The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-07 00:00:00

THE FIGHT.

Round 1. The position of both men was admirable at
standing to their points; and 'Coctly, from the well poised
form of his mawleys, shelved that he was no novice. Little
time was lost in deliberation, when Dick let fly with his
right on Coaly's larboard ogle;' but Cooly was " down,"
and countered irtfine style, giving Dick a nasty one above
the left blinker. Dick matte another lunge, but was again
countered heavily. Dick now tried his left, popped in a
muzzier, and Cooly went down.
2. Both came up in due time, when Dick, after a little
manouvring, delivered another tremendous crack on Coal's
eye; but again was countered in the mouth, his nob being;
fearfully shook. Good bitting followed right and left,
neither flinching, till at last, in making a right hander,
Dick fell from the force of his own blow. The coal,
heavers were now in eestacies, and Dick found he had hii
work to do.

S. Dick manoeuvred to get ont of the way of Con(Vs
heavy returns, but Cody was with him, and was always
prepared to hit with him, and counter hits were again
given—the left eye.of Cody beginning to swell. Dielere-
treated, hut being stopped by a waggon, which was drawn
up, was forced to fight ; he delivered heavily, but in re-
turn caught a smack with the left, which knocked his
eannister against the wheel, and completely deranged his
judgment seat. He, however, got away, went to work
with spirit, and Cody was hit down.
4. Dick now saw his game was a difficult one, and he
called for more " elbow room," and nobbed the black 'vu
several times in succession. " Cy don't you fight toe to
toe ?" exclaimed the diamond-merchant. " Because it
don't suit," replied Dick, and in went his left upon his
domino-case. The friends of Coaly now resolved to hens
Dick in, so that he should not get away from the heavy-
fives of his opponent, and closed in for that pnrpose.-
-Young Dutch Sam, seeing one more active in this effort
than the others, -dealt him a smack on the nozzle whirls
operated as a sufficient
." notice to quit," and he took his
ticket" without delay. Dick then continued his mode
of out fighting, and paid so many visits to Coaly's larboard
ogle, that it was quite closed ; but still Dick had his returns,
and both his glisteners were puffed.
Coaly, still game, came up with firmness ; Dick again
got away ; but was once more stopped by a waegon. Coale•
then caught him by the neck, and hit away at his body with
his right. Dick droppeithis elbow, and stopped the ()lows ;
and at length, watching his opportunity, he slipped up his
left, caught Coaly by the thatch on his nob, and hit him up
with his right with great severity, cutting a grisly gash ors
his cheek. Cushy went down.
5. More good fighting on both sides, but the science of
Dick enabled him to punish his man in fine style, jobbing
and getting away, and cutting bins on the brow and ear.
The clieet now flowed abundantly, and Dick had a most
tragic look from the deluge of blood which flew from his
antagonist. While still at work, Coaly's friend, who had
vanished so quickly, returned, and seeing Sam's head turned
towards Dick, he administed an unexpected smack on hie
nob as a return for his compliment in the third rotrad.
Sam, though taken by surprise, turned to his assailant, and
catching him as he was retreating in a harry, gave him
three or four up hits, which satisfied his propensity for
milling, and he was seen no more. The ring was again
closing in to Dick's disadvantage, when Bill Savage very
opportunely arrived, and once more turned the scale; with
his aid the throng was again forced out—and Dick having
thus a fair chance for the exercise of his tactics, soon con-
vinced Coaly that he had not a chance, and that he had
6' got the wrong sow by the ear."
About five more rounds were fought with vigour, but
Cody being blind of one ogle, foggy in the other, and gra-
dually getting weaker on the pins, while Dick preserved
his strength, it was seen he had not a chance—still he
would not say " enough" and stood up to be punished tilt
he was completely " bowled out," candidly confessing, at
last, that he was out fought. He was conveyed to a putilit,
house, where he was washed, and ultimately sent home tat a
coach, discovering, for once at least, that impudence may
at length reap its just reward.

ItI:3IARX S.

Coaly was evidently a game man, and by no means a
stranger to the use of his fists, which he used equally well,
right and left. In fact, at first Dick had the worst of it,
and but for his good generalship might have- come off
second best. Dick describes Coaly's bloles as tremendously
heavy, and acknowledges he never met a rougher customer.
After the battle was over he was so covered with blood
that he was constrained to change shirts at a friend's in the
neighbourhood ; and such was the triumph among the
higher orders at his success, that he had great difficulty
in escaping from their friendly congratulations. The fight
lasted about twenty minutes, and was witnessed by an im—
mense crowd of all ranks. To any commoner, and, indeed,
to many stars in the fistic hemisphere, Coaly would have
proved a formidable opponent. Ile has received a lesson,
however, which may be useful to him in future, and per_
hags teach him to keep his whip and his tongue under bet
ter controul.

Dick's hands were greatly swollen, and bore test;toonv
to the hardiness of his antagonist's head. }its eyes on; alse,
in mourning.

GRAND PERFORMANCE.

, to amateur,walk
. mile forwards, draw a gig a
:vrabiGkulfOtin
mile, wheel a barrow a mile, and till:up', a hoop a mile,
innlae lately,
milefor albvaaegke,rv:
backwards,
Mr. T. Barnes, the gengutieimioaaas
a mile, and drive a. 'mile in harness, all
trot a mile, gallop
Of which he did in bs,4ninutes '. luny undertook to trot a
horse halfa'mile, gall°l3 the same *horse half a mile, drive
the same horse in harness half a mile, then trot another
horse half a mile, gallop the same horse half a mile, and
drive the same horse in harness half a mile; both horses were
then to be P" in a tandem, and driven half a mile more ;
—all
of which lie undertook to do in 1:-1 minutes, for 500
guineas He then undertook to walk half a mile forwards,
raa b,/f a mile backwards, rim half a mile forwards, and
thee trundle a hoop another half mile. This part of the
peformance lie engaged to do in a quarter of an hour, for
500 guineas more. He then bet another thousand that the
'whole should be dune in 2S minutes—making the total un-
dertaking for the immense sum of 2,000 guineasi! The
match was looked for with intense anxiety by the sporting-
world, and some thousands depended on the issue. Betting
ran thus :—?, to 1 agains the first part, 6 and 1 to 4,
against the second, and 3 and 4 to 1 againt the total un-
dertaking. The match took place 'JP?' a half mile piece
of ground upon the Bath road, and was done thus :„.....
First part. M. s. SecOnd part. 31. s.
Trotting ist horse 1 52 I Walking half a mile 5 so
Galloping ditto 1 44 'limning backwards
Harness ditto 1 52 ditto
4 '36
Trotting 2d horse 1 • Bunningforwards do. 2 ~,,?26
Galloping do
......•••• 1 43 I Bowling a hoop ..... . '..2. 40
Harness do ............ 2 16 .
Tandem, bath 2 44

14 38
First part ...... 13 27

13 27

1 Total match 28 5
He was entirely knocked up at finishing. He thus lost
the total undertaking by only five seconds, and has e:.:pres,
sed his determination of attempting it apia.