The New York herald., 1871-12-01
THB PRIZE RING.
Result Of the Mill Between
Mace and Coburn.
The Ring Pitched Near Bay
st. Louis, Miss.
FIGHTING In THE RAIN.
Mace Breaks His Hand Early
In the Struggle.
Twelve Rounds Fought I'm Three Hours
and Thirty Eight Minutes.
Zone Afraid and the Other
Afraider."
TIE Referee Declares the Contest a
Draw and "AIl Bets Or"
Twelve Rounds Fought In Three Hours
and Thirty Eight Minutes.
Zone Afraid and the Other
Afraider."
TIE Referee Declares the Contest a
Draw and "All Bets or"
SKETCHES OF THE MEN.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov 20, 1871.
The longialked.of nght between yen Mace and
Joe Coburn, for the muscular championship Of
America, took place to-day among the piney woods
Of MISSISSIPPI nc Montgomery station, one mile
from the pretty watering place. Bay 81. Lous, and
f0rty-thrce miles from New Orleans. swamps aud
Lake Ponchartrain formed a secure barrier against
Intrusion.
TIE EXCURSION TRAIN.
The excursionists, over six hundred In number,
left New Orleans By the Mobile and Chattanooga
Railroad at seven O'Clock. A detachment OF police,
headed by the superintendent Kept order aud ac-
companied the partv out OF the state. The tram
consisted OF ten passenger coaches containing
some dve hundred persons, the majority OF whom
were what arc termed the better classes including
representatives OF the Bench ana BAR, the medical
profession ana banking. cotton and mercantile es-
tabishments. The sporting fraternity were out
In force, with representatives from all the
principal cities. Among the noiabes OF the prize
ring present were Tom Allen, Ned O'Baldwin, the
irish Giant, Tom Kelly, sherman Thurston, Jim
Cusick, Jim Coburn and Pooley Mace.
the RING.
The appointed battle ground was reached about
Ten O'Clock, and the ring was promptly pitched on
high ground about fifty yards from the track, ana
vas constructed under the superintendent OF Jim
Coburn and others.
outsiders Climbed the overhanging nr trees, and
few stray countrymen gathered around I'm silent
astonisment. more orderly or respectable crowd
never assembled at prize fight.
THE PRINCIPALS
Coburn left this city yesterday, and passed the
night with Mace at q hotel In Bay st. Louis. An
engine and car sent ahead this point brought the
principals and their trainers to the lighting ground
at halfpast eleven O'Clock.
READY FOR ACTION.
quickly followed. C0burn was handled by Tom
AcAlpne, OF California, ana Tom Kelley, and
Mace by Jim Cusack, Of New York, and
his late antagonist, Tom Allen, OF St. Louis.
Colonel Rufus Hunt was chosen referee by
reclamation, Notwithstanding an expression OF
opinion on his part that he. as stakeholder ought
not to be the referee az we'll Coburn stripped
slowly and with an apparent reluctance giving
rise to opinions which his subsequent conduct en-
tirely dispeled Both men seemed In fair form, but
neither too finely trained.
When the .decEs were cleared for actionn the
referee stepped the ring delivered the follow
Ing
NEAT SPEECH
81 take some interest In this fight These men
come out here with the understanding they shall
have fair play and fair fight and no favor. Now
I'll tell you how they can have 1t. Let everybody
keep quiet and the referee and the umpires do all
The talking.'