Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-18
Another Enternational Prize Plight.
HkEhAS AATCHED AGAIS2T AN CSENOwN rO1
TEN TNOTSAhD nOIIARs

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TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
By the latest adyices from Europe we learn
that the prriiminaries OF 81 cO;Id International
prize fight have been arranged between tine re-
preventative champion of America, John c.
Hee ran, snS another antagonist W no ut present
rejoiCes In the now fashionable cognomen of
unknown" II ha> been generally supposed
IL weti-intormed qua' tTs that Herman was the
American incognito who had accepted the chal-
leBge 10 fight j. m Mace, the present chamcion
fcT SLIGO and tie champions belt, the prize fon
which the former had ence conh.ndpri, and
fairly and actually " on, On the field OF Farm.
borough, against the great wonder OF the Eng
lash ring. Tom Sayers.
Although IN the acceptance OF Jem Mace's
challenge BY an unknown, who was repre-
scented 70 be an American, no indi yidua name
was mentioned. the English public iurnped 20
The conclusion that IL the Benicia Boy was not
The 'oriflnai Jacobs. there was none other in
The country able to contest against him in the
ring excerpt joe CCburn. who had recently
challenged Joe tIoss. The matching of the
latter against The champion, Mace, conse-
quentiy sstrengthened the conviction or tn,
other side OF tiie Atlantic that Cohurn was the
Individual selected TO represent the American
Knights of the ring. This illusion has now
fren dlspeiied by the fact of Cobarn having
eeen matched against Tom McCool, OF ST
Louis, Tor sl,OtN side. Indeed, Coburn him
sell Is perfectly lghoTant of any Intention to
match him against any one OH the other side of
the Atlantic.
II therefore remains as much a mystery As
heretofore who the mysterious unknown may
BE- Another month must PI;lpsp before we can
solve the identity of the RasR SaL anaJra But
the match 70 " iiich We now alinde is oae which
viii supersede in I'm pOrtancs and public in-
tfTest that OF s.MaCG and The IIEknOyy WIZ; AL
though 1t Is not for the championship of the
English rIng. --r -
At 4 meeting Of the principal members of the
English racing gentlemen and Cornthian
members OF the prize ring, held recently a, the
house of the renowned boxer, Owen Swift, in
IlIchborEe street, Haymarket. London, among
ether exciting topics discussed W. re- the respec-
"a blN
During tho discussion weil-known book
Llaker of the turf. Jack Mcdonald (.IoSa name
was brought so prominently and fIvorabIy be-
1oTe Inc american public as the traa.T, al iser
and second of John G. Heenan in his fght with
SaytTsl. brought up the name of his former
pTotege. A ter SOM lively baGinage with the
parties assembled, Mcdonald agreed 10 match
the Benicia Boy 10 fight an Unknown, in six
months, for he unusually large sum ff0r pII-
sl!lste COnt5st) OF five thousand dGiIIrs ;isida.
comparatively small deposit ISIS astCl,.) was
sfaked in the hands of mr. Owen Swift to be,
decreased, and prelIm inaries arranged, in n
months time from the first tItnosit -.
Such I match will naturai ly create great in
Ter, s.. for We can hardly beiity that Heenau's
best and most IA TIT ui ffieLd, Jack MeUOaaid
Ia whOTa be was entirely duas for bringing the
Deuie at FarnsboTOugh with the rrdoubtaSIs
SaIerS 10 d draw. Will have made the present
ma eli without being suffiei-gtly authorized so
10 GO. LII the match goes on-and we shall
learn more definite particulars in n few DAYS
" win cause the contest between Mace and the
Unknown TO sink into comparative insignif-
ieante. Who the Unknown matched ayaiust
our American representative may turn out To
De, We know nothing al present.