The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-11

li',as S p O3RTIN G..
ne Fssht for the EsS lssh Chanptsn-
g,sAsp--rAe ARRIVAL Of tne Bcnsefa Boy
\ IN LspsasA-H,s Reception a@A Visits
4, - sne Eng.a.h SpOrsAng Houscs-OPi-
p.ops OF the London pSrGhns Press Re-
snecst.g Htm-MAschcd with Paddock
savers and M~edon = ld-Alicsed later
ference or sse English Home Secretary
4. an. posed Fighs-Mceting OF aes-
nan and say crs, csc. --~,f.. ID .
The announcement in Mondays HsRAlD Of the safe
rva, Of The Bepicia Boy and his trainer Liverpool
Shs 18Th uI, Of eradication 70 his hume
rous yienoE and admin this city On the voyage
training exercises suffered NO Interruption as por-
OF me ofecase ssed up purposeiy for his pur
gsipg hs gy mn a. nc recrea.ons.
II having become kno IN that he was expected by the
Asia, an immense crowd was assembled 70 greet
him on his arrival, the landing stage and the street
adjoining RESEMBLING far for hours before
ths steamer reached her berth. Heenan's friends
q shore, Messrs Falkland and Macdonald, who
had come down from London TO receive tue American
chapon ARRIVAL for eseeng this state or affairs,
had sent him 10 Off with the mail bags d
vsoty the reached the This mandate HeeDan
psuosnty oseyed, and landed some hours before the
crowd The British public gno Of the ruse remained
b anxious expectation uns the ship arrived and every
passenger was narrowly hope Of discover
ing !" Inc man F" Al length gentleman Of commanding
AsxAt wearing mustaches and closely muned, was, BY
general consent. pitched upon, and rush was made on
al sdes shake hands, and congratulate him his safe
ARRIVAL Cheer followed cheer rapid succession, and
ths for nme very exciting. The passenger,
who tNIned out to be German merchant, was natu
rally taken aback at this reception, and after
struggles 70 get Free at length found tempo
laxy safety In Dab. The driver attempted to drive
him OF 10 his hotel hut pcremptory ordered stop
Tina he declred until his horse seized upon and ths
ovd then manned the of the vehicle opening the
windows, and nearly upsetrg the Inflated passenger in
their attempts get peep him. In vain did he
plAi. that he not Mr. Keenan, in vain did he expos
tsiate The crowd had determined big identity, and
would take no denial. At length when he was almost
horne CT in triumph be succeeded establishing the
Mat he was the BencA Boy, whereupon the enthu
siasm of the crowd another direction, and was
with Vie greatest difficulty he escaped the condgn punish
nent which the crowd evidently seemed to think he de
served for presumDg be any except the person
they had taken him for. Keenan, and his friends
while, bad made good their escape and after remaining
shors time in Liverpool they proceeded the railway
aspss for london. Here also immense crowd
had gathered, and he was received with tremendous
aoclanar3Ls. Both he and his companion (Cusick)
seemed gratAed .. the cordial reception they met
with. The news Of his departure for London tele
Uaphed all along the hne and every station the
train stepped numbers Of Spectators the qui
70 get glimpse Of HIM. They arrived in London the
night and Heenan, preserving his ieog proceeded
70 private lodging, carefully avoiding all the sporting
houses. nN DIP ut .at
Tho following morning. by his Mentors and
ha he NJ IN
his arrival make known his intentions with
gard his proceedings previous the match The editor
u thas paper thus remarks Sata
He requested us, the fret place, 10 make known TO
the pusc that during hs stay In This country he does not
offers places wherein benefits, but he
bad not come here with that inenon and had declined
them ALL He would not spar pubic, did ne intend
concluded He had to this country expressly With
the Of measuring bic powers against our cham
lahve other wee defsased could not help it, and
he should BE- fotanats enough 70 win would be %
Wsnt however, he hoped he aad his gallant opponent,
Enem be bad NOT seen, would always pc fast friends
wo~la accompany him bsck 70 America, he would
guarantee him hearty welcome and full purse u,s.
eessieersd an International Affair, saying he found
ah hk money himself, ana had not received
& saa 1Oon him 1' bis country should sSS,
We blame him In adventure which he booked upon
personal affair s1ne ~ co9clus,0n % ted
country, where he would AL his power to get him
SELF ut for the task before him. BE had received anony
Also aganst oursevss, but he treated such comunica
toAs with disdain In return, We informed him that ai
and condition the dayso listen 70 no one except hts
friends-coe ready and willing 70 the ecratch-and
would tsss que care ,n ne snos,a men nave an
would be only attributable 70 bis nferoFity TO his
antagonist With this iniimaion he expressed himself
ho htu YnrraO NJ
fsu play, and did he not we'll and At, and prove
the better man, upon himself be the blame. We under
PAD several visits ixocg. 70 sporting houses, in
none Of which was he suspected to be himself
Known vas old Nat Lansham's but even here his stay
Of brief duration. He has given us 70 understand
that in al probability he wiz not return % London until
pursue prudent course. the temptations Of the
metropolis great and the less they encountered
the better As description Of the Bencia Boy may
be out OF place, here in conclusions record sl we
can say at present respecting hm-He was BON on the
% Of May 1888, within the walls Of the United States
Government Arsenal at West Troy, whore his father
for many years employed as charger His father and
quite fee, x inches and is ven built, upright broad
shoudercd young fellow, with good tempered ntelh
gent counenanoe which does mot give the idea
al all Of fighting .mug" As his fighting weight is
der lso pounds there Of course nothing superAuous
about hum but given 70 understand, BY those who
and that be has evidently plenty Of wear and tear in the
right place Take him for al in all he very awkward
kOkng customer and would impress upon Sayers the
sxpeden0y Of looking well 10 his ures and not holding
Ab man too cheap.
There are two or three statements here made which
viii surprise many, Of he personal friends Of the
BsDich Boy alleged that he deprecated the notion
Of the match being considered national Affair." and that
he found all his own money Now, ii we'll known fact
in this city, that the two gentlemeu who remted 70 tho
editor Of Bes Life hous and dollars match Aaron
Jones against ssyors in the FIRST instance actually paid
$500 $3.50 Aaron Jones' and the forfeit Of $3.50 to Say
ers) for the express purpose Of giving the match nation
q character, by putting forward Keenan,, VINO Anne
rcsn against Sayers, the English champion hes been
nom the the match made and SIN e, universal
regarded both In England and the United States,
International affair." md il Is not ntle singular that the
Benica Boy, who has always spoken Of tas such In New
York, should deprecate ouch m idea Immediately 90 his
arrival In England The parties who stAked She whole
e money for The Beuloa Boy were sosuated solely BY