The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-04
The Prize Ring.

THE BENfCiA BOYS NEW TRAINING QUARTERS
OPINION OF HIS TRAINER, JACK MACDoNALD, OF
HIS fuGILisTIC ABILITIEs-sAYERs AND HIS
TkAisER-nis SYSTEM OF PREPARATION FOR THE
flGhI-LkIiER FROM THE ENGLISH CHAMPION
NEW MATCH BETWEEN BOB BEETLE AND JEA
hACE-BErTINd ON THE FIGHT IN NEW YORK, ETC.
The American Champion OF the Prize Rrg has once
more settled down TO bis arduous task OF preparation for
the great event that is TO be decided on the 10th OF April
After being driven from bis training quarters at Salisbury
by the fanatcism Of surdry straight laced puraps Of
that city he found another suitable locality for his
purpose at Winchester, the county town Of Hampshire
and which is, like Salisbury, cathedral city II must
not however, be imagined that the antagonstc 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 of the magistrates
actually gave the office" to the Boy and his friends OF
intended arrest, and another volunteered the ue of his
horses for him to make his escape the rapidly One
advantage attendant their quarters will be in the
getting rid OF the noerable nuisance OF the crowds OF Vi
siers who previously infested daily their residence
Salisbury.
We learn from Wilkes Spirit Of he Tines whose editor
has had meeting with the trainer Of the Benica Boy
Jack Macdonald, that the latter entertans very high
opinion Of Heenan's pugistc qualities. He stsDs thai
Macdonald expresses the utmost confidence in haeoan
Teprebentb us COnuluOn 10 nc AL mat Couu DC
desiTed down this date He has tried him IN every
way and says he feels quite at about the danger
predicted by FL Hakm concerning the s,umberlog fire
~ his sy stem hch il was feared severe trsiong woao
He finds him racSble aad obedent an speaks
wnh enthusiasm OF the manner in which ne stands The
shnp brushes he gives him up the bills It liz his belle
he will be able W remain with Sayers longer than The
champion will want tostay and In the end beat him at
his own game. Macdonald of course does not such
wores as this at large on the contrary he looks moaes
speaks we OF his man. but rather comedies TO the conf
donce OF the other faction by refusing to accept the odds
Of six TO tour Say ers and offering to lay out little the
six be raised to His confidence Heenan stamina
stay ing powers however, significantly exnbied
by his being willing TO bet at even thai the fight will last
an hour. He made three such bets last u'ght aud one,
Of ten pounds, was staked by hun Ia my presence.
find that out Of puglistc circles, the prevailing
opinion Of well informed people at variance with the
Odds and contir unly hear " said that hc American
will win" YOUTH strength and stature must DO served
say they; they Id tina. does not stand
elr niue man, nattereo ano worn oot oy uanpg ns De
and Of the age OF thirty tive, contend with fresh
young Hercules like Herman. The lighting men, their
part say that Heenaa must be Ga very bad 'uu If he
loses and, acg e;h.r fancy thai ,hc hetting stand
ing Kther su. Say aed his oacacrs very conf
Dent really believe they have tbirg; bu. they
express tbf feeling without oeosivenass car
cav at toe In Thch they support tho pTetensiopt
OF their man.
Macdonald las. night showed me Heenans coors, and
they sufficiently "natnual" TO sa,efy the
thutiasuc partisan The border the red, white aod
blue. arranged in the fashion OF the stripes
is The American eagle surrounded by the thirteen
stars, with the arcneo inscription over it, OF "May the
best msns win" Thee coors are furnished by Mac.
donald TO HeenaDs pari.ans at guinea each, pay able
only N case Of victory by those whose credit Is gooo
pbcp ON 20 he Trusted in tba, wac while applcants with
credentials pay their guues down, and have It
torsd them their champion lose Nat Iangham
has The nubc sale OF our chAmuion Il insignia ana 0wen
sxt mas ,he charge for savers guoG munv OF tb.se
embeDs have already been disposed of by both parties
,oo,on IN the s,.k.s Annth.r son, "a of nroat ana
very large one, will be the income the railway
hat,Is In The d,ht he ween savers ana R,e,tle
th,o harvest wicked ,hr hsndsome spm n "A 600
md !, 4. ex,.cted that the retn,ns for the an
,ro.,hinr a.h, viii double mr. treble that avpoun. r
,..nI hn .rr.no.a howeysr hato,a tose,ro IN, tho
choice Of ground, that these aveis ahaN DC equally
divide between each man w,hout regard 10 the resu
of tbe main event Each therefore IA ce tn whether
he win or lose OF b. ing able to e the iortnep of
Tho cav and OF being well paid for the pamme ling he
yfts
The English chm pion is in active training At b,s fa
vorte localty Newmarket He ia accompaaied BIZ his
old trsir ar Rob Fuer no bas ac.ed in the capacty of
trainer 10 great nber of the principal amcpg
whom were Ned Adans, Mike Madden, Bill Hayes Alec
Keene Tom paddock Ned Donelly Aaron Jonrs and
oihe,s Savers rejects the otbodox system of
raining almost invariably Adopted he uses no pulies
or orrb he,s never flights inc bap or spArs With anv
one and oiscsrds in toto the mosern plans for
de,eioppg the muscle His system of training is thur
dercr,bea:-
Savers rses from his virtuous couch AZ ak O'CLOCK in
tbe nng and soon alter nars oul for ou,t wnv of
,hr,e mil or ,herenbou,s returning I.isufelv 10 h
hshtaion AZ eight O'Clock breakfast ia Announced for
which the champion IL now rea1y. qhe meal ,s pIsin
coot,s,iDg AS eenera thing of mnton thops with the
adomiop Of eges) wha single cup Of strong
r. ha a ne
Inc u1 Ga hfev having finished break fast h. t.kes
rest of nm hour or two Inc time being by the
Yelling a, anecdotes by bo Fuer savers nosv and then
70 iro ,snanns Rob xi,b Iansbabe v.rn AZ the CON
osin of This irthu repast the cbanpon goes out for
bis lonp wmlk which he terus the sewea.jnr process
The osance coveTeo IN his xcrsion Ne from
twelve 10 fourteen miles during which the cbaupon car
RES seven pound dumb bell In each bond b. the time
he o, az rough with this pe rfoance and returns home
i, " rweIve O'Clock ae ia then rubbed dry with hard
to~els next washed with cold water aud again rubbed
with dry towels which brings The blood to the
cl,u
The cutce Fuller now outs en- toe nisbpg touches like
kfui painter and TO attain this end he dons pair Of
horse hair poyes and with these he ewes the cbampon
a rubbing such as but few persous could under.
60 Aier submitting 10 these "geD,lo and soothing'
spt of the vete, an Bob the skin of the
champion NJ mosened with Irish whkey after which ne
~ epcased in thick dry suit OF flannel then he
lsune,s forth for short ramble et,ruipg home 10 oin
per at TWO O'Clock This meal consists Of roast beef
Ioust or boiled mutton, varied from day to day. OF
conrse the morning exercise has given him keen appc
,te and he discusses the fare with lively sense OF the
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