Star.
London, England, 1803-11-29 00:00:00

.140_VING.

Yeller-Jay, being the day appointed for the deciron
of leveral prize battlei, which have been for fome
time prading, the Heroes of the Fi(t, their rectum's,
and a numermiq cavalcade of amateurs, let off at an
early ilium for Wimbledon Common, the place de-
tigned for the helm of aftion. At half pall one
..'clock, the ling being formed, the firft two Chant •
pions that entered the lift were Hlpinz Ned send
Donnovan, from Kingfton. There two combatants
excited great interelt among the fighting men, hay.
ing fought together fume tame ago, for a confidera-
ble wager, when vi&ory was declared in favour of
Hopping Ned. On this occation, the conteft was only
for the fum of 20 guineas:

:kit Round—At a quarter before two o'clock, the combatants
fet to, each appearing confident uf fore,fe. Hopping Nt.l plat, d
the firil Move on his atitagonift's Wee, him ; awl
following him rp with his let hand. m Ale rUClrcf,: ul hit at Don-
moan's forehead; he, however, did not lalL (In I).•oltiovoit's r,.
covering bimfelf, fame (harp hitting took place on I, ,to fide.; th: y
tided. and,on falling. Hopping Ned en: uppermult.
Second Roonti--A gr-At dr.,' of hard kliting; no flopping. nor
difplay of fcimee. Dminorm fought Qty, and endeavoured to
avoid 11i4 nppontitt's Now.; ; he • WA. hit. is bin retreat, on the
neck, with Hopping Ned's left band, which km him among the
pt ople tin; rit:g. Odds, two to ore in flopping Ned'',
tavour.

Thin{ Round—Very ; doted at Railing. Hopping Ned
gave Donnovan a erof4 huttoek.
Fourth Round—Round hitting on both tides ; ootwlthttanding
many hard blow told. as oath: r had dexterity to Rup them. On
eluting, Thononean f.II

Fifih Round—Some (harp hitting. Hopping Ned, in rallying,
made a flip, and could not recover hinifelf; in fdli •g he received
a fevcre hit from his opponent. Even betting.
Sixth, Seventh,and Eighth Rounds—No dangerous blows Itruek
on either fide- Hopping Ned kept the advania,ss by b leg able
to throw Donnovan. both attptcrired weak.
Ninth Round— rhe molt levere of any. Several ftralt blows
itruck by Hopping Ned, but do not tell, as Donnovan would
not itAnd up. They clot d. and a fried itruggle milted for the eras
buttock, winch ended as ideal, in Ned's favour.

Tenth, Else r.h, and Twelfth Itounds—Very little change in
the oddr,or it y'_ u•'fiehting, e:eept that Donnonn flood up clofer
Met when he made a forme hit, be germ:illy Ml from his own
blow.

Thlrteenth Round.-Very (harp }bright on both Wm Ned
}tamed the ftrungeit ; on rallying, Donuovan was hit over the left
eye, which made him fall. Be!oce be came to the ground he was
hit sgabi by Hopping Ned, when a general cry of foul ! foul! was
vociferated. The uhjehou over-ruled, and they again pro-
ceeded.

Fourteenth Round—Hopping Ned, et ftarting, gave his oppo-
nent aeamplete knock-down blow.
Fifteenth, bizteenth,and Seventeenth Rounds—Continued even
haring; noontime baying thrown Hopping Ned twice, the only
bates the whole battle.
Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Rooads—Hopping Ned
appearte a good deal diftreffcd, having undagone molt fatigue
in the battle, by following his opponent round the ring to put an
his blows; many of which he failed in from the manner of Don-
onvan't r:treating.
Twenty-Brit. Twentrlicond, and Twenty-third—No odds In
the battle. Nothing remarkable occurred except in the laßround.
In trying for a croft buttock, the one rolledr,er the other.
Twenty-fourth Rmnil—Was bard fought on both fides. After
fome Foote hitting, each made gond his Mow orthit opponent's
forehead, which occafioned them both to fall with violence on their
backs, at fomedlitanse from each other.. .

Twenty-fifth, Twenty-ftxtk, and i'wentrfeventh Rounds—
were better contefted than the preceding ones, particelarly on the
pact of l'onnovan, who nvw began to fight with greater cone.
deuce of (needs. He rut Hopping Ned keenly over the fare. I
which bled freely, and brought the odds in his favour for the firft
time.

Twenty-eighth Round—Vas del* rately fought. Hopping Ned
leaned determined to gain the ground he had lat. He put In ft •
rend body blows with great judgment, and threw, his opponent at
the end of the round. _ _ _

For the fix following Rounds both fought with determined bra-
vary,but neither could make much imprelßan on the other, from
the cabman:l Rate they were in. Hopping Ned continued to
fight the molt ma*, never giving way but from the Nowa of his
opponent Doonovan would frequently fall front leis own
Wow; bat whether from w.akncl's or defidn, it was a matter of
great doubt.
Thhty-fifth Round—Hopping Ned gave tionnoran a complete
knock-down blow es letting to. Severe bitting. Both comba-
tants locoed to have gathered Arength, had (hewed good ►ottom.
Doonovan made a fuecefsfal hit at Hopping Ned'. body, which
was returned by a blow from his opponent's left hand, which
knocked him down.

Thirty-feventh Round—Doonovan leach Several hard blows
at Hopping Hare kit fide, frau the left of which he fill, without
barrios received a blow in mum. Here •my of fool! foul! was
called out by Hopping Ned's friends, who knitted it was apinft
the laws of pugilifin to fall without a blow. It was urged, en the
caber lide, that it was not done !Meltdown, but proceeded hem
waked,. As Hopping Ned was Rill eonU..rod to have the heft
ist it, he was perfiedad, much again* hie wilkto attune the cooteft.
Thieighth Round—They elated en Meeting. and fill together.
Thirty-ninth Round—Hopping NM Mind be bed won the
money they had fought for, in canfogneace of the foul play limn
by Donnoven, and therefore confide:red it onwoefary for him to
proceed. On Hopping Ned's endeavouring to make his way out
of the ring, be was followed by Dennovan, who esquire& if he
bad given in? when the other replied. No! On which Donowan
put ininfelf in A fighting politico to attack him. Hopplug Ned
oppofed him. The round finiftied with Deemovan hayloft knocked
down Hopping Ned for the firft time. Here the honk flailbed.—
Hoppiog Ned would purfne the cooteft no Yaw. nor would be
acknowledge the money loft. Having been mid, ergs he hod pat
on bit deaths, that the rodeo he quitted the dog was that he was
afraid of being beat, he offered to Wit Donnoma swim 1 but his
friends would not fact him to engage a fecund time. laying that
Honing Ncd had loft the money the nutrient he quitted the ring.
1 be firit battle laßed one hour all but one minute.