The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-23 00:00:00

BETTING iiTTERS

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TOURNAMENT OA MOUSLEY-HURS7'.

This plain has been for many years the scene of heroic
valour. There never were two hettrr pith d than on the
occasion we ate about to record, °reboot equal tveig':t.
CURTIS is a snakehraded one like Jew Belcher ; lAN:see,
though as good a man in nature as his adversary, is of
Quixote lutist, capable of bearing punishment without a
groan, able and willing. to give. Tat. men with their
partisan:,, skewed in the ring mass white upper to.egery
and castors. Belcher and Harry Harmer seconded Cur-
tis, and Spring and Has picked up Lenney. Five to
four on Curtis.
1. Lenney made play; Curtis broke hisgroentl, turned
to again, and floored his adversary by a lilt-handed
bit followed by the right.
2. Curtis made the play, and cut his adversary on
the left eyebrow, from which torrents of claret flowed,
and, breaking his ground, be returned and made a heavy
right-handed blow under Isis adversary's jaw. L-nney,
undismayed, stuck close at his work, but his hit, were
at too much distance for his meaning. In a close there
was a trial of strength. which uas rather in favour of
Lenney, who gave tbe fall, huilCurtis had cunn7ng enough
to keep himself upkerinost. Two to one on Curtis.
3. Both out of wind; Lenney placed a blow on the
throat, and his adver, are threw him.
4. A severe fighting round, in which hitt were ex-
changed about the head quite disorderly. In a cal y
both were hanging over the ropes, but they were rot
bred in the Randall School of wearing. Curtis baying
his right hand at liberty, piled upon Ilse kidneys of his
adversary, !whose back was not in its place to sustain
material injury.
b. Lenney again made play, and regardless of fear,
got as near ilia adversary as he could, but Curtis had ail
the science of fighting with him, and he floored his ad-
versary. 3to 1.
6. Lenney made a good hit, but like a skilful shot.
Curtis returned upon him, and laid open a contmwd
right check bone, a hit front which the claret flew like
a waterfall in a second to the very iocarressbles.
7. Lenney's bead'was like a plain pudding, exhibiting
all colours, and it was made worse its this round by a
heavy floorer. 4to I.
To the judges of fighting, the battle was considered
won in this round.
It it is unnecessary to go any great length farther into
this fight. keeping in view some particularities. In the
Bth round Curtis, having lost no blood, chewed himself
the strongest man in throwing, whilst the contused
head of his adversary presented an excliespered spec-
tacle. In the 10th round Lenney made a brave stand.
and hit Isis adversary on the ear. but loss of blood had
so weakened him, that he fell upon his blow, and had
no chance afterwards. In the 12th round Lawry fell
in trying to hit; and his head was ten to one heavier
than his legs. In the 14th round Curtis let loose, and
chewed some of the best fighting of Jew Belch tr. In
the 18th round Cut tic hit his adversary down by a heavy
hit in the throat, which would bare stopped all the
heave China men of-the day, but the brave Lenney yet
would not he denied. Gas made some inspiring obser-
vations,but Lenney's head was too groggy to edify, and
after the 20th round, when floored by a heavy bit. he
was deaf to time, with his head reclined on his second's
shoulder, Curtis was carried away in triunwh as a
winner, sitting upright upon a friend's shoulders. Len.
my was left in an uncertain state.—Soule novlees di-
vided spoi, afterwards in what they termed fighesui.
On Friday last, the 10th instant, at b'-r house
No. 4, Great Ormond-street. Queen-square, the lady uf
D. Duff. Esq. was safely delivered. of four fine chi'.
dawn. three,boys and one girl. who. with the inothets
are doing retnarkably wall. Mrs. D.'s family now
ammonia to 16 children, all living. •