The Sun.
London, England, 1816-07-19 00:00:00

BOXING.

, The matches made were fought off yesterday in
s. yeoman's paddock, near Word, Essex, and
greater variety of every sort was never witnessed.

. 'THE FIRST FIGHT.
•-•The magnet of attraction was the fight between
Harry Lancaster and John Ford. Both men are
knonn on the lists as losers, without detracting
' from their merits. Lancaster, perfect. in the
science, but n slight hitter, Wai, backed at 7 to 4
and .2 to 1 ; but there were anxious takers of the
odds. Tice match was for 20 guineas a-side:—
Seconds, (Aker, and Clark for Lancaster, and
Harmer and Richmond for Ford.
As there was nothing to animadvert upon in
this combat which could gratify our sporting
',treaders, inasmuch as the first round was of pirce
with 12 others, we give , that description, and
next the strange turn which led to the termina-
tion, of the event. Lancaster, as it was expected,
front a stone of superior weight and length In pro-
portion, had the best of it. Ills hits not with-
atanding were feeble, compared with his 'weight,
a 'fault always in him predominant ftornhis incor-
rect delivery in 1101, hl ()Whig in the weight of his'
body, executing with the arm. Same of these
, Ford stopped, and now and then returned
With effective hitting, but the odds in the 7111
round •had got to 3 and 4 to 1 against him, and
he maintained superiority, notwithstanding which
Ford drew fist blood. He Also took care-of his
head, and Lancaster, in not judging, the. length in
delivery, now and then met a blow, and until the
12th gonad he had only made a few marks On the
body ut Ford with, right-handed hitting, his left
at the head being altogether. useless. I o this said
12th round Ford was hopping attain the ring
with a sprained anele, and at this period it was,
to repeat nut old phrase, Lomburd-street to a
China orange shout tt'e event. Betters were. in
vain hunting the ring; when, to I a sudden change
occurred by a sort of Inspiration, and its it was the
duty when some philosopher predicted the world
would be at an earl, s,t was the disappointment on
this event. Ford, 'is if under the hands, of s -ma-
gician, got what figh:Ners term second W ind, and lie
went in to. mill. The result was, he never gave.
his adversary a chance, and he dropped Lincaster's
hands by real fighting, anti made a frightful ex-
ample of his setting-to in it few rounds. He. in-
sured kimself victory to follow, and his feitriess
anticipations were realized after lighting 30 rounds.
in 42 minutes.

THE SECOND PIGHT
Wits between
at.tniveuttrier, the brother of the
town's favourite (Oliver),mini Martin, a baker, and
the hest of the Ciliort weight aysient ewe have ever
seen in the ring He could make a, comfortable
meal of your Pentlkins, Noiswortitys, and the et
teteras. It, wits *I brave fight. The, baker's fine
fighting was opposed to superior weight.ancl.cou-
rage. The eomh,tants were unknown to the
ring, hilt -they had received some of the benefits
N.rising from practice, 'an m
ti thought themselves as
g
ood Its Tutu crib, your Chickens, or any other
personages.

ft vas determined fight, bid tile balter'h 'sands
were always in his adversary's face, and his bead
was kilt in Chancery, so us not to give him a
chalice instil bleeding called D.nnr Nature in cities-
tion, and she canted n temporary stt3nension of
power. After li4hting 40 minutes, Oliver was
beat trensendously.

A THIRD 4.t3ttr
Tonk piaci between two tnave little men, one of
whom we untterstoott tea Lu.: an attorney's
The lawyer w4s beat, but be so gathe that
bad not his friends insisted on lid giving in, he
won't' probably Wave been a fitting subject fur a
Wackier& halwas instetitl of a 41-41 orris,