, 1860-05-02
THE GREAT FIGHT.
FORTY-TWO R0UNDB--FoUL PLAY
IN THE RING.
Graphic Account Of tho BattIe between
I1cenun and SayerB.



PAR.
All being in readiness, and the immense
crowd being disposed III tolerablo order by the
exertions Of those fthe ring g~keepers who chose
to do their duty, Tom Sayera appeared at the
ring side, aud having deposited bis tile within
the ropes, quickly followed it himself, attended
by his old pal, Harry Brunton, and the ACCOM-
plisbed Jenny v alsh, us seconds. The Benl-
cia Boz was not long in following bis example,
attended Of course By jack Macdonald and hls
trainer Cua1ck. Tom looked as durper and well
set up as ever, nnd was full Of smiles. The Boy,
whose attire was not quite 30 fashionable, was
also on the broad grin. They eyed one another
curiously for a few seconds. This being, it must
be rccollected, their first meeting, and then ad-
vancing, shook hands most cordially together,
each regarding the other with erident friendly
feeling. The warmth Of the greeting appeared
to giye great satisfaction to the surrounding
convcrsed for few minutes, but Of course the
subject Of their interview did not transpirc.
Umpires and referee having now been ap.
pointed, the signal was given 10 prcparefor tho
combat The first ceremony, that oft5iog the
co1ors to the stakes, was then proceeded With,
and no time was cut to waste IN dotIog their
upper toegerr. Each had taken tue precsution
to put on bis boots nrd drawers rreslnus to e:-
tering the ring, SO that the usual tedious pro-
cess of lacing the mems boots was dispensed
with. In Heenan's case, however, there 'yocld
have been no necessity for this, as bis hooss
were Of fashionable maze, with elastic slaes.
lance Was sufficient to show that his condition
"a. ali lint cnuld BE- REQUIRED by the most fas-
t;d:ons ~. Tom,s mahogany bust vas quickly
after barred to tho gaze OF tue multitude, aIu
here, too. was evidence OF st1ct attention 10 US
work. They had 4 llnal rub from tnelf sccolos,
sIsto ,rhis ,ras he tina tn rat a fair id-a of
4ha;r ,esnective nronorticns. md in size it
reeiig looked horse TO hen. Heenan stood
mn 1t inches over Tom, and had IN Immense
adrontare in length Every muscle On his
broad back, his shoulders, aud arms, was we'll
developed, and gave evidence Of enormous
power. Ills legs ale ratherlleht, but sti'l there
ia no lack here of wire and at:iyity. His akin
was exceedingly fair and transparent, aud shone
like that Of q Thoroughbred His mug. was
hard, and looked older thnn we expected, his
that they had been denude.l Of. much thas was
supc.1uous, his tort fnstmJke was far more like
that Of his brother professions; thnn in his lirss
interview with us. Tom looked Brown aId
hard rs nails; lis wcll-knit frame seemed filter
than We hare seen it for years. lie looked visi-
biz older even than when he fought DrettIe,
but considering what lie has gone through, this
is no. 10 be wondered ut. TIE only points in
which there appeared any advantage on his
side, were in his fo{ns and his legs, which were
cast in a decidedly stronger 1nonld than these
of his towering opponent. The coEtrast be-
tween them was far greater than between Tom
and the Tipton Slashrr, aad taking into consad-
eratitn the fact TINT the advantage in age on
this occasion was the othe. way. Tonl's work
seemed indeed cut out. That he Ind the re.
1uotsst doubt rs 10 the result, We do rot for an
instant believe. lie smiled confidently, and
had evidently male up ilis mind to do or die.
Ue.nan seemed to have all equally decided
opinion as to the termination OF the battle, ard,
to use an expression Of his own country men, he
was "atl thar" lie won the toss for corncrs,
and. Of cou.se. placed himself With his back to
the gun. The usual ceremony was now gone
tLroucb l,y seconds md men, Time was called
at tweu.r.pine minutes past seven, and they
commenced.
5rr,a y,,scs. sn-.t o, tic 11rac;-Epe.,.h sd,;oa1
n-.,. ~. ,,.o.. ~. ,.;,,, a-,,.a;.,.
io6Sh 1.-1ne men "eh; up WIN s1eat 4cA-
ness q the ca!l Q! pme, aua WIN , sla.'e npon
tne'r !aces, mi1ea, hoMsssa, WI gteat aeGace
o. seriousness aa.t eolnneaeeu sauai.hg a"as >
neenan choosing hl3 ncsit'on, under the dres.
tue view Of drawing sayers upon him and MT
ting as he ADVANCED instead q aol!oSlng nm;
as had been the fatal policy p OF most Of fSaScTs'
| previous opponents. Ihe position OF SoEefs
was very elegant, touching The earih lightly with
his feet, anu settling himself backward aud for.
ward while measuring his man, with the ease
and grace Of dancing master, As :5ey spar,
| red, the audience almost held their brcatll-two
| or three times Sarers tented lightly, but fiee'
! nan showsd his readiness, ard Laughed snlhrlly
| at checking the coed Intention Heenan him
| self tried in the same "ar, aud sRycrs showed
his 'yariness in like manner; at length ho"erar
| rursing bis b1oT aud gatner'ng lis muscles
quickly, nc let hy ana caught tue Boy Lightly
TN the mouth, slightly dsawlag blood. Ina
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