New York Clipper (Sep 1858)

Vol. VI^Nft 20. NDW YOfiE, SATURDAY, SEPTEUBER 4, 1858. Fair Geitk.vl MEMOIRS 01 T 0 M S A Y E R S , I CHAJOPIOX OF ENOLAITDI ALSO, ma BATTLE OF ALL HIS ANTAGONISTS. iNoTHixa bn( a thirst if power iint mi the deaire of qalet pwiemloa' men to extermloate the flrat pi both together reodered the agent? . , 1 In BDOh agftnodlaemeDte, feroolooB, and blood-lhlrat/. They carried into private Ufa the aame notions of pbyaloal foroe, and the deiire to annihilate oppoeltlon by death; nor waa It antll generations bad paned away, that the InhabltanlB pf oountrlea eo obtained, settled ^Qwn Into the peeoefal bablta of domestic or iooIaI life; for man ia naturallf gregailoae, and the lover oUIa rpeolef. The iparta onhe deU, and the deelmotlon of anlmala contldered noilona, or tboae rfqnl- lalte for the tablr/fonatltntedthe lole mjoj- ■leBtof onr forefatbere; but the Introdnotlon ^kforelgn Inxutlda, and the eon^qnent amass- Hnt or wealth aod ahow, bronght with them Hde and contamely. that deacended to the loweat paths of Ilfo. Qualities thete wbloh are prond epirit* eay mmt be rtpriMtd; for the bare exbiblllon of newly-got rlubea, and the aaanmp- tlon of superiority, wbloh, bavlog no pertonal ' existence, is only tolk found In tboae poaaes- eloof, is an loinU upon oonmon acnae. Anstere loolu from old acqaalntssce, or . neighbors newly elevated, and offenelye woris, not to call them opprobMooa, begat the desire , of retaliation; and the ready means being la every man'a hand*, a box on the tar, or on the cyi, eeema to point oat the most appropriate mode of retaliating Innxdlately opon the of- fended organs ot enure. Tbia appeara (0 01 the way in wbieh tbe row began, wbloh has alnce obtained tbe term bating; a word derived from a toz, which may be bupposed to coot tin the rich moveablea that caused the-pride and offensive eoilons of the person so bczei, Bnt In whatever way Its origin may be argned and settled, no donbt 'exlsis of boxing, as an art, being entirely ^oglieh; tbe Eogllsh are, oon- feesedly, a proad aud bolaterona race; hard to control, lopatleat of restraint, lovera of liberty Individually, bnt aoxloaa- to command and control others. Hence the commandlDg ae- peot, the voice of authority, the love of law, the enoimous iocrease of aialntea, tbe admira- tion of prize boxers aod boxiog, the derp'oa- tlonof mlrstles, the aboence of egiBBstnatloo, the prevalence of atbletb exercises aod manly tporls; henoe the gtn'trous mfnd that is trained to a trae and dtgolfled Investigation of all those topics, and more—and hence the general desire for iDformatlon tbereon, which has led to the present Memoir. This ornament of the Modem School of Boxers, and now Cbampion of Gogland, first saw the light in tbe year 1826; he waa born at Plmlloc, near Brighton, Sussex, and for several Tears oarrUd on the trade of a Bricklayer. In Ms yonth, every mOmrnt he conid poislbly (pare was devottd to aihletlc parauita—boxiog and wrestling were bit favorite pleasnrea; his Hhool boolcs were laid aside for the more con- genial pleasure of participating In a flgbt or a wrestling match, from wbloh It was Imposslbla to wean nlm; and, when mls«ed, Tom waa snre tobefoand in ibe cootlgaoDs flelds, anrrounded by a herd of boys, exerolaiog bla pnglltstio Eowers, with a pilr of old stockings wrapped ronnd his ends In lieu of glovea, or contending for the fall with any boy who bad the temerity to diepnte bla prowets In the art of wreatllog. The fame he had acquired amopg bis companions soon became general, and be was held lu tew and admiration, even by those who exceeded bim In yesrs and corporeal powai s, A love of eclenoe, and a regular method of rparring and Bghting, dietlngulibed his early efforts, nod gave evident indloacatlons of hie fatore emlneooe, till a general mastership of all bis com- pslltors'gave bIm confldenoe fdrblgher flighta It was not, however, till the 19 th of Uarch, 1R49, that he took to milling as a profeeelon, when he displayed tnnoh talent as a novloe, being opposed to height, reach mi weight SHORT BVT OIEnBT lOILIi BBTWIBN tm Bayers, of Brighton, and Aby Ooneh, of Oimden Town, For ti a Blitt, OH HONDIT, THE leiB or VAIMS, 1140, This affair, although for a ver^ small sab, had oanied a deal of Interest In the locality (Oamdsn Town) where both the combatants resided, and amongst the small fry of thai dlstrl6t a grand day waa expeoted, for both beroea of the present mill had ahownsymptomsof great promise, Bayers by licking all who performed before him; end Oooch, In oonsequeDcft of his sine, and winning two bat* lies, It was thought by his fellow-workmen that he wonid one day have a niche In the Fuglllsllc Qallery of Portraits. The Msamptlon of Bayers was deemed a laroe. when some Of his pala offered t6 baok bIm against Oouen: however, hatched they wore, and In time both appeared In the ring, ftbloh was pnobed.on a bit of gronnd where many a bard- Fooght battle bad been won and loat—via, Qreenblthe. tbe men and their friends lepalnl thither by railway TOM BAYERS, CHAMPION OF ENGLAND, to North Woolwich, and from thence to tbe scene of action by little boata Neither of the men was restricted to weight, bat Sayera was not more than 9 atone 12 pinoda, or 10 atone at tbe moat, while Ooanh waa at least 12 atone, aod atood 6 feet U Inches, while Buyers waa bot 6 feet B Inohns, There waa very little betting, bnt what was done was 7 to 4, and 2 to I on the big one. Tbe lads lost no time in gettlna ready. Bayers was tbe flrat to aby bla cap in the maglo circle, and waa waited on by the late John Qrady (who once fought Norelv) and Oolllns; wblln Oro- ney, of - Paddlngton, and a friend done tbe esientlal. for Oouch. All being now .ready, exactly at 20 mlnntes to three, commenced TBE noBT. RoevD 1,— Od palllnr IbenigiTM tau ttUtade, tbe dlfpirllf oft'it wu more viMbI*; Strari lonkltf ruber flom, «bll« Ooacb biil til Ui* omiSdaDoa ofu old lUfar, llMla lima wai loat li rptmos 'a lbs pari of Omob, «bo .iid mtda op bii olad to rotb ti CUf en, anil utile bla la q<il«k UBe; boaenr, Tom wu bM to bt tot at, and wbea Oonob mad* hu raib. Sayan mat bim «lib a ■•vara bit on Iba rlibtate, asd |o« awaf, laoiblof, IM blood tor 8a>afa Atbt^p rallf lb«B ti»k pltoa, wbtab brooibl Ibem lo olnae qurlan, ta ablob TOm Bnliad bii aalacaaUl vary oleTarif, aad lb tae aad both were doao, QioDb naderainat 3 Oooeb eane up floabtd fnim Ibe lO'Dibtlsi of IIm Uttrond, and oouU Bo4 aidanltad It; wblle H.ren waa aa oool *u a eaoaobar Turn raiBiad bim, tod drt*la( Ooiiob no, wbo l«i ga, b«l aoob ooi of diaiaaoa. B<f en. w<lb qmokataa, raioraed bu( oa tba anae, baavf onQBlgr bila railsaad. woioa bronabi tbaa la a qiom. aad Oooeb b«ld Tun, wbo aaboied la t ttaile be* lo f KrioaU biatair frniD to tines a S'ttPI bowoTtr, freal iMt, Tna tb'tita blBieirt Hil'e, aod loo- oteded la uirowmi Oaoob T«r| olaTcrlr, aad Toa walked lo bM ooreer, S' Oa lime betas oalled, Saren wta tbe I'll op. Btd Ibt aboale or tbe bnollaytri wai nproaiioaa at tbeir pai'a perrorMnc# 3 lo 1 waa BOW rrtelf offtrad on Baren, wbo coolly waMKd bit naa, related blB, tad triad 10 plaol bla favortM nabt fork; Urn kd to tome tbarp la'flfbiloi, aad Ba;tn r>l booa oa tba risbt ere Oooob oow lolloped bin op aad mined Ti>b ; ib»j auw int a Huieeloaer, anrf Payoa kawM bin diiwa by a heaTf rifbtbaadee M Uta Jaw. JlrtI kwiefc dm* Mow Ibr Sayera' « Toia mida play wilb bla left <• Ibe r)|fet limp, vhleb wu aow fut eiraiaa. Oooob peraavtred, tod Tom, wbo wu ilmoat wiibeot a Mtrk, eta|bt bin t|<la oa lb* aoae, tad teal bla all tbiotd. B. OfiDob otma op gimelf, bItellDi from Ibe bote, asd bli right ef« all bot biiBd. Ba dubtd ta lo make a Itil elrogile, tad ntpped a tUngar lo tba ribi, aail drnpprd fmin eibuulloo. S aod Itak Too oime ip gdiy, dodged bit mta who etme lawtrdt bim, bot It wtt til over, be leemed varr grogar rnm Ibe ripid agbi- lof aod ibeatveia pooliMMDl be bad raoaiTed lo to tboM a t>ma •<Ttke bim a*ar," wu jibe orr from all ptria or Iba rior, bat Ibe poor rellow wmitd aot be^r lo II; be toraad rouad lo bli i(onnd| tod triad lo Ttla to iif It wu all rlfbt HK ohamp vii borrlbl/ dia- Biored. Tbe gtDM fellow triad ta laod ooa, aad Tom gave bla tbe Ooiablog tnooh by a •arere bit no Iba boie. Oa bla aeoo di tablog bin up be wu dead to tbe call of lime, tad Tom »u Ibe wliaer In IS mlouUa aod IS taooni a. BIHiMCa. A« Is often the one, " there la a time and tide in the affaire of men,' which, If taken at the flood, leads on to fortune," and S*yers dates his aucoeia In life from thia flgbt, being comparatively a novice and never having aeen a prixe ring before, while bla adversvj was twice before orowned with victory. Sayera In tbia, bla maiden effort, proved himself too quick and severe In bis delivery for Ooncb, to afford him a ohance, therefore remarks are almost anneceasary—Sayera' debnt was a credit to bim, aod the flgbt waa one ot tbe best that had been seep for some timo; a gam<!r chap tban Oouoh never doffed a shiri, while Bayers' gameneaa at that day could not be epoken of, aa be received nothing in the flgbt lo test It. Bis friends were so sallefled wUh him, that be rtcelred the whole of the stake% wblle tbe loser was hot fi^gobttn for his courage and manly conduct tbrongbont. CIRBKR OF CODOH, walgbl Jlat lOlb, Beat Jtek ta'lifu ror t Porn. 1« rnoadt, 1 hoer IS nlbblas, Osfea- baits IMda, Jtaaarf llib, ISII.' Btat Barry Ongtlly. U aaldt, ( lonnda^ U atlaoUi, PlOBSttad Mtnbre, Jone ITib, lt<l. . , Bealaa by Bayerk, Whoever persuaded Sayen tO prefer an old gooi one for bis trial battle (or in tbe ring) was in tbe right, lor Oooch waa In the primeit state of bealib, was known to be a gtattoa aod a game 'm, bat did not taia oat to be so olever as was thoaght by his friends when opposed to superior science and hardy ybatb. It was at this flgbt that some of tbe fancrwero pculed, charmed and astonished at Tom's performance, and he only reqnlred to be drawn into notice by some friendly hand, to glv* ttlat to bis Aame, and afford him' an opportan|ty to dlatingolsh olmeeir like other pngllista Tom now was eagtrly aonght after, and flreqnently ■ challeDged, but did not aoawer any, *^ ha could not get the money np for training, colon, fto. This ne explained tn an old eponikoan at Oamdeu-town, one Ur.Yiddler, who on the loatant told Tom to makv any match be bhoao from 45 to £20. Tod did so, and in tide wu matched agaiuat Dan Oolllns, with what tiicoeti our readera will thorlly know. Hr. Tiddler 'bad long known Peter Orawley, and-Tom Ba/erB was pliocd by bim lo tbe naods tt Pe- ter, and never was master more prood'of hia pupil than Peter was of his. and afiar the first cnooDBter of Bayers and Ooltloa Jack Mao- oonaldpredlcua tnat Tom wonia to^mar m the pugilistic bembphere, for bla gameoess of bringing tbe flgbt to a draw with a severoly damaged band nas never been equalled In tu annals of pugilism,—[To be oontlnned. , ' WHAT THE GREAT AUERIOAN HOBSB TAUEB THINKS OF BLINKEBS. HiviNO been requested to give my opinion In regard to'lhe use of '■ bllnkera" on herses, end believing It to be a snbject In which the general pabltc are Intereeted, I takeugrett pleasaie in stating that all my exptmneo with and observation of borres proves diarly . to me that bllnkera ihonM not be nied^ and 'that the qight of the horse, for many reasoni^ shoald ioi be Interfered with in any way. Horses are only fearful of objeots wbloh thej 'do not understand or are not familiar with, and the eye Is one of the principal mediams by which this nederttandlng and this familiarity are broagbt about. The borse,on acocnnt of bla veiy amiable pature, can be made in tbe conrae Of,time to bear almoat anything in any ahape, bnt there la a quicker prooeai of reachlog hla intelligence than tbat of wearing it intolilm throngb bis <kla and bonee; and he, however wild 6i nerv- ouB, can be taught in a very short time to na- deratand and not to fear any object, bbwevei IHghtfol in appearance. Horaea oan be broken in less time and better without blinkers;- bnt borees that have alwaya worn them will notice the sudden change, and must be treated Care- fully the flrst drive. AfteT that they^.wUl drive bettor without the bUokeretban wlUi. I have proved by my own experiments that a boras broken without blinkers can be driven fiael any omnlbua, cab or canlage. on a paritllU Ine as close as It is poaelble for him to go, without every wavering' or abowing aojrdlB- posltlon to dodge. I have not, in the last eight or ten yisara OQoatantly bandllpg bpraes both wild end nervons, ever pnt bllnkerf on any of them, and in no oase have I ever:bad one tbat was afraid of the oarriage be drew behind bim or of those be passed in the streete. The horse's eye Is the life and beaaty of the animal as well as tbe index o( bis ^motions. It tells the driver, in the most Impressive obar- ectem, what the horse's feelloge are. Br It be oan tell tbe flrst approach of fear In tine to meet any dlfflcnlty; be oan tell if be is b|Bpy or BBd.hnngryorweary. The borte,<op.«en permitted to see, nses bis eyes wijh great jadg- ment He can measnre distances .wltOi his eyes better than we can, and, it allowed free nee of them, woald often eave himself by _lhe qhlck- nesB of bis tight from collfelons when the driver #ould fall to do fo by a tlinely pull of the relqe. It:»rpalWlB0 pave many accidents to pedeatriana U the streelf^ fab no borse win run on to any person w^'-..i*"* ers are rapidly going out of ns^ lathe United SlatoMM aome of my early pnpUa here bave'suoceeefully d Wmed with them. I have yet to'.flnd the man who baying otace left them off could evei^ brjersaaded to pnt them, on asaln. They are onneoessuy/and an Injurlona Inoom- beranoe to the horse, apd tfeel copfldent. If tbe,oabfflea of London will leave them off one year, that blinkers on oab horses will never be aeen again In the streetj, end will only be athlorf'<o be road Of as onb of the fhllleB happily reformed ^n tbe nineteenth oentnry. I *m,.ju, your obedient aervent; J^8,B*xiT, TiTTM8iLL'fl,'Jaiy 2S, 1M9. '-j Mora P«Miioi«8 o» NiTtJB>.-A corTesgbndei i^'jgrt - ■ Michigan Bluffa, Iff noticing the "?"M?S litter , (aevenleen In number) w'lob« . more than eurpaiaing atrange. sends aa the. iMmagl " Petaluma oan bidelte head, and back clean*)i»n. ' A Scotchman named McOnnnell, wbo will IM NtneBberM by all the boys from Rochester, N. T., oirned a afttt. Which gave bl?th to t^'t/ »M "''"m?**^ «S'".«1^ a cross of tbe pure Neirioundland and St. Bernatd, and a monster In size. I saw the pops wlA my own eyes, apd bad the pleasure of taking my pick. In thesameclty a mare aave birth lo a colt perleqlly formed, Moept .tbe bead, which had a strong WBhlanoe to the baman ales It la perhaps nnneoeisary. to sUlo that tbe "mooe- iro»iiy" waT'strsngled in IttWrth." Therewairiioon (nrlvate) exhlbltlcn a lamb with one budy, two besBs, •IX legs and twoUlli. The last I did not see, kate*'toU by reflable perwni" It am * hot" • ;'