The Sun.
London, England, 1811-01-09 00:00:00

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The match between Silvertliorie and Dogheriy
for a 4take of tot) guineas was fOugiit yeSierttly on
Combe Warren, near Kingston, where Richmond
beat Isaac Wood, the waterman.
At half-past twelve the combatants set to, will)
Rid Gibbous and Caleb BAdwin second. to Siker-
thortit., whose weight was 11st 4lb. and Dick Hail
anti Powers for noglierty, whose weight was to.t.
I 111.). *Current betting was 6 and 7t04 on Silver-
tho'rne.

Round 1. Sparring with caution. Dogherty ,
made a right handed hit, w hich V(33 returned, and
a partial disengagement took place. A most eon- -
rageous ani sanguinary rally, commenced by mu-
tual consent, in which the combAtinis mood and
exchan,ied hits um. the space of two minuses, re-
Apr:leis of the Wows. I) gherty's strait hitting
gaVe him some advantage, but the fitrengih of
verthornes bity.c.S was evident at the end of the
round, and one in tine throat of Dogherty V►as aWful,
llogherty got the worst of the rally,. and fell by a
blow, which decided first blood and first knock
down. Filo to one on Silverthorna.

t. Doghetty, embarrassed by the forcible blows
hr had rid, hit short with his right hand at tile
body, and Silve-thorne put in a blow with quick-
ness on the bead, which again brought his adver-
sary do w ee to one.

3: 'Stlvertitornen made a good stop, and another
rii;ly as courageous as in toe first tout d, ensued.
Silvei•thurne.foltol.ved aud bored his adversary to all
parts of the ring, but receiving Dogherty's science
about the-head. Silverthorne threw several blows
away by round hitting, but his stiength gave him
the 'beat ot the round, as Doglierty was %,alt, and
he kll with a slight Int.—Seven to 2 on S.lyer-
thorne.

4. Doglierty's head bled freely, but lie commenc-
Od a rally and put in a good body,bluw,-but it only,
staggered his advtrsary. In placing a second body
blOw Dowlerty was nit quickly on the bead, and
be %eat down.

5. Diqtterty made another body hit, and it was
returned on the head, as in the tortnor found. A
rally commeud, and Silvetthorne wd, knocked
down by a W 0,4 on the head.

6. Do&icily knocked down in the coin-
omit:valeta of a rally.

,
7. Dugherty appeared titst at, tune, and hit his
adversary on the head with great gaiety. Silver-
(borne made play by a dis,resaed and awkward hit,
and he received a right-1)41)(1.A lacer. Sitverthorne
bored in on a courageous rally---it was most sangui-
nary, as each exchanged hits for a minute and a
hatf.—,-Dogherty'i science gave him the advantage
of the former part of the ra.ly, and a close ensued
(or the firattitne, when Silverthorne fell Irons wak-
uessi.

8. Silvertliorne and Dogheriy put in a
hard blow ou thr mouth; ,Silverthurne, however,
bored him down.

9. Moen sparred for wind; Dogherty put in a body
blow with more fince Ikon cuutd have, been expect-
ed, and it was returned on the head, when Silver-
'lane (dl.

0. Silverthorne put it) .a dreadful bit as Dogherly
was commencing a rally, *hien knocked down lot

,ItlyetS4ry.

was with ditfivulty Dogherty could be got
off.,his second's knee, but he went in with the
COW %Qui a Crib, and .fought under these disad-
van;ages uutii knocked down, and the tight was sup-
pus,Ki to he over.

.D4,,therty,:was;hrouglit again to the scratch,
and twtibonatle play. tou-a doubled state, and the
combatants managed a rally in a state of weakness
unpiralleledo; Titey had sirengtit to stand, without
the I.lower, of hitting, although within length ; but
Stiverthoine recovered sufficiently to knock down
his adversary, which prevented bin) from appearing
agam ia
•

After the battle, llogherty was in a state which
'excited great alarm.; was bleeding from every
eliatin,l, and apparently lifeless. Whilst being car.
riedWitt of the I hog, his passage was .stopped -by
Stlverihoine,, wiw, had. walked out of the inner-
roped ring in a state quite as bad as the vanquished.:
Neither had life enough to stand on their legs, and
they were put to bed and bled. The desperate con-
fiict lasted 22 minutes, 17 of which were really ex-
changing. hits.
Thi:vcontest was even more sanguinary, taking
the, siZ:LOI flee men, than that of Crib aid Moll-
neux ; and >< was one of a similar nature, inasmuch,
as strength opposed science, and in the two instances
Itie lot incr had 'wally prevailed. Dogherty
a hurt in the arm ip a fall in the third round,
which was much againsthim,blit hisgame through-
ont excited at once admiration and ClifiltlliSela-
.