The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-21
.'OLD BILLS BENEFIT. =

TESTIMONIAL TO MASTER OF CEREMONIES To-
WEE AT HARRY HILLS YESTERDAY.
walking, with his shoulders bent aud his head
bowed under sparse white hair and having his
neck encirced by a blue spotted oelcher ndndker-
chief, our oldest citizens may have often noticed an
ageo man turning. during any time these twenty
fye years. into Houston street from Broadway or
the Bowery, his gait being OF that ploddinZ Dog
ged kind which Is nowhere seen as u may be seen
on an English high road, or In an English lane
alter sundown.
WARRIOR OF THE ILIAD.
This man now 10 mis- seventy-nfth year, having
passed the SPACE allotted to man, is William
Tovec, iamiliary known to all sparring show bills
and sporting characters as "Unc.e Bill Tovee." or
slangIly described by blackguards as "od Bill
Toyee.r Fifty five years ago this ancient and
plucky Nestor fought what he calls his FIRST
s.pitched battler In the ring, and, as he
says himself, wnen his confidence has been
obtained over qHartern mug OF hale
.'H wouldn't back hout from putting hup OF my
lands yet fur the best on 'em." "Old Billn is as
tough as British oak ana has been for 1--we and
thirty years." as he says, a master OF cere-
MONIES at sparring Matches glove lights, pedes-
TRAN eats, and yet this man, who v as born while
tine sounds OF the cannon OF Marengo and Honen-
linden we're ecnolng through Europe, and VINO
aspirations for marbles when Nelson trod the
deck OF the Victory AZ trafalgar Is YET IN the land
Of toe living. and Is seeking Tor a little Filthy
lucrer IN sparring testimonials.
"fiits SIGH bleeding long time, boys since
was boy that ! dIsremember about those uig
guns that used to Know. | nolten neerd tell OF
JACK Gully. He was smasner, though. How
hltr remarked the old warrior wnen spoken 10
about MS early youth.
A LEGAL EPISODE.
Az three o'clock there was a fair audience In
Harry ntlrs, aud all the 'beautilul waiter girls"
OF me establishment were clad IN new uniforms
ATcn Druid. Tue boxers did not come In any
great numbers, and those that were present did
not want 10 box. There was a dance by q maiden
with lerrhcally stout legs, a song by Que OF the
tallest, and another dance Oy a symmetrlcally
shaped lazy who said that OF Spanish
parents. An incident occurred while the erform-
ance Oy the boxers was hanging nre wnicn shows
among he Toughs Harry hlli was served VITA
an attachment issued by Justice McAdam, OF the
Marine Court. to recover ior one Hugo Reilly,
$500, with interest thereon, amounting from
August ., 1859. 10 1853 49, making ia ali 1859 80
winch SAID ''ButtN Reilly claims To nave earned IN
training Tom Allen, VINO Is to hgnt VITA George
Rookie on the l7th OF June next, the services nav
ing been peTiormed-as "Buttr Reilly Claims
some six years SINCE. Harry Hin Is the stake
holder Tor the coming ngnt Tor the championship
more 10 bind the match. Bat Harry Hill calmly
informed the Marshal who served tee attachment
that Allen qua not put up dollar himself nor lid
Rookie, that the money IN his hands was raised
BY friends, that u was well known fact that
prize MATTERS never put up dollar Tor any
parties. and he therefore would resist paying any
money belonging 10 other people, as he didn't BE-
Ieve In picking pockets The of1cer went
away ana reported bis case to hts very
distinguished client, Mr.. "Butt' Reilly, VINO, ike
Achilles, was sugIng Ia q neighborng tent TINS
little eplsoae ended. the sparrlng began between
mickey C0OuTn" and Johnny saundersu and
was, Ofcourse. magnificent DISPLAY OF the manly
art. rms combat was followed by one between
seddons' house" ana Jimmy KellYr In which
It was most lamentably ana griev0usy noticed by
the spectators that "SeddOns MOuseu was too
small for MS antagonist, and consequently ne was
knocged all over inc stage.
UNCLE BfLbs AGONY.
Then followed those distinguished ornaments of
the glove and belt. pete McnlnnIsn and Chilly
Mad 1en.U VINO tlIumped eacu OLner In way that
brought tears to some OF The Drulds VINO sat In
the font rows. IL nad been announced that the
afternoon OF classic SPORT would wind. up with a
''set to- between "Lncle Blu ana 'sProfessOrii
Judd; but the latter-naIned parsonage Jailed to
shy MS castor, 40 OLD fault OF his,
and a rough was heard to ay:--NNever NINA
URcle Bill, wind up Wild yeTself-yer hands against
yer Ieet. That Judd is a snerry-and-eRQ fraud ne
won't come % tlme.m Mr. Tovee was then moved
20 utter some few oriei remarks to TINS effect as
ne came forward behind the rol est
HIS SPEECH.
u think hits shame, this ERE. Lots OF the
boys promised 70 come ana set-fO Tor me. one
man gave me present. and he ought 10 be 'ere.
some un as Is ERE says as low their lands II bad
young man as | was nfty years haQo, but III
eet-tO with hany man In the room as Is ANYWAYS
likes me and ISN'T moro nor tnretty years younger
nor me.n Ui0ud and lOng-continued cheering FOR
ended, tho rOnectlca being among the country
men present that the lngratItuae OF boxers IL
base indeed, while Harry Hill exclaimed, "Hlts a
blessed shame Tor TO treat the hold cove ao.u Mr..
1ovee wul realize about $3.50.