Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-06-23
prrsentation or the Belts.

The London Times Of the 3lst uIt, de-
votes a column 10 a report Of the Presen-
talion of the Belts 10 the rival champions
Of The prize ring, Heenan and Savers.
The presentation took place at the Alham-
bra Palace, Leicester Square, on the pre-.
yious evening. in the presence of large
audience. The "Champions," who were
introduced by Mr., Csldwell,as the "rwo
braves, men who had honored the world
since the days Of Wellington and NaPo-
eon," were loudly cheered. Before the
addresses were delivered which were Ia
precede the award, tie pugilisIs advanced
half way towards each other, and cordial.
y shook hands. in token Of their final
reconciliation. The first belt Of the t~"
was presented 10 Hgenan, accompanied
by an address written on parchment
which was formally read, amid the voclI
erous cheering of the concoarse, by Nh.
Bowling. This address was as follows {:
ENGLAND 10 John c. Hsenan, The BENZ
cia Boy.
Sir :-Thia belt is presented to you by
the editor OF BeNs Life IN London, as
HE representative Of The sporting press Of
Great Britain, in token of that country's
high appreciation OF your spirit and pluck
in coming across the Atlantic, 10 combat
for the English champions belt. and TO
CONNIE morale the great valor, endurance
and fair spin, displayed by you in the bat,
slc OF l7Ih of April last. 1t is not neces-
ssry here TO enter into any particulars OF
that great slruggle-its renown may be
said to be world wide. lis history is al
ready familiar to the inhabitants OF The
Old and New World. 1t is history
which will be read by future generations
with admiration, and cannot fail, whenever
and wherever il is told, to raise desire oil
emulation among The rising asPiranis to
pugiisiic honors. There may exist, per-
haps, regret on your part that you are
unable to bear with you the original To'
ply for which you undertook go long
Journey. Let that regret at once vanish.
In this counterpart you have testimonial
as honorable as The object Of your fondest
hopes, and forget not that the chance is
still open to you of bearing of that object
itself at some future time. Ii still lies
open for competition.
Your brave opponent. having already
done enough TO. render himself famous,
has announced his retirement from the &C.
tive practice Of his profession, and Will
now res, upon his laurels, content to wit
ness among others struggles for that which
he. like yourself, has been, as it were,
ompelled TO forego. Meanwhile. take
this ,oken-cherish tas a well.earned,
well.deserved memenlo of the admiration
OF the people of this country; and rest as
sured ,ha. while pugiism continues one
Of the sports of Grea, Britain land long
may tina. period be- so long will the name
of John g. Heensn be remembered with
re-. peci as that Of one Of the bravesI men
that ever entered four-snd-,wenty foot
roped ring. The belt, which is an exact
fac-simile Of the champions belt o! Eng
land. and precisely similar value, has been
purchased by subscription among the
noblemen and gentlemen Of this country,
headed by sum of R25 from your crave
opponent, Tom Sayers. The suspicious
ceremony Of this evening will cement Tor
ever the bond of friendship already enter
ed into between yourself aud Tom Sayers.
and will tend strongly to increase that in.
terna, onal good feeling already suosisting
between America and England, which