The New York herald., 1870-03-03

stealing the majority had u and reiisnel tht
matutlnal meal. Smacging their lips tney discussed
THE ARRIVAL OF THE BOXERS.
| Billy Edwards IN company with Harry hil
ianta Ciuo; Kir Burn the proprietor Of the ''Maada
| len Shrine" Water street; Sheflleld George the
1oted English dog handler; Randall tha amateur
! oalsman OF America, arrived IN New London upon
the noon New York train. white Colyel. with many
| on hand. The Little Indian OF Baltimore
| with Dan, his son. and one or two friend
arrived two hours . later. The 80 excitement % lncl.
| enacImeDts OF Connecticut required them TO be on
| their guard for fear OF arrest, and consequently
when they arrived neet-footed horses and nirl pres
sure engines carried them late Tuesday evening to
| their destination. The crowd were bewildered be-
cause they knew not where they went
THE BATTLE GROUND.
The knowing ones, 80 frank TO admit that they
were posted on the name OF the ground, came to
grief II was not Fishers or Brantf0rd Islanu but
little nifty acre spot, with blue water SURROUNDINGS
owned by Judge Brewer, whose soil was never be-
lore polluted pol by the nimble ieet OF prize fighters. i
were sold everywhere. Noble and "Fattyn Collins
prime ministers OF The feast, handed their cards
YIN iu'l knowledge Of the peclplary importance OF
OFF TO MYSTIC ISLAND,
the steamer Thomas Swami lay at the principal
aocn awaiting the booming Of the gun from tne 9p %
town filed with hundreds from every section. aug
mentng the rare crowd. Noble had suspended
steamboat they tried TO Chamber on board. Pick
pockets struggled between gentlemen and worked
ns es aas q the
OF greenbacks were missed In an instant. Many or
the bIutlsh throng stamped their ieet and looked
kindly feeling IN this part Of the trip actu-
ated the majority, and happily II was so as
that would set volcano in eruption disastronsy
severe. one thousand or these were In the party.
Their guietude can only DO explained by she an
ucipation that their desire for blood would In an
hour or 80 be realized. Watch Hill, the PeCuot
House ana the blue waters about Black Rock were
with ve6ement cheers that would lave have done honer
TO band OF Arapan0es on the warpath. landing
Tss ,90a asss DS The re9s dock ns Il
morHae 4. WIZ VIA So!Hs s oss9 ss rom ss tie
,nnn. ives. and the ground covered with snU Inree
Ine kissing the barren tops OF Pine Hil upd then
setLeu M on the shore OF Noank, waiting 81 last tier
e9cna upon the waiting group shore As the
towards the Summer Hotel. closed as this season.
ha..y ~. wa .n..iig . rfowbar preparatory TO
penetrating the frozen soil fer lne ring-the stakes
aud ropes or which had night before been taken
to their destination by Kit Burn. Under the grand
piazza she party grouped for protectlon from the
from Fishers Island that Of Mystlc is attrlbuta-
BILE TO desire on the part OF Edwards hackers to
rid themselves OF many Of Collyer's friendS known
TO be en- route.
AT THE RING SIDE.
The rng--a single one-was pitched on the west
sue Of the island about tdhdred yards from the
suSstshe s sach a. bits Of wigs @ and stones were
cleared from IT, while two enthusiastic indivduals
drove the stakes. In the meanwhile C0lycr &hd
Edwards had been aroused from their beds and
weighed, Edwards scaling l2l1a pounds and Collyer
lowering the beam at l235s pounds. The crowd mad
Louisa 4. tate, Captain G. L. Daoali, and
several dshng smacks with number OF
ses @5ps ns sas nss &c spss
were soon disposed upon their knees 30 that al 10
very fair extent could obtain fair view. Profni-
nent faces were recognized here from the cities OF
New York. Boston, Philadelphia, Providence and
Baltimore. Notwithstanding the friends OF Edwards
hal xpresseo the utmost confidence his abilities to
achieve the victory, not dollar had been bet or Of
lered up to this time From The terribly high-handed
manner In which previous matches had been carried
out added to tue bad rcpute OF the gangs backing
and supporting Edwards, It feared that the fight
would hot progress without the record OF q shooting
slay put fortunately nothing Of the sort 1appene.d M
graceful language OF Noble, Ready the Blacksmith
and one or two othera everytnES passed on harmo-
nlouSly and The men fought upon tn0E Meritss
THE MEN IN THE RING.
. The anxious crowd, while waiting for the eight
wegats," provoked contest for the sum OF forty.
Clipper" aud Teddy Maloe, genius with patched
parts but they had fought but one round resulting
y M e %
Immediately By Billy, attired in warm pants shfrts
and m overcOat, when he was greeted with enhusi-
astic cheers, which he acKnow lodged. lie waa
waited upon by D00ney Harris and Bob Smltn. and
II seems that he was In careful hands, At once the
.cady" Of Sam followed from s,reso the opposite
the "infantn himself. altlred i'll q heavy
pea jacket, dark pants and wooen shirt.
given In that OF his opponents case, was marked
with genuine kindliness. Sam was accompanied by
Barney Aaron and owney Geoghegan. In tossing for
choice of corner Edwards won, placing his face
side TO the sun, whose rays had somewhat increased
In Iervor and shone through light feecy clouds,
chasing each other across the sky with brllancy
not agreeable the eyes OF q man about
fighting for his life. sam sat in . CHAIR
with blanket around his neck and his feet encassd
in bags, near the corner Of Billy, who for q few
minutes walked up and down the ring rapidly TO
give little shape to his shoes. Sam looked hard and
rugged as usual, though very thin, and his countc
nance wore that solemn, resolutei looking express
sion which it ever assumes when within the ropes
looked full OF confidence and assured many OF his
friends that this time he would take the sugar.
home. Edwards appeared cool and confident also.
his face wearing pleasant expression, but The fire
OF determination blazed In his eyes AZ he gazed
carelessly shout the crowd. Dan Noble now
lifted his frame over the rope .s ana shouted;
shas Edwards Wins this scrap But $50 OF this was was
taken by an Old com panion or Sam. Tripping across
Sam what ne wanted to bet and Sam produced q
century, which he put up against an equal
amount or Bily's loaned him by Noble. This act;
cheers from his enemies, which, to te. the truth,
were legion, while his sincere friends were CORE.
spondingly few
REFEREE, UNPIREs AND CoLORs.
Comparatively little trouble was experienced in
selecting referee William Tracey consenting 10 act.
His decisions showed him to be an impartial judge
ana that he was determined that the victor should
wan upon his merits. Rocky Moore was selected
umpire for Edwards and Billy D0nnely for Collyer
Edwards coors--a yellowish ensign with white
spot-were taken from NoDe's neck and tied upoT
the stake with Sam's-a blue silk handkerchief viii
pretty white border two inches in width. At five
minutes past ten the principals advanced to the cen
ire, and, shaking hands, stepped back, and ''tme'
being called tho rival boxers threw themselye int
position for
Tho Fight.
ROUND 1.--AS the men came to the scratch, afte
the shake OF hands, Coyer appeared the largest
most muscular OF the two. Both seemed connden
ana smiled cheerfully at each other as they put u
their hands. There considerable sparrng for Al
opening, with many feints and lodges when as las
Edwards took the Initiative with the left, whicl
landed on C0lyer's breast. Collyer then put hi
len ON Edwards nose, which drew bloc,
from an opening between the eyes. The.
then rushed at each other, striking left ans
right, Edwards blows taking eject on Coliyer'
left eyebrow, while Coyer's right brought up ol
Edwards left cheek. They then clinched, and ate
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