The Sun.
London, England, 1813-10-14 00:00:00

BOXING.

The matches bet Ween Marten (the Jew) and
Lancaster; (gun and Davis, 4e. took C,place yes-
terday on Coombe Warren, near Kingston, in the
presence of more than ten thousand:specta'ors.
The first battle was that between Marten .and
caster, which lastcd three hours and thirty fire
minutee, and in which one hundred and ninety-live
rontids•Were fought, a circumstance unprecedent-
ed in the annals of prUze-fighting. Lancaster beat
Marten, in a smart battle, at Iliekmansworth, 12
months ago, and in this instance 'they were
matched for a stake of twenty guineas, and a sub-
seription purse. Harry Harmer 'and J. Clarke
' seconded Lancaster, and' :Leas and Puss se-
conded Marten.: It would fill many columns ,to
enter into a description of this battle in detail.
/letting at setting-to was 3 and 4tol - on Las
caster. In the-first round Marten made play, and.
planted dexterous hits left and right on his adver-
sary's head, and which nearly closed one of his
eyes. A smart return, was made by Lancaster,
and a rally followed, when Marten was hit down.'
The round produced first blood from the head of
Leneaster. The subiequent rounds were man-
fully contested for about half an hot', when Lan
caster's head presented a frightful spectacle, but
he had the best of the battle, and kept the odds
in his favour, although in ,the fifth round he
knocked up his right-hand knuckles,' There was
much.gaiety of fighting for the first half hour,
when Marten' pursued a' system of fighting not
very amusing to the.ring, by pinking and getting
away froM h:s-man, and when in a close he did
not pay scrupulous regard ho he got down. 'Lan-.
caster lost the sight of one eye, and got,Janued in
the laud, early in the tight, .antd Marten siteeced.
ed in closing the other at last. Of the two, Lan-
caSter was the best fighter, and he bad superior
lengtkand strength, and alWays threw his adver-
sary, or was uppermost. It was half minute time
betwixt time rounds, ind -time men were always ac-
tive, ftna, *with the ,exception of the shifting but
Fafe way practised in the middle of the battle.by
Marten, it was a manful fight betwixt men of
game unrivalled. In the last half hour
aMarten
became the favourite, Ills adversary being blind
and exhausted : Lancaster could not be bcought
to time, and Marten was declared the victor, but
he was also severely punished, and had more than
a hundred heavy falls:

COYAN AND DAVIS,
These men next entered the '2O feet roperl ring,
with Painter and a stranger seconds tar Coy in,
and Jones' and Dick Whele for. Doris. Coyan
was heat by Painter, the Lancashire man, at Mar-
gate ; and Dlivis•is an athletic candidate for box-
ing fame, and a navigator.
The battle was most obstinately contested for
50 minutes, bat Coi,an was beat ultimately. The
loser displayed much good science, but the terrific
right hand, about the neck ant4ead of the Irish-
man, was too forcible' to be borne. Coyan bad
all the advantages of science, and he bad the best
of the first.part of the battle, particularly in lett-
handed straight hits at the head ; but he often
lost his temper,, and, instead of...profiting by supe-
rior science, he went in and rallied, and fought
at worst. The winner is a promising pugilist,
and has distinguished himself in Berkshire, under
the patronage of Mr. G. K 4 a es,