The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-04
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
Cwo Prize Flights I'm One Hisg-A Third
20 Come ON I'm . Few Days.


Man early hour on Sunday night report was crcu-
lated among sporting aad ancy Of this city that
there 10 be less than bree prize lights fought
somewhere In tho Highlands, n. J. The names Of the
principals stated 70 be George King, or his city,
and John Wosds OF Boston, alias ths "Boston Pet Den
Ds Hcrrgan, OF Liverpool, and William Oafx, Of Lon
don, and John Hickey, Of Canada and k)rton fsmiary
known - barry Jennngs' Pot Boy. Tho fight bet seen
King and Woods be for $500 slds horrsan and
Clark for $500, and Hickey and Norton for TO be
contributed by the outsiders the ground. RE
spread like wildnre, and by O'Clock every drinking
and gambling saloon In the CITY alive with persons
preparing for early start Accordingly, from to
three O'Clock yesterday morning. between ave and SIX
hundred persons crossed the Barclay street ferry Tho
principals already In New Jersey they having LEFT
The city before ,he report circulated 70 prevent
reat This was necessary, will be remembered that
the intended aght iAst between King Woods
Long Inland, was twice broken up by tho police just
they were In the act Of setting 70. eight the
result In which knives and pistols freely used
ave SIX persons seriously injured s,me ,nirty or
forty persons were arrested aud the principals bound
over to keep The peace for six months.
On tho arrival OF The parties on the opposite side
Of tho river carriages In waiting 70 convey the
70 the ground the cxac. spot no. being known until their
arrival as thoy were determined this time TO fight with.
ssreod upon by me principals and seconds was Baii's
ferry, about mile above Weehawken, NJ j. and tho
whole pa ty a!artsd for that place shortly s'tsr I'VE
O'Clock In order 10 be tue ground aud ready 70 sht
daylight On their arrival the ring was pitched and
ever, body was the tip toe Of expectation to ~snsss
the long expected contest between King aud Woods woen,
whole amount Of money DO agre upo
,he principals AID seconds wss not 20, made up, aad
MAT the ngnt wae postponed 70 some fuLafe time.
Horrxap Clark (iRht entered
ring ana CONNER ced " Htp for tha mill THIS oc0rrcd
about TO seven ocock aad by seven ocork the
fgnt had fairly commenced. Both - tue
scratch carefully, and severa foD were made on easn
side without blow being struck, when Hsrigsn gave
the frst blow, which instantly followed ny from
his opponent For time the lighting continued nftk
both sides, when CiAik Hoirsan sumner On tho
assistance and bear him 10 bis The evident
~ the winnin. aroke "a Horrgsp sferwsran came
c.rs es,eI !. ri. ZOO luck danced round ana ant
ed The same game. bus did not succeed Horrgans
however, was fast cloeirg, and WAS evident,
from bis random strokes, that the odds were
In favor OF his opponent winnlgg the Gghs
Odds Of from ten :, eight, seven, and even
I'VE offered. ut tskea that reporter
could learn The fight iastad two hoars aud dtty
MINUTES and "a sac tnss no less than ny rounds
IN hrcr Of CLAW Il vas ,eporua Ira. the money sas
not given up, and that the hght pronounced draw
BY the referees but his false, as Clark puboy
declared the victor Both severely paaished,
HoIriesu moro ssriousy about the face THAI Clark
Collect on was now taken up y the friends Of Eckeg
anu iSnt LOT SIS W. bnc WlEuef 70 %
entitled to the purse Towards OF $50 collected and
the men entered the ring shook hands, and began the
light The sparriDg hth aides very Hne and the
inch we're pretty fairly matched, but afser half
hours hard lighting The sponge was thrown up
in hso, Of Hickey. ]. q ~, s.d .hs. Moon could
and foreigner Unfortunately E1gi,shnan), and
this feeling evidently moro severe agsnE, him
that account he unfair tr.afneat whon Heenan
oeiyed Ia bis grea. Dghl With sayers rankist tnor
minds, and cries OF Kill the Eoglish OF b-h,n
Give IT 10 him Hickey, and other expressions OF iks
pmport we're freely nsed, .hiob prnbsoy so 'nimdaed
Morton hat he conid rot fight The lighters not
erered with BIZ thc police and the spccs,ors hal tho
pleasure ef witnessing two prize dgh,s sihCut being
ooEpeed 70 pull NJ Tho STAGES ard pitch the rng half
. dozen places
II raid that the ong talked Of fight between Kiag and
Woods will of without fail 10 Re laws, each
70 ready aud willing, and the money viii I'll be
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