Year: 1879

The deficiency in the track on which Rowell won
the Ashley Belt and large sum of money the
subject of good deal of discussion yesterday There
was a shifting OF responsibility among the recent
managers that was amusing, and the matter
finally turned out to be nobody 8 business. Some of
those concerned wcrc told the track was not o
proper length. but they took no notice OF the
ing. Mr. Busbey spoke to OF the Kuntz
brothers about the necessity OF getting it measured
by an engineer and suggested Mr.. Hasweil.
Mr.. Kuntz objected because 1t would bo necessary
to nay him. There was friend Of the Kuntx family.
no said who would do the engineering tor nothing.
and to this gentleman the track left. The result
is q great deal of confusion. People who made
wagers the distances to DO covered by various
men were anxiously looking tor redress yesterday
and endeavoring to ascertain the Whereabouts of
those to whom their money was paid.


HAxrs GATE MONEY.


Many visited tho Garden to view the new track.
Thousands who denied admission held inter-
esting discussion concerning the report that Frank
Hart intended, through his counsel. General Ben
iamin y. Butler, to sue tor the money unjustly
awarded to Messrs Weston. krohne and Ennis. How
Hart Is to collect the money in case he should
get Judgment land the methods which the hero Of
Fort Fisher will adopt to have Judgment recorded
are alike conundrums TO tho public mind. .why
mortal be proud p and where is Krohnes. wes-
tons and Ennis money!" are kindred questions.
associated In werability. II may be that tho
wilcy Ben Butler will ascertain where the money is
but IL ne does ho viii have TO inquire from some one
else than the three gentlemen naned. for they
are in Egyptian darkness concerning its where
abouts. NO ones pocket has been picked. and
cepting the ex-chanlpion. none work the game.
yet still the money has vanished Ii was not spent,
il was not lost. IL not stolen. yet
It Is gone. Tho peculiar question as to
what has become OF Il Is sufficiently cnticing
owing to its knotty nature to secure the most
eminent legal service without fee. In fact tho
question NJ to what became Of tho money awarded
to these gentlemen is more interesting than the
one involved IN Mr.. Harts claim. Thus does the
cart often get before the horse. With MIR Benjamin
butler this question: however. will, in the natural
sequence OF his orderly mind, claim attention after
no has proven to the New York judges that Mr. Hart
did not walk for wager, but ON q con.
tract. with the other pedestrians. II is not
true rs some cynical persons have been careful
to state, that Mr. Butler expects colored convcn-
tion to meet In the bay State and tender him
nomination for the high Office of Governor OF tho
cradle or the Union and the temple of high moral
ideas. Not being In the habit of taking such things.
construction has been put ON his action. The
true consideration in the casc--omitting. OF
course, the colored vote OF Massachusetts-is the
Generals warm admiration of frank Hart, whom
he regards go-ahead sort of fellow. This is not
the view Of the General alone for George Guyon
does Ennis and so does krohne. SO intense Is the
Generals admiration that he thinks he can mud
time from his industrious administration or "tafly
TO the Beacon street mind to inject large quantities
OF saccharne material into the Judicial of New
York.


''r' GROUNDS or SUIT.


What grounds the General Will take, or when no
intends 90 begin this sweet labor is yet in-
formed. Some OF the precedcnts with which he in-
tends to impsrt consistency to his "tany, "a re
Hart, are announced second hand. That portion of
his address 20 the court which will concern