Evening star., 1897-03-17

H. Ihe floor of the ring was covered with
canvas yesterday, although Corbett pre-
1erred to fight on the bare boards. as the
canvas. he said, was likely to hinder the
foot movements of the fighters.
The entrance to the arena was through
one gate only, and this was the main one
which was used for similar purposes when
racing is in progress. From the gate to
the side of the arena stretched a sidewalk
OF loose planking which affords the spec
tators passage over the mud that during
the last few days had been turned into al
most qua gmire by the many people who
had been tamping around to see how 1t
looked. There are four tunnels in the side
OF the building. one each from the north
south. east and west. Above the entrance
10 each one Of these tunnels was placed
last night large white cloth bearing in
black letters the letters of the sections
which could be reached by the passageway.
underneath Four stairways on the out
skirts Of the building lead up to the SO
seats
Policing Was Good.
Big ushers, each armed with a huge cane
were located at the entrance to each pas
sageway. and at the bottom of each stair
way, and 1t vas hard lines for the man
VINO attempted to enter the arena without
the proper credentials. No mercy was
shown TO the buffer. and he was uncere-
monioLsly hustled off the grounds In
justice. however, 1t must be said that the
police arrangements were excellent and
there was very little trouble in getting the
spectators to their seats. The ushers for
the most part knew their business and
there was no more difficulty in handling the
crowd than there would have been in a
metropolitan theater of much smaller size
Under the seats at the west end of the
arena was a small shed about ten by tf-
teen feet which was set apart for the use
OF Fitzsimmons as dressing ROOM
The dressing room of Corbett was situ-
ated at the south side of the arena Yhe
passages by which the men entered tAe
ring were at right angles to each other.
The dressing rooms were SO located in or
der that there would be no possibility OF
the men or their trainers coming in con-
tact and causing trouble
CROWDS POUR INTO CARSON.
About 500 Fresh Arrivals There This
Morning.
CARSON CITY. New, March l7.-Tbree
special trains. which came in this morn
ing. brought the last of the visitors. They
were made up of twenty-five sleepers, from
San Francisco. but the last section had
four day coaches, In which were few people
from the east those who reac he'd Reno
last night. The large delegation of miners
expected from Virginia City did not come
though the mines are weH represented.
The arrivals this morning were about
800. making the total strangers in town be-
tween three and four thousand. The de-
mand for tickets to the fight was very good
this morning, Dan Stuarts headquarters,
where they were on sale, being crowded.
The demand was so brisk. indeed, that the
price Of the cheapest seats was doubled.
The last few rows on the outer edge of the
arena had been etsaside for people willing
to pay only s. for admission.
When 1t was discovered that these seats
were selling well. better than the SO seats
just in front of them. there being little
difference between the two in desirability
all were placed at SO EACH The increase
did not interfere materially with the sale.
The impression had gone abroad among
the townspeopie that when Stuart found