The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-23
The Prize Fight In New Orleans.
TIE HEENAH AND sAYBRs CONTEST RE-ENAcrEl
With A DrPrERESr TERMINATION.
fFrorn the Ma OvIeana narfa


There was an immense crowd, between twelve nd
fifteen hundred, down Ct the Oaks ths morning, 70 ses
oS @ y. B soq Dc ans
carriages stirred up the dust down the Shell leading
70 the Park Hundreds q pedestrians also s1dged along
the hghvay-many barefcofed with shoes "a hand ess
ing their tender feet made upon DE road Jusf
after daylight the Park presented psey sight win
&c dsshne around 10 take posi,so m The ycsusv -
where II was supposed The ring wJuld be made. me
i've oak trees were soon aled VIII CHAPS Who roosssd
out en- every available LIMB, and awaited With dangling
legs the ARRAY.
For some time vaa leszed that the whole Thing
most Of the knowing ones Vie ground many would
a ss, ~ nave given uI waiting and gone home
arrived upon the Geld accompanied by their hackers and
The preparations for ring making commenced After some
fenss about The point which would DO azed upon, The
and grand rush Of vehicles and pedestrians took plaos
for frout positions.
NE ropes being stretched, the men having come into
the ring and the having been decided by tossnr
up bali dollar which resulted In favor OF Ball. the strip
Ping for the eight took place, the seconds and prinopas
Bosh men wore In apparently eocd condition, Ball
ns to Outsiders have some advastaee 10 weight but
bOnse Vi. cssd n soy :i S. sss' Ss saus
the First District, and Ball down town. boy being
backed % The Third District DosneIly fought przs
Bell has never fought IN this neshoorhood. Ben VAS
backed BY h who furnihed The $500 STAKES and
rage cheering nephew on from time 70 ne Dur
Ing the nst few rounds D0unely who The scion
In closing Bells let eye, and touching his rehs pretty
roughly Bel, however, proved be tso powerful for
hs sdversary and knocked him out Of time in the one
hunored and forty Gflb round Aner lighting FOR over
two hours, Dcnneily vas knocked square on bis legs
un1A sse again. ..d scs down % avoid blown At aoss
every round. Bell did the hshine from the jump, ana
pursued Donney into his corner every round and soma
tnes throwing him heavily Agains the ropes BsI vss
- much punsncd about the face tina, had the appear
Ssce Of having the worst Of the ght for over an hour
vonnelly preserving his frontspcce almost without
scratch during that Tine On several Donnsiy
was knocked nearly out Of time, but would manage 70
get up, and alter fscng his sdyersnry h would no
down 70 gam time, and thereby recover IS wind The
sncufAnce OF The two men was almost snperhuman and
the length Of the fight surprised everybody TopeIly.
when nearly gone, sprang around upon hh rims ~ scsye
CAT and showed great pluck, and made many friends
During mary consecutive rounds ronnelly went down
vhhort eetepe blow. A Instance Of hin
superior endurance, once, afssr beng Knocked
square on hs legs He made many despsrass asssmps
70 get IN bus len upon Bells only remaining eye, but
Az y.s %', ns b. %.,t Or is sho siScSss xnss
walked over actively 10 the oos house near By, while
pcrpely had TO be carried "a shs 1eld Maay thought
, TsS s'fs's ss d y mo' A-v' ''' That %
After an hour and half but lails scientific sparring
sGS ne s y: S s, f IN .s ss%,
carriage win IN aunt in triumph fhe cry Of foul VA
raised scvsa tmes during the light against Be but wm
he s crowd down ., ne osss this morning VA. po Alto
gcber ccnnsed 70 the roushs and fancy men and IKE
e great Sight between Hesran and Savers there ws an
attendance Of persons boiling high positions in city,
and not fsw Of The yocns men yciept By the roughs
there has never been nsh: before in ,h,s .ec,,o.
r.i 1ns b. ouss.rs ssa ss...rs nS no. s ?, s IN
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