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. Monday at noon was fooght the great hosing match, which haabeon fy long it* agitation, and upon which fo ma*y confiderable fn»h^ were depending, between Meggs, a colljcr, w,ho keeps a public houle at Pensford, about 4vp miles from,Briftol, and \hc famoujNailor, was decided it the Tennis Court, Ip. lames Street, in- the |iay Market» Saaallwdod Was fecond to Mhggs.aod Faulkner to the Naitor; the knowing ones were very much taken in; for before they ftt to, the’betts were three to one in favocrof' the Naiior, and two to one Was laid the battle did not lafi five mlnotes. At the firft onfet, the Naiior miffing hi* Mow, Meggs hit him on the tide of his head and knocked bias down, after which nothing material happened , but hugging and dodging, with Which they prolonged the battle about feventecn minutes, when the Naiior gave oat, - It is to be noted that Naiior. beat Slack* Who beat Broughton, rite fuppOfed fupretee. bt vof the age, and now Mergs having beat Naiior,; remains varivaU’d- The price* of the feat* wem half guineas and qownSj and ’tii thought that twice the numbe* of people were tamed awfey for want of room, than thofe who faw the battle.——Qaere; if-battles of this’ kind- were permited every day,’ would: it not bring a large fum to the government,-if half Crowfl and crown ftamps were fiamped upon evety ticket*
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London Read Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Mar 07, 1761
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David L.
WI, USA 19 Jun 2017
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