The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-16

bred used This will account for the pre-.
sence Of the pick,pockcts.
The Americans suffered much from
these gentlemen The special artist Of 4
well known American Illustrated papcr
WINS the worst sufferer While he was
busily engaged Id sketching--one hand
holding his hook and the other his pencil
1.-THE thieves quietly ard dexteriously
went 10 work and cleaned every pocket,
from his watch To his pocketsbook.
The total amount Of money TO be di-
Evided was 81 Q; 263--the railway keeping
one-half, the other being divided between
Savers and Heehan. Macdonald received
~, 500 III gold for IIeenan. &
After having settled this business the
fight became the subject. IIeenanis friends
wanted the fight to come on this week, or
else the party objecting sbonld lose. The
rules Of the ring are that the fight must
come OF within the week or all bets are
to be withdrawn. or course the betters
on Sayers, who had laid their money two
to one against Heenan, desired to make
fresh bets, MS the odds could not be SO
great. The friends Of Sayers finally pre-
vailed upon Mr.. Bowling, the editor Of
Bells i.ite, to accept a certificate from a
| physician that Sayers' arm was not in
condition to fight, und TO wait until il was
we'll The friends of Heenan replied that
+ If Mr.. HGenan's eyes bad been blind no
such favor would have been shown him,
and TINT such aconrse as was recommended
was against the rules 81 the ring. They
were, however, compelled TO acquiesce.
Mr.. Sayers took but little part in tile dis
keussion Nonesean doubt his bravery 81
| willingness 10 fight the moment lie Ii IL
condition. lie says the blow which Heo
nan ieveled at him were terrific, and thai
once when his seconds lifted hin from th,
ground he could not see the ring or any
thing about him + 81 II. +. .s
| Many OF the friends of both pariie
suggest that Saycrs shall present the bel
ITO Heenan out Of respect TO him rs /
brave man, aud for his pluck Id comih,
across the Atlantic, and that afterward
i Heenanshall give Id back, ... HI
+. Mr. Keenan, SAYS. that may be all yer
pretty, but lie has been accused Of wan
of courage, mud that he does not inten
10 90 hack htfss .liaJts e.iehse,dr
and that within two or three weeks. "
are afraid that poor Tom will get y
/ worst OF Ii. 5.. ...
i I The number Of persons OF rank vi
i were at the fghtwas unexaInpied inscen
!. Of that kind The editor Of Beifs II
!. Twas surrounded BY these distinguish,
s Enollelnen, the Marquis Of Stafford beil
:. on his right, while the Duke Of Beaafo
) was OH bis left. Many Of the Earls wi
|. |were announced as being presenthave a
/ dressed letters to, the papers denying
ri the Earl of Eglington being of that nnr
1 Der. Two religious papers charge Il
5 Bishop Of Oxford with being present; !
! is we'll known as being fond Of sport. an
D therefore the public would not be great
: surprised IL It should turn out to be tfu
i Tom .Sayers wasreceiyed to-day by u
G stock brokersat the Royal Exchange. II
e arrived there at one O'Clock pm. I'll
0 scene was quite exciting. Besides Il
i portly aud diguifed moueyed men,
: had assembled TO do hopor to the repl
IS sentative Of muscle, there wasa an immen
n crowd Of imperial mass who shouted
y their lungs we're hoarse Sayers,, up
! his arrival, was presented with Glo0
r the toek.brokers of London, and Il
It Eas received from the Liverpool Ste
n exchange ~ y, Herald. T.. e
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