The San Francisco call., 1897-02-19
STUART'S
SECRET OUT
The Manager Vainly Silent
as to Plans for His
Amphitheater.
WILL BE OCTAGoNAL IN
SHAPE.
Seating Capacity to Be Provided
for Thirty Thousand
Spectators
REFEREE GEORGE SILER ar.
RIVES AT CARSON.
Denies the Report That He Would
Introduce New Rules for
the Fighters.
REFEREE GEORGE SILER Ar.
RIVES AT CARSON.

CARSON, NEv.. Feb. 1S-At last Dan
Stuart's secret is out. For days the
famous prize-fight promoter has been as
dumb as an oyster regarding the style and
plans OF the mammoth amphitheater he
is to erect at the Carson racetrack to hold
the spectators during the coming battle.
His lieutenants have been equally mys-
terious and even less communicative.
What the reason for this secrecy was no
one could divine, and it was thought that
there was nothing to do but to wait for
the official announcement. 1t was
Stuart's desire to keep his secret until the
very day that active building operations
were commenced, but by some hook or
crook the story slipped away from him to-
night, and now there are dozen people
in Carson who know all about it.
Plans and specifications for the big
structure have been accepted and work
will begin Immediately. The amphi-
theater is to be octagonal in shape and
will be roof1ess. The ring will, of course,
be pitched IN the center OF the inclosGre
and will occupy an elevated position on a
platform four feet high. A space of six
feet surrounding the four sides of the ring
and Immediately adjoining it will be set
apart for the reporters for the press. Then
behind the press seats and extending out
ward toward the eight sections of the oc-
tagon will be reserved a radius of thirty
feet for the boxes. These will be the $40
seats. Next to the boxes come the next
highest-priced divisions. TAese viii be
placed in tiers rising from the floor to the
ceiling on the circus plan, and the cost of
them will depend upon their proximity to
the ring.
There will be four entrances to the
amphitheater There will be broad aisles
between each section of the octagon and
an extra aisle in the center of each, ex-
cept those where the entrances are To-
Gated. This will divide the am hitheater
into twelve sections and it is the intention
to have each of these sections accom- mo-
date over 2000 people. Chairs will be pro-
vided for tne first twenty rows behind the
boxes and back OF those will be benches.
The design for the building, as we'll as
the seating plan, is the handiwork of p.
]. Donohoe, the San Francisco architect
and contractor. Mr.. Dohohoe is the spe-
ciaI protege of Governor Budd of Califor-
mia, but his friends say This influence was
not brought 10 bear in order to secure the
selection of his plans. Stuart accepted
them because they suited him better than
any of the drawings submitted by local or
Eastern artists. Donohoe Is the indi-
vidual who once acted in the capacity of
expert for Governor Budd in connection
with the foundations for the union ferry
depot at San Francisco. 1t may be re-
membered that he caused CONSERVATION
among the contractors by boring holes
into the piers and chopping into them
with hatchet in order to test the quality
of the concrete.
The Donohoe amphitheater will cost
Stuart in the neighborhood OF $40, 900. 1t
is not to be given out by contract. Stuart's
plan, it is said, is to purchase the lumber
and have the building put together by
Carson worbmen. Donohoe will remain
here and superintend the construction of
the building.
George Siler, the Chicago sporting man
whom both Corbett and Fitzsimmons ac-
cepted as the referee OF the big fight, ar
rived here to-day from the East. Siler is
not in the best of health and it is doubtful
if he will display much activity between
now and the day of the contest. He was
i'll during the journey from Chicago, but
believes he is now on the mend. He will
remain her a day or two and then go to
San Francisco 10 visit some old friends he
has not seen for years.
Siler is supposed to be on the "e1clu-
sive'' list so far as giving information is
concerned, but he was found to-day to be in
bout the same humor as Corbett and
Julian are-ready and willing to be inter
viewed by the correspondents.
~ have been quoted as saying that in
this coming contest | intended to adopt
rules OF my own making" said Siler.
"Now 1 want to say that that statement
is untrue, and 1 never gave utterauce
to any such thing. l have been too long
in the business 10 imagine that can I'M
prove or alter old-established rules, such
as those founded by the Marquis of
Queensberry. L propose to see that both
men have fair and square deal l have
absolutely no choice between them and
only hope that the best man may win,
and I believe they Will put up square
and honest highland not only that, but
the greatest battle ever witnessed in the
roped arena. There can be no question
but that these are the most scenced and
clever fighters who ever stepped into
ring.
1.-The agreement signed by Corbett and
Fitzsimmons to break away decently from
the cIinches is indeed most satisfactory to
me. as it will save me deal of work and
trouble"
Owing to the fact that the dawn of to-
day brought forth another snowstorm,
which continued all day with more or less
violence Corbett was com PEELED to again