Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-04-16

Brighton, and his fighting weight is ten stone
ten pounds, his hight is five feet eight and
half inches, In the above named fights he
has won f20s5 in stakes, aud lost but f200
during his fighting career .-,.
Heenan has never engaged in But one prize
fight. He was born in Troy New York, in
May, 1885. His fighting weight is about
one inch. His only fight was with John
Morrissey, on the Goth Of October, 1853, in
Canada, when he was defeated in fifteen
rounds, in twenty-one minutes, r.,., -...
Extract Of letter dated London, March a. ls6O.I
have lust returned from Dowling's ted
itor of BeIps Bife,) and as I know you nre
much interested In TIM fight between Sayers
and Heenan, and would like to hear some
particulars respecting the final arrangements
made for the fPht--cf course, thb infbrnia-
ton received from him was in confidence,
and would not let out the secrets of the
prison-housep to any one here, but TO you,
across tho water, ] see no reason to stick to
this nltefnatipe-you must know that the
government authorities are plagued by the
''Shaftesbury" party, Spurgeonites and others,
to try and stop the fight and they brought
II before the "House," but it was pooh-poohed
by Lewis. p HN lIsIhi - rfr-.
They haze been at it again, and | think
with more success--so much so, that the
hackers of the men have consulted Bowling
who Is stakeholder, as TO the ultimatum, and
they have given il out publicly as a ''blind,p
that the fight may take place on the 18th, but
not earlier than the 18th. This has had the
| desired effect, and lie told me that articles
have been signed that the fight shall take
place on the 10th of April, and that there will
be no reason for apprehending any interfer-
ence from the authorities. | think il is as he
says, stealing march on the lot" The
bets, ofcourse, will stand good, as 1t is mu-
tual agreement. sr 81. .-r arstrt NJ.
1t will be very aristocratic muster, as the
thigh tariff will shut out the plebeians, and
keep the affair very select saw Alec keene
the other evening, and he told me that he had
seen Jack Mcdonald who had just returned
from Heenan's new quarters, at Box near
Bath, and that he was in excellent condition,
| and can take his airings now without inter-
| ference or chance of molestation, and that he
would be fit and ready for the "mill' on the
day mentioned. He says he has wonderfully
improved, and think our little champion
has met his match for the second time. How
ever, time will show. .
was at Newmarket few days ago, and
rode over to see Tom, | asked him how he
| felt. He said, "As right as ninepence, and
had never been off his grub for no time" and
3. / should imagine from the way | saw him
pitch into nearly one pound and half Of
steak, the nourishment he must derive from
similar feats of gastronomy ought to produce
wonderful effects upon his physical devel
opement. He looked well, but rather pale
his training appears to age him very much
Whether he is over doing it or not, can no
say. But he is in good hands, and is too gooC
a general himself to be misguided by others
He put up his hand with me, and polished
me off in "two twos;" and am rather puff,
Just now. Before said good bye, wh'
should come in but Bennett, who had com
to tell him the arrangement on the tapis
Tom appeared gratifed at the idea, as he sale
he thought the "Beaks7 would be down or
of / was reluctantly compelled to leavl
early, having to catch the train.