The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-24
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
The Great Fight for the Champ'on'osp o.
England d-Heea cams Challenge to rom
Sayers Accepted-now Il
Viewed by the English Fancy,
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s, aeht for the championship OF Eogilnd between
No sontss,ap,s Tom Sayres and Bill Benjaaip, which
ssok place 9Th Dst 10 the London district and
which looked for with parcnlar anxiety bJ Tho
American Fancy " account OF Heenan's challenge TO
sss vic,or s Published 10 full in this weeks Clipper from
which take the following graphic account OF the
safancy, and the "Ml''-
THE CHAMPIONS PREVIOUS FIGHTS.
Eayers was fret backed In London from Peter Craw
lsy,s the Queens Head French Horn, Duke street
emthfeld when be emerged from the pureas OF Kent
hb town. 70 measure bic distance with Dlo Collins
Tom Sprpss water Prior to this GIT m sse undev-
txAjnR however, bonu fds brought on under the ans
pscss Of the metropolitan officials, be had taken sns con
css out OF Apy Crouch in SIX rounds IL minutes 2s
seconds At Greenhithe, on the 18th March, iS4s Hs
huis differences Master Coos were sett'ed oay In
veyv nrotract.d They s,gned articles for f26
pde AND met E1ephsdge, Juoe %, 1883 Nine rounds
were tonight q minutes, WHEN tbs msgissracS placed
yss ,he busy proceedings and the beiger met
seaip the same dsy Rcd H where thirty Moe ronnds
sseceesed, occupying one hour and any-two m nntes
forthwith adjourned To aside all difficulties the
way progress (Which Of verify, s the order Of the
day al The current period the struggle '1s pses@nense
lssch on the 2ath Of the following April when Collins
was at length compelled 10 cry a 60" HIS hrst tgot,
for f1CO sde with Jack Grant, at Mdeuball, June
20 1882 when sixty -four ounds Were fought and 10 two
hours and nfty miDutes Grant obliged to succumb
sssd Of jack % go as
thsee rounds, fifty five minutes, at Long Reach, on
Jan. %, 1858 The tide turned, however the next
sscss,op he did battle gs antagonist was Nat Lsneha
the huudred spversigos sde aud they
fought sixty rounds 22 minutes Lakenaeah
os ls 1853 Toen be speedily SGT aside ha reverses ana
defesed Sims Ut odds of TO l. Since that period Harry
rsasoD Of MI Nottingham Ason sSnSs who % is nov IN
and Bill Benjamin, bis present ani former antagonist have
an suffered unqualified defeat at his hands, and these
deeds mutt stll be freeh In the minds OF most OF
readers there but little in recapituatns them
sayers and BaaDse (more commonly snow as Benjamn)
only lasted and half minutes, while three rounds
merely fought With regard to the present match
% esme on On ,he iat but tae xture was shifed bv
mutual consent to the 9th inet
TIE PREPARATIONS THE CONTESTANTS.
Savers has been assducary exerclsing 10 promote
health the bracng air "a Tonbrdge Wells and Hotng
tesn, uDoer the vig'snt eye of ron Garrett. He Is
backed, before, from Owen swft's the Horse shos
Brighton, ip 1875: but showed mach
ahead milling till the leth Of March, 1s49 when
be displayed muah determined courage aud bravery
coupled with science also that enlisted with him the
sympaihies Of every sportsman In London About
M no s s Su s
tM away, and q current impression prevailed that the
esunsrymaD wocld make far better dsht OF 1t than be
enabled 70 do a previous OCCASION Benjamin had
undergone thorough course Of training exercise hav
ing heen called upon foot daily the Of the
YepdiRo, Of Nottingham. He took no his quarters
Mas LApehsms (who been arduously practsed with
Sm) the before the fight and greeted cheeruIy
ss result Of fray. On the day question
O~ep swtt's and lapgham's houses were GRO ~ded 70
excess TIE ruiDg oids sayers; and il was
MD a. feely h sportoe hosteres az st that
great turf emporium of the west eDd-rastersals at
hyde Park corner III. last wager laid before the bet
g broke up tbe after fi0 flo with
frequent ousIs TO on, until the takers shy As
the dav af battle drew nsh, the tement amongst
metropolitan fancy became particularly intense rhe ar
ents the fixture the 6th entrustedo
NJ. Gidsop on the part Of Sayers and Nat Laughau
{who fas been pay ing visits couptry
put his properly through biz acinge) behalf OF
Benjamin. These, gained the of gen
mayer general pay department Joe Phelps Of the
Grapes, Little ndm street, selected caterer la
the cay OF refreshments, and his supply both abun
dant and excellent.
TIE IRISH FOR THE CARS.
An early start being determined on phalanx OF sport
ing cbaracters-maDy Of patroan booi-mussered the
L0ndOn Bridge minus aud It's tone respectabsy IL
the numerical extent of the company congreg ied
copjured mp pleasant but eeting remembrances OF th
days Of yore-the past tense Of the p. We cannot
avoid thinking that were everything rfgie eacn par
ticnsr OCCASION the attendants at all pugistc tourna
mepts wouid he both more Influential and numerous
That this contamination devoutly to be wished
fcr must be patent 10 all and the upright conduct OF the
CRAFTY ing result MI dcpcradu ought 10 be the motto
Of all who labor 70 encourage and foster the sport
Of boxing. IT'S long lane indeed that has turning
snd let hope that the ring may be resuscatei re
stored all ts former and popularity vito
she we'll wishers Of that V which braved thou
sand the battle aud the breeze" Billy Duncan the
nipector strong number assistants kept the in
ner ring from all iotra, and in this respect all went
merry hs a marriage bell.o
The at London Bridge was exciting 10 the
extreme From seven TO eishs O'Clock in the morning
many tbonsands Of foot passengers had assembled In
myriad Of groups and carriages, Hnsoms cabs other
vehicles rarfd up TO tbs termous 10 rapid SUCCESSION
and st down their whom The beitng at higher
ODDS ban on the preceding evening, was dty 70 ton
Ayers VINO "as naed WITH enthusiastic cheers from the
cense crowd tbat throneed the entrance portals Of the
Southeastern railway t.o 70 one being laid Travers
sno ,.o 70 ooe ao 90 webb Inc other comoatsnts be-
tive admirers, OF whom there could be little doubt
had ony coneregated together TO satisfy their curiosity
as 10 the condnioor probable result which would
rny from the forthcoming contests Of the eventul
cay.
he specially appointed charges for travelling were
Fixed such high that the masses we're unable 10
"come to tme,' having douote forgotten, in their
hurry 10 escape nom Bedtordshue matutina hour
Of six TO draw check upon their bankers to deav the
expenses carte bancAe TO Gne day Is sport
the most jealous member OF the fancy could bv apy
possibility hope ~sn for The serried ranks of spsc