The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-18

THE PRIZE RING.

THE PRIZE RING.
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The International Fight DeetdeJ-Whsn
Will she Result be Knovu nn New
Ysrh !-Bstun9 an New York AID 8.s-
tOn-A Novel W.p~r-Lctsers from Nor
rissey and HsenAn-sIorrtssey.s Recep.
ton IN LONDON the True Am. -tcan
Cham pnoh-H's Vis,t az 81 ~ rs. a.d Opt
nson of she Dg,'sh Pusistst-Con fissnce
or the Latter IN hts wtanis sne Fac MT
Ioyns Or the RiDR-Pogsiistic mov.-
msnts at Home Grnbbtn and WILSON,
Challenge from John Woods and Harry
FinseAss, Of BOstOA-Thc Latter Accept
ed, &C., DC.
1be great International contest for the championship OF
the English prize ring TO- in all probability, event OF
the past But few days must still el.pse before the
result isknown 70 the inhabitants Of the Western hsmis
phere, and the interval will, to sporting we'll
TO the general public be productive Of intense excemen.
| and anxiety.
The day originally fixed upon In the articles OF agree
ment between Keenan, and Sayers for the great uterna
toDal eight TO take place Monday last l6sh
There Is every 70 believe that the
be decided on that day, although pre-.
yalent that an alteration to the 18Th hal been agreed
upon As these reports, however, traced parties
whose professions Of superior knowledge and nor
were proved TO be false and unreliable little or no credit
was attached to them, and intelligence from Eng
land by the Persia, has confirmed belief that no such
cnaDee mad ever been contemplated Presumng that the
great hstc contest was decided the 10th inst ex
ceeopgy probable that We shall learn the either on
Tuesday, the oath, or Wednesday, the 25th iust.rk
The first steamer that leaves England for America
after the fight, Is the Vanderbilt, which sails
from Southampton for New York on the mornip.
Of Thursday, the l9th inst She will In all prob ABILITY
pass Cape Race the OATH and the weather is clear
will be intercepted by the yacht Of the Associated
Press stationed at that point her at once tee
grsphed to this city, four days in advance OF her
arrival These antcpaons may, however, prove inoor
rect as happen that tho Vanderbilt may pass Cape
Race in fog or in the night, and thus all possibility Of
Geographic communication be prevented. We may there
fore conclude that no intelligence received from Cape
the arrival of the Vanderbilt at New York learn the
| eagerly anticipated result
Betting in New York has undergone considerable fuc
tuatons during the last few days The friends Heeoau
who, the week previous, anxious In their
loose cash on their champion suddenly refused to back
to so against him refused The Persia's inteli.
gence f further increased the confidence OF the Cog
two or three times hi winning fight Toe largest
taker Of the above namsd gen,leman who has
hitherto been one Of the saunches and heaviest hackers
Of says but who has learned good reasons as he
judges, for hedging his money. Still, very heavy
amount waiting investment ct evens on sayers win
but little probability Of meeting with chance Of SO dopr
before the resuk IL known In Boston the Bepics Bow
has always been and s continues the favor,e At slight
oocs and large amount Of money Ii there dependent
A novel wager was made tho other eveniup bstvasn
Two well Known sporting men Of THE city, Louis Berei
and Jenny Massey Should Sayers be Defeated Massey
agrees 70 sweep any crossing on Broadway that
three days or forfeit 5000 In the event Heenan beog
TO the and ao;.
each day for three days. or forfeit $500 to Massey
John Aorrissey has addressed the following letter to
his In nnAn
Sayers Al Newmarket BE still aoheres TO his previously
announced resolution to challenge the Benca Boy in the
event OF the latter beating sasers: 49, - 900.
Isend you letter fIom this place, according 70 pro-
for all the friends who cannot now nd Tune 70
write to separately.
pleasant passage twelve days with nothing 70 comosn
or either In the way Of wind weather. and certainly
ashore heavier man by twenty pounds than was the
| day sailed.
had not the least idea would be known in Liverpool
beyond the friends who had come with me- and the
passengers on board the ship; but had not gone far
along the streets before became people were
kept Increasing At length crowds commenced folio wing
along the sidewalks. when we stopped 70 take
Great Western Railroad depot-i suppose there was at
least thousand people swar ming close around Tho
| and commenced shaking hands ana welcoming me to
England as the champion Of America Finding this
Tor hotel near At hand; but Is coon as did this
fellow gave the signal and they gave me Off baud one
Of the stoutes cheers ever heard in my te After got
to helter the crowd kept hanging around the door,
ing for me to come out again. 90 came to the conclusion
that the sooner got out Of Liverpool the better One Of
y therefore, went TO the station aud bought
tickets for the party up TO London which early
the came evening On coming out from the ion
ard the crowd followed all along till they housed 70
our own heAdqua, ters.
look up Mr. Wilkes and, the nearest way to do it,
drove Beus LIE and there they directed me to
arrived there be was out 70 the theatre where he had
gone, as the lady in the Office told me- TO the
sSSds ne s sna Boy win her the
You, then started off for Owen Swfts under the dlrec
ton OF the yer, who had taken Of safely thus
iar entered Swifte Hone. His wife and O very baud
some young girl, who afterwards learned daugh
ter, were behind the bar aud nquiring, they
walked in and looked around, when smal Sized well
built, sent!emaply looking, middle aged nun rose no
did co. and aaid:-s III "a Mr. rrssey -
good deal surprised At this, and this Mr. swiftP
ing many words found him 70 be every thing that
man would be proud Of in bis best friend Alter
while we went out together, and then after him
back 10 his house, which Of respectable
and best paonized in London Get out by myself pay
visit to- Whist would call at home, all the fighting
averns Of the town. aid miss one, but served
all alike, and must say never was more cordially
ceivod better treated in my ne What was very sin.
gular they nearly all spotted me as soon ss went in
and yet not one of them had any 70 believe tina,
night They all referred to Heensns refusal to show hm
self eocaby bis first arrival and felt very
it. In almost every place went your paper, and
you need give yourself about being reoog
pized as he sporting Of America for other
alluded to during the evening, while The name Of Wales
Spirit and Beps LIFE kept frequently coming up in the
conversation had hard work to get away from each
o'clock, when ! returned sgain to Owen swift's
In the couree Of the evening I made q bet at
his house Of $500 against 50 500 Tor to that Umpire
would win the Two thousant guineas" II he ran for
them. ano, matter of course, took foo note
and handed il TO Mr. Swim, my share Of the stakes
" What lie this for, Mr. MorrseeyPr said he Nv Eve
hundred in that bet" said " Well, you put that
in your pocket" was his q It will be time
enough TO pay when you have lost 4"
But am stranger here, said I, still holding the
note In my fingers
was his answer.
The next morning found Mr. Wilkes at his hotel and
afer that called the editor Bells Life and of tho