
Sheepshead Bay has been played down
from % 10 TO IL 10 5.
Ed. Beaman, OF the Turf Exchange at
SO west Twenty-ninth street, is very conf
dent of tho champions ability 70 win aud
put up $1,000 even that he would win in
eleven rounds.
Jack Mcdonald puts $4,000 to $4,000 on
the big fellow.
Matte Corbett wasered $500 to 81 900 on
the Californian.
Joe Cotton has $500 to $3.50 that Sullivan
will win.
Jake Shipsey has $4,000 to 81. 800 on the
champion.
Billy Conner and Tom Truman made a
bet of 81 1000 even that John l.. will win in
twenty-five rounds.