Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-06
THE COMING FIGHr.

dence to his paper, wilkes Spirit of the
Times says of the Heenan and Savers fight ::
'Of the great international event, / have a
great deal to say in addition to what gave
you last week: then reported Heenan to be
at Salisbury, but in postscript I announced
that he was about to leave in apprehension that
an information would be laid against him for
an attempt to commit breach of the peace.
he consequently shifted his quarters on last
Friday to Portsmouth, and thence he came I'D
to town OF. Sunday evening, staying over night
at Jack Macdonald's. and leaving the next day
for Winchester. He is now there in the center
Of the great bishopric. and if not within sight
of the cathedral, at least within the sound of
its chimes. Cussck accompanied him, but
Macdonald remained in town, and will stay
here to perfect some arrangement connected
with the engaging of a railway train for the
morning of the fight. He expresses tho ut
most confidence in Heenan, and represents his
condition to be all that could be desire down
to this date. He has tried him in every way,
and says he now feels quite at case about the
danger predicted concerning the slumbering
fire in his system, which it was feared severe
training would arouse. lie finds him tracta.
BILE 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 Savers
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 contrary, he looks
modest, speaks well of his man, but rather
comedies to the confidence of tho other faction
by refusing to accept the odds of 6 to on
Sayers, and Offering to lay out little if the G
be raised to I. His confidence in Heenan's
stamina and staying powers however, is sig
niicantly exhibited by his being willing to bet
even that the fight will last an hour
Il find that. out of pugilistc circles, the pre-
vaIllng opinion OF well-informed people is at
variance with the odds, and I continually hear
1T said that the American will win Youth
strength, and stature must be served. they saw,
and they add that it does not stand to reason
that their little man, battered and worn out
by training as he is, and of the age of 80. can
contend with fresh young Hercules ffke Hee.
nan. The fighting men on their part, say
that Heenan must be "a very bad 'un if he
loses, and, altogether, 1 fancy that the bet.
ting is standing rather still. Savers and his
hackers are very confident, and really believe
they have sure thing; but they express this
feeling without Offensiveness, and no one car
cavll at the manner in which they support the
pretensions of their man.
. Macdonald last night showed me Keenan,
colors, and they are sufficiently national to
satisfy the most enthusiastic partisan. The
border is the red, white, and blue, arranged
In the fashion OF the stripes, and in the centre
Is the American eagle, surrounded by the thir-
teen stars, with the arched insciption over it
of May the best man win These colors are
furnished by Macdonald to Hcenan's partisaps
at guinea each, payable only in case of vic.
tory, by those whose credit is good enough to
be trusted In that way; while applicants with
out credentials pay their guinea down. and
have 1T restored to them in case their cham
pion lose. Nat Langham has the public sale
of our champions insignia, and Owen Swift
has the charge for Sayers. A good many OF
these emblems have already been disposed ol
by both parties, and the winner will probably
realize very handsome addition to the stakes
Another source of profit, and a very large one,
will be the income of the railway train, and
seats at the arena on the day of battle In
the fight between SayerS and Brettle this har.
vest yielded the handsome sum of SO 900, and
it is expected that the returns for the ap.
preaching fight will double or treble thai
amount. 1t will be arranged, however, before
tossing for the choice of ground that these
avails shall be equally divided between each
man, without regard to the result of the mair
event. Each, therefore, is certain. whether
he win or lose, of being able to appreciate tht
fortunes of the day, and of being well paid fol
the pummeling he gets.
'.Sayers is training at Newmarket Heath
and enjoying his breathings IN perfect sccurit,
from any interference. This is owing to hi
having chosen racing neighborhood, wher,
everything appertaining in any way to spor
is held as sacred, and not because Of any in
vidious action on the part of the English au
thorties, as between him and Heenan. II
fact, the NAV worms at Salisbury; who medi
ated binding Heenan over to keep the peace
were defeated by the magistrates themselves
one of whom sent Heenan word of his danger
in advance, while another promised to put
horse at his command, to escape the peril when
ever it might come"