The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-28 00:00:00

to break away, but Barney for a moment held him tight an&
fibbed ; at last Dick ran off, Barney close after him, and pep-
pering him as he went At last they both closed, and after a se-
vere effort, went down together. On Dick being placed on his
second's knee, " first blood" was announced from his mouth.
2. Cautious sparring for come time.' At last, Dick having
again retreated to the corner of the stage, Barney seeing an open-
ing, threw out his left, and caught Dick under the right eye.
Dick countered with his left, and gave Barney a " Roland for his
Oliver." Barney rushed to in fighting, and the counter-hitting
was beautifel. Barney was always prompt with the left, while
Dick was eeptally active with the same hand. Barney caught
Dick round the heck, and commenced fibbing ; but Dick was
active at the same game, and the punishment was mutually se-
vere. In the struggle for the fail, Barney was thrown, and the
friends of Dick were loud in their chaff.
3. On coming to the scratch, the comparison of the result of
the lest round was in favour of Dick ; who, by catching Barney
on the centre of his nose, had blackened both Isis eyes. Barney
again commenced fighting, but Dick stopped him with the quick-
ness of lightning. Counter hitting followed, and the men broke
away.—(`'l to lon Dick.)--Dick once more retired towards the
corner of the stage, Barney after him. Another interehaneu, in
wiiieh Dick caught it in the mouth, and spit a little blood. More
waiting, 'eel mutual determination :not to give a chance away.
At length Barney hemmed his man in the corner, and finding he
could not retreat, rushed is to deliver his jobbing hit with leis
left ; in this he succeeded, eerd made a forcible impression on
Dick's muzzle. Dick countered with his left, when Barney caught
him round the neck, and commenced close fighting. The hitting
right and left was very fine, and rather in favour of Dick, whose
shott straight hits did some execution, and the Jew's Paz began
to swell. Having broke away, Dick retreated towards the cor-
ner of the stage, followed by Barney, who caught bins A severe
blow in the throat. In the scramble both went down heavy.
4. Another long sparring. The fight had now lasted 25 mi-
nutes. Dick saw his moment, and with the rapidity of thought,
tlarete In his left on Barney's cannister, and dropped him, although
not with great force.—(This was given as the first knock-down
blow.)
5. Barney came up srniling, but Dick still looked ar serious
as a judge. Pick hit out with his left, but the Jew, wee with
him, and countered with equal prOmpinees. Someisiod right
and left jobbing followed, when Barney again slosh for in-fight-
ing, and had recourse to catching Dick round the neck. A tre-
mendous interchange of blows followed, and the head-works
of both were much deranged, but Barney had decidedly the
worst of it, and received a severe cut on his right check from Dick's
left. At length a struggle for the fall commenced, when the men
came close to the railing of the stage, each still endeavouring
to hit. At this moment Dick, in trying to throw his man,
canted him between the upper rails, and he would have
fallen a height of six feet to the ground, and thus, no doubt, have
finished the contest; but luckily the accident happened close
to the waggon placed for the umpire--and having been caught by
the referee, no harm was done, and he was assisted on the stage
without a moment's delay, and with a cry of " I'm all right."
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vere jobbers, right and left, on Barney's bead, as he followed him,
and at last Barney fell on his hands, bleeding at several points.
The fight had now lasted forty-two minutes.
7. Dick now winked his eye this friends, that he was winning,
and certainly he came up decidedly the freshest, while Barney.
seemed to have losthis caution, and to be rather posed. He, how-
ever, chewed great courage, and lost but little time in rushing to
the attack. Dick saw his game, drew back, and met him as he
came in, three times in succession. Barney instantly bored in,
and got the fall, but Dick had decidedly the best of the hitting.--
(5 to 1 on Diele.)
S. This was a short round, but Dick was all gaiety. Barney'
rushed in to a rally, in which severe favours were exchanged, and
Dick received an ugly one in the throat. In the close both went
down, but there was not much mischief done by the fall.
9. And last. Both came up with great caution, but Barney'e
bead began to exhibit a hideous figure ; still he covered his points
with good judgment for some seconds, when Dick, who never lost
sight of the object he bad in view, saw a fair opening—Barney
dropped his right hand, and Dick instantly collecting his whole
force, threw in, so terrific a blow on Barney's throat, that it floored
him as if he had been shot. He fell flat on his back, and on being
taken up by his seconds was utterly senseless, and remained so for
some time after. Dick was of course proclaimed the victor
amidst the cheers of his friends, and he was himself equally
elated ; he jumped up several times, and was at length borne off
the stage, on Josh Hudson's shoulders. The fight lasted Afty
minutes.
REMARICS.—A better fight between two small men had never
been witnessed, and it was equally clear that Dick never met
with a more dangerous customer; indcA, for the first three or
four rounds, Dick's friends were not free from apprehensions.—
Barney, however, having at length, by severity of punishment,
been thrown off the caution with which he set out, he left himself
open to the well-known tactics of Dick, who, retreating before
him, drew him after him, and thus secured the battle by those
terrific jobs for which he is so celebrated, and which, in point of
severity, admit of no comparison with the powers of any other
man in the ring. Barney proved himself game to the last, and
fought with considerable judgment ; but he was out-generalled.
and must not again think of competition with the Pet.
YOUNG DUTCH SAM AND GYPSEY COOPER.
These men, who fought for fifty pounds aside, next mounted
the stage ; Cooper, accompanied by Mr. Nathan and Jem Ward,
and Dutch Sam, to the surprise of all, by Dick Curtis and Josh
Hudson ; Curtis, it seems, had taken odds of 10 to 1 that he
should win the fight with Barney and second his friend Sam.
This wager he now came to secure, and, in fact, throughout the
fight he was as active and as much on the alert as if he had
mounted the stage for the first time. His conduct excited gene-
ral admiration.
The fight between the Gypsey and Sam, whose qualities we
have already described, would afford little amusement in detail—
It is sufficient to say that it was all one way. Nine rounds
were fought in one hour and eight minutes and a half—a large
portion of which time was occupied in mancevring. The
Gypsey, perhaps, never fonght worse, although he evinced 'bore
game than he has generally received credit for possessing. His
wild rushes and awkward weaving were utterly useless with
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did not give the poor Bushman a chance, and so completely dis-
figured his physiognomy, that his dearest connections could not
have recognized him. For the last three rounds his punishment
was so severe that his backer interfered, and would
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him to come again, although he had manifested no symptoms to
" cut the consarn." Sam was not less elated than Curtis, and
capered about like a sweep on May-day. He left the stage with
Dick, and returned to Andover. from whence they set off last
night for Basingstoke, where they slept. The men will show
to-morrow at Sam's benefit, which will be held at the Tennis-
court, in Windmill-street.
The highest satisfaction was expressed by all the parties at the
day's sport; and although it rained almost incessantly, none
grumbled at the hardships they had undergone. These fight
give another lift to the character of the Ring.