New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-29
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Letter from John C. Heenan,
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Letter from John C. Heenan,
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LoyDox, May s. Dear Spirit II am happy to IN
form you that am very well, and that the little
In week or more no one would suppose for d
that / had ever been hit at all. need not
say anything to you about the manner ia which
the fight was brought to eonclusion--only this, ]
was done. 1t was natural that he should avail HIM
self Of every opportunity that offered to save his
belt and his hard-earned reputation; but there are
others whom / hold responsible for depriving me
Of what earned, and all that am sorry for Is,
that there ID earthly way in which can get re-
oiess. ! am entirely in the hands Of the referee,
my ~ says sayers had right to be relieved when
ma Hus n ~ n us chancery, 80 he gave him two
. long spell This, think' should be tl.e newest
2, Wnat - called the new rules Of the ring. / am
gad 70 ray, however, that through the deferrnina-
t .,on o. nr. have got day set for new bat
come back here ID time to interrupt the neetino
In the meantime. think shall 20 over Ia Ire.
land to train or to some place at any rate where
shali not pc harrassed as was before. They gave
me pretty rough time OF it with their warrants
and notices to quit, and / want no more Of that
kind OF exercise. i must say, however, that have
but little faith in being able to get the belt though
have the most perfect confidence in being able Ia
win it in less than half an hour. The persons who
willing to bet loo to 40 against me before viii
not let me have it under any circumstances and It
must not be forgotten that Mr.. Downing, who
showed me so much favor at the last fight is looked
up to by the boxers here as the natural protector
Of the trophy Of Old England. There are hun
bred difficulties in the way, and the fighting part IS
so far as am concerned, the least one Of all They
now say that the Government will surely interfere
to prevent us If we attempt to meet again, and in
addition to this they threaten to prosecute both
for what we have already done. Rather tight on
the American people that! as the boys say at
home; and to tell You the truth, / am little I'M
easy that they may keep their word.
Under this state of things, shouldn't much
wonder now to see Sayers arrested for the first
time and If that course is taken, and he is bound
over in heavy sum, shall be told that il is not
drawn and he will keep the belt for his term Is ont
some time in June. To become Champion after
that should have to wait till new belt Is sab
scibed for, and then would have to fight for it
with plenty Of the 500 to SO fellows around to
help me win it. However, shall stick to my point
as long as can, and get new meeting out of
Sayers, if possible. So, If do not bring over the
belt nobody shall say that / did not take every
fair chance to get it. But must hold up here, for
have now written the longest letter almost, that
/ ever wrote in my life.
Please give my regards to all friends, and be-
lieye me, truly yours, ]. G. HEENAN.
p. S.-We will have no speculation in the next
fight in the way of railroad trains, or three guinea
tickets. There will merely be party of twenty
five side, seconds. principals, spectators and all
told, and then ] hope and think that the best man
may win. j. G. ii.
French View of the Prize Fight, and Very
Frenchy.
The Paris Debdts deyotes four or FIVE columns
to the combat between Heenan and Sayers, and
takes view Of it that, however unique and
original it may seem, is undoubtedly correct in the
main. After giving description of the fight
COPIED from the English papers, the Debdts says:
This struggle, then, brought face to face the old
world and the new-old England and Young
America. The American Giant is tall and strong,
like the trees of the new world; his frame is In
proportion to the forests, the lakes and rivers of
America he reminds US of primeval nature, and of
the men who measured seven cubits in hight, as
in the early ages of the world, the product Of the
ages that have passed away-the highest expires
sion and product of ciyization-the creature Of
art. And yet after all, these two athletes are Of
the same blood, sprung from the same stock. 1t
was England in its youth and England in its man
hood, but the race was the same. These two men
were rivals but they could not be enemies. They
might accost each other, as the Homeric heroes
| were wont to accost each other and engage, Of
| they did, in single combat. But woe to the stran
| ger who should NEEDLE with them, for surely ii
such case would their united strength be turned
| against the meddIera The Englishman, looking q
the American as he recoiled from his blows, couls
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this thing; and yet he was also proud of the blow
4 he received from the giant of the new world, TO
therein he could not fail to recognize the vigor
the race.
| What we wish to point out is, that the English
man in this struggle appears as the faithful type
his nation. What are the attributes of the Englis
race? What but endurance, patience, and energy
| often latent, but always fierce, and that neye
auered, and secret oath to die rather than yield
Even in the story of this fight we find one and al
of these attributes. Even at the risk of offending
the delicate tastes of our readers, we will say tina
the sterny obstinate and infexible resolution witt
/ which the Englishman, apparently unconscious Q
the pain in his right arm, supported with one arm
1 only and that the left, the shock Of the terrib
avalanche which fell upon him, is, in our eyes,
| triumph of moral force and miraculous exhibition
| of will.
Five and twenty times was he flung upon tn
sward, and five and twenty times he rose again
the living image of England on the field of battle
History tells us that Englishmen are always beate
| in the first campaign; like all men of strong char
acter they gather force from misfortune. II seem
| that like Ant@us, they must kiss the earth befor
they know their strength, for after series of dc
feats we find them ever masters Of the field of bal
| tie. If they are not thoroughly beaten at frs
is still another reason which has made us allude
| this singular fight. We mean the profound an
universal and ardent interest which seems to ns t
| have political significance. During the last yea
| England, and the newly awakened popular interes
in the recent fight is intimately connected with tn
prevalent idea among Englishmen of the necessit.
oftaking measures for the defense of their territory
-0>S--
| WooDLAwN RACES Third Day. - From th,
Louisville Journal of the 25th we extract the fol
lowing summary of the third days sport on tn
| Woodlawn Course
| Summary.
A. Keene Richards enters h. Colossus, years old, by
Sovereign; dam sister Prior ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Ward Wiley enter b. Goodaeoo years old by Iexing
dam Evergreen by Glencoe. ..........,......
John Harper enters s. s. 8. j. Hunters b. Loree,
years old, by Sovereign; dam by Thornhill.
j. NJ Clay enters br h. Auterit1, old, by York
| shre dam Lopez, by Glencoe !
| Time:
First heat Second hea
/ First mile. lbs I56is
Second mile. Observation-Disclosures. 1865 l5la
4 Total -. observation-disclosures. 3;5i1a 94S
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1 A SAD CASE OF DRowNING.--On Sunday morn
ing, the 2lst instant, as voting girl. daughter o
Hugh King, of Piedmont, Va, was crossing a TEN
porary footway across the mouth of George
Creek lust as it connects with the North Branch
she fell off the log and was drowned. The Pied
mont Independent says:
She was in company with several other ladie