, 1870-05-11

that not1tng ahould occur to prevent its being
oo0ductedaud- :unodel -prtse1Rht ~ s1c
1anaa 60 The crowd which. assembled 1t ID
ing, was such IN one as has rareiy % assembled nh Il
such purpose. Fully three.1ourths we're bus
FsFed M m &c Isn S1ose,
merchants, city and county oa1c!als, mechanics
and t1ades-people tn general. great majority q
and were prompted to Attend by motives Of cur
osty, together with The certainty that the occaslo
n9 ~ = r. one n
poasa ssnSiess ais unnsas aaa Iii
T5e plaeiae Of the ezcar.ion M teEsts I:Es us'
$40 eacn had much to do with excIudin,
os H. aS as{ q tst,s ne
derm their financial stafus at The expense OF othe
Peoples Ea1fcts- These gentry were IN so smal
} quality, and It must be confessed thai they com
roted themselves Surprisingly well The1hinnes:
long distance Of New Orleans from the principal
cities Of the North and more especially the fact
that New Ymt, that great source Of dlsreputahle
interests Of the municipality in pending election.
| TIE STAKT.
Soon after O'Clock the excursion train, consist
600 people. started for the scene OF the light So
iar from Interfering t. prevent the occurrence OF
to preserve order, and, st the request u
MessrA. Heeuau, franklin, and Carroll, the mann
on board the train and assisted in ejecting
aIl such ~ were unpruEided with tickets
ThfE lart Of the thing was not wei
caTfhcccedcd in stealing their passage by means
Of hiding under the seats, and sly}y passing 70
least three hundred were thus enabied % enio1
nc ZIP without expense to themselves or benefit
to the cash receipts
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| In The course OF an hour the train reached its
destination, Oakland Plantation. about seventeen
Mes north .11 q New Orleans % toe Mssippi
the dickson Railroad. Here the excursionlsts dis
embarked and proceeded about a mile
ton, which consisted OF seven hundred aud
nifty acres Of sugar, rice and cotton land, and
which is owned q tie widow q Butler Kenner,
nov residing In Philadelphia The lessee Of the
place had given his consent 10 Heenan and Carroll
That the fight should take place there. a
mules abreast, was pressed into service 10 trans
port the 11n9 ropes and stakes to'the- spot these
being furnished by outside parties, who made
at three dollars apiece
THE BATTLE-GROUND.
Tns chosen upon q leve1 GreensKnFd, within
stones throw Of the grand Old family mansion,
and othe noIthward Of and partially shaded BY
the immense brick s1gaz-house Of the estate. The
dusky dwellers, to whom had been granted haN /
holiday IN honor OF the great occasion, droTe
ase 81 e Il ea saa 4s 1s
paid half dollar each while drinks of cistern and
Mississippi Tater found ready market Ut 1lye
occupied itself III Inspecting the grounds and
was being constructed. The inevitable fhFee-caG
monte aud roulette men were On hand, but their
profits were fnconsfderahle.
PKEIlAINARIES-
AS soon as the ring WIS In readiness the pre-
llminat1cs Werc quickly arranged. Rufus Hunt, OF |
New Orleans, sporting man Of excellent reputa-
tion IN his set st. Tas . chosen as rsferee neenan
ter Billy then addressed q few remarks to- the |
crowd on behalf Of Tom Alien, who, he said, had |
st It Ills Iii Zinc dozen Of 50 pRTa heaTae 70 eosss
were heard to promise that it should he 80, ss \
they also did, when Heenan made a little speech
men, aud both were fighting to win. Al Smith, OF /
Chicago, was chosen time Keeper, Dad Ryan, OF 1
s. lSuls ss umn're S fSr Al!eD and John Mse
Donovan, Of Chicago. and Jim Cuslck. OF New
York, while Joe CobuIn and Sherman Thursto1,
pusilsis FL Ws.e tacn dspaye Msces sslo cousjsne
Of white with bor3er Of red and brown spaug1es, |
and Aliens Of blue birdseye with white border:
TIE R1SG--AFPEARAAcE OF TIE MEN,
Aliens beaver Nas tossed into the ring, quickly |
3 s9llowe1 ed hy .ae Scotch cap 9f the British cham
made their appearance, Mace looking maenincent-
y, hts eye bright, skin tawny, but clear face
ndent, e1ultant, and happy, and his Limbs and |
fuL He had not an ounce Of nesh TO snare, while
hts mpEcular DEVELOPMENT was something rarely
mel with in man Of nis avolrdupoiss which nj
WIS about one hundred and stxty-seven 1
pounds Alien was looking healthy and cheerful
ncek acc nasuay sai u ialse and sSpy Is w indieatns @
getller with his body and limbs, that a great deal
OF supe1nuous and detrimental fat had not been
seemed to partly co11oborate 1t that, instead OF
getting down to his perfect fighting weight 175, he
he'd not reached below 1870.
was won by Mace Who chose the one at the north
east, which gare him his back to the hot and
positc triangle. Then the shoes Of each, light
calf, with the regulation spikes, were inspected
ed o TSs done sae rstelee sEne
hands he insoked q fair nght and no favor, and
might the best man WIZ
At s:a5 q m the men advanced from their cor |
neEs aud shook hands az also the seconds; whs.e-
ing the cali Of time, they began the work at once
Round onsEThey met each othe, smiling, as
hey cautiously spared about, each giving pleas
INT greeting III 1o~ tone After q bit Ut clever s
Nth his left, getting on Toms right eyebrow, aud
ycelyipg sounding thump on the body In return.
Sexi Mace sent foE Aliens nose, but 9nly sSrapa
'R5a alIMgeq .tAlll tAllez GGt one through 70 Jems
iosed quickly, neither getting ii good hits, but
.11en being thrown heavily. Tlmc-FIse minutes
nd three seconds
Rctnd 1Ko-After cautious spa,7ing, rapid eS- ! y
hangcs are made, Msce getting In one OF :wo :
eek scrapers, and receiving come on the body.
tiGId call for Toms mug, was we1lEstopped. | /,
cad and getting nrst blood, Tom returning on |
be body. Allen forces matters, getting nothing
IT IT, Sa1st Mass n na oss On the
n the side Of his head, doing little damage when Q
ON struck SO low as to occasion = c;aim Of q
Ice ; SENDS bis right 70 Toms ieif cJe. and &
,inees and stasgess and @ socs GoE1 ' to avoid any
'g5s noaod ot ne % sse se an fes ann nue LIST
nd anxious to force the fighting, while Mace =
skea It easy and aeisuRe.g. Allen brushes
?st IN; Aaces ea5, and he goes down nfmbly- Time
Round Taur-Aace gets one Lightly to the fore
Found Ii1s-Al,cn Is very anxious to do some E
hing, but Mnce don't See It They exchange
aEmiessly, close, and Alien is thrown $
Found Sft-Mace Is the most promptly on his q
Get bHt In no hurry Allen comes after him c
hey close, and, to saEe himself from chancery, | '
asa MIN ey 1e fas S ana ae IL 60 dosn
3wed. .. -.
Round .sera-AIlen begins to show his punish 5
lace Is In perfect wlnd and cool lmber, Il
eing content to stop Toms rapid bIows. They L
sehange and Mace lands stlnger or the right
lien thrown heavily. Time-Three minutes- :,
Rottnd Eight-Cantiols spa5ring and light body J,
Exchanges arc the rule. Then the5 close, and j.
found .sine-AlIen Is willing to hold on little,
nd Mace is agreeable, evidently tidtng bis time
ii passes, Allen acc!denuy spikes Mace's foot but
eEs his pardon, which Is Welded gracefully, and =
leasanty. Then they come to close quarters,
lien 1nds his why to Mace's right ear, and
nocks him clear down. First knock down 70.
lien. ...... :.
Rannd 7e5-Allen is unsteady In his motions, but e
fast for fighting. He comes up to take his giuelt h
~! gets two heavy doses1-o4e on the LEFT eye, Il
little by mutual consent, Mace opening ont at "
le left eye again He sallies to the right optic II
nd is well par1ied- They draw apart and BREATHE 70
lien sTeatpg gro1osel a14 a Mace asassei a
aster Tom,1 replies Mace They exchange Lightly If,
nd again draw on. Mace wants to WorG, and L.
ugs the left eye twice rapidly, while Tom Is get II
i Streams from the deep cuts under Aliens LETT r
Fe, and trickles down hts breast He Is wild and
cree, bnt awkward now, and Jcm lets him play III
way, only taking care oI himself They hare n
zen at l, . long time this round, and each Is CT I
iilIng to rest Accordingly they lean ~
against the stakes and regard each other Mace 60
pEiug at allen with the confident air Of ter ~
er which has allowed rat to Crawl lev feet IN
'rncfs and are refreshed and sponeeL AS they "a
me forward Allen 1s getting gr9'ggy z'sgy IS
It. looE out for your LETT eye, Tom" Allen ~
too desperate to heed the caution. He Tushes
, and the blows are given and taken with fearful
pidlty, Mace reaching his man every time, while
ace gets Aliens head under his right arm Allen
-ucties to f1ee himself, md Mace, bringing to | -
ar his tremendous strength and sklu - -
'ssa mar kssps 1sexg s 5 yg gP ea7; ana Ta anatn
N upon his head and shouldersfa1id falling upon at
d. Allen gives deep EIoan, and lies notion In
IS until Ills secouds bear him to bis corner They 81
row water IN hts face sponge his mouth, wet his u
ho tlo 1pt tnpf !