The New York herald., 1863-12-24

msuts and feel doop interest In tho immoral and
rspshepsSo practices OF tho prize ring. he tursed his
ssps another direction aud made call at the hcsseris
OF The champion, Joe Coburn, Hero strange scene Of
surprise, confusion anddsAppssntmsni visible rhs
nfed with sporting mon, nearly s of then
strong parsans the Bencia Boy They could searcey
realize thai Idol and representative champoa
reaiy defeated, and. hoping against hope, INDUCED
in imaginative anticipatons OF the report proving
"bogas," and that Heenan was In reality tho
victor Many indeed we're 500. 80 posi',ys," tho wish
FALSE that they offered to bet SIS 20 500 tho re ort was
and in this the host Joe Coourn hmsef-who
well know the reliability OF the HEnAtp-roaiy accom-
modated ho and by this means got back sono portion
of his Investments on Heensn. one Individual who
had evidently backed tho penica Boy 10 the extent II his
pile n moi over a. loudly oppressed bis conviction that
Inc plicabs AFFAIR that 4" Jonn" should have
been defeated quickly aud suggested that he might
eh,r been bought over or have been "dosed with
cho roform by hts seconds These hyp0the.os however
secuted by the other parties present a. Jack Nc
Donad known 70 be most reliable mau, and
Heenan hpseK above all suspicion. Coburn himself
sct and reserved, merely saying that che eouldnt ae.
count for IL Va the a"ren.e "a tue detaus oi the nshi
The conjectu TO aocoun for bis defeat were almost as
numerous the parties presont but they evidently felt
keenly tho defeat Of their cherished Idol
Proceeding % lafayette Hall, the great resort OF tho
class "horsemen" who always ready 70 bet on any
event equine pedcstran or puglistc, the same degree
OF uncertainty prevailed A report which could be
traced 10 any oundation was current that tho Asas
was contradictory Of that brought by The Jura,
though IN what respect was thoroughly indeunte.
both mon. Kings friends deriving thor confidence IN
his success IRON tho we'll known reliability of tho
Of reporter that the Asas nows cou
1rmatory % that brJusht by the Jura was de
AZ the blouse % Lords' and tho "Dc soto"-tWo
hrst olxzy English chop houses aud the principal
sors Of the igercff and theairicas in ihe tho ~
tereet felt great, anJ the whole the vctry
Of King not very enthus iastcaliy welcomed. Tho
truth Vs. fcenan had made himself, by hp gentema1y
courtesy, very popular among this class and u bs
chest though lornafV his nelvisf. hackers
were Fngshineu, Who did not allow their feeiingS ~
Nationality 70 run away with Their anticipated hopes q
pecun!ary proats By betting ON ths American In ono
Of these houses our reporter heard the ONng oonvef
sa,iou between burly English admirer of Tom King
and warm and devoted friend of fioeuan.-
EsctmHxas-i can't understand boa you o9,li bet
heavily and lay such odds ti00 ~ so % your friend
ssaan xIa es h1, ,oss Se ssses s ,s, ssss ~.
hrrt time 10 very short time, and IA The second fsht
could not win against man who sor shas an hoor
and half had only one hand 70 6ght With
Hlgrsxnx-You know and every knows that whom
hcfough. horrssey he was utterly out q oonsi9u and
this alone lost him tbs h2ht A. 10 bis light With ~aysfs
although bis hands had gone, yet you acknowledge
be would have wop n the ring hsi no, been broken
fsen.Hs.S-Not beng present a, the aeht cannot
speak from my o~u espsrience bat ft eveu allowing
he that bgbt, did that Justify you n bctiing
tso 70 one on him against a tried. got man llEs
man as Jem nacef The fact q that. ed away ~
from Jack Ma ionai. Hcenaa himse as 10 bs
splendid coudlti1n and the lAtars favor the bet.
tiug Fnziand, you believed the nghi 'ofegoHe c1Bcl
Sion, and sFecuiaied aeoordpgy
To this argument The admlfer OF Hernt1 who, al
though hs had dropped heavily on the hsit bore his
lossss chsoriuiy made no repiy beyond saying, "Hsl
shall the full report 10 % HssALD and
then talk better about ~"
Al Harry Hins Exchange. which N great sporting
resort, found the place nilsd with Kings party,
this having been great house for them MAKE their
bets their ournber Of the orosfs of tbs tng
lsh steamers there. who bad hearly King.
and vine vas towing ireeiy. They svlden,y wefe not
surprised II tbs frair, and oouviviay -sbrstus
tho occasion None 0 Hecnan's party were present as
all looked and c7ndnctsd themselves - thsy bad
heavy pie. A. Harry Ciiftan's ssle1n or Broadway
and Fourth street, wbores very hcsvy cDum.sqa had
been ssnt 10 back King the sre~ts~t re0closs we're
gong among the snnefs Que thiog n err,sn--thst
the "sportlns m.n" who have zone In 'or tAtne
odds. irrespective Of their Idess 0 the fnsru Of tho
men, tsisyins that tbsre ncthtng D. lusik
~ such betting - ooe hundred dollars 70 fJrty
500 70 80 have vun heavily. houts~y. -srs 10.
formed athough he oses ons bet 81 900 sysu. msde
masths ago. wins veyy large amount by tsklng
odds throsxh other partsss One thing certain. that
bis ssioss psfts~s, h-s.rs Jssu. sssafss Fssrs ard
others have rxked covn sons tbossands 81 doxs tbe
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