The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-28

CONDITION OF THE CHAMPIONS.
THE ExcITEMENTIN ENGLAND,


THE EXCITEMENT IN ENGLAND,
Our London COrrosp0ndonco.
LONDON, April Ia, 1860.
ike Dot Of the Nght-Hs Looality-Conditis~ n the Men
What ne Ew9lssA People TAsnk-TAe Odds-Amsunt Of
Money Bes-The Conditions Of TIE Championship Profits
Of The Ercursiow-Morissey-An otker Pssaiaic Poem,
DC, dc
Since the legal proceedings took place BY which Hee
nan plaoed under bonds TO the amount q flOo 70
keep the peace edward all her kaestys SUBJECTS" the
behind the scenes have been very careful aad shy
about giving any information which might by leaking
out aid the police and masisterai and constasuary
hsriaes IN the determined effort which they making
to prevent the Agh The iateersnce with Heensa and
the annoyance and trouble 10 which he been put in
duced his managers TO demand from the stakeholder
day twos time beyond that originally axed (Monday)
next), and two days ago was pretty well determined
that ths fight would not take place until Wednesday, the
18th This date, hewever, was Objectionable on many
accounts Tho steamer Vanderbilt sails that day from
Southampton and several Americans, friends and back
OF Keenan,, in anticipation OF tho affair con .ng
of ON Monday, mad already taken passage In
her, and many others wished TO 80 by her
There other reasons Of private nature,
also, which induced the friends OF 6eenan to yield little,
aud to day the match has been nuay fixed for Tuesday
next the It'll OF April The tickets not yet issued
nor generally known that the day has been settled
upon, and the stakeholder and manager of the whole
affair pro esses Lot to know himself where the fight will
take place He informs mo that the railway company,
from whom special train is chartered to carry these
who desire to witness the fight, will decide upon this and
that already two or three spots have been selected
that in case OF difficulty at one they may proceed on
The tickets will not be sold until after eight O'Clock
Monday night and is supposed that the train will leave
London before daylight An impression is being ctrculN
ed with a view, think, to put the policemen OIL the
SCENT that the "nl' will come of at great distance
from London. II is my opinion, however, that will be
very here, and that il will take place Ia private
the interference Of the police need not be
feared Is said, in fact, that two three noblemen
have offered the Of their parks.
The latest accounts from Sayers and Heenan represent
them both TO be In fine condition, and both osaf
dent Of success. Up 70 this time the English peo-
pie who take any interest in these matters scarcely
know what to think Of tho boldness Of Hee-
nan, man VINO never appeared in the
ring but once and then defeated in crossing the At
antc to light with the champion Of England the hero OF
dozen fights, who never was beaten but ones. They
say that he must either be very "soi must have
some good to believe he will be successful No
one seems to doubt that the whole thing Ia fair and
square; and although, % matter Of pride. most Of ths
natives in favor OF sayers, the motto May tho best
man win" Ia very generally echoed. Tho betting still
continues to four Sayers, and although there
have been few small sums laid at two one this for
the last fortnight bas been the state Of the odds Or
course isimpoesible to be very accurate in such sup
position but gentleman well posted in sporting circles
tells that he thinks Ut least hundred thousand pounds
will change hands in England tho result Of this fight
Sporting think that will be short one, that Il
lasts over half an hour sayersc will be continually
diminishing, they do not think he will be able after
that length of time to resist the Boy superior size,
weight and length Of reach Still, with two such hard
hitters chance blow may decide the matter at very
early stage Of the proceedings.
The aght, you know il for f20o a side and the cham
pions belt According to the rules Of the English ring the
holder Of the champions belt required to fight any man
OF whatever weight size country for three years after
comes into bis possession, period Of six months being
allowed to eapse between the fights At the end Of three
years the belt belongs TO he champion. Sayers time OF
probation will expire In june and should he conquer Hee
nan he will then be entitled to the belt and he has stated
that win or lose he will fight again. but will retire
from the arena in which he has given and received 80
many hard knocks Should Heenan win the belt should
think he would be In . worse condition even than the
man who the elephant In the rattle, for he viii be
beset with challenges that he will certainly have 10 fgh
for every six months for tho three years 70 come
tickets are sold TO all who wish to buy then the
men will make no uncomfortable sum from this
The tickets are put at IS as-about fifteen dollars and
half apiece-and this is 70 be divided between the rail
way company who furnish the train and the them
selves. Probably lees than three thousand tickets
ho and will nd gava
their share about twelve thousand dollars Within day
or past the lovers Of the noble and manly art
have been ocing here from al parts Of the Kingdom
and Of the sporting papers winds up article the
subject by saying we may confidently anticipate that
the Fight will be Witnessed by such assembly Of the
high and noble Of the land before oongregaed
round roped arena"
Norrssey who has been to Newmarket posting Sayers
up to Heenan mode Of fighting, has returned to Lon
DON and will remain here up the Of the encounter
shall send you by the Vanderbilt which sails on We'd
nesday afa account of the affair." takes place, for
not yet but that the police will succeed in pre-
venting it, In several counties warrants have been OBJ
tanned to prevent the fight from coming off in them, and
the police the alert at all the railway stations,
where a strict watch is kept night and day.
Puglism formerly considered very unpoedc sort
of profession but the projected contest for the champ
onshp has brought out small amount Of poetic genius
sent you Of the popular productions In the form OF
q ballad Here is something Of . more pretentious m
ure which appears under tho signature Of captain Al
fred de Kanzow, Twenty second regiment, n N j. Hon.
e. c. (which cabastc characters, not being s'to
the manner born, am not able TO translate Bat here
is the 'pomer-
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
AS doth some Lion, with mperious roar,
A monarch wander on burnt Afrc's shore,
Until his herald blast Of proud dsdain
Provokes some awny rival OF the pain
Who, breaking through his tangled thicket lair
Bounds over space 10 meet foe 90 fair
Champion OF Ergand go thy challenge hoarse
Fen swept tn Atlantic in its thirsty course
Colum ban esgel thus thy snriler cry,
Defiant, whstied back through sea and sky;
AND thy bright wings orsook their native fen
10 dap the - British Iion'' in his den.
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