The record-union., 1897-03-04
Expected That Many Women Will
Witness the Fistic Contest.
r1artin Julian Denies the Reports
That Fitzsimmons is Imbibing Too
Freely, Asserting That the New
Zealander is in Good Condition
Corbett Does a Bit of Outdoor
Exercise.

ers and citizens. 1t was thought that
the promoter of the great carnival
which is to take place on the 18th and
| 18th of March would be forced to go
to San Francisco for treatment. his
| laborious efforts to carry his carnival
to a success have been burden to him,
and unfortunately he has fallen
victim to a common ailment in the
mountains, which in the East would be
called pneumonia Mr.. Stewart, how
ever, while feeble and still feeling the
effects of this altitude, will probably
remain here until he considers himself
we'll enough to undertake a journey to
California.
| While he has been confined to his
apartments Stuart has been directing
the movements of his clerks from the
sick bed. He expressed himself as well
| pleased with the looks Of things at the
race track, where the big amphlthea-
| ter is being constructed. n few days
ago the owners of the property decided
| tC change it's name, and the track VIII
| hereafter be known as Seymour Park
Contractor J. P. Donahue of san
! Francisco drove with Stuart to the
park this afternoon, and although the
| big Texan did not leave the carriage,
he was enabled to get first-class idea
of the general appearance of the arena
Donahue stated that the structure
would be completed by next Monday,
| and there is reason to believe his pre-
| diction in this connection will be re-
allied.
The force Of clerks in Dan Stuarts
office have been kept busy every day
| for a week past, answering his aston
| ishingly large number of letters and
kilograms sent in from all parts of this
country, Canada and Mexico, and even
from England. Some of the letters
! are very interesting. A man in a
Kansas town inquired, among other
things, how much two $50 seats to see
the fight would cost. In reply to this
| communication, one of Stuarts bright
| young men wrote to the Kansas cor
respondent, stating that on account of
the long journey he would have to un-
dertake to get to Carson he would only
be charged $40 for the tickets in ques-
| ton.
Another bit of information was given
at Stuarts office to-day which would
seem to indicate that many women will
see a real fight One of the clerks said
that at least fifty letters from all parts
of the country had been received from
women who desired to be booked for
the big show on st. Patrick's Day.
Bob Fitzsimmons was very much an
ncyed to-day by a story that had been
widely circulated to the effect that he
had recently exercised very little care
in his training, so far as an indulgence
in stimulants was concerned. When he
came to town last night the New Zea-
lander was certainly in happy frame
Of mind, but this is not an unusual
condition for him, and there was no
good reason to believe that his play
fulness was due to liquor. AS matter
Of fact, FitZ was pleased upon recelV-
ing a telegram announcing the fact
that his wife had left New York for
Carson City.
Martin Julian denounced in the most
emphatic terms the yarn that F'itZ had
been drinking. Under ordinary cir
cumstances. Bob's manager is an even
tempered fellow, but to-day he lost
control of himself and started on hunt
for the man who originated the story.
Up to a late hour tonight he had not
discovered the author of what was
described as a most malicious fabrica
ton.
"Fitz is in good condition" said Ju-
liam to the representative of the Asso-
ciated Press. He never was a drink
ing man, and has not the slightest in
clination TO indulge in alcoholic beN-
erages. l would not be in the least sur
prised if some of the smart men over
at Corbett's quarters put this yarn on
the market, just as they circulated the
story that Bob was trying his best to
break an arm or leg, in order to get
out of fighting that big duffer. I'm
going to be on the warpath after this
for some of these imaginative fellows.
and although i nave not any medals
on me for fighting, III guarantee to
make it lively for somebody, if | can
only get a chance. Bob has not taken
q drink of whisky in months, excepting
day or two after his arrival in Car
son. when he took two or three drinks
of hot Scotch for his cold. Nobody
need have the slightest fear that he
won't be ready to 5ght two weeks from
to-day. My only regret is that l have
not a million dollars to bet on him.
because the money would be just as
good as in our pockets now"
The tall auburn haired fighter varied
his programme to-day by indulging in
a bicycle ride for d short distance over
the muddy road. The wheeling was so
bad that he was obliged to return to
the ranch, however, where he left his
wheel and took a six-mile sprint around
the foothills. The warm sunshine
weather had an exhilarating effect on
the New Zeaiander, and upon his re-
turn to his quarters he announced that
he would not wait for afternoon to go
through the regular days programme.
but would finish up before lunch. The
next two hours We're therefore devoted
with his trainers. An hour or so after
lunch FitZ took another short run,
bringing up at the State Penitentiary,
where ne was gwen a hot bath and
good rub down. A good many visi
tors who journeyed to the ranch this
afternoon returned to town disappoint-
ed at not seeing Fitz work.
Jim Corbett. too. made q change in
his usual work. IN the first place he
took a twelve-mile run through some
of the picturesque foothills close t.
Shaw's Springs. Jim and his compan-
ion, AL Hampton of San Francisco. re-
turned to their quarters covered with
mud, but the champion said that he