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PUGILISM.! '•'’•Before ten o’clock on Monday morning, above **lt;y pest chaises and haeknqy coaches, containing in the former two or three and in the latter, four or six Mulldnsscd Gentlemen* passed Hyde Paik Turnpike, be present at the pugilistical conflift between Bel’ |ncr, a noted pugilist, from Bristol, and Gamble, an [irishman. The battle took place on Wimbledon [Common, for 100 guineas a side, on Monday last,’ * .combatants setrto a quarter before twelve o'clock; fts to a considerable amount were made on the spot, the amateurs of boxing never hoped to be better siitfertained since, the days of Broughton and Slack, nfcthis,' however, they were much disappointed ; for ififer one round, the superior skill and dexterity of the fnstol hero was so apparent, that any odds were of-A against the Irishman. Five rounds more ended He contest, during which Gamble received several idjock-down blows, and then gave jn. The whole June of lighting did not occupy mofe than a quarter ifran hour. !•i Alter this battle was over, another took place be $een a fellow of the name of Caleb Baldwin, and an jfchman, a pupil of Gamble's, who shared the fate |iis tutor, though not without hard fighting.Noble Lord, who was present at the famous pn-tic encounter, on Monday, won 500I. on Belcher, viflorious combatant. ...Ivat all who were at the Boxing Match may reap measure-of honour, we insert the following names rsonages who are stated to have been conspicuous e.ring:—Lord Say and Sele, Colonel Ogle, Co-Montgomery, V. Reed, Esq. Captain B. Cap Dcrmond, Squire Mountain, Collington and (umpires), Kelly of Lisle-street, and also stake-Iders in the ring; Mr. Aldridge, jun.—also the lowing professors of the pugilistic art:—Jackson, rlc, Paddington Jones (who lately fought Belcher;, own, Bell Gibbon, Whitcombe, Sec. Sec. \ This following statement of the winnings is circu-1 among the knowing few :Two Great Personages - - L. 3000Lord Say iTnd Sele - - 100 ;Lord K • - - - »')(Dr Moore - - - GO0C.uit. Dermond - -l.ovd Y. •Mr.£ Mountain- f- - - 350fir Brown - * - 60) jMr. Aldridge - - £00Mr. H. “ • * ’The Publicain in St, MartinWreel • 200 I; - • [ - * -Paddington Jones V ' * - 4$ 'Smalt Bet is paid ou the Spot - r, ©UU jmong the losers were,jMr^ Kcl!;', of.LisIe-gfrect, w* Grocer of Cov'ent- Garden to the amount of 70 », a Xahhit. Merchant to. the tuiie of 200. e do not learn that any of the winning! have been butcd among the starving poor.
Newspaper Details
Bells Weekly Messenger
London, Middlesex, GB
Sun, Dec 28, 1800
Page 21
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David L.
WI, USA 19 Jun 2017
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