The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-17 00:00:00

BOX/.\'U.

There was a fine day's play on Epsom Downs yi..-e•-•
day, in three fights; the tirst of which was bet v. ,
Sprint; and RuGert Burn, fur 1(10 guineas a-qide. S, 1.
is a hrst-rate scienced boxer, if nut a smashing h. •
anti Burn, who hatl been beaten twice by Shelton, .
shown himself a game man. Cribb and Sheltco . •
ell Spring; and Randall and Larkins utficiAted Deco.
Betting was even.
Round 1. Barn hit short with both hands. acd Spr•
returned upon the head. A rally fullon:".% . inl U.ir
went down.

3. Burn made an awkward poke with the left hand,
and Spring floored him cleanly.-3 to luu Spring.
3. Spring made play, and decidedly out-fought his
antagonist, in and oat, and placed a left-handed hh. v
upon the throat, and broke his ground and repeated it.
Burn was thrown.
4. Spring hit the body with his right hand, and
blows were exchangul, but Spring's science gate him a
superiority. and he goonsl his antagonist again. ' .
5. Winter hits were exchanged at meeting. and Spring
broke away, and seemed to be sparring hit- wind in
rearing at the ropes.—Bnrn was thrown, and hit in
pia' down.
G. A smart rally, and Siring IhrOW bir rise,
and fell upon him.
7. This wai the best round in the fir;ht. Afh•r -
changing counter hits, both went to work. S;.ring
seemed weak, and, although he threw Eu,o, he had hot
the hest of the round.

8. A gay round, and Born made play, at li]ttrl,';•s
suggestion, and hits were exchanged, And, at r tan h
struggling fur the throw against the wpm Spring %las
thrown a heavy fall upon his head ; and, expecting lie
was hurt, 2 to I was taken.
9. Spring did much execution in this round with the
left hand upon the head, and Burn was too Rauch A fix-
ture upon his legs to get at him, and he was open-
mouthed and piping for wind.
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, were all in favour of
Spring.
17. Burn was too weak to stand, and lie fell tgalust
the ropes, and was in a position to be hit, but Spring,
with uplifted hand, wailfully walked away, anal tha.lbth
round settled it.

There never was a turn in tke fight, as* 91, rfp
it by silence; Burn w.is not actiin
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thine.; and from the first and 1-
4-40 r •
dent that Spring innst win it, if rs;:ka
I • . It is almost Deedless to
Lest, and Spring was so little h. shim
the ring during two other fights. '
Gylifett aid Rasher fought for ribilMin an bout and
a half for a purse, and unmercifullytuilled each other.
Uyblett, who is the best fighter, wan it.
A gypsey lad offered to hare a tarn-op with any one
of his weight. and West Covets, Pith was pickid out
for him. Dick said be would fight to please the gentle-
men, bat he bad not sees a dm•• the aver-night, and.had
hished heavily. Dick was barbed at 6 tot, and it was the
best of the three. They staid up fearlessly, •anti bit
away with much determinatioa; but in the third rqiiud
the gypsey was backed at 6 to 4, and be led throughout
a gallant light of 40 animates, when Dick, terribly beat,
gave in.

CAI", the celebrated pedestrian-ekanspion of England,
intends, we understand, setting of to-morrow fur
Ise having undertaken a walking match for Lixxi
fulness, being a wager holstein some genklamen. Crisp
is to have his expenses paid, and SOU g adieu from the
winning gentlemen.
The servant of Captain Davis, who, as our readers
may recollect, enabled his master tb escape from (lilt.
uper-etreet Quieter, was on Monday tried at the London
&Woos, and sweated to six months' iutprisonment.
Nilsson's. Aettbkwe.—Tesserday, , ad ingerst Iraq
held is the board Rear of the Middleies Hospitas.
before T. Srutburnt Bele Coroner, on the bullies of Mr.
J. liudd, jaii. header, late of Itardonr-street, Soho ; and
J. Jukes., labonret ; who Were killed stA high Wail
failing down spin them id LDirlitrl,

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