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London, England, 1831-03-17 00:00:00

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FIGHT BETWEEN NED NEAL AND TOM GAYNOR
FOR FIVE HUNDRED POUND&

Tuesday the " Gemrnen" of the " Fistic Corps" had another field
day, to witness the decision of a match between Ned Neal add Ton,
Gaynor, in which the former was matched to fight 3001. to 2001, of the
latter. The Corsoseenhi in these matters are fully acquainted with the
pretensions of the men—but such is the low ebb at which these usno,„
meats have arrived, that notwithstanding the unusual amount of the,
stakes, the interest excited was extremely limited, and the iamb's.%
of amateurs but comparatively few, when compared with similar exhi.
bitions in former times. The scene of action was at Wartield, Belk.
shire, and nearly on the same spot on which Neal conquered Cannon.
the Great Gun" of Windsor, on a former occasion. The day ten,
stormy, and, of course, unpropitious, but fortunately there was no nth,
enemy of the sport to contend with, for the magistrates indulgently, am,
perhaps wisely, did not attempt to interfere. The match, when origi.
nally made on the part of Neal. was thought imprudent, but he had toe
much pride to recede, and rather than his admirers should be disup,
pointed, he deposited the greater proportion of the stakes out of his
own pocket—an example which Gaynor was, from the tardiness o.'
his Mends, obliged to follow. The same men fought about neecc
years back, when Neal was the victor; hut since then Gay.
nor has acquired experience as well as scientific knowledge, and when
it was recollected that Neal had on his late defeat by Young Dutch
Sam completed his seventeenth prise battle, it was naturally concluded
that in Gaynor, in a second attempt, he would find an antagonist of no
mean importance. So generally was this opinion adopted, that Gaynot
for some weeks back has actually been a favourite at trifling orldg,—
Eight weeks have only elapsed since Neal fought with Sam, and during
the greater part of that period he had devoted himself to preparing for
his new labour. Gaynor had been equally assiduous; and both men
arrived on the ground in good condition, and with equal confidence in
their own talent. As the hour of contest approached, the former fame
of Neal was called to mind, and his patrons came more boldly forward
' to sustain his pretensions, sporting their money with freedom, and back.
ing him at 6 to 4, or rather offering to back him, for there were few dis-
posed, at the last pinch, to accept even these odds.
On entering the roped arena Neal seemed to be in the better condi-
Son, and, in point of weight, exceeded his opponent by about a atom ;
in age, too, he had an advantage, being but 27 years of age, while Gay.
nor was 32. Neal was waited upon by Tom Spring and Young Dutch
Sam ; and Gaynor by Harry Holt.
THE FIGHT.
In describing the fight, a recapitulation of the rounds (forty.three in
number) would be not only tedious, but uninteresting, for, in truth.
they consisted rather of a series of wrestling bouts, in which both re.
ceived in turns tremendous falls, than of active operations in the knuc.
kola: art. Before a single blow was struck on either side, forty-two
minutes were exhausted—a period which was occupied in feints, hall
hits, and stops, each trying to draw the other, so as to produce a
favourable opening—and at last, when Neal did go in, it was in so
hesitating a manner, that little damage was done, and Gaynor sue.
needed in giving the first fall. From thenceforth they fought more
quickly, and with greater execution, Neal giving and receiving heavy
hits, and ultimately having his left eye completely closed, while Gay-
nor showed a severe contusion and gaping wound on his left cheek,
and other marks of heavy visitation on his mouth and nose. The falls,
as we before observed, were severe on both sides, but, from the supe.
nor strength of Neal, he succeeded on two or three occasions in lifting
Gaynor clam from the ground In his arms, and plunging him with ter.
rific force on his bead and neck. These maneeuvres, as well as the
exhaustion from the repetition of violent struggles for the throw,
at length had the effect of completely reducing Gaynor to such a
state of weakness, that his defeat seemed to be considered as
almost certain, and Neal was then backed at three and four
to one. In despite of these disadvantages, however, the unshrinking
game of Gaynor enabled him to struggle on, and finally to bring him-
self again so much in favour, that be was backed at even. Still eonfi.
dens in Neal was not unshaken ; but in a few more rounds the pease.
vering obstinacy of his gallant opponent, as well as a few more addi.
clonal hits and throws, shook his frame so severely, and exhausted his
patience so entirely, that in the forty-third round, after a heavy fall, in
which Gaynor tumbled on his neck with all his weight, he became in.
sensible, and could not again be shook into activity. The victory was
in consequence given to Gaynor, in exactly one hour and fifty.one mi.
notes ; and so much had he recovered in the last few rounds, that he
was enabled at the close to make a vigorous bound, and to walk firmly
to his carriage without assistance, while Neal was carried off perfectly
helpless. Great surprise was felt at the result; but it was sufficiently
clear that Neal's day bad gone by, and that he wanted the vigour of
body and mind necessary to enable him to withstand the courageous and
reiterated attacks of such an assailant as Gaynor. " Viewing the fight as
a whole, it was decidedly bad on both sides, each missing oppor-
tunities of " stand-up milling," and having recourse to grappling
and wrestling, in utter violation of all the principles of the Old
School of boxing. In fact, notwithstanding the protracted continuance
of the battle, the punishment on either aide was unimportant, and less
by many degrees than has been witnessed in former times in one tithe
of the time. Gaynor reached his own house In Duke's-court, Bow.
street, last night, and Neal proceeded on to Ripley, in Surrey, where
he had stopped on his way from his training quarters.
Neal, with this battle, has taken leave of the ring alto-
Vbeing about to enter into the badness of a publican, to which
eelffiects of his repeated suffering will offer no impediment and in
which, no doubt, he will receive the reward of his past labour:.
Gaynor, by this battle, has obtained not only fame but profit, and
has entitled himself to more decided support among his compeers, than
has hitherto been awarded him.

There was a dispute as to first blood, both parties claiming it; and
with regard to the first knock-down blow' there could be little direr.
ence of opinion ; for there was not a clean knock-clown blow from the
commencement to the conclusion of the battle.

.. -
What a different race of beings will the aristocracy be-
come, after the passing of the Reform Bill, when the in-
dulgence of their ambition will depend on the good will of
the public, and not on their rent-rolls, mortgage deeds, and
consols. The moral revolution will be even greater than the
public ; for well cultivated talents, correct conduct, and un-
impeachable integrity will be the only passport to power.
We shall not then see boys on leaving school led into the
House by their papas, as we now too often witness.

Or Sows—At Bishop's Pen, Jamaica, the Lady of the Right Rev.
the Lord Bishop of Jamaica— llth, in Lincoln's-inn-fields, the Luly of
P. B. Brodie, Esq.
MARRIED.
15th Inst. at All Souls' Church, Lsnghsm.place, Capt. Wm. Henry
Elliott, of the 51st, of Elliott-house, near Ripon, to Jane, youngest
daughter of the late Wm. Ashmore, Esq. of Ipswich-10th, at Trinity
Church, Mary-la-bonne, J. Hope, Esq. M.D. of Lower Seymour.
street, to Anne, daughter of the late J. W. Fulton, Esq. of Upper
Harley-street. _

DIRD.

11th inst. at Easton Hall, l,incornshire, Sir Montagu Cho!melt'',
Bart. aged 68. The hon. hart. was elevated to that dignity in 1806,
and subsequently represented the borough of Grantham in Parliament-
6th, In Scotland, Brigadier-Genetal Alexander Walker, late Governor
of St. Helena-48th ult. at Nice, Georgians, eldest daughter of the late
Walter Munay, Esq. of Jamaica, aged 17-151, at Genoa, Lieutenant
Holford, R.N. second son of John J. Holford, Esq. of York-place.
Portman-square—Dr. Laugliarne' of lAugharne, South Wales, and
Hampton Wiek, aged 76-17th Nov. on board the ship Lord William
Bentinek, eight days after departure from Madras for England, Capt.
John iyfe, late resident at Tanjore.