The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-02

rrOvoent Home demand is rather active but she
below the average OF any for the last four Bleach
ing operations continue brisk as usual.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND.
Fieht Between Hurst end Maoo--Maco
Wins In Right A0~nds.
From the Manchester Guardian. June Io.l
The fight for the championship caino or down the
The pugliss were g. Hurst, OF Stal,brdge (aIss tho
lnfant), and Mace OF London, formerly OF Norwich,
the contest bong for GOO aldo and the champion belt
The first named man, Il "a satd, throw down q chal-
euae to the winner or the fight between Keenan, and
syeis, but was not accepted by either Of then. An
Rug
al easy manner. st
Mace Ia said have attained rather doubtful charac
WINGED hs friencs and hackers OF his pussc powers Of
endurance snd courage In his contest with Besile OF
birmingham. whom MACo defeated.
Ts coinba'ans and their admirers left London soon
after six O'Clock in the morning, by thu North Kent
Rslway and the following despich was received in the
city u the afternoon, from Manchester gentleman who
was an eye witness o. the dgh!:-
@aace wen without scra,ch eight rounds, forty min
utos Hurst dfeatflliy bruised"
THE EBN IN The RING GREAT DISPARITY IN THEIR
SIZE AND DEyBI0pEMENr-TERRIBLE PUNISH
MINT OF HURST BY MACE--Hss HEAD AND FACE
DEADENED LIKE RAW MEAT AND Hz REELS LIKE
BLINDED GIANT.
From the Lordon Tmes, July Ie]
II Ia, Perhaps no Information for thoss leas
quanlcd With the dirty Of the prize ring tn be
old that he champions belt for the possession Of which
HoeBaD and Say struggled with such cruel obstioacy
wne eventually awarded 10 neither Tha trophy left
open TO public conpc:to though, as the belt happens
to be one Of those peculiar gifts q fortune which
to be hsd for the afkiDg ard its possession entails
soEoe personal responsibility In the way OF having to
tight all &c mes no matter how maay or how big, the
the WHOLE decidedly limited The first claimants were
Hurst and Paddock.
Burst is the champion wrestler of lancashire, man
or gigantic iamC End almost euppTtIumau ereGgtb
pei hDps the most uDskfu boxer that catered the
prize ring In his contest with Paddock he dread
fully Ebed but almost by accident ocnsrved ut che
close Of the fight TO hit his adversary blow and
blow from euch Go)leh was quite sufficient, for Paddock
ell but killed by IT, Hurst therefore into full
poeaesGiOn OF the turbulent honors OF the belt which
boxer named Mace at once laid claim.
Mace s very small men, though possessed OF wonder
full strength and sctvity, almost harder hitter than
sayes hmeeif and rcputed 70 be the scientific pu.
gst alive Yet, even with these advantages, II sesned
almost monstrous TO suppose that he could
instant with my chance OF SUCCESS against adver
gary go overpo1eEng in strength and eze and weight as
Hurst.
ad yesterday it fought 10 issue island In
the Midway and resulted In Mace Furnishing his gigantic
antagonist fearfuy that he may literally be saio TO
have aDost killed bin without receiving enge blow In
return
The contrast between the two as they entered the
ring YVES even more str ogy dsproportions than tina:
between Heepn and Sal Hurst aocd nearly feet
three ircbes in height and weghed sixteen stone while
his gigantic swsrtly chest and limbs, in which the
muscles stcod out great folds and knots like bosses Of
bronze made his figure LOOK larger and more ormi
dabe, possible than was in reality. In looking q.
bic massive proportions, and the evidences tremendous
strength as the thews and snews crept rolled with
every movement, one felt kind OF fascinsng terror
which changed to almost sickeSng apprehension for
fate Of the nlan who had daed such Colossus
bat
Among ordinary men Mace would have seemed ter
rblc entagens tor acy 10 cope With, but dwasfed and
almost lowed by tho giant he had challenged be
venture seemed t,e ehot Of sheer madness is height
10 hereby feet nches his weight only ten stone
& for Tho utaat
yesterday, beIe easy air of nonchaance about
him which, coup ed with his compact, far franc, aud
1.-the and active figure, which the sma bu hard
well developed MUSCLES showed out in startling relief
made hia venture appear less desperate than was
those acquainted with his skill and strength
Hurst, 10 hs other advantages added that OF winning
the choice Of corners ard CT took that
back TO the sum- leaving its fierce rays fun in the ece Of
his antagonist. When al last after shak ing hands the
men stood alone in the centre OF tho ring, il
almost Ike coDniving at murder TO permit contest
between so dsp oportioued in size, height
strcoeth and weight Yet Msce, as 10 stood up almost
in the shadow Of his great ssssilsnt, seemed confident
though, OF course, very cautious.
Lightly Mace moved in and oul, feiuting and smiling,
ga, with noieeess bound ke cot, he sprang jus.
Of distance Of the ponderous erms that seemed only
IeaEer and nearer, the giant waiting for his chance,
which the other now ana then appeared "a give him
though, in reality, no ventured nothing.
A; last hace carefully ventured in and struck his OPP
poneIt slightly three four times Va the face They
only lite blows but eaough to show him that no
could reach the GLOW, unwieldy boxer when no chose
and get out OF all danger of With perfect certainty
Apparently satisfied with tais knowledge Mace began
the fight with terrific blow, which completely closed
hursts eye and seemed to make his bulky lrame from
be 10 his worry fest.
Before the first round, which lasted nearly twelve
minutes Was over, Hurst hai smothered in his own
blood, ard his face sashed that far appearances
went Mace might have been sssautirg him with a razor
stu, WAS known that Hurst had bus 70 give Que
blow 10 win the day, one seemed inclined 10 back
Mace who N eht at my moment get stroke that would
annhiIae him. Yet the tremendous blow that seemed
Away impending never came
Eurp kUe evii slV nnsh NJ ytrN and 10
tagonist therefore, merely crew asds with the most
perfect sang froid from The slow, awkward movements
on Ihe head and face Of the giant with force and
GiAy that waa terrible In vain, like blind Cyclops,
strike even to touch he 1.-the wry foein vain he strove
10 BEN him into corner,
Mace would simply inlet his tremendous blows full
the smashed face Of his opponent pass nader his arm
and be gone acos, before the eye could folow his move
ments
Hurst literally teugcd with blood which poured
over hs huge 6gue ouch streams that Mace bnvel was
covered with it, snd the clothes OF HursB two re onus
almost sa.raeo Nothing showed the ca ornous strength
tie man mare thpn that he could sus.sn th, fesrul
punishment and Ices OF blood with appsrcatly little d.
mutton OF he colossal power.
but never ooce even touched him. while, the other
bano, MeCes blows sounded loud all over the ring til
tlom sharp crashing a;Gash they gradually cs1dea,d
sche.sng 10 hdy. Nothing stopped the copocs streams
of blood that flowed from all parts of Bursis face and
the whole Of this sided CONTEXT became disgusting and
horrible beyond all description.
After there hac been ton rounds, and the dght had
lasted come three quarters of hour Huets and
hackers saw ihst his chance was hopeless and
urgently strove TO make him discontinue But
though now utterly blind, his features smashed
oa. OF all recognition slnoat human
being end reeng from his fearful loss Of blood the CORY
disGgured giant still totered from his corner only bs
sent staggering back by an sntagooist that he seemed
capable Of annhlating Mace nov longer fought
tousiy, but hit when and where he pleased. and even
closed with the great wrestler and threw him heavily.
IL wac all over Hercules himself would have succumbed
TO such fearful blows. and the alarming hemorrhsge
which followed them and which now began TO soak all
the grass OF the ring Brettle Hursts chief hacker at
last rushed into the and insisted his lighting no
more; but the MANNED giant med incapable OF under
siandl his defeat from such little man, and CROPPED
and staggered out again Blind and fantinz IL only
qured two bows 10 finish the affair; but the
infection Of those the helpless heap Of flesh was
horrible and sicsening beyond all description.
Hs seconds end hackers gave in for him without his
knowledge ard kept Hurst in his corner till he gradually
became smost nsensbe, and a the restorative srts OF
ihe ring exhausted in efforts 10 keep him from
feintDg, which, the sbeepce OF surgeon, sad in bis
then fast failing power, might have been most serious
affair.
The spectacle which he presented IS too horrible for