New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-30
THE GREAT FIGHT.
HISTORY OF THE BATTLE.
TIE FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.


ar town." held gran, of the lands Of toe Abbey Of
Polesworth on condition of dorg battle in gDele COM
bat against all Snighty enemies Of bic kiog. The
fashion of this Office, however, has passed away with
the days of cbivalry, and lance and bsttlesx have
been laid aside TO become mere things of show and no
more used by men. The Dymoeks are still ex.ant, but
the modern Champions of England know them not,
and the pageant warrior who threw down the gaunt.
ct TO some hundred ladies' and gentlemen in Court
dress ct coronation has been succeeded by arace Of
brawny and muscular fellows, men who "men fight
ing and nothing but it, and who vie with the athletic
Of Old in their rgidity Of training and immense powers
Of endurance. At first there wac no lack Of Royal
patronage for the new Of champions In Brough-
tons lat pize fight no was backed by the Duke OF
Cumberland who almost acted as bis second, and few
great battles took place at which one or more OF the
soDs of George Ill. were not present Sir Thomas
ApIeece nearly always seconded Gully, until that
champion retired tom the ring, aud having
realized large fortune, sat IN the House
of Commons as member for Pontetract In those
days noted bruiser was thought good company
for any man, AMI we hear almost 1iQoat surprise
how, about 40 years ago, Lord Camelfori Assisted
Belcher when he fought Bourke ia the churchyard Of
ST. Georges Hanover square, in the presence OF some
10000 spectators Those were the good cid days"
the pamy days' Of the ring about rhich the sport
ing journals are always pathetic as having gone by
we are glad 10 say never TO return. He would be a
bold Peer indeed wac would have seconded Sayers
yesterday, Lord Deerhurst used to second Spring;
snd what would be said now of cathedral town offer-
ing as OF old $500 10 the combatan.s 10 beat them
selves almost to death within its reverend precincts
The Few Police act has been the death of puglism.
Its erestest professors now lead hole andcorner HE
while training or issue forth their challenges in mys
teIious terms. From this rapid downfall il has been
just for time arrested by the first attempt to
carry of the Champions belt into another
country; and, of course, that country was Aqerea.
There is no oisguisDg the tact thai THIS challenge
bas led TO an amount Of attention being be-
slowed upon the prjze-ring which it has MAYER re-
eeived BEFORE and much as al decent people disliked
the idea of two fine meeting 20 beat each other half
10 DEATH IL was nevertheless oevoutly wshet that.
somsbody was to be beaten it might be the American.
There IL doubt that Sayers had the good wishes of
nine tenthe Of the community. T1ere seemed soms-
thing almost patriotic in its way for m9u OF his light
weight TO ell counter a brawny g1ant, who describes
himself &c beng "hsf horse, half alligator aud bit
" of the sDapplng turtle, and VINO in addition to al
tbeee qualities has proved himteH TO be clever aud
formidable prize fighter ever entered the ring.
We need scarcely enter on any reorganization OF the
eveIts which led to this match, all of which may be
supmed up in the few words, tha, Syers holds " tie
belt" sc Champion of England and in virtue OF his
Office while he retains H. is bound for three years 20
accept al challenges, no matter from whom. This
challenge accordingly came from America on Heenans
OF HE challenger Say wac bonnd at 70 accept
it. All relating to the day and place fixed for the
match Nas, Of course. kept profound secret, the
police ~ do heT Justice, left no means unried 10 pre-
vent ns taking place. Nevertheless, in spite Of all
precGn ions, special train hired, which
started from London.bridge at a. N. yesterday
mornrQ. The train OF immense length,
containing some thousand persons, ali of what are
called the upper classes, though each person was
mufied up to the eyes in shaws and Wrappers that
i was hard 10 cay whether your compogRon dc coyage
was or was not the redoubtable sayers or Heenan
himself. All along the line police were posted with
mounted patrols, at regular distances bat the train
urned of at Regate, and after long run came ont in
he Marlborough station, close TO Aldershott. In an
instant after AL were out in the fields following The
who with the ropes and stakes led the way
hat turned out to be most diff cult piece Of country.
There seemed constant succession OF double hedges
I'D bitches, which were crossed AZ last more or less
until a rather narrow stream, or very
road muddy ditch the Black water, which divides
surrey from Hampshire, brought sll 10 full stop.
venu esone spirs essayed to leap this, bat their
uccess was not such as 10 encourage Others nssmach
a moet copIived to light in the very middle o! the
water, and those who did gain the opposite bsnk had
My 10 jump back for their palms, as the ring was
ormed on the Hampshire side after all.
The instant the enclosure of ropes and stakes, 81
eet square, was formed, Sayers stepped into IT, and
vas cheered Tremendously. Ileenan, who folio wed,
YES greeted in the same manner, and the two men,
Who here for the first time me warmly shook hands
md then stepped back TO take long and careful sur
ey each of the other. There was toss for eorners
which HeeI won, and chose that in which ne would
ave the highest ground and with his back ID the SUM-
eavng SayeIs the spot where the glare fGl in his
ace EMPIRES for each man were appointed, and d
eeree for both, and these prennaries over, Heenea
Ocee ded to strip To hln waist. IL seemed Impossible
0 restrain murmur Of admiration az the APPEARANCE
which he then presented Ia hight be is about feet
wo, with extraordinarily long arms deep chest, and
vide and powerful shoulders His appearance yester-
ay truly formie able Exercise and long training
ad developed the immense muscles OF bis arms and
houlders ill they appeared like of bone be-
cath the thin covering Of skin. There seemed
OF an ounce of supertiuous flesh. His ribs slowed
Ike tboss Of q grey hound, cave where they were
ed by powerful thews aud sine ws, and be threw
o his long snewy arms aud iDtated bis hinge chest
nth the morning air he looked the most formidable of
nc tribe Of gladators who have entared the arena.
very movement showed the Finews and mIsclse
oIbmg like machinery beneath their thin llue cover
~, and every gesture was made with thai natural
aui freedom which always seem TO belong to the
ghest development OF ply scs 20 Yer. Sayers looked
hJm long and esrnestly, and as one who saw ia his
very movement a dangerous customer, ana he TOO |
ripped IN Turn. the ntrast between the man was
len still more marked than before. S4yers is only
bout five feet eight his chest IL not broad, are his
ms powerful and is only IN the strong muscles of
e shoulders thai any thing to account for hs
emendous tpowers OF hitting. Sayers too, looked 4
ard as flint, but his deficiencies III regard T. his an
gonst in hight, weight and strength and above
], length OF arm, made IL almost q m Her of slr-
ice how he could hope 10 CONTEXT with him n, Ell 4
hen TO these advantages are added tbs superior !
ght Of the ground which HeenGn stood and the /
2ht Of the fall in S4yeros eyes IL viii b. sseu
Nv tremendous were the obstacles with which he /
I'D to contend. AS far NJ training went, however,
e utmost had been done for both aud IL would not |
lost Lesson If some of our young volunteers im-
ted The boxers in these respects. Thsir whole sys-
m OF training may be summed up IN two or three
in eating aud drinking, exercise,
q constant uee OF the sponge BATH and rough towels.
It'll thete aids any man can train; without them ho
N do nothing Heenan's skin yesterday was, az We
I'VE snd, fair and white marble-i4yerse as dark
That of a mulstto; and tho fancy" leaut strongly
the opinion that the former was too delicate, and
ould bruife too much, and this was true. As the