New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-09
The Fight for the Chamn,onsb,,.

The American Champion of the Prize Ring has
once more settled down to his arduous task Of pre
paraton for the great event that is to be settled on
the i6th q April. After being driven from his
training quarters at Salisbury BY the fanaticism Of
sundry straghtaced Puritans OF that city. he soon
found another suitable locality for his purpose at
Winchester, the county town of Hampshire, and
which IS, IKE salisbury cathedral city. Ii must
not, however, be imagined that the antagonistic
feelings Of the sanity clique above mentioned to
the proposed great fight were those Of the citizens
of Salisbury, or even of the magisterial officials
who issued the warrant for the Boys arrest. One
the Boy and his friends Of The intended arrest and
another volunteered the use of his horses for him
to make his escape the more rapidly, One adyan-
tage attendant on their new quarters will be in the
getting rld o. the 1ntolerable nuisance of the
crowds Of visitors who previously infested daily
their residence near Salisbury. n.
We learn from Wilkes Spirit of the Times. whose
editor has had meeting with the trainer Of the
Benicia Boy, JACK Macdonald that the latter enter
qualities. He says that Macdonald expresses the
utmost confidence in Heenan, and represents his
condition to BE all that could be desired, down To
this date. he has tried him in every way, and
says he now feels quite at ease about the danger
predicted by I'll Hakim y concerning the sui.
merging fire in his system, which it was feared
severe training would arouse. He finds him trac-
table and obedient, and speaks with enthusiasm of
the manner in which he stands the sharp brushes
he gives him up the hills. 1t is his belief he will
be able to remain with Sayers longer than the
champion will want to stay and in the end to beat
him at his own game. Macdonald of course, does
not use such words as these at large ON the con-
trary, he looks modest, speaks well Of hs man,
but rather comedies to the confidence of the other
faction by refusing to accept the odds of six to
four on Savers and offering to lay out little if
the SIX be raised to seven. His confidence in
Heenah's stamina and staying powers, however,
are significantly exhibited by his being willing to
bet at even that the fight will last an hour. He
made three such bets last night, and one, OF ten
pounds, was staked by him in my presence.
find that, out of pugistic circles, the prevail.
ing opinion Of well informed people Is ut variance
with the odds, and continually hear it said that
the American will win" Youth, strength and
stature must be served they say; and they add
that it does not stand to reason their lite man,
battered and worn out by training as he is, and of
the age Of 35, can contend with fresh young Her
cnles like Heenan. The fighting men, on their
part, say that Heenan must be a very bad Jun, if
he loses,n and, altogether, fancy that the betting
is standing rather still. Sayers and his hackers
are very confident, and really believe they have
sure thing; but they express this feeling without
oHensiyeness and no one can cavil at the manner
in which they support the pretensions of their
man.
The champion has addressed the following letter
to MIR. George Wilkes, OF this city; and the senti-
ments expressed are of so manly character as to
excite our respect and admiration for the man. 1t
will be observed that he expresses his intention of
visiting this country after the fight:
NEWMARKET, March IL, ls60SDear Sa.-since l
had the pleasure Of meeting you at the Gordon
Hotel, in London, last Monday, it has struck me
that you would not, perhaps consider it lost time,
after having come so far to look after " the big
match you made between Heenan and me, Just to
run down here to see how l go on with my train
ing, and to have, if you like an hour or twos walk
with me. Whether win or lose, / feel obliged to
you for getting me this chance; and if can afford
you any information, or be of any service to you
why, should like to do 50. In fact sir, have
nothing to conceal or make a mystery of, in my
preparation, and only am :" not at home'' to gen
eral visitors, because it would interfere with my
work, and bother me if / had to see everybody
that called. As / said before, have no secrets
about my method of getting ready for the fight l
only take the usual means of keeping in good health
and nearly all my training is confined, as you will
see il you come down, to walks with my old friend
Bob Fuller, who you will recollect meeting with
me at the Gordon. am happy to say am as well
as could wish to be at present and assure you
am also glad to hear that your friend Heenan is
doing equally well. I hope you will excuse me for
taking the liberty to say that the reports which
have been spread about my being SO greatly dis
appointed in not meeting Heenan soon after his
arrival in this country, are good deal overdone.
Twas rather disappointed it is true, but it was as
much on account of my not being able to give him,
a stranger, the hospitable greeting Of an English
man, as from any curiosity to know the kind OF
man have to contend with.
suppose, however, he had good reasons for the
course he took, and if it is likely to be of service
to him. / shall be the last man to complain of any
advantage he may derive from it. He is stranger
here and if there is to be any "best Of it, before
we 60 into ring, | am more willing that he should
have it than myself. / will do my best, when we
get there you may rely upon it. My colors are
the British flag, and if my conntrymen do not OBJ
ject to my unfolding them, will try to make sure
that no disgrace to them shall occur through me,
even though should not come off victorious.
And now, sir, as / may not see you before the
day of the fight (unless you can spare time to run
down here,) wish you would say in your paper
for me, that feel grateful to the newspapers Of
your country for the kind manner in which they
have always spoken of me in connection with the
national match with Heenan. So far as I am con,
cerned have not heard of single unfriendly word
and you can, If you please, say for me in acknowl-
edgng it, that hope and trust Heenan will have
nothing to complain of from me while he is here
from first to last, however, the battle may go
After it is decided, and whether win or lose.
| think it likely may pay visit to America; and i
/ do, will in person thank the Americans for the
lberality of feeling and great good will that they
have al lalong shown towards me.
Hoping that you may find it convenient to CONT
down, remain, dear sir, yours, very faithfully,
FIRST or APRIL HoAx.-An advertisement ap
peared in a morning paper of Saturday, stating
| that the ordinance OF baptism would be admins
tered Ii, thirty Dersons by the Rev. Elder Ives. o.