The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-06 00:00:00

PUGILISM..

ANOTHER FIGHT.-
One will take place on Wednesday, the 20th of June, be—
tween Harry Harmer mod Shelton, two well-known good men
, wt.(' have before fought), for 70 guineas a side, and a purse of •
20 guineas given by the pugilistic amateurs, It will be a stand-
ing tight half • time. A deposit of 20 guineas a side
nits been made, and the money is to be made good on the 12th
June, at Belcher's Castle Tavern. Holborn, where the articles
now are for inspection. It most prove a tight of considerable
interest to the amateurs of pugilistic excellence, from thew ell•
known characters of both die men. The ea aabilities of Har-
mer are great towards victory, hut notwithstanding his Bet- •
cherosiun knack of hitting, the odds were so changeable and •
various during his late contest with Shelton, that sometimes . ,
to 2 were sported thickly on Harry, and at others 3 and to
against him, that it is but fair to state, he was declared the
conqueror by the mere turn of a straw. Shelton does not
want for gallle nor science ; and as it appears, that he lost more
by chance, than downright milling, he thinks himself fairiy 01-
toted to another _trial of skill.—Both boxers are not without
plenty of friends, and the sporting men will be somewhat puz-
zled to bet with any thing like a certainty upon this fight.
NEW J:EATURE IN THE PUGILISTIC WORLD.
and Robinson. the late two unsuccessful Black mill-
ing heroes wine Carter, it is confidently icported, are deter-
mined to try which is the best man of the tun, and a murk is
making for that ',wrote, great disputes existing at pre•eut
between the above Mrs of Colour, respeeting the passession of
superiority of boxing attainments. iooinson.fiavii.g ember
prematurely boasted, previous to his late light with Cai ice
that Joseph did not come from the right place for guise—the •
retort from Joseph now proses severe indeed, he having errs- •
tinned the conffiet with Carter for forty minutes. as hilt:, on the •
contrary, Robinson was completely vanquished in less that .
rightreis! Joseph is the favourite, amid bets have been offered..
upon him whenever the event oceure,-olei to -1. The only cu -
cumstance wanting to render the battle complete is, to provitlz
MC% of colour to act as seconds and bottle-holders, from which
the faucy could not fail in deriving no small source of amuse-
ment.
Carter, it appears, has offered to fight any man in England ;
and, from his recent compieNts, considers he has completely
put an end to any more Gluck opposition. He is much improved •
as a scientific pugilist. whirls he clearly evinced in hislate bot-
tles with Robinson—there was nothing hurried M his manner
of attack—he viewed his antagonist with mueli fortitude, and
scarcely made a hit without doing materod,excention ; tending
perhaps to remove many doubts that hitherto have ex-
isted respecting his pretension .a.i.as first-rate boxer. 11l a 7
severe conteat with that boxer of boxers, the late Jack Power,
he' proved himself not deticieal in game; unit his other requi-
sites are goodof but proper! applied. Oise, is now st
likely customer upon the list tor this Lancashire hero—but three •
mouths triuuing at bast, it is thotmht, would not he more thm t
sufficient to brine him to his pugilistic state, each as he was
Islicu he stripped at Shepperion.
Thew is also a battle iu embryo between Scroggius ausli
Eales.

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