Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-07-16

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THE GRAND PRIZE FIGHT IN
..s, f- LOUISVILLE: '&. -
The Democrat of Louisville gives
fuller account of the regent brutal prize
fight near that city th3 We have be-
fore seen: s@., '.tr. .si''
Louisville has just bed Igraced by
the occurrence in the vidll ey of the
|city Of one Of those brutal and disgust
ing exhibitions, illustrative of the man.
ly, art Of self-defence, but to speak
more properly, exemplifying the baser
passions and lower appctites Of the
race. s.r "'. %.- '-j=
Yesterday was the day arranged for
the .tisticuf encounter between two
champions Of the ring" Dublin
Tricks" and McCooley, both Of Irish
paternity, and both clcan-limbed, well
muscled and bold looking men. The
match was for 500, and had been ar
ranged some weeks ago, since which
time the bul|ies'' have been in close
and active training.
Two boats We're chartered to take
those fond of the sport to the scene of
the fight, which was a beautiful beech
grove in Indiana, just at the head OF
Twelve mile island. The John Bell
and Pink Varble were both we'll load
ed with passengers, at least 400 per-
sons being desirous Of seeing two of
their fellow creatures batter and oruisc
themselves. These passengers, how
ever, manifested a decided aversion to
being known, an6 crowded on the left
deck so IS not to be observed and rec
ognized from the wharf.
So soon as they had arrived-the
champions having boarded the boats
some miles up the river-the ring was
formed, and the men prepared in bat
tie costume; that is, they We're strip.
ped to the waist, and their feet clad in
iron peggcd shoes. In went {" Dublin
Tricks" and then McCooley-the ice.
water and sponges being prepared by
the bot:le-hoI.lers. Tricks" advanc.
ed to McCoolev and offered to bet him
$25 that he would win the match. The
banter was accepted, and then the
combatants went to work.
Not, however, before it was ascer.
tanned that "Dublin Tricks had GOV.
cred his hands with rosin, thus more
perfectly indurating them, so tina,
. whenever he struck he would draw
blood. He was required to wash his
|"paws'' thoroughly, and then, after 3
discussion relative to the length Of peg:
in their shoes, the set-to commenced.
| We are not able to give an officia
record Of each round, ~ we are not the
] organ Of the people who fancy that
lspecles of amusement. Suffice it tc
say that Nc Cooleydrew the first blood
Prior to that, he bets had been agains,
him at considerable odds. Now the,
We're even. After. thirty rounds, il
i which there was. delightful pummel
ing, each struck scientific blows, ac
cording to the rules: .'sDublin Tricks
) was knocked insensible, and could no1
come to time in the thirty seconds al
lowed He eremained more dead thar
: alive for several minutes, but f;nall,
revived" ID se' S3'''& h"hH';sj $50 :5''s'
, Nc Cooley was declared victor, 2anf
had to run more than an hundred yard.
! TO escape. the enthusiastic. ,lemonstra
tons of his friends, who desired to car
Il ry him on their; shoulders to the boat
d McCooley escaped with afbatterct
face, a bruised body, 4 broken nose
:, and the stakes. ssDublin Tricks'' wa
So odreadtnlly beaten that he had to b,
I assisted to the boat. He, won neithe
honors or money, but, q face that vii
r require some, time to heal, and bod,
5 that will ache for months. saia 5taa.
a And thus ended this exposition o
+ the manly art: There was a ]arg'
! crowd III attendance Of all sorts, sizes
/ conditions and professions. Their,
} were lawyers who have thnndere,
| against vice in the, court room, an,
s gentlemen whose honor would b.
! soiled by contact with 4 rblackguar,1
( Their overweenirg curiosity overcam
: all acompunctiol.s .ofaconscicnce, an,
= they assembled in the same group wit
? the worst pests efsociety. sa '.'
VIXEN the John Bell returned to he
n wharf there was an immense crowd q
e Irish awaiting the arrival of the cham
: Pion: McCooley was the hero of tn
j. brief hour. j., -, n ".
! A match has been arranged between
!, the two. seconds, Kearney and Nc Car
$ thy. 1t willtoccur four weeks hence
$ In the Eastern cities such disgraceti,
8 affairs are not allowed. Canada ha
: to be resorted to. Is there no law
!. mo moral sentiment in Louisville !? "a.
: TUE War OF THE WonEN-G A1Er,
:, OF Pairs We extract the followin.
interesting paragraphs from the ''P Pari
! Gossip Of the Boston R,st :: -
The feminine e,,ae.tte at st. Cloud i
:. the barlesque aspect Of the war. Mad
anne Mel and Madam McAIahon are a
}, daggers drawn. Madame Mel viii
not speak to Madame McMahon be
cause Gen. Mel has not got the baton
= which McMahon has grasped in tn
confusion. Madame McNfahon vii