The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-04-14
THE PRIZE RING.
Fight n California Between Doeney
Harris, sfNsw Yerk, and Tommy
Chandler, d California.
The Stake go, 900 In Gold and
the Championship.
Twenty three Rounds Fought IN
xwsnty-ssven Minutes.

CHANDLER THE WINNER
&C. sc. &C.
soms moaihS - shs sporting world awakened 70
asasasi naercs W ths snneaacsmeus or inpend,ng
price axhs sss~xsn of shs noted pug lists
ms rnitsd s<~ses for tho championship AZ California
rhaa 1nsrcs, beoams further Increased whes
csrt.saed thsa ths sum of money sAksd On the
result s@ sct only u greater magnitude
shsa had been rsksd on IN amir
u NE KIDD IN California. bat that "a one a the
rs "a stakss sas hss been pas up by members Of
ms rrzs rns In California bs excl ement was intsnss
IA porting circles both confess being we'll known,
AMI considerable bet upon me result OF The
ensoasser fas prsacial this prize light
pgoney Harris, lsis cf N-~ York city. and Tommy
chsnaier Of san Francssca boh % whom are - we'll
known The patrons u the przs RAG nsmos
Of Heensn soa sayers The moacy staked the
arre ~ ss.0Jo Ia gold . side A. III The
preliminary arrangements had lbecn made both pagsss
'lamences srsinsg ana mskag other preparations fos
tbs a.rrsarhns encounter 80
Too poiat selected waich the battle was 70 be
fought was STATED the san jose RAirosd, sbsat
seventeen miles from Frtnciscc The ground
was sxcsiieniiy adapted for . pagstic encounter
IN every respect. and upon erected .
spacioas amphnseArs capable Of sea.z Ave thousand
persons Tho iith % the presen, month named -
the day unlcb inc hghi take place, and the
excitement intense and thu desirs shs
contest graf that every the amphlthea-
TIE was bought taoaoas price, Az special telegram
10 the HrRALp snnouncsd the day appclatcd iargs
pcrssas special trains AMI In every
evable vehicle out 70 the groand crowding every
available portion o. the ENCLOSURE and saxousiy await
ms the open,nx 81 the struggle A the stated hour
he puglsts accompanied BY their frisnds arrived
the battle ground amid the enthusiasts cheers cf NJ
vast audience. Harris and chandisreemmsncsd sssip
ping for action before tho struggle could esanSns
The authorities nisrsrsd and put stop the proceed
inga This nisrropsos great sinppsaatasss y
all present. many Of the audience hsvine travelled
long distance for the purpose os vissssag ~ osasss&
Nothing, hewcver could avail ssspss Ne vin q ~
aathorsisx and The battle had 20 be psesyeeed unel
sssss ss sSo sss1 ana % sSsa.s Is 49,
a.: M c..s.s :::.s - - ~ :s 80 ,::ss .
and snsr asrcc ana ossiissas = Ven = ysY sss.aI6s
x: e ss Geo E: = . 's =
confess ss-. A. ~
Dooasy Harris vas born 10 Le:ess, ssglsss A.,
s 2: ,ss y: ns ~: Il s.:ss sss $50: sss
=: o'%%sscsd r. oas css.: 's;
:; S:s $50: .s " y; pss:y 800 's;
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emit Thn vas . bard aght Harris iass, afsef 4GSsieg
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Marley Tor $500 . sids-sSls wss nsGiss sas-.
.evsnynys rounds we're Tough. IL o: hosr ana ,siry
ph,s, for 81 900 .ds Wien Maria csss . sssis =
went 70 grass and cried ecis bsessy "a sei
were made none Of Bis opponents came 70 tina cosss.
s'; vi: : ss s =: .s
there especially Tor the purposs OF tyins esscisssos
with him. Tho match was made for -, ads u
gold and the nth Of April appointed thS dAy %
batls Harris ID we'll formed man. Of medium hiekl
Gloss. SNOWY, well built ngurs. weighing so,
pounds His arms are NOT extra long, and his hss6s
irs ANAL and shapsd moro IKE womsa's thaa psiss
permanent genlsmaply IN acsion cad a1dss 20 Ne
person would look 70 - having received aid gvsa
the amount u punishment which mus have aocom-
TOMMY CuASDIsa was born IL Fairfax, Va, Hevesess
O. lsl2 when quite young his persnn moved 70 hAns-
more From thsre be went 70 PhiadsiphM In 1855 he
shipped before the mast, and won't on voyage % The
pool; thence 70 savannah, Ga Here he rsnaissl
about nine months, and then returned V his homo 70
Baltimore, in 1857 Amer remaining IN Balttnsss .
short time he went 70 Norfolk. Virginia and shIppsd %
diatey ordered 70 California and 1859 Chasliss -
rived In ran Francisco Tommy bad, prsvsue 70 NE
time frequent ssc encounters with biz selior aeches
and bad rarely come % sscoso esss -. = -
Francisco. In that year he fought buy Dwyss ns
eight was declared draw amer they had Tough! go ho
and twenty minutes IN 1889 Tommy had e boat vish
IN iu1s afseeu minuiea Chandler fought twelve rounds
with jos Jtber Ia thIrty-nvs minetee; yoer we
beat This nsht was . hard onA me nehsn9 vo
sas ss 10th v ws ssss o.s
contest the referee declared Slack the winner ne or9
naht where any large amount was saked - vlth
Barney Farley 1885, for one thousand dollars sdsi
P.ssw va whipped In less Tommy sssHs
his hardest battle and came on inc VICTOR
Was Pete Mcguire they fought Tor Ave husers1 eoll.e
side sixty-onc rounds were fouent ~ nkyegne
the combaants standing ankle desp 10 the mud durDg
the fight and the rain pouring - 'orress
RAILROADS N nHrucY MD Ttnwsss.