Star.
London, England, 1821-10-23 00:00:00

BOXING, AT MOUSLEY HURST.

This plain has been for many years the scene of heroic valour.
There never were two better pitted than on the occasion we are
about to record, of about equal weight. Curtis is a snake-treaded
one like Jem Belcher; Lenney, though as good a man in nature
as his adversary, is of Quisote form, capable of bearkg punish-
inent without a groan, able and wine gto give. The men, with
their partisans, shewed in the ring with white upper toggery and
castors. Belcher and Harry' I-Lirmer seconded Curtis, and
Spring and Gas picked up Lenney.—Five to four on Curti.
ROUND I.—Lenney made the play; Curtis broke his ground,
turned to again, and floored his adversary by a left-handed hit
followed by the right. •
2. Curtis made the play, and cut his adversary on the left eyes
brow, form which torrents of elates flowed, and, breaking
ground, he returned and made a heavy right-handed blow under
his adversary's jaw. Lenney, undismayed, stuck close at his
work, but his bits were at too much distance for his meaning.
In a close there was a trial of strength, which was rather ha fa-
vour of Lenney, who gave the fall, but Curtis had cunning
enough to keep himself uppermost.—Two to one on Curtis.
3. Both out of wind; Lenney placed a blow on the throats
and his adversary threw him.
4. A severe fighting round, in which hits were exchanged
about the head quite disorderly. In a rally both were hanging
over the ropes, but they were not bred in the Randall school of
weaving. Curtis having his right hand at liberty, pelted upon the
kidneys of his adversary, but his back was not in its place to sus-
tain material injury.
5. Lenney again made the play, and, regardless of fear, got as
near his adversary as he could, but Curtis bad all the science of
fighting with him, and he floored his adversary.—Three to one.
6. Loney made a good hit, but Curtis turned upon hhn, and
laid open a contused right cheek bone, from which the giant
flew like a waterfall, down to the very inesprasibles.
7. Lenney's head was like a plum-pudding, exhibiting all Co-
lours, and it was made worse in this round by a heavy llOUtefor..
Four to one. •
To the judges of fighting, the battle was now considered won.
It is unnecessary to go any great length further into this fight,
keeping in view some particularities. In the Bth round Curtis,
having lost no blood, shewed himself the strongest man in
throwing, whilst the contused head Of his adversary presented
an exehequered spectacle.. In the 10th round, Lenney made a
brave stand, and hit his adversary on the ear, but loss of bloo.l
had so weakened him, that he fell upon his blow, mid had no
chance afterwards. In the 12th round, Lenney fell in trying to
bit, and his head was ten to one heavier than his legs. In the
14th round, Curtis let loose, and shewed some of the best fight-
ing of Jem Belcher. In the 18th round, Curtis hit his adversary
down by a heavy hit in the throat, which would have stopped
all the heavy Mau men of the day, but the brave Lenney yet
would not be denied. Gas made some inspiring observations,
but Lenney's head was too groggy to edify, and after the 28th
round, when floored by a heavy hit, he was deaf to time, with
his head reclined on his second's shoulder.
Curtis was carried way in triumph, sitting upright upon a
friend's shoulders. Lenney was put to bed in an uncertain state.