Gilmore's Garden (Madison Ave. & E. 26th St.; formerly Hippodrome)
11/24/1875 (2,000)
Greco-Roman Handicap Match: Andre Christol (30:00 FTT) Thiebaud Bauer
11/26/1875
Andre Christol def Jaques du Mortier
11/27/1875
Andre Christol def Matt Grace
03/07/1877
World Collar & Elbow Title: James Owens* (3-2) Charles Murphy
10/15/1877
Graeco-Roman: Wilhelm Heygster (2-1) Ernest Treher
Graeco-Roman: Emile Regnier (2-0) Leando Joannaves
10/16/1877 (3,000)
World Graeco-Roman Title: William Miller (1-0) Theobaud Bauer
11/19/1877
Grizzly Bear (2-1) "younger Adrian brother"
* The older Adrian brother had to pull the bear off at the end of the last fall.
01/07/1878 Police AC (10,000)
Collar & Elbow: James Quigley vs Charles Murphy (cancelled?)
Collar & Elbow: James Quigley def William Heavyside
Graeco-Roman: Wilhelm Heygster vs William Muldoon
Graeco-Roman (for Gold Medal): Emile Regnier vs Thomas P. Adams
01/25/1878
Greco-Roman: Ambroise def Jonnares
Catch-as-catch-can: Prof. William Miller def Charles Murphy
Greco-Roman: Prof. William Miller (1-0 time limit) Wilhelm Heygster
03/18/1878 (3,000+)
Billy Edwards def Harry Hicken
05/04/1878 (600 or 700)
Greco-Roman: Mack vs Lynch
Collar-and-Elbow: Steve O'Donnell vs Mike Flynn
05/12/1879 (2,000)
Catch-as-catch-can (w/ jackets): John McMahon (2-1) William Miller
1: McMahon (2:17)
2: Miller (7:39)
3: McMahon ("very short")
05/14/1879 (3,000)
William Muldoon (2-0 forfeit) Thiebaud Bauer
Gilmore's Garden renamed Madison Square Garden in 05/1879
Madison Square Garden [I] (Madison Ave. & E. 26th St.)
10/04/1879 (1,500)
John McMahon (2-2 curfew draw) William Miller
10/22/1879
Edwin Bibby (dec) Andre Cristol
12/04/1879
Edwin Bibby vs Andre Cristol
01/19/1880 (4,000)
World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Title*: William Muldoon def Thiebaud Bauer
03/23/1880 (3,000)
William Muldoon drew William Miller
12/10/1881 Metropolitan Rowing Club (part of an entertainment event)
08/07/1882
World Catch-as-Catch-Can Heavyweight Title: Joe Acton* (38min) Edwin Bibby
12/18/1882 Richard K. Fox (3,500)
Joe Acton (90min draw) Clarence Whistler
02/08/1883 (8,000)
Greco-Roman: Harry N. Herbert? (draw) Edwin Bibby
Sparring: Steve Taylor vs Johnny Reilly
Sparring: George Rooke vs Gus Labnert
Sparring (3R): Jem Mace vs Herbert A. Slade
02/18/1888
* A benefit for the widow of Billy Dempsey, who died at a prize fight.
Gus Hill vs Mike Dempsey
Madison Square Garden [II] (Madison Ave. & E. 26th St.)
12/17/1892 (part of a fund-raising event)
Greco-Roman Exhibition (10min): Ernest Roeber drew William Muldoon
02/24/1894 (part of a charity event)
Graeco-Roman: William Muldoon (15min draw) Ernest Roeber
Catch-as-catch-can: B.A. McFadden (10min draw) Hugh Leonard
03/26/1898 (10,000)
Collar-and-elbow: William Johnson (2-1) Harry Reed
Catch-as-catch-can: Leo Pardell (2-1) Frank Idone
Graeco-Roman: Ernest Roeber (2min- DQ) Ishmael Yousouf
06/11/1898 (2,000)
Catch-as-catch-can: Tony Lewis (2-1) George Richelieu
Graeco-Roman: Charles Beck (1-1) Jack Payson
Ishmael Yousouf (2-0) Heraklides
11/05/1898 (3,000)
World Lightweight Title (decision): Fred Duncan [American champion] def Al Williams
[Ohio champion]
Catch-as-catch-can: Jack Reed def Joe Carl
Tom Jenkins (1-1) Hali Adlai
Researches by Hisaharu Tanabe with additional information from Tim Hornbaker
