New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-08
THE LATE PRIZE FIGHT.

From Or Own Reporter.
Since the fight for the championship between
Heensn and Morrissey, year ago, no event has so
much interested the sporting men of America As the
contest between Price and Kelly, which came off il
Csnada, near Buffalo, last Thursday afternoon. 1t is
true there was no champions belt with which to
bind the lusty oins of the victor, nor was the sum
of money for which the battle WAS waged so great
AZ to introduce the financial element as potent in
gredient in the general excitement. Two thousand
dollars the battlemoney on this occasion, is fire.
quenty won lost by prominent members of the
sporting fraternity, without giving occasion for more
remsrk than if the men had won or lost as many
points at billiards. Without attempting to philoso.
phize the fight instinct strong in the breast Of
every properly. man, we merely remark
that this delight in physical combats gives to prize
fights an interest not excited by anything else that
occurs 10 the sporting world made up a. the life Of
sporting men is Of violent and strange exctements to
which other men are strangers.
On the occasion under consideration about
Thousand men assembled in foreign country to see
two men msh each other till one should yield Prob.
ably four hundred of the crowd from this city;
smong them were the leading gamblers roughs, and
sporting men Ct the town. and nt erming led
citizen. OF Buffalo who would not to be enume-
rated in the above Justification. Buffalo contributed
the remainder of the goodly company, few who
represented Albany, Troy, Pbiladelpns, Boston, and
some other cities. Most of the battle money put
up by New.York men, and oil the heavy bets were
made by NEWCOMERS. As both Of the men have
had some previous experience in the twenty four.foot
ring, and as fights made by them in times gone by
have often been quoted striking examples Of pluck
ard endurance, short description Of them will per.
hsps, be interesting. The national feeling did not en-.
ter into this combat with the e thar made the
parry strife bitter between Tho respective friends of
Heenan and Morrissey.
TIE MEN.
Edwin Enoch Price is OF Welsh dsscent, twenty
eight years old, staIds five feet nine inches high,
weighs in lighting condition about G0pouuds though
his ordinary weight is 2l2 pounds. 90 Thursday he
weighed 1854 pounds when be entered the ring. He
is n an Of rather pleasant face, of agreeable sd
dress, of good conversational posers, and he has
fund of information that makes him pleasing per-
son to talk with. He speaks, resds, ana writes
three languages with esse, being equally iuen. in
French, Italsn, and Erglish. His services
frequently brought into requisition as a translator
before the Courts in Boston. To zee and converse
with the man under ordinary circumstances, one
would no more suspect him Of being prize-fghter
than be would the dsntiest kid-goved exquisite
that walks Broadway. The exploit in the ring
by which he is chiefly known is his fight with 10
Coburp, row in State Pri.on. This battle csme of
Boston three or four years ago and wa, the
most eevere fight in respect to length that ever was
made in America save IL lasted three hours and
twenty minutes Barney Aaron and Johnny Mona
CHAN fought three hours aud twenty-five minutes.
IL the Coburn fgbt neither man wou-darkness
coming on before either succumbsd. At the close
Price was supposed to have the best Of it, though the
battle was considered draw, and the money was net
PAID 10 either man.
The present match came about in this manner. A
match was agreed on between Price and man named
George King of Boston, but King forfeited where
upon Kelly asked if he himself would not do as well.
TIE banter wss accepted, and the result was the
argument in Canada On Thursday. |. is understood
that the greater part Of Prices 81 900 was furnished
by Mr. Charles Godfrey Of Boston. Price was trained
by Henry Wrinkle Of Boston, and came TO Canals
three weeks since. He was in the most perfect
condition when brought into the ring.
James Kelly was born on the 10Th Of December,
1881, in Ireland, and il. therefore, now % years old.
He stands feet 81 inches high, aud weighs, in fight
ing trim, l54 pounds. He 10 said to have fought IA
ring fgLts, but the one in which he WOE certain
sort of reLown for endurance was fought with Jem
Sheath an English soldier, in Australia Though this
fight was irregularly conducted, it s. sad to have
tried tie courage Of the men, it certainly did their
endurance. /. Is the longest rIDg.fgh. on record,
having lasted hours and Is minutes. Since that
time Kelly has been always known a.. "Austrsisn'
Kelly. He has been in America two or three years,
and has kept rum-shop in the easesde Of the city.
His trainers were John Lawiencs and Dan KerigsE.
He went through his preliminary exercises AZ Fo-s
Hamilton tall about three weeks ago. when he, too,
took up his abode nea, Lsn'iDgbugh TO complete rs
work. 1t is said that 500 Of the 5000 that ne
wagered wss his own money.
TIE BATTLE FfRkp.
The spot selected for the fight ia Point AbSao, a
little point the north shore Of Lake Erie distsnt
about fifteen niles from Bua4o. L. ia bleak place,
eIeugh, though in lizzie oleUing il the ssrubby
bxshes sn seau'y trees found BIT Of trrs large
enough to place tie ropes. Toe city Of b aSalO was
full Of the fancy" on Wednesday tgh., and es'ly
Thursday morning they began TO weni ihsr way 70
tie ohossn ground. Every variety Of vehicle was pat
in rsquStion, and by rOel there were q thoassnd
persors OF the spot OF them boys Of teo or
DOZEN years. TIE Mayor and Sheriff Of Buffalo
made faieSai attempt to arrest. 10. the rnsr, bl.
the stakes and ropes which were quietly proceeding
on their vsy in peseefrl wager Ttsy were hocus-
P'oused away from the ohicertoHever without mach