Year: 1860

Times. We make the following extracts from
this letter


Heenan's mode of preparation has been al
tered little within the last few days, and is
now as follows: He rises about o'clock in tie
morning, being awakened by his faithful at
tendant, Cusick, and after taking good wash
OF the face, head, and body in cold water, he
goes forth. He employs the hour and a half
before that and breakfast time in a brisk
walk, and with a run in of a few hundred yards
at the top of his speed. He takes breakfast
precisely at O'Clock, that meal being a la
.fo"rcHette, beef or mutton nicely broiled,
the meal


The breakfast being over, he, after the lapse
"i half an hour, takes ba ath of cold water with
plenty OF rOch-salt in it, is well and briskly
rubbed down from head to foot and then dis
chsrges the clothes which had become satura-
ted with his morning run, and puts on fresh
linen. He then starts out at o'clock, in
heavy clothing, with a pair of light dumb bells
IN his hands. and takes a walk of eight or ten
miles, varying the direction according to the
wind, so as to have it behind him coming
home When within a mile of home he bursts
forth into strong run, coming in at full speed
and under prOfuse perspiration


He Is at once seized by his careful attend
ants, aS groomS selzes a racer when he comes
In lathering from breeze and is stripped
"f his clothing instanter, and then they fall
upon him with strong towels, and rub him vi
Oently till his whole skin is in a ruddy glow
Fresh linen and clothing is then put upon him,
and he sits down or walks gently about inside
of the house and out Of the air, few minutes


lie then proceeds to the barn. close by the
house, and exercises with the clubs, dumb
bells, and bag, until he is well fatigued at
each, and then loiters about until the dinner
hour, which comes at l o'clock, and which
varies between beef one day and mutton the
next, with no vegetables and the chief con-
cOmltant being bI cad, moistened occasionally
with glass of Scotch ale


SpirltuOus liquors are of course never touch.
ed, and tea, coffee, and all fluids, even WATER
are carefully eschewed lie remains quietly
about after dinner till about or q o'clock
when he goes out for another long walk
say eight or ten miles, and always with a
companion, IN order to keep him in cheer
fui conversation, and the route is usually va
ned. so as to sfford employment to his mind and
cheerfulness to his imagination, for everything
IKE monotony must be carefully avoided In
this point of view that trainer or companion is
most desirable who has fund of anecdote and
llyely conversation, so as to keep him continu-
ally In buoyant humOr


lie gees along In the afternoon walk at the
pace that is the most agreeable to him. and he
usually returns by five or half past five o'clock
lie has tea and bread at six o'clock precisely.
and towards seven o'clock be takes another
slow walk, and returns at eight o'clock. At
half-past eight he is furnished with large
bowl of Oat meal Cruel, which serves him for
his supper. and at nine he goes to bed This
has been his daily routine ever since he has
been at the Box, and it will continue with
little variation down to the day of the fight
/ repeat that he is obedient and docile, and
his trainers have the utmost confidence in his
success


They speak of him in the same extravayant
terms that Aaron Jones did when he first tried
him, just after his arrival in America: but thew
say they will have him in far better 90 fix,
than Jones turned him out, and better than he
could possibly ever have been before, for since
the tight with MOrrissey he has become de-
velOped into a much larger and heavier man.
/ am quite sure he will not fight at less than
100 lbs, Q3 stone lbs, notwithstanding the
representation to the editor of Bells Life that
he would fight below IL st. lbs; but I sup
pose, to cover that slip Of the tongue he will
not go to scale at all, and Savers will remain
ignorant of the weight of his opponent, even
after the fight is over


Heenan is maryelously well advanced. and
could be made ready for his battle in a week
were 1t necessary to hurry him for that pur-
pose; but there is no such need and he is lust
where he should be four weeks in advance of
the day of trial. The object of training is to
produce man at his highest point of physical
perfection at given day and hour; and the
art OF the trainer is exhibited in conducting
his man to his climax by regular degree Like
horse, he can - bloom but once during a
preparation, and it is all-important that he do
not bloom day too soon or day too late He
can hold perfection but little while and
when the climax Is reached we may at once
see the beginning of the decline.


1t Is the intention, at present, on the part of
his trainers, TO make a long fight of it-at any
rate not to force the fighting, and make
hurricane battle" of it, as in the case of Nor
TisSey. They speak with confidence of beating
Sayers at his own game; and in evidence of
their sincerity are willing to bet at evens that
the hight will last over an hour; which means
suppose, that it will last just long as Sayers
can last.


The confidence of Sayers and his hackers. on
the other hand, is just as great, or if anything
greater than the confidence which exists
among the friends of Heenan; and the six to
Tour which they are ready to lay on their man
Is the hrm complexion Of the market A good
deal OF 1t has been taken, however, during the
last week, and confidence in Heenan's chances
seems to be growing with the crowd. Savers
still remains at Newmarket


The subject of the battle continues to be the
most popular subject of discussion, and new
ballads are constantly coming out about "Tom
Sayers and the Bold Benish, F" and new carica-
lures and hkSnesses Of the heroes are orna-
menting the shop windows. The matter has
even found its way upon the stage and the
olympic has catered to the public excitement
In farce which turns upon the ludicrous an
noyances luSty young traveller is subjected to
by being mistaken for the Benicia Boy The
piece Is successful, as, indeed, is everything
that Is Issued bearing upon the absorbing istic
tournament


tis settled that the visitors to the arena
shall be conveyed there by a special train, and
to make the matter as select as possible the fare
VIII De hxed at three and five guipeas for first
and second-class cars. This will be all the
ticket OF admission required to see the fight.
for the train will stop when ordered, and every
one will at once swarm to the ground. Two
rings will be formed, and trusses of straw will
be furnished for the SIS and S25 spectators.
according to their degree The contest will
probably come of, think, exactly on the day
named, though if there be reasonable appre
hension of interference from the authorities on
that date, 1t will be anticipated some three or
four days-the only stipulation existing at
present on that subject being, as requested by
Heenan's party, that it shall not come off
earlier than Thursday, the 18th of April; so
you will perceive there is no found alton for the
rumor which has got into print, that it may
even now come of at any day The editor of
Bells Life in London has the direction of this
matter entirely in his own hands and oct the