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Show m FEW PEOPLE WILL MIE TRIP Out of Seven Hundred Reservations Reserva-tions Only One Hundred 11 em a in. NKW YORK. Juno 2S. Not more than 100 Now Yorkers will go west to witness tin JotTrles-Johnson light at Reno, according ac-cording to estimates by railroad officials glvfn out today. Of those, probablv half will go direct to Reno, while tho others will arrange to take in tho fight, as an Incident to a business and pleasure trip. Out of more than 700 reservations which were made previous to Governor -Gllloll's refusal to permit the light al San Francisco, Fran-cisco, not more than 110 have carried out their original plans to go west, the remainder re-mainder having canceled their rcserva. Lions. The British party, which was to be headed by Lord Lonsdale, has also abandoned aban-doned tho trip. Arrangements were originally made by tho English onlhusi-asts onlhusi-asts to provide accommodations for 250. At the llrst sign of trouble, the representative repre-sentative of Lord Lonsdale cabled instructions in-structions lo cancel all arrangements, and but one man. G'eorgo McDonald, made tho trip. He was a member of B g Tim" Sulllvuii's party, which left last night. "Big Tim." who Is Ihe official stake-' holder for the light, will arrive in Reno. I I-rlday. Promoters Rickard and Gleason must post tho remaining $51,000 of the purse . with him before Saturday nlglu. U hen tho money is up (bo last move to clinch the battle will have been completed. com-pleted. "Big Tim" will have $121. (Mo in hs in-si' in-si' ; pocket when he reaches iho ringside. ring-side. This will include Ihe 5101.000 purse and $20,000 in forfeits posted bv the rival pugilists to guarantee their appearance. Although the Interest in New York in the battle is greater than ever before known in a similar event, it Is nevertheless never-theless true that thorc Is less betting tnan on many ordinary lights. Hotel men and brokers in the llnanclal district, in,'.?. hMma"y . V;V'Q rr larPu "" 1" fmi . '.s' c,?c,a,v ll'0ro is little or add that the prospect for the week is not promising. |