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' PUGILISM.Before ten o’clock on Monday morning, abovesixty p. st chaises and hackney coaches-, containing inthe Ihr.ner lt;wo nr thrw «i•!*»in the latter, four.or sixaw// Centime* t'sised Hyde Park Turnpike, to lie present a; the pnt.i isrical conflift between Belcher a noted p’tj 'rom Bristol, and Gamble, *n Irish’, an. The bsttle took place on Wimbledin Comtix.,, for 100 guineas * side, on Monday last. The combatPtrfs set-to a quarter before twelve o'clock; Bets to a considerable amount were made on the spot, and ; e amateurs of boxing never hoped to be better enten dned since the days of Broughton and Slack. In this, however, they were much disappointed j for after one round, the superior skill and dexterity of the Bristol hero was so apparent, that any odds were offered against the Irishman. Five rounds more ended the contest, durfng which Gamble received several knock-down blows, and then gave in. The wholetime of fighting did not occupy more than a quarter ef an hour-After this battle was ovef, another took place be [tween a fellow of the name of Caleb Baldwia, and an Irishman, a pupil of Gamble’s, who shared the fate of his tutor, though not without hard figh ting.A Nuble Lord, who was presenc at the famous fix-■Attic encounter, on Monday, won 500I. on Belcher, victorious combatant.That all who were at the Boxing Matchmay reap u? measure of honour, we insert the following names il personages who are stated to have been conspicuous, nthe ring:—Lord Say and Sele, Colonel Ogle, Colonel .Montgomery, F. Reel, .Esq. Captain B. Cap ain Dermond,. Squire Mountain, Collingtop and .ee (umpires), Kelly of Lisle-street, and also stake-inlders in the ring; Mr. Aldridge, jun.—also the Mowing professors of the pugilistic art 1—Jackson, ‘lark, Paddington Jones (who lately fought Belcher/, irowu, Bell Gibbon, Whitcombe, Sec. Sec.The following statement of the winnings is circu-.ted among the knowing few :T/wo Grear .Personages - - B 3000flheLord Say and Selc LoidF Dr Moore Cant. Dermond LordY.MrJMountamMr Brown - /*Mr. Aldridge •Mr. H.The Publicain in St. Martin Vsi reel Jackson Paddington Jones Small Betis paid ow the Spot100oW6M50Jm850 50 l 200. 801 200 . ior: 201, 800 UiAmong the losers Avere, Me. Kelly, of LUle-Mpet, Cr/e// Grocer of Covent- Garden to the amount of 70 peas, a Rabbit Merchant to the tune of 200. \We do not learn that any of the winning* have oeen tftibuud aiaong the-starving poor.* —*
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Bells Weekly Messenger
London, Middlesex, GB
Sun, Dec 28, 1800
Page 8
Full Page
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David L.
WI, USA 19 Jun 2017
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