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Show The O'Leary Belt. The wi'.i for the O'Leary belt closed last night, the hoy. Murphy, aged 18 year3, w:nn:ng. There were 107 entries, of which fifty-three paid the fee of f 100. Out of the fifty three thirty-one were selected tD go, and started. This number from the commencement com-mencement began to dwindle down, until, op. tbe last dsy, there were but eleven ia the field. This ij the first trial ol I the boy, Murphy, and bis success ia considered a' marvel of grit and endurance, especially when it is borne ia misd that several uid peies'.rtans entered the contest AyuDt him. He j has already been challenged by: "Blower Brown," and tbe colored boy, Hart, both of whom were in the . weli for the Astley belt. Tbe O'Leary belt is Ur superior in artistic execution aud elegance ol design to the S.r John Astley belt. It is, icdeed, "a thing of beauty," and produces this impression on the mind instantly. It is composed of fifteen ohain3, each thirty-six inches in length and three and a hail inches wide, upon which ia placed all medallions. me-dallions. The centre shield is eight inches long and six inches wide, and j over it is tbe name "O'Leary in diamonds; underneath is the in Ecription, ''Championship of America, Ame-rica, Six-days go-as-you-please;" below be-low this, ou an oval shield in blue enamel, are the national colors of England, France, Ireland Ire-land and America. Iu tbe centre of tbe shield ia a gold figure representing O'Leary walking on a tau-bark track. The shield ia also surrounded with eight solitaire diamonds, in stars, and ou the lower part of tbe shield is an American eagle, on branches of laurel leaves, and the words "Strength and Endurance." The two shields on either side of the centre shield have pedestrian gold figures, one of which is representative of Rowell " jog trot' and the other of a runner. All the shields are bordered with Scotch thistles, American ferns, oak, ivy and acorns. Tbe material is sterling frosted Bilver. The belt ia valued at about $800. It weighs nine pounds, and has about 100 nenuyweights of gold in its manufacture. |