The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-03 00:00:00

THE FIGHT.

Round 1. According to tha articles, the moment the men
were brought to the '6 scratch," the seconds and bottle-holders
retired to their respective corners. Sandy stood with his hands
well up, waiting for attack, when Byrne made a slight feint
with his left to draw him, but it would not do. Sandy was
steady. Byrne now played round him a la distance, but at last
went in, and hit slightly with his left; Sandy countered as
slightly with him. Byrne, all anxious for work, went in, and
hit with his left. Sandy returned the compliment; and, after a
rambling rally, in which no mischief was done, Byrne fell, Sandy
falling over him.—(Shouts for the Scotsman, and cries of He'll
win it.")
2. Both to the scratch steady. Byrne again pia, ed round his
gigantic antagonist, and watched for an opening. Slight counter
hits with the left, Byrne on the retreat, and 34`Kay after him.
Byrne popped in a job with his left, and got away ; he then put
in a right handed body blow and jumped back. Sandy followed
him manfully, when Byrne delivered a right-handed chopping
hit on the side of his head. Sandy hit short, but in the next
of brt countered with the left, receiving a slashing job on the
erowdy-tap, which drew first blood.—(Shouts for Byrne.)—Sandy
then rushed in, and caught Byrne in his arms with giant force ;
a severe struggle took place for the fall, which ityrne got, and
threw his man a beautiful cross buttock. Byrne the favourite.
3. Byrne kept out, and tried to draw his opponent ; at last he
went in, and again jobbed Sandy with his left. Sandy rushed to
in-fighting, but his right-hand delivery passed over Byrne's
shoulder, while his left was stopped. In the close there was a
desperate struggle for the fall, but Byrne was unable to get the
lock, and, atter mutual fibbing, Byrne dropped to save further
t; out le.
4. Byrne again planted a right-handed chopper on ToPliay's
nob, and stopped his left. He then broke away, and retreated.
M'Kay followed him up, and forced him towards the corner of
the ring. Simon broke ground, and got away; but M'Kay
would not be denied, and went in to work, when he was met
with a left-handed job, which he returned but slightly. Byrne
was again busy with his right at the nob, when M'Kay closed
for the fall. Byrne, who seemed powerless in his grasp, fibbed,
and M'Kay played the same game. At last, Byrne finding he
could not get the throw, broke away, jobbed with his left, and
went down. _ _

5. Byrne on the out-fighting system, kept his distance, and
retreated before his man. At last retreating to the ropes, M'Kay
rushed to a close, caught him in his arms, and slightly fibbed
him. Byrne, finding he had no chance to extricate himself from
this state of per.l, went down amidst loud chaffing from Samp-
son, Sam, and others, who called him cur, and other opprobrious
epithets, and cheered on Sandy.
6. Byrne showed symptoms of weakness, while Sandy was as
strong as a horse. Byrne made play with his left, and received
a slight hit in return. Sandy rattled in to a rally, and in an in..
terchange of hits Byrne received a right-handed slap on his left
eye, which drew blood, and raised a slight swelling. A short
rally, and exchange of hits, when Byrne again went down to
avoid, amidst cries of disapprobation from M'Kay's friends.
Byrne was evidently fighting the " old soldier," from a con-
sciousness of his weakness and inability to cope with the strength
of his opponent.
7. At the commencement of this round George Cooper offered
to bet ten to five on M'Kay, but no takers. hymn kept out, and
dogged the Scotchman, who, with his hands well up, was
anxious for the affray, and followed his man as he retreated.
Byrne at length plunged in, popped his right-handed chop on
Sandy's pimple, and retreated. He again watched for an opening,
and put in a slashing left-handed job on the Scotchman's ogle.
Good counter hits, when Sandy again caught Simon at the
ropes. Byrne clung close to him, and though Sandy kept hitting
with his right over his shoulder, he was unable to make any
impression. After a short struggle, Byrne, finding he could do
nothing, dropped from danger, and Sandy fell with his knee upon
him amidst the cheers of his cheers.
8., Byrne cautious, and a little on the pipe. He kept away,
but 141`Kay would not be denied. He rushed in, delivered a
slight left-handed job, and closed. A sharp tussle for the fall,
which Sandy got, and fell heavily on Simon.
9. The blood was now seen flowing from Sandy's scalp, giving
evidence of the severity of some of Simon's right-handed chop-
pers. Byrne, on the out-fighting system, followed by Sandy,
who, on receiving a muzzier, closed at the ropes, meaning mis-
chief ; but Byrne went down, Sandy slightly upon him. Byrne
fell out of the ring, and was again loudly " chaffed."
10. Byrne waited his opportunity, and delivered a terrific left-
handed job on the cheek; this he repeated with additional seve.
rity, when Sandy closed, and a fine struggle took place for the
fall. Sandy was immoveable, and kept well from Byrne's crook,
when Byrne went down—Sandy upon him.
11. Byrne, after a little out-manoeuvring, put in a chopping
hit on Sandy's head with his right, and visited his ribs with the
same hand. On M'Kay rushing to return, Byrne went down on
the cautious lay.

12. Byrne ready, but on the defensive, stopped Sandy's left,
and jobbed him in return. A rally, in which hits were ex-
changed—both down.
13. Simon jobbed prettily with his left, and broke away; Sandy I
rushed to him, but missed his right.handed blow, which went
over Simon's shoulder. Simon, by way of return,
i bit him tre-
mendously with his left, and cut a gaping wound n his cheek.
This dose he repeated, and closed, when, after a stout struggle,
he succeeded in throwing Sandy, and falling heavy upon him.
(Simon's triends again all jollity.)
14. Simon popped in a right-handed body blow, and broke
away. In retreating M'Kay followed him up, and caught him
at the ropes, when there was mutual fibbing. After a severe
struggle Byrne down, M'Kay full upon him. (Here Reynolds
seized M'Kay by the drawers, and pulled him off his man,
amidst loud cries of disapprobation; and Captain Barclay entered
the ring, to remonstrate with him against the repetition of such
an act, which was deemed unfair.)
15. Simon jobbed his man, dreadfully cutting his right check,
as well as his left, which bled profusely. He then fell, as if from
the force of his own blows.—( More chaffing.)
16. Byrne retreated before his man, and drew him towards the
corner of the ring, when suddenly springing forward, he jobbed
him dreadfully with his left, drawing more claret. Sandy bored
in, and caught hint in his powerful grasp against the ropes—as if
in a vice. Tom Reynolds here threw himself on the ropes, and
thus forming a sort of inclined line, Byrne slipped down, amidst
more shouts from Sandy's friends—many of whom rushed to the
side of the ring, and great confusion prevailed.
17. Time was called during the row, when Simon threw in a
heavy right-handed body blow. M'Kay returned, but without
effect, with his left, and Byrne again went down.
18. Byrne again cautious, and husbanding his strength, M'Kay,
though a frightful figure, ready with his hands well up. Byrne
at last went in, and heavy hits were exchanged. A tug for the
fall followed, when Simon succeeded in getting his lock, and
down went Sandy on the broad of his back.—(Shouts for Simon.)
19. Simon threw in a terrific job with his left between Sandy's
eyes, and cut him to the bone. Sandy's left went over Byrne's
shoulder. Simon planted another left—handed jobber on the new
wound, and went down.
20. Byrne hit short at the body with his right, but planted a
muzzier with his left. Sandy's blows seemed to fall powerless,
and made but little impression. Simon jumped in with his left,
giving a heavy snorter, and went down. The chaff-cutters again
at work, nothing unfair.
21. Byrne now scarce exhibited a mark, save the cut on his left
eye, and the consequent puffing. M'Kay missed a left-handed
job, but caught a dreadful counter hit. A rally, in which slight
hits were exchanged, and Byrne went down.
22. Some good fighting on both sides; but M'Kay's blows
seemed feeble. In the close M'Kay caught Byrne in his arm,
and actually lifted him up at the ropes, while he fibbed him over
the shoulder; at last Byrne got down.
23. Byrne put in two left-handed jobs in succession ; but in
return received a flush left-hander on the nose, which dropped
him and drew his cork.--(Again were the Caledonians in uproar,
and their Champion was loudly cheered.)
24. Sandy had another chopping visitation to his noddle.
Counter-hitting severe for the Scotchman, when Byrne went
down, M'Kay upon him. •
23, 26, 27, 28. The hitting all in favour of Byrne, who punished
and went down, amidst loud cries of disapprobation from the
Scotchman's friends.
29. Byrne jobbed his man dreadfully with his left, and then
went to in-fighting, when he delivered more pepper. In the
close he caught his man in a favourable position, and gave him a
terrific fall.
SO. Sandy's blows missed, while Simon's told severely.
31. Sandy came up as game as a lion, but from the punishment
he had received was rather abroad. Simon jobbed him terrifically
in the sore places • and in the close, catching Sandy's head under
his arm, he fibbed him in the ribs with his right hand with
killing severity. In the struggle both went down.
From this round forth Byrne gradually rose in favour; and
although still having recourse to the cautious system of going
down to avoid the embraces of his still formidable antagonist, the
punishment he administered in every round was dreadful.
Sandy's face was opened in all directions, and almost tattooed
like that of a New Zealander—still he came up with unshrink-
ing courage—and from the increasing weakness of Byrne, who
literally exhausted himself by hitting, hopes were entertained
he might make a turn in his favour. The hope, was, however,
vain; Byrne maintained his caution, and got better in the 47th
round, while M'Kay became more groggy, and rolled like a ship
in a storm. In this state, Byrne collected his remaining
strength, slashed away right and left with cutting severity,
widening the old wounds, and at last dropping poor Sandy for
the last time, with a left-handed hit on the throat. The poor
fellow was immediately picked up by his seconds ; but it was all
up. he was perfectly senseless, and when " time" was called,
fell like a log to the ground, Byrne being immediately pro-
claimed the victor, after fighting 53 minutes. M'Kay, as he lay
on the ground, with his head supported on the crown of a hat,
exhibited dreadful proofs of the cutting severity of Simon's hit.
ting. The wounds were appalling, and gave the most conclu-
sive evidence of the game of the sufferer, who certainly main.
tallied the honour of his country untarnished, though himself
unfortunate. He was immediately bled, but was not restored to
consciousness till some time after his return to the Watt's Arms.