Star.
London, England, 1824-05-26 00:00:00

NETWEEN DICK CURTIS ANL, AYRES.

This was one of the adjourned matches trom the late stop at
Moulsey. Curtis is the Pride of the Light Weights and the Pet of
the Finley. Ayres was ,trongly backed acainst hint, as a deter-
mined, resolute man, lint to be denied, and certain to shake him in
throwing. The stake was one hundred sovereigns. Ayres came
into the ring with Crawley and Shelton; and Curtis attended by
Tom Owen and Josh Hudson.
THE FIGHT.

Ayres appeared at the scratch with confidence and spirit, but
every eye was directed wiih admiration to thu active, firm, and cle-
sant attitude of Curtis. Ills person is in perfect proportion, slen-
der, but full of atrength and muscle. With him fighting appears
divested of all its ferocity, and he stands on his ground a model of
grace, cambia:jog the most determined courage with the easiest and '
most composed mannar-•-9 to 1 uil Ciblii.
On setting-to Curtis began on his usual system of prudence—
breaking ground and backing nearly to the ropes, drawing his num
after him, but alwacs ready to hit. Ayres foltim-ed him xviilt some
caution, to Ming him to work. On making bini:elf up for a phAllge,
Curtis I,t 11; w:;!, car kit on the mouth; :tyres shook his head, hut
caught it again I.ke lightning. Curtis inancutred his man about
the raft, tempting him within distance, and then meeting him Nv.th
a succession of jobbing hits on the head,so that the blood followed las
band in tot rents. Ayres ked his best to get in to fight, b.::
Curtis':; legs and foods timed hint so well, that lie could do no
good, atid was hit away repeatedly. The round ended with a alautt
struggle. and Ayres under hi a roll.

9..lbis was a long round, but all through Curtis had the bee.--
Ayres stopped kis left hand over and over, but it would nut be de-
nied. Curtis stood so safe to hit or get away, and sprung from the
right foot with all the force of Ins body on the left hand as it went
out, that his execution was tremendous. lie cut his man unda the
eye, scored his nose raw, and made his face one mass of blond and
bruises. The blood flowed in one broad stream, covering the neck,
ca.,:, and body with gore. Ayres stood up with great manliness,
but could not plant a hit of any value. After some attempts to
counter with the lett, and a scientific bit off the stop with the
a clus.: took place, and Ayres rolled under.
J. Ayres c.ane up a piteous The blood could not be cleaned
in the halt minute, and it still flowed front the open wounds. Curtis
bore the bloody marks of roiling over Win at the end of the last
round. Curtis the left-handed game again, but finding Ayres
stop hint better, played at the body for a little to bring diiwn Ayres
game'. Ayres mate his right hard tell heavy on Curtis's ribs, but,
was pinked instanter oil the head for the favour. Ayres tied t.•
change his mode of fighting, but Curtis, ell coolness, maintained his
part and style of work. Ayres stood manly for several sainutes,,
trying all ways for an operirg, but every step forward was met by
a straight plunge front Curtis with the left. The blood followed to
such quantities, that nature began to sink, and after a frequent re.
petition of similar punishment, the poor brave fellow could no longer
stand, and fell quite exhausted into the arms of his second, and was
taken away in a very bad state indeed.
li A Ili:S.-141f Cc such rounds in twenty-five minutes were never
seen before. Curtis is beyond praise, and beyond comparison. Ile
is the best fighter that ever stripped, and the whole ring may learn
from him. It is quite uneqUalled in the initials of flg,lnflig to beat
with one hand (the left may) a man of equal strength, and one mu
deficient in science. His blow has the bilaCpilCSS of the 'chisel,
driven with the force of a sledge-hammer. lle it never fur an in-
stant at fault or unprepared and after this fight he must rank far
above all men of Ins weight, and indeed above aU fighting men in

precision, erecut:on, and science. It would be wird% th • entke or
au eminent sculptor to take this youth as a model for a statue ~f
an English pugilist. There is a statue in the Louvre of a yflu,.l
victor itt the public games with the cestut, hut it is fir inferior
slisplay of muscular power arid eKgres.ion to Curtis,in hii
conquering attkusle. The Roman artist never had so gaol 4