Star.
London, England, 1823-09-06 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BOXING.—FLOWRIIS AND PEA nen.
Tuesday a battle took place at Stoke Common, Bucks, be-
tween Flowers, a Wiltshire man, a first rate boxer on the pro-
vincial list, and Pearce, a native of Berkshire, of pugilistic fame,
for 50 sovereigns a-side. It was nearly three o'clock before the
scene of action was fixed on, the men haviu been disturbed
twice by orders of the Magistrates. At length, Stoke Common
was selected as a favourable spot for the eng !gement, and every
thing being arranged, Pearce threw his hat into the ring, accom-
panied by his seconds, J. Moa and Harris. Flowers entered
the ring soon after, accompanied by his seconds, Dates and
Thorn, his countrymen. The men then Ftript, and Muss went
up to the stake, and tied tile yd!ow i g for Pearce ; the blue
was instantly deposited over it for Flowers. The men then shook
hands, and were brought up to the scratch. The olds were
S to 4 on Flowers.

Hound 1. Pearce made play right and I: ft, but Flowers broke
ground, and put in a right-banded blow on Pearce's mouth,
which produced the char:, and in a strugzle fur the fall, Flowers
was thrown. This hrought bets even.
2. This was a anta.hing round of seven minutes, and give and
take was the order of the day; the men hit away at each other
till their heads were smothered in bluad, and boa; wet,: d0...3
weak, Pearce under.

3. The men were brought up much distressed; it was nearly a
minute before a blow was struck, when Pearce made a lounging
right-handed hit at his adversary's head, which was stopped by
Flowers in line style, and in return he received a heavy blow
under the lift ear, which floored him. Six`and 7 to 4 on Flowers.
4. This was another good-contested round of three minutes
hard work ; at length Flowers got Pearce against the ropes, and
Dutch cried out, " Now's the time—finish your work bke
man." 'This ended in Flowers throwing him a heavy fall, and
falling with all his weight on him. Tw.) to onewn flowers.
5. In this round Flowers h_d reduced the fight to a certainty
in his favour, by planting two heavy hits on his adversary's
head, which sent him down bleeding. Five to one on Flowers.
6. On time being called, Pearce could not stand up; he held
out his hand to Flowers, and said he could fight no longer.
The battle lasted 17 minutes; the men were ab.iut llst.each,
and have often been tried. Flowers has foaght nine battles, awl
won them all. His-list fight was with Davis, the Ipswich na-
vigator, in June last, near Colchester. He is a thorough game
man' and bids fair to give some of the London men a jab-ano-
ther day, as he can be backed for 100 sovereigns against any man
of his weight, in three months.
INTERESTING PUGILISTIC MATCH TO THE FANCY.
if he JAI& Dull Fighter will now he placed in competition with
one of the best (considered) boxers on the list, James Ward (the
brilliant Black Dianunul of the East), without a forfeiture takes
place by the latter, which is net anticipated:

" Hole-in-the-Wall, Chancery-lane, Sept. 4.
" Josh. Hudson agrees to fight Jams Ward for £l2O a-side.
To be a fair stand-up fight in a 24-feet ring, half-minutsiAime.
Mr. Jackson to name the place of fighting. The battle to take
place on Tuesday, November 11, 1823. The men to be in the
ring, and ready to fight, between the hours of twelve and one
o'clock. An umpire to be chosen on each side, and a referee to
be appointed on the ground. Ten pounds a-side are now depo-
sited in the hands of a person well known to the Prize Ring;
£4O a-side more to he made good at Mr. Shelton's, liole-in-the-
Wall, Gate-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on Tuesday, October 7,4
between the hours of eight and ten o'clock in the evening, or
the £lO a-side to be forfeited. The remainder of the stakes, £5O
•a-side, to be made good a fortnight before fighting, on Tuesday,
October 28, at Mr. Randall's, Hole-in-the-Wall, Chancery-lane,
between the hours of eig_ht and ten in the evening, or the money
deposited to be forfeiter
" Signed for Josh Fludson, G. IL
" James Ward."

Witness B. Burn.

Upon the above articles being signed, 12 to 8 was offered to
be. taken by the friends of Ward ; and several bets were pro-
posed that Ward's money would be made good. Hudson, in his
late battle, proved himself a much better boxer than was ex-
pected; which, added to his " Nelson sort of courage," renders
him one of the most, if not decidedly the most, formidable op-
ponent of the present race of pugilists. The repeated excellence
of \Yazd will now be put to the test, and if he can but /truth
his rounds well, it will be likely to prove one of the finest Y. F.'s
ever witnessed by the peepers of the Fancy.
• ARCHERY AT CHATSWORTIL
Chatsworth Park was last week the scene of gay festivitr.
Derbyshire throughout is well calculated to inspire Its. natives
with a taste for rural sports, and therefore it is that archery has
become the favourite amusement of nearly the whole of its prin-
cipal fami:iet. Thursday, being a remarkably fine day, carriages
of all kinds were filled with respectable persons, who went to
be spectators of the exhibition. The country for many mike
distant felt an interest un the occasion, and sending forth its gaily
attired parties of males and females, contributed to enliven the
general appearance, and make the scene altogether a particularly
pleasing one. It is the general opinion that the Ladies were the
most accomplished performers, and made the best use of the bore
and arrow ; that they excelled the Gentlemen, and were the
most successful competitors for the prize of fame. The Duke
appeared to feel a real pleasure in the society of his neighbours,
and desirous of doing all in his power to make them happy.
EDE.SURGH.--Friday week, a party of the Royal Company of
Archers proceeded to Selkirk, to shoot for the Silver Arrow
given by the Magistrates of that gooli town. The prize was
keenly contested, and gained by John Cohn Wilson, Esq. W.S.
The party were joined at the festive board by 'several visitors--
the Magistrates, accompanied 'by the accustomed tribute of a
riddle of claret, Sir Walter Scott, and several Gentlemen from
the neighbourhood, united with the Body Guard in devoting
the afternoon to mirth and happiness. On Saturday, the party
drove up to Peebles, where there was also a Silver Anow to
be shot for. The day was fine, and the spectators were, conse-
quently, numerous. The shooting-ground, studded with archers
in their full attire, surrounded by lofty hills, and in the bosom
of a beautifully wooded country, through which the mighty ,
Tweed sweeps its way, presented a scene worthy of a Nasmyth's
pencil. The modern mansions of King's:meadows, and Ker-
field, with their pleasure-grounds, adorned the landscape; while
Neidpath Castle, more congenial to the recollections of the
archers, frowning in baronial pride in the distance, reminded th,a
spectator of times gone by. The company marched through the
town to the shooting-ground, with all the pomp and circumstance
of contest; and the prize was gained bay Sir Patrick Walker.
The riddle—for Peebles, too, bouts a riddle, which, for waist
of a bottom, i* not so easily solved as that of her sister borough,
was at its post in the afternoon. The Provost and Magistrates
honoured the company with their presence at dinner, which WAS
served up in Mr. Ross's best style. •

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