The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-29

THE PBIZE FIGHT THAT DID NOT COME OFT
PARTIES GOING TO DIFFERENT PLACES.
tFrom the Buffalo Courier April OIL


PARTIES GOING TO DIFFERENT PLACES.
From the Buffalo Courier, April ~
Tx SULLIVAN PAKrl-Tor nearly week past our city
has been honored with visit from large number of
fancy men Motel pugiliss, &c, who reported to
be engaged in arranging prize fight, to come of at
some point in Canada They were headed by the
weiknown 'Yankoe Sullivan" The opposing party To-
Gated at Niagara Falls ana under the leadership of
another famous parsonage known to the sporting world
as dublin Tricks The men who we're to fight were
from the London ring and had been engaged in
prize eight in this country. Yankee sullivan's is
nanied Jem Parker. The one backed by Dublin Tricks
is named Grbben-both believed to be Englishmen
The men lad been under training at New York and in
this vicinity during the past six weeks there being but
two pounds difference in their weight which not to
exceed for either $50 pounds. The stake $500
SIDE which had been deposited in the hands of person
agreed upon. No secret made Of the intention OF
the parties OF that the preparations for the match were
being made daily here.
Several days since large posters announced that q
Epeasure excursion would be had the steamer Sui
tana, Wednesday, April 26-tickets 81 Accordingly
yesterday morning large crowd assembled ut the dock
of the STEINER She started about II u A. NJ Our in
formant thinks that the number board strictly excur
sionists including of course tNew York short Rnvs
and BuIalo Peeers and Shoulder Hitters " was about
three hundred. As the Sulana cast of, the crowd
the deck chcered Justify. After running down . big in
the haIbor but doing great damage the steamer laid
her course up the lake, and was out of sight.
On board nothing Of peculiar interest occurred time
spiritually dolcd out at shilling glass. The
<cances With regard to the fight In question were fully
discussed, but few bets made About p NJ
the beat reached Point Abuo where it was determined
tn land. This accomplished in about hour, By
means Of four five small boats. temporary ring
formed the other party being In OF the ropes
SC, which should have been used
The word was that both should be In the ring at
two o'clock. When that hour was announced Parker
threw his "castor' in and followed IT, accompanied bv
his brother acting his second Time passed on and
after the lapse of fifteen minutes became evident that
Mr. Jem Parker was going to have that fight all him.
self. He stayed In the ring half an hour, when amid
the lamentations and something OF the spectators
ii was broken up and all hands made tracks for the
steamer. few who began to how cheaply they had
been sold or how little they likely to realize from
their 80 investment had nothing to say the subject
When fairly board and started for home, the crowd
became little excited and the trip down must have
been delightful The chief object of the wrath Of the
disappointed "Dublin Tricks, ESQ., mention
of whose name fearfully frequent and distinctly
emphasized.
TIE DUBLIN TRICKS PARry.--On Wednesday morning the
Dublin Tricks party, with their champion whose
is Gribben, with company Of fifty sixty started
from Niagara Falls and after short excursion landed
at Navy Island about the time that Sullivan and his
party arrived at Point Abno. The same preparations
ceremonies gone through with at the other place
Gribben stripped for the fight entered tho enclosure
planted bis stake, and for nearly two hours anxously
waited the coming Of his antagonist anticipating,
doubt glorious victory. But the man OF mette came
NOT and loud the curses which were heaped upon
him by the anxious spectators After their patience had
been completely exhausted they pulled up their stakes
and the whole party returned to the Falls where they
took the the evening for New York Parker
end his company also left Buffalo Wednesday evening"
returning to New York. The money which put up
10 stll in the hands OF the stakeholder and Is claimed
BY both parties.