The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-18
THE PRIZE RING.


The COburu-NtcCOoIe Match.
The time is rapidly approaching when this great
match win take place. should neither accident inter.
ference nor by other causes intervene The
excitement naturally increases, consequently, amt
the high estimation the principals are held n-eaclt
by partisans Of their respective lattudes-attaches
unusual interest to the great encounter There have
been given in the HERALD succnct descriptions Of
the mode In which the seconds OF Coburn carried out
their programme OF training; the curiosity scrutiny
and continued queries that were borne by him at
the unpretentlous quarters where he was located
at Harlem; Of his departure from the city amid the
congrauatiOn OF sporting celebrities. and his arrival
In CINCINNATI where under the statutes OF Ohio, he
has been arrested and held to bail not to fight In that
state. But little information has reached the East
ern sporting world until now regarding the cOndi-
tion the hopes and fancies OF McCoole the dstic
gladiator OF the West Recent intelligence from ST.
LOUIS supplies tins deficiency the following details
being given by Mike TralnOr, who superintends his
Meas ana indoor regimen rom which there can be
urawn comparison between the lab0rs and care OF
eacn principal requisite to t them f0r encounter
| IN the twenty iour foot ring:-Y W .lrn
at four O'Clock A. NJ and after being furnished with
glass OF sherry with an egg In It and crust OF
bread ne walks two or three miles and then ats
down TO substantial repast Of pound OF beef
steak or mutton chop neither repcae twice. with
plain bread and few or VEGETABLES the whole
washed down with glass OF Scotch ale. After rest
ing aff-hour he starts with Blake better known
as dublin Tricks" his outdoor companion, for a
walk OF ten or twelve mi s. taking dinerent route
each day. Returning about eleven o'c ock he is
thoroughly rubbed down with dry towels remOv-
ing all impurities from the skim and seats himself to-
substantial dinner Of chicken broth from
which all the fat Is skimmed), broilhd chicken,
steak, sc. After dinner he rests hour so, then
exercises with pulleys bag clubs, &c., receives his
visitors, or takes walk OF two or three hours re-
turning from which at halfpast four punctually he
Is treated to sponge bath and again rubbed till his
skin gstens At six O'Clock he sits down to his sup
per, consisting Of oatmeal pOrrdge or ''strabOut'
and sometimes q cup OF tea, and alter this light
meal he walks three or four miles, this time accom-
panied by Train0r. Returning from this walk he Is
again bathed and rubbed down. goes to bed ut eight
O'Clock, and In five minutes is sound asleep In q
healthful slumber that exercise, proper digestion
and contented mind enjoys. Everything he eats
drinks first passes under the surveillance 0fMike
Trainor; and his gettings up and layings down, his
breathings ana his ta.kings are all regulated with
tireless care.
McCoOe has been reticent and rightly so In regard
to the fight; but In answer to prophecy that COburn
will easily ''coOk his mutton on the eventfu day,
he says 'he is not In the same fix now as when he
first fought COburn, nor Is he going to fight under
he coolly adds, "may be there to see it," McCoole
is In excellent trim, and although he may pull down
the scales at 200 pounds on the 27th there will be no
superfiuOus flesh about him. beneht-was rendered
him on Saturday at DeBars theatre. when he set-tO
with BIZ Ryail. He will not visit Cincinnati for rea
sons which to say the least are sound. COburn has
the choice OF ground, which has probably already
been selected and announced to Nc OOe. 1t is sur
missed the encounter Will take place within fifty miles
OF Cincinnati.