The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-20
FIG
Plans or tho BuirdInE for the Big Hattie
An OGrr for Maher and shnrkey.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. iD.-The Calls Carson
special rays: Dan Stuart's plans for the
mammoth amphitheatre To be built At the Car
son race track are known. 1t was Stuart's do
sire to keep his secret until the day that active
building operations were commenced, but by
some hook or crook tho story slipped away from
him last night, and now there arc n dozen per
sons at Carson who know all about II. Plans
and specifications have been accepted aud work
will be started at once.
"The amphithcatre is to be octaConal in
shape and will be roofless. The ring will. "
course, be pitched in the centre and will occupy
an elevated position on a platform four feet
high. There will be n space OF ak feet sur
rounding tue four sides OF the ring. and imme-
diately adjoining It will be placed the repre-
sontatiyes OF the press. Behind the press seats
md extending outward toward the eight sec
lions OF the ootsgon a radius OF thirty feet Will
be reserved for the boxes. Those will be the $40
seats. Next TO the boxes come the next highest
price divisions. There will be placed on tiers
rising from the floor on the circus plan. the cost
Of which Will depend upon their proximity 70
the ring. .,,,
ing. Between tho sections of the octagon Will
be broad aisIes. and there will be an extra aisle
entrances are located. This will divide the
amphitheatro into twelve sections, and II is the
Intention to have each Of /, oae sections accom-
modate over 1000 persons. Chairs will be- pro-
vlded for the twenty rows behind the boxes,
and back OF those will be benches.
The building will cost stuart in the Deighbor-
hood of $4,000. IL IL not to be built by con-
tract. The Texans plan, IL is said, is TO purchase
the lumber ana have the building put together
by Carson work men"
Dan Lynch yesterday received n telegram
from Dan stuart in which he offered $4,000 for
n fight between Tom Sharkcy and Peter Maher.
II Is not believed stuart can secure the con-
test for the sum offered.
"Sherkcv. II, is claimed. has a standing offer
from ~ New York club for "A purse OF $4,000
for u limited round contest said Lynch. Tho
Offer Is for the month OF May or June, so IL
would he anything but iudicious to accept stu
MRher or any other pugilist at Carson City, but
u suitable purse must be offered"
Lynch and stuart are to have an interview
to-day, aud the ShHrkcy-M aher fight may yet
De arranged for Nevada.
CARSON. Feb. 10. The sun took n few snap
shots at Carson this morning and strangers
were enabled to get their bearings, but the cx-
pnsurcs were not long enough to reduce tho
height OF the snow dr.tts to any extent. Toward
evening the sky Cluudci over. and the barom-
eter, after n few spasmodic tremOrs. stcadied at
morning and talked over the prospects for q
clear day on March II. All were In good
humor.
Corbctt was apparently tho hnpplest man In
town. After smoking the pipo OF peace with
Julian last night he retired early. and. to use
Billy Woods expression. lie was " faster than "A
san Francisco flea this morning. In the pres
ence of a select icw the cx-champ ion. worked
Tor forty-clght minuteso ON the stage OF the Opera
House. Those who have watched him during
he past week observed that his speed
had Increased pcrceptihly. and that his bellows
were working more easily. One OF the most in
was Gov. Sadler. who expressed astonishmeut
At tprbctts wonderful speed. Iim'r training
quarters nro ready, and the entire Corbett party
VIII move to Shaw's Springs tomorrow morn
Ing.