The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-09

pareted and the public drew long breath Of relief at
had :. s.ss.
taken temperate end legitimate dirsotion. rose
higher than ever and with the New York eommsnity,
divided the excitement caused BY the approaching
Presidential campaign Both and the baoksrs Of
both in the MEANWHILE seemed to feel the highest
Of which lies in the fact Of the and rsgus-
rty With which the instslments Of the monster wager
we're put mp The long period GOT for the training ex-
cite some surprise In the general mind but to the
initiated IL considered necessary, In order GER
rect the irregularities Of Hysrs mode Of life and
that he might take for while, the light and gentle
discipline requisite to man who had trained often
With the view Of doing this in the best manner We
will here give full reports - published 1t the times Of
the Of the lights in which each
In the rst place, sullivans nghtins history may BE-
condensed - follows He was born ON the 10th Of
ns1 tSr, Four he
six battles on the other side Of the Atlantic.
He beat Steward for Ella . side, in hours snd 20
He eat Dick Tr.inor for ESQ sids in rs rounds in
hsur and l6 minutes.
He beat johnny White for purse, in Is rounds last
lie beat George Sharpss for Eloo sds in 81 rounds,
In hour and minutes.
He beat tom .ay nr class man in 'is' in IT
He beat the grea Hammer Lane for ESQ side, in 10
rounds and 81 minutes.
His American victories were Hammond, In rounds
and 10 minutes
Seoor, SO rounds, hour and minutes.
Received forfeit from Adm. Vaudersee.
Bill Bell In 20 rounds aud 80 minutes.
Bob Caunt In rounds and IL minutes.
TRAlNI @ FOR THE FIGHT
yANKEE SULLIVAN.
Since the grand sparring exhibition recently given
famous opponent, Yankee Sullivan, have put them.
eves In active training for the desperate fight which
S February next Hyr WIT With s' as
Thompson and Joe Winrow has taken up his neld
quarters at Dodge's, at MoComb's Dam; aud Sullivan
attended BY the celebrated Country McCleestsr and
Tom ODonnsl, rusticste at Shaws hard by the Union
Race Course, on Long Island. two places Hyer
ing rugged hills for him to elm ana struggle over
while Sullivan has not much 1t his command beside
the nat race course and such variety s he can manu-
ao.eIs out OF lev sandy ground OF BY fssts OF picking
the mo 10 Of training taken for the dsvsopemsnt
strength IN cannot be otherwise than istersssos
snG in.roetvs 20 VIZ give The routine Of Sullvsn's
a. he snS %oaS 9, DO II willingly
night, proolsimiDg his object solely to be to train
against the coming CHOLERA BY puracaton Of his
In the morning the Hen. Mr.. Sullivan rises With
the nrtt streak Of dawn puts his breeehes oheery
goes out on the race course and commeno.s inning
Eclipse. After having accomplished ave or six or
seven miles, he returns TO his house rousss up his
trainers takes up heavy pair Of dumb bells and strikes
out some six or seven hundred times to improve his
reach and the muscles Of his shoulder striking osty
upward In consequepce Of the height Of the With
whom be has to contend He thea lays by the dumb
BELLS and after few minutes rest, puts the gloves
with one OF his trsiners enters into sharp exercise
saas svG,dSs dodsns and wT::tns even to the
Mr.. Sullivan having thus peppered his trainers next
squares him, elf before heavy Bag which hangs PEN
d.1s from the ceiling By single esrd and which 10
deals blow ct this beg the bag naturally
retires from such overture out Mr. sullivan punches
It sgsn end kseps following It in every direction Il
swings away, until he wsrks himself into generous
pert piration. He then knocks onn lays By the
gloves, and making thorough wash with cold water,
two distinsuishsd friends to breakfast
Mr. Sullivan eats for his breakfast large bssfsteak
Of the finest cut and cooked rare which he pours
faucs Of cid Enslish als sent to him. like the steaks,
from the city and both carefully watched by his train
Of the Sultan would exercise in looking ont that his
sublime master II not touched with deeterious drugs
Sometimes Mr. Sullivan breakfasts boiled chicken,
in which he usually supervises the execution and
preparation Of the animal himself.
After breakfast Mr.. Sullivan takes hour ofrsposs
during which he occupies his time and improves his
mind BY reading Box,ana,' to keep his Imagination
fresh in all the different modes Of lighting in prize
ring and fresh in all the various dodsss adopted
Of tie arena Having thus refreshed himself Mr. sui.
van starts out In the open country bestirs himself
actively for some eight or ten mi In circuit, and in
his travel nurses every secvity or hollow that offers
chance for novel exercise It choice spot In
the Californian pacers. During this exercise Mr. Sui
help him in Chase or stimulate him BY vising the
feat Of picking stones placed on the ground at squA
dstsnse., While on full run This 10 fine exercise,
and cballer ges every and muscle In the body.
Mr.. Sullivan comes in from this exercise in . warm
glow, and while his body 10 in this state, he quickly
wards 10 soused with cold water from bis ions dovn his
back and his bead. This operation
y =: Mr. suy.n rises h Up WITH ss.afa
towels which leave him Of the complexion Of .
cranberry Mr. sullivan then puts fresh flannel u
daily prsotice) and after settling himself in his
pepder gsy and gracefully invites his friends
dinner. 1t being four O'Clock and other meal be-
s;s 40
ne UNDERGONE st ak Of the largest sze swimming In
. fsuce Of old English ale.
whites away hour In talking fight" With his train
ers In reading Boxisna," as In the msrnipg Be.
match follows With the dumb bells; whom having bis
Shoulders In play, he wakes up the bag again, and
though 1t has never done him any harm and 10 no way
inimisal to him except in being Of Mr. Hyer's weight
he bangs viciously and without mercy Having pep
persd to his abstraction, Mr. Sullivan takes another
srsy evsrcost and turnipe In. collar p about hs ears
he tsrts out for short might or starlight walk Of
four or i've miles the race course the road 1T
to bed.
This Is about the days routine, subject to slight
the Of mutton for beef during the LAST two
or three weeks imme diately preceding the fght.
While all this 10 going on, MIR Sallivsn lives In all
respects, q vrtuous and abstemious life He will not
touch liquor; he will not smoks cigar; nay will not
stay In where one Is smoked; and above al he
does not zee Mrs Sullivan at all except In Pickwck
ian sense. One dereicton of the latter kind would
throw him back whole weeks in his training, and put
him very low down in the betting The result Is he 10
a. strong a. lion as gay "a lark, with free con-
science and cheerful spirit, and In all respects In
that high condition Of animal perfection which enables
. man to set at nsught al manner Of disesse or
ailment, excepr, perhaps, such IS proceed from
hostile collision with me other human machine In as
spe did condition himself. There are those. and
their number are thoutauds, who believe Hyer is the
man 10 take him down" Out Of the thousands on
both sdes however there none that car positively
tell ytbn about the matter II Ia difficult to con-
oeive more splendid locking than IIyer. AMI We
net mske full allowance In his favor for those natural
advantages Of youth strength, weight, and length Of
rea which tell 80 IRENE deusly for their posessor
though pitted against the highest experience and
the most superior skill
The condition Of both men Ia new represented to be
very fine, and Hyer Is working like Sisyphus to re-
esvsr Q point or two which he ost previons to his
exhibition Both sre continually visited by flying de-
tncbnents OF their friends who. having 'een them
punch away at their bags, and show up their points,
leave with full nvicon that their fsvorite