THE GREAT PRIZE FIGHT.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 48, 26 February 1864, Page 6

THE GREAT PRIZE FIGHT.

'A'-A'.AAAAA'-ir.eolaiiAih^ TimßS.of Deo.ll* ,'■.. fxrx.A '■: ;she* 'fight -yesterday? beiys*46tt| Bkena?L" : and King terminated in" tlie ''-unexpected bi#'ab3o--.lute defeat of , the former. ."," lt, Avould he.difficult' to : desoribo ?; how- thoroughly' popuh|r anticipation, has; been disappointed by this result. V The . soundest . judgments, and thb : coolest . calculations had settled beforehand 1 that the Aniorioan could not ftil to win. Not. .oiily wWe the advatifciigofi, lh hotting wholly upon hiaVsido, but. even the. friends oif his. .ftatft-gohist aoknowledgodbytlioir Rota, if not in wcffdsi ft sense er* inM'iorifcy. How pi«otiio» tion and expectation were luthnately , over* turdadi a plain nawfttif 6 of tbo <wm& of 1 tliO - day „ ' , " : vv .. , ■ ; ". The .spocial twin convoying tho pugilists and : ftiQft ,' companions lofl; £ondon-hridgoh sbbfl [after sis o'clock. Whfttev6».-.-.dißoJ»de?s-...m^y' h&to t ooouwfld; outside tho station fcftom W6?O eeVfcaiftly nono wiihin,: and tho numoi'ovis. QM* ridges were speedily ahd almost noiselessly filled. , ■ The train proeoedoft directly to Wad* hurst,. stopping in tho midst of ; a vailoy: sui-- ; .rounded- by .high; moadoAVs, in ono of which, aftor a considerable delay, the ring vt&s pitched, and spoodily onciroled by the impatient multi« tude. The woather was cool and cloar, and tho ground, though moist, was sufficiently well suited to tho purpose.. After some half "hour's, further -unexplained, delay, tho, pugilists, with thoir seconds,. appeared upon the- ground, and. way was obsequiously mado for them, amid tho shouts and cries of their supporters. The manner of the men on their entrance was truly characteristic. Khjg was the first to appear. He had a serious and thoughtful aspect, and gazed about the ground with ; a careful scrutiny that foreshadowed the anxiety ■which throughout the fight lie never ceased to exliibit. Heenan, on the other hand, entered wi^h a light and iauiity step, briskly ■ shook hands -with his opponent, and at once, turned his attention to» the choice of the ground.'.. This point having been decided, aiid the Choice ., won by Heenan, the men were taken in charge by their respective seconds, and disposed, with ; all accessible appliances of comfort, in their . corners to -wait the settlement of preliminaries.' At this early point of the affair the popular feeling in favour of Heenan wa3 manifestly increased, not only by the superior heartiness and confidence of his bearing, but also by the apparent advantages of training -which keen eyes detected in the few glimpses of his person that were revealed. The betting rose at once and vastly in his favour. A long and wearisome delay, occasioned by the unwillingness of King's friends to accept the referee duly appointed by the stakeholders, Avas passed by Heenan' s supporters in inviting from all sides the most enormous odds upon their favorite. Many extraordinary bets were offered and accepted, " 20 to 7 '* being a frequent cry. For some twenty minutes after the arrival of the men great confusion prevailed, Avliich afc one period threatened to terminate in a violent disruption of the assemblage. The efforts of the better disposed finally allayed this turbulence, and the objections to the appointed referee were overruled. At a few minutes past 10 o'clock the ring was fairly cleaved, the spectators Avere subdued into comparative tranquility, ancl the real work of the day began. Heenan was first stripped. A single glance was sufficient to show that, hoAvever massive and brawny his present appearance, it contrasted ill Avith the recollections of his gigantic power in the memorable fight Avith Sayers. There were, indeed tlio same broad frame and sinewy limbs, the same muscles that throbbed with nervous force afc each movement of the active body, the samo depth of chest and reach of arm, the same splendour of physical proportion. His action, also, at the outset was the same, vividly recalling the triumphant air with which he threw his outspread arms from his sides, and heaved his enormous chest as if to inhale fresh vigor from the morning breeze ; but the perfection of symmetry Avhich three years ago struck all beholders Avitli admiration seemed now impaired, and a shade less of elasticity appeared to animate his frame. Three years and upwards in th.3 life of a prizefighter leave traces that even in a man still young, like Heenan, cannot fail to be distinguished. His advantages over King, as the latter appeared half naked, were, however, too evident to change in the slightest the flow of opinion around the ring. King rose from his corner Avith a singular air of doubt ancl anxiety. Every movement, even before the fight began, seemed cautiously taken ; but tliere Avas certainly nothing in his appearance to Avarrant premature exultation from the opposite party. Moro finely trained than Heenan, he showed less bulk and weight, but there Avas scarcely less 'development of those qualities which make iqi real fighting strength. As the men approached one another, the feeling again rose in Heenan's favor. King, although taller than the American, preserved at first a stooping attitude, which caused him to appear the smaller man. Heenan stood rigidly erect, seeming to find a satisfaction in looking down upon his antagonist. From their countenances it was easy to see that one looked upon his victory as a foregone conclusion, Avhile the other . felt thoroughly conscious of the difficult work that lay before him. Both faces, howCA'er, Avere smiling and good humoured. Heenan's even broadly so. King's handsomer . features Avere shadowed by an evident self- ■ distrust. The seconds lost little time in preparing their men for action, and after tho long waste of time they at last stood ready. There was a great uproar round the ring, and men with foreheads villainously low oame trampling past Avith bundles of notes in their hands, shouting again that they were ready with £20 to £7 'on Heenan, bufc thoy found few takers, for the American was already consklei'ed the winner beyond all chance of accident. Amidst tliese cries of bettors, the efforts of outsiders trying to get a place in front, some calling that the police were coining, some that the fight was sold and Avould not come off at all, Heenan and King, each Avith his two 1 seconds, crossed the ring and shook hands. The fight then began, not as most people see a. light — a more rough-and-tumble street scram- . blc, in wliich there is more noise than hurt, more danger from the pavement . than the : worst the combitants can do — but a quiet, good-humoured, deadly scientific fight, Avliere the men looked long at each other, and then advanced slowly nearer, with the right arm held close across the body, and left jiist raised now and then as if to feel the Avay. Both stood easily, shifting their ground, and warily Avatehing the other, lightly poised upon their toes, ready to spring in upon the least opening or draAvback from danger. Now and then there AA-as a rapid feint, a quick glancing of the arms as the blow as threatened, and the stop was there, and then both smiled broadly, as if they understood each other better, and again changed ground, keeping still . near enough to . hit if a chance- shoidd offer, bufc hy no ; nieans so near as; to throw a chance aAvay. Ifc was really a wonderful sight this fencing match .with hands, both men so cool and so good-tempered, while all-around; tho ring echoed Avith advice,: taunts, or invee-, fciA-e. In spite of all hisseconds could do— in spite of all the loud entreaties of -his. friends, King suffered .himself to be ; . out-manoeuvred by the -American, and left- his .corner, facing round on Heenan, Avith the; glare of : the level; morning sun full in his eyes. It was a dreadful disadvantage, of which Heenan seemed, iii-: cliiied . to - make: the most ; ■ but there was . a danger, in the quick eye .and long formidable, arm. of King,- Avho strode out now and; -'then jas; his; antagonist came near, and warned him back, in a way that -e-ven 'Heenan, all-powerful and clever as he was, did no dare to; disregard. "Go in ; she'll stand.it !"• , "Finish it with a : . blow ! " : was. cried from Heenan; s corner, and in .another; second, like A' a Y flash, blows Werei; offereel ; there vvas- a shght close^ and. .; Heenan rstoodaipriglit iii th'e, vmg:Ayith -his anta-;

*goi^'a*fcjeii&b^ * yice'l^e&thh^ orlos to Eitigtq "gel!dov^l M rto Hoehan 'Hb hold fast ! tpid falHnrhim ! " Yet B tiU* -•*? if in ignorance of the t^cniendoi^sfivdv^ntages he J now possessed oyer, Ijis opponent, the Aineri- . ; can stood upnght^neyer to return , fslyj fe'afifftl blqwivfitft which V^ihg/^visit. iiia *l&.bJ#sfc ahd^* ; bac^.-';'"«TustMtlie someday , did! Heenan. ; o^f oh- ; Sayerr ' at J'wnhoi'ougb, * and to uso a^ory ■hametyj.but iexp?a&3iye : > i. phr^so, , ho ..having oausWl his.-, ilsht setsmod, ait -. ■ a. I63B"wl\Ht" to, do with liim. Had tho..AmpT i i» - oiin thvovjh tiihiSclf *. dbvfft his riist'sh'oWundsr hiiiihb 'could : tos^i^liliy Hft'vo * itnniiod most*' pyohahly* haW'bwkcft' bis /n6Bl|>j h^fc ■■.. aa.Mfc iVfr|s,j^^he:;rufibi»o*ihis .advantage td .• bscapo, , and . jtneroly ; Ifcoqd s Mp, ■ gi'iny and 'sterie*.; hugging «,ing,witH,ft bhokmgj grasp, " whilo his wholo' chest ■ fthd'V. hftok , 30dfiiect' ; to* spot : with ;' fced; boils Uhdc^'tbo. &s*s?. f^itioki OldsO' hI<W " of thb -KrigiißhnSan > Anbthoi'C3»itt*4t6'' ftnd- thoy-Avero struggling [uptight for.tho falLVwith thoir groatpowerful forniS: iatorlooksdj j and , SYvayingv to 1 aiid fro, liko. a ; huge ..uncouth - fetoiping" heavily from side Vttf MaA A great ahbiit,' land down th^ybpmc.irVith a smash ■td"* tha : ground, ■ 3£ihg under^hdjyiljj-y z'ltfJahinstant tlid seconds -are by their sido3, and thoy arc ■ borno; rapidly ; ito- thdr, cornor^r swathed in heavy cloths, theirfacss dabbedwith, spongeSj and their quivering lips moistened 'froni 'flasks of " waCei\" : Mabdonald ';*.. is fortu« - liately one : of * Heenan's seconds, and Sayers is unfortunately the other, -for the champion pugilist is at sea in .this : ttiild office,l and is about the worst second -that ; ever. crossed the ropes, lifting his mail by the hair,- or. ear, prj nose, or wherever he ; first catches hold.pf him. AN or. at- King's . seconds (one at /least) much better, for.a heavy .man, named ;Tyler, r by his* most injudicious meddling, yeses and.harasses .his principal iii. every way. ■-...'. ...,.,- 'Both are quick, up to the call of " Time,"r .Avhich is not punctually, adhered to : on either. :side, and ; the : half-minutc , rule , is.,, broken through ;, for both men a,re:strong and fresh, ' and there is - no; need; of; hurrying them. ' Heenan is first :in : the; centre, .and. at once: rushes -on , his antagonist j-. and. there; : are. what are tcalled.. 'in the, par-, lance of the ring^that .. is to ■, ;sayj, both . men hit each other slightly, [all, the profit : in this most unpleasant species of ; barter being on the side of the American, till. ; they , close, i vehen King is thrown in a heap on the grass. ' Almost before the time allotted is, r ; un .out .both are at it again, the , American forcing the ■fighting, and giving King again again a fearful fall. The .bloAvs are nothing, in ..the rounds as yet ; it seems all Avrestling, ;in which, though. falling, under, King does, not appear to suffer more than his quick, assailant.' Yet somehow King is thought to.be losing, ; and sundry flat-nosed men, Avhom , no . one ■. Avould think of trusting out of handcuffs, swagger about, and. loudly offer .100 to 5, on the American. '.. In truth, it looks ill for the Englishman. His eye is clear and bright, but" there is a suspicious tenderness .about one of' his seconds, which makes the lookersjon more than timid of .his. chances against the great athlete, avuo stalks forth first at every call of " Time," his Avhite, delicate skin all bruised and marred, but Avith the huge muscles creep-, ing and seeming tp overflow his limbs Avithj every movement. Ag-xin they -meet, and hand over hand the American forces the fighting, though his bloAvs appear to lack mischief ;,-.-bufc ; not so his Avrestling, for, for the fourth time, ho throivs King so heaiily that the spectators — the very men avlio come tp see the fight Avhich they hoped Avould bo fought out to, the verge of death — are silent and look alarmed, as King goes doAvn Avith a heavy, dull sound, like a huge rock, and lies like a corpse on the, trampled grass. King is carried to his corner, and at once leans back, his head resting against the stake, Ins hands outstretched along theropes on eithei* side, and he breathes heaA-ily, while men come into the ring and fan liim, and, cold Avater is poured upon his hands, and chest, and face ; yet still they barely restore him to sufficient consciousness to enable him to Avalk forth to Avhere the American is waiting for liim. He spars for time, and so they shift from King's corner to Heenan's for a feAv minutes, both to a certain extent distressed, for both, act on. the defensive. Thus fencing about, still good tempered — better tempered far than those around the ring, Avho with all the dreadfultaint of the first murderer in their veins, call out in hungry accents for closer fighting. and more blood, — the men confront each other, King Avith his face always to the sun, liis forehead contracted toa deep froAvn -to dim the light wliich dazzles Mm. Here tlie fight turns. Suddenly, ycjt without much feinting, King moves in, and with all the might of his great strength, hits the American full in the mouth a dreadful bIoAV, which sounds through the' ring like a loud splash. The blood flies from Heenan's mouth, and there is a great shout as he stands dazed, and off his guard, swaying round and round, his knees trembling, and his feet only , keeping the turf, while his whole body reels like a teetotum that is about to fall. King, still Avith • knitted brows, for tlie sun is full in his eyes, looks at him distrustfully, and there are cries for him to " Gro in and win!" but he lets his chance escape, though another blow at that moment, as Heenan then, stood helpless, would have ended the struggle. , Great cries, and cheers, and shouts folloAved this dreadful bIoAV. Heenan seemed stung beyond himself, and only Avaiting till he could dravv' himself together, he rushed at King, and in a heavy struggle for the fall King- was.jagahiundermost, though Heenan struck .his head, dreadfully. Savage, apparently, but always grimly srii.il-' ing, light, quick, and dreadful with his left, the American again came forth meeting King. Both hit out wildly, but did nothing. ; The. pace Avas getting fearful . uoav, and the men seemed, distressed. ; yet still both, came forth., and King hit. Heenan so mercilessly about the eyes that the "latter closed at once, and again flung the Englishman: heavily and ; flat upon his loins, so that fpr a few seconds ; Kingseemed almost paralysed. Slowly, yet with a shpAv of sang froid King came., to, -tinie, ; and. again, as in the .fifth round,, struck- Heenan dreadfully in the face, closed at once and threw the American a; tremendous back .fall. : This round again changed the prospects of the fight, which from , this ; time forward set, in r steadily against Heenan. Again the, niehcame forth from their . corners, and now, with the quicknofis . of lightning, King : . struck f bio w, after .blow fair and full into Heenan's battered .face, and, seemingly, Avithout a,n effort on the part of his opponent to keep 'off apumshment,' the very sound of which made thelisteners' blood rua cold. , Suddenly the, American drew back,then made a rush, and threw King; under him,, but struck his oAvn head; violently against the ground. •. -X) Av-'xA- ;■'■ :•.■;■ .■«■ . Again, -to the:. instant, "Time;';' was. called* ' both men roso eagerly, though -the. pace-was : fast, rand each planted ; heavily.;:;. _Still,.they:j never sparred for time,. but-like two fierce: dogs? fell upon each other, King , always shitting ;_ fearfully , about the ;head j of hispantagonist," AA'ho, strangely, never, so. to say, ; ti'ied;tp parry, but after ; a few | harmless bloAys, closed forjthe throAV and strpye: to win by hurling his man to •■ the -ground as, heavily, >»as: possible. ; seemed: fearfully distres3ecir It was painful to look ,at j them. ,: ', King always fell' heavily, but not ; till Vhe,;had; made, his ;. mark; npon y the/ splendid, form opposed to them, x Heenaii wasj : ! not so much punished as when ; he: fought \vith- ■ Sayers, bbur:t r : evidentally he was more injured,: for ■', on' every . part : of -his ; body where, blows cpuH be struck .lairlyfihe /livid lumps- had . n^en ■■', over diim and ; lay, in; a.massj about fhis' "neck and throat, a His ; upper hp, Avhere Sayers" j: gave himstich : a" dreadfuL wound, had pponed again; andj seemed;:{tp; hang nhi pieces -on chis{ face, ; his eyes were fast closing, and: his features , l^were^almostwblue. jStiilV.lie;*wa?/alAy^ys : tth6; fir^ ; iip^to;; -time/ forcing ywas evident King wa.s husbanding his ; strength^; and lioav miich- he had;qf{it he shpwed inthe;

13th *^iWd by giving th*Am«»^ /B^f^^r- '/ vrv-^'C'r^i ■ %t-A t Uii mi&-&sW}^^)A^ M&toi-hout, ,and -it wtis evident I '^t ia- glH^ee) th^t ifc r; %^'a--*iic<l :4gainst j^atuitc, . in whioh tlfoA "H» : tUo' : ypunge^t, j : t^es. niQi»Hiife9ly*l(Q:f^fh». signs of s pm^|ftent/jbufc „ "aiariqing " 33^pto^s of ."diiitii'pss i iy^ilOr. ttja ;4§brie^ : 4o%li Wtf' i'ijWi ; rontly tJio " fi?esl>oat, - " tJ * "' '■■'"■'-^ " ; -~t-x .-.- VBrotii this timo oiit'tqi tl\o olos« il it v>^ ; ala\oßt tlio sainoiin A<mvs rcii^dj nesefiiifr =<Mise, whoro tbo moa fonght ftt olasa .^ift.«!Bi ' AtoAfflm #M#.s^ ■M-^Wlnfe)* 'M&i aimrs fwo^.mr jj, wa* MgbtftU 1 t9' J lb6l« iipn-'ttwrti ! M' iHia I^W.rall with r* flatid^UstnaWj } PS-BtWHinlf;*ailoWfe\»* snoat, te UstfAm. M^ tss,M%M6 : £tymm\* gft-yg |£iag;,abliWi^iohiße«t ..Mart. ItaMetit*^ back iy?o, ft 4wml'«a, i*t*sati f ,jMi^3.asisSo6attU .'Mowed u'i*, tb •#& lit oivco, Jpig A H«£W. tmi f*6lf;d6v?iii. T&iidit *a§-^6ll ho" dfd la,;"?v.lufc tho-bl^ which hb:had*afeeKdf King -BdomM tdsickcin lA lu9 i, 6fisfadi , f f 'ttM i t^» cry iwoht roUnd^tbatbothHd^lds^f fcflatl^M was groat cheering, .diseamfitui'ei: and jfonifcuU in tbo ring, till King» always quie|» yet^yt sti'ohg/"oam¥fdi'thV and^thawp-fio^ndi qf 'violdnoaiih^blow^' could 5 bo"^ hea^i J dab r -aft6j« dab to hit do-wn the motf blbody aad jtojt ftiUy disflgurod.foym of iHeonan.toi.the^arttifr-^So ifc A^eiit "6a A t to ;th*ol* ietlvi'bim'd^.^ cbvered'with 3i mttd'tod 'hl^r^^t'^hlihcl, = -Md'ftiihtinrfalt;^'"^ '"* *m* AA^Am^ ; ixAU-p: f tdi wx& j point^tKeAadvaatftg«!!i-«d^^ tho fight havo been uppn», ;the .Bidei-.;of-*i-tho American, although the i violence and speed rwithuwhich he; (has less heavily - than; his , ■ anfaigpnist tor the gronnd at .every other. round, here .^ egunf to^how^jrii bie. "and exhausting effects tijjo&Al^A^W, at : the ' cominencement"bf i; thfe^i?'p^*oji'^^ = there -is -a r waver of ■ ; doubt %hethe^|King-<ii»ay f nOt hold iiimself w^^cnougk;tog^|fcto*jorut? r last Heenan ; % bjib -Jthis .ideaj^jt.'al^ittdpiied Avhen, at theclose, ful /dead-weiglit :""tHat' eyen^ widle||feV^ill, ' heavy sound;- i 3! - stilTin- ■ bver^ 'tsi&l a?^r^r&es • that 5- The /fight : Hs^over,^';lEmd^Enig^- can't * come to tame.!"' iTJpon this the partialTtde to ; which:- the is ..swept.; awayi ; They;jbreakfpasty^ claries! trampling^^ " 6vei\the JegsS^d-Tbddies of quieter :*6r ' less' active v witne^ess,; ,ano sway IbackAvard- forward Aipon the r.ope3, i huhOTy>fdriaiSight*ji^pfche^ : feated .maa.,^^ ) (Np : ;effprts;of j^elj^i^^epgrs can restore the order. The ring isiin^Ctl^bnt visible : only : to thos.e bruisers wh r p.'l^vKfprced their^waytp jthe front, and|^l^3^lpsely wedged bpdies shut . o^^-I^lJpep^pnL^all others. ! But' it A is' presehtly "teyic^^lSjb" the heraldiiigsof King's 1 defeat 'wcrel^rlmature, for above ithe heads ; of <kll=the&;byjs^iiders : the gigantic naked*forins', \u'gedfdrTOard^by= their seconds, r; are; again r-^seen rt tp .app^rpi^hjj-cach other, and amid, lo.uder^dnd:^ cries the contest is renewed" with^ unahated ferocity and ; kcenessl ■ ' It - is' "JdeMaredSiTvith Avhat ! accuracy^ ; it -is ; iinpossiblie^' 7 af J,tli#inoment rto. : discoverV^thafcj = ■ King lias? .with difficulty been restored- in -, time v fpr j.tlie -18th roimd, and that Heenan, counting uoav upon an easy, conquest; is cwUdlyrihcaus tious.; and the event -':^-would VSCem toi^usjEify this statement,, for, -with ; a •more and,re- ;^riicl,;.sounding blow' than any; yet. '^ pPwerful;;fistMi3 r f^ : and- closing' with- him,* he - dash^s-^utftd* the K i''?^«'«Mf^;^ From this moment it is kiiowfisithd^admitted that "Heenan has lost fight, ,>and i in the ' rcuihds" 'immediately *' foUbAving'j^lfeVsuperior ■ endurance *and : "ypiitli 'Apt p^fe^nglishniau enable liim - to pursue,- hTslcsuccesses* with tremendous rapidity. A ; Hardly V>coUldi= the American appear, upon .his-grq.und-^Avhere, it must be^^ said, he presented ''hhT^^^&un- : dying pluck' to the ' rad-^efore^hl^^' pirbs-^^^j trated by King's; fm*ious jblo^-slJoie^Fushed 1 doAA*n in -Ms all-powerful gripe.;ri:ffis*facesooii \ became. a frightful spectacle, idthoji^pfar less ) hideous than at ; the, close of "ln||j)a|tle. with ; Sayers. : la^t'even the S^,^|^jjDpaque j humaiiities of-his : \fi*iends'j\ye^re^s|i^idi : and, i after ; andthfer^nerciless rou^d^in*wT^h %\ \ strength of: the [great, jgladiatpii>was no ! longer capable of , affording h^^a^hadow; of .; defence, he -was, .at the. close ;jpf; the. 24th rbiuiclj Avithdrawnt reluctantly by lii?"ffiehds, ■ though "himself ' insensible/ * Thu'sfthis^ criiel ' contest ended, leaving: for the moment-little to choose betwepn tlie ... condition.:.^ther v :pf ;,the A-ictor or of vanquished..; , ... V* '.^';, 5 ...... " ; Such' was the endof the figlitj af|»r; nearly " forty minutes "of hard; s quick, ; desperate fighting, between' two" of the'inp'st pOAverful'iiien that iWbably have . ever 'entered; ;thev'ring. r j ; 'lt was fought put-fairly and ifruly.^ the/ bitter end, neither; man taking any, advantage ipf the .other. ' lso liandwas laid upoffthem but that of their ovriv seconds, from the -moi&ent' they both entered the ring, until the /American was laid senseless, t bruised,, and - beaten out all semblance of tlie ; man' who >^'inSthe pride of manhood and- strength ' had^dd^here only half an hour before. : --A- \ : iAA:r ,; There . were great : cheers . as; . King won, ; to Avliich for a few moments he vyas, yery deaf, for the pace had Been rapid,. ahd^aULrjioAverfiil as he was, the heavy 'falls had shaken 'his vitality, and the giant Avho had strode 'into tho ringan overmatch 'for- all; couldlscarcelyj close 'liis fingers round the glass of ..water wdiich was to keep him from fainting., <„ Yet there must bea soul of gdodriess even in thmgs'revii, '."for^ the first real coiiseious thought tiiat flitted tlirough his mind was a wfel^ to ihake r *friendi >with & late antagonist,; and as he; said v-.it>he; lunged heavily through, the crowdrof Msjadmirers to a little khb^Vpif curious lookers-on/ amid vwhom what seemed the corpse "of the redoubtable Heehah novr 7 lay. 'Sayers was w^tE liimy and kept - with- liim y> but better^ - advice - ViraJ needed , tharfl any ..pugilist x blight ; toVbe • called, upon "tP; give';; for Heenan, though not , nearly so much . punished ;-,as„. when, he fought at FarribbrOUgli, ; was "eSaaentiy j -raAuiiix ' more 'injured,, He Avas 'pulseless at' 'the wrists, and even over the heart* the palpitation-was fluttering,' faint and loav.V Yet 1 ' he'-had-not fainted. It was . the : insensibiHty(, of =the ; sheer, want . . of-; vitaKty , . though; . almost , jtill h* 1 collapse.d' so suddenly ho^ was supposed to )x the Avmner. One man was trying^to heave up ,his immense ; inanimate \form,;swh3e another stripped the" wet drawers, stained ;jdeep liis o-wn blood, " from the^^bs of the' stunned athleteV Yet no 'ohe'seemecl 'tb'iniiid much, for all Avere crowding rduudthe "victor, whoi with very>;little, signs of punishment about liis face, came gaily up in the -tirainback to tov,Ti\ ;Heehah . was left Avith his J secphds on the fieldVlie liad' fought -tb- f AviniV^No one = seeniedf to- 'think much of • -him^he was a -beatenman: j ' Fair ; or foul, there is fas yet onlj pnp.morahty.Avith them-^success. ...Still there are^ men who think they can' rcyiyb-the Pri» 'Ring! -"'it' would be as* easy' to Jr '2^est6rb tfe : sportsof the;Aieiia. : : xA '''- ? P**'". * ' : AA” CoMMITTAi: OF, .THE iPBIKCIEAIS; SECo>l>*'i .-.Ah ■ , i^^pa^ESj.rpß^iTEl^.;.^ T^ina^.' EngV';^ Thomas Sayers^ /'JamesJEicie, VTomi Cains ; jvfobn ; aAUAis'SertjA: NbM*, ; 'J6Kn a Tyler aW Bosa:Tyler;Yißdbert ;^a^^ " :RichaMson^and-^V» Weston, | T were,;^blight hdEprptij. i^^f .Sussex.^ Magistrate „ Cross, J**"'! ! "'■ 'hurst,^ on December -with a hrea** *** fbf -the 1 peace 'ih ; t^ rgi^t 'fight."' V-^^ 'appeared somewhat -weaKi .ffie -'oiily: praso 11 * ? .disfigurement being the^blbbdshot: aspect o* his left eye."- King ; looked imcpminonly :^ and heliaved, ;.;as<- did aU.tlio^fendants,,.^^ , r^e^prppri^f., .Tl^ .o|^d jfo^kad gUJ'y ' if thfe-beneh would' fo^' t r c ; good^^ behavibin^ 1 ' Thi^vvaS d^lihedJ-hotfeTe-) jandiall^butfcßichardsbnVaiwi JPrCston * cK ' ' i after:^ evidence ihad, beeii^tekeh, abound '^'"f i< . . appeaivat the /quartern . sumhrnhs^had been lefi^fbr l^^dwa^«^»V ] his^^place of hu3ihes3,W(^oflice ; of^' , ALife iri -London) 'Pr aa^ajjpCaraiice.j;- ""A'-'A- A~A*ArA ax haxx .?>■