The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-01

GRAND Sparkling EXHIBITION AT TIE NATIONAL
THEATRR-PERsONAL APPEARANCE OF THE CHAM
PION-THE COMING PRIZE FIGHT, ETC.
Mr.. Thomas Walsh, better known among the sporting
fraternity as "Faty Walsh, is in training in the vicinity
of Williamsburg tor prize nght with Norton-$50os
sideto come off somewhere Tuesday Of next week,
August o. Mr.. Walsh s regarded therefore, az half
hero and for the purpose Of bringing him into pub
lie notice, and perhaps also for the purpose OF raising
the wind" his friends engaged the National theatre In
Chatham street. Saturday evening" and then and there
gave Fatty" benefit The theatre was crowded from
top to bottom, and Fatty must have realized something
handsome from the proceeds The boys 10 the pit who
paid only twelve cents each for their seats were slowed
closely that the chap who peddes apples among them
had the greatest difficulty In passing between their heads
bis wooden box, containing four sorts OF apples In
four little binns. The rest OF the audience hav
Ing expended Fifty cents apiece, had little
In the front seats, and about many men who
standing collars and gloves The rest Of the compa
oppressive half the men took off their coats and sat
in then shirt sleeves Conversation vent principally
With bTogue in Il, all over the house For instance
request quid Of Tobacco Mike would retort by
ipquiring Peters mother knew he out. Then a
yourself, your mothers viii be geitn into trouble"
Good humor prevailed however, and, with the exception
men WSo sail than 1ers Ss
whole affair passed of decenty and in order.
o The &c S with the drama Of
ing Of which Yves endured with commemorate pa.
tience Then billy oNea, who had volunteered
Irish story, and danced jig which pleased the boys
vastly. Billy was warmly enOored, Notwithstanding the
occupied the time till nearly eleven O'Clock, when tho
curtain the crib scene in Tom and jerry and
the exhibition of the manly art Of defence began
Mr.. barry Gribbon, stout, good looking gentleman in
bis shirt Sleeves acted master Of the ceremonies he
came forward to the fOOtshs with two young gentlemen
In ahirta GIN uo hasa IN
the audience and said Gentlemen then pointing TO the
youngater his right, he added, Dan Kerrissn -
Next, be stepped back to one Of the wings and said
I" Time" Thereupon the two youngsters shook hands
with their gloves IN . manner which made III
spectators yell and scream with delight. "Scot.
Sod .nn n1 .ns two other
whose reporter did not catch,
sivey introduced in the same senientious manner, and
went through similar vigorous exercises There
others "down in the bis,' but quite late their
performances were omitted.
Next came the grand feature Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"wind up" between Fatty Walsh and Con Fitzgerald.
These gentlemen received with the enthusiast
tic cheers. Walsh is, should judge, trhe over six
feet TALL very full chest, clean mbed well made man,
In the prime of life, robust and vigorous. His hair Ia
closely cut bald spot either temple gives him
highly intellectual appearance. His countenance round
and full but the extreme pIumpness from which bis cog
nomen of "Faty" was derived, has disappeared under
the vigorous training to which he has been subjected
Altogether, We should pronounce him handsome man
and model Of physical vgor His movements 1.-THE
panther, every muscle being apparently under perfect
control He displayed his skill in three four rounds
with Fitzgerald, who was, by the way, antago
MIST but steady going reporter 10 too little Of sports
man to trust himself to give detailed technical
scrpton Of these encounters II was apparent however
that "Faty" did not intend to show all his points, permit
ting himself several times to be hit when he might have
avoided it, BE display cd peculiar knack Of lodging
square blow by leaning backwards 30 far that his head
would almost touch the floor and at the same time srik
ing out with his left in most unexpected After
each round although his antas ons stood painting Fatty
remained perfectly quiet without the least indication Of
unwonted exertion. The unusual length Of bis ap
peared to give him decided advantage On the WHOLE
the exhibition calculated to the hopes of bis
friends the highest pitch, and doubt they will bet
heavily upon the coming "mill."
The nights entertainment concluded with banjo song
ard solo, and the farce Of ssSketches In lndiap