The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-15
TIE GREAT pnlZG F!a.iE.
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Jen Mace and Joe Cess i'm
the Ring.
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Interference Of the Police and the ReSpae
Shown 10 THEN by The Buffers.
Eighteen Rounds, in Two Hours
ard Ten Seconds.
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Cess knocked Senssless and Mace
tho Victor,
&C., TO-, 10.
From the London telegram. Sent. Q.

Bissett few miles below Swindon, on the Great We
ern Railway. The men, with their seconds, trainer
friends and the usual large assembly Of roughs left
treat western terminus at Paddngton, at half past fo
O'Clock A. NJ, and reached the scene of the intend
encounter soon after six O'Clock. The ring form
about milo from Wootron Basset station and tho M
took up their positions, and were sparring cautiousl
when the police arrived before blow had been e
rhe referees ordered that the fight should then tai
place q, pureet This of course involved journey bao
10 ndop, 9nd thence to the Fenchurch street station
was ono 7 n before they had reached paddington b.
NJ line was LOST II Druceeding to tho other station, wher
an ordinary .ain was taesp e par :. ,,,o
here tho ring was again pched At hve O'CLOCK and th
fight took place.
Goss was seconded by J. Mcdonald and George Brown
Mace by J. Noon and Jack Hicks. II
,otn men were In fine condition. but Mace was the do
The progress Of the fight showed that Goss was les
skul boxer, though his great strength made IL not i'm
probable that chance blow would decide the battle in
Mace got first blood and in the eighteenth round after
gntng Two hours and ten seconds struck (oss on Inc
VIII TIE LETT hand, following up like lightning by
blow - Sno 1917 Jaw with the right, which knocked him
Not being ale to come up when time was called, the
battle OF course vas decided in favor of Mace.
THE AssgMBLAGE IN LoNDoN-TRIP TO THE SCENE OF
ACTfoN
From the London Herald, Sept. 81
The anniversary Of ST. Partridge has this year had
Other interest for the sporting world than the beginning
'o stubbc shooting II was fixed the day on which a
iisht was 10 take place in the up RI, between
very we'll known pugss stakes Of no less value than
one thousand pounds-a which seldom equalIed
ia the halcyon days of the noble art For week
Pst the sporting world Of England has thought Of nothing
but Jem Mace and Joe GOss and even circles which
are usually exempt from the infection became possessed
with the desire to know the state of the odds
dillon OF the men, the probabilities OF the fight and the
selected locality. But while all about the first three
could DO ascertaned with little trouble, there exists
little personal misunderstanding between the members
OF Tue 4. X and the police which rendered il
sary that the useful servants of the public who have
their he quarters In Scotland yard should be kept 10
ignorance OF not only the field selected but the county
10 which 1t was situated. The police however, were
distinguished by strong desire information that
nobody was permitted to learn even the line OF
G untry, except lew Of the most trusty councillors
:" the r r. N tho bar parlor assembled The arrange
had undoubtedly It's not the least
which was that tickets could not be issued until the
latest moment and there remained therefore HIM who
wished TO Join the expcdtn, the necessity OF going
sce al al advanced hour, ard which accompane
when Il did take place by general intmaton or tho
time departure. general intimation, indeed since
II varied according to the presumed ard dignity of the
purchaser III SO highest In the social scale beng advised
g secure the seats as soon possible after half
A. d. ThpSe VINO we're known not TO mind the incon
ve. .apces OF scramble among crowd roughs were
It'd that four O'Clock at Paddngon would give them lots
tme. For the start was from Paddington In special
train OF the Great Western Railway aud this the sport
Ing world o. London largely recruited we'll from the
bucoc from the urban provincial districts gravitated
any time after midnight on Monday having duly visited
the Sporting houses before those fav0re were
closed 10 OF the restrictions OF harsh un
feeling Legislature, which, as whole, has failed TO see
tho Inconvenience to which its arrangements would ia
ovitably c0nsign the sporting world
Long before half past oclock-for at that snearthy
hour reached Paddngton-a crowd roucna had az
scmbled by the doors Of the booking Offices kich wcro
guarded BY the very toughest Of the rough seemed
been selected out Of the main ~ OF tho roughs
solely on count OF their SURPRISING loughncss These
jani,ors with general scowl der nnded the charmed
ticket ana while the pasteboard ~ being searched for
10 the recesscs OF the wastcoat pocket they brandshed
, WSa might u emn Say ho
conneybrook IN the days is glory OF the flourish III
shIsssns which w ' used ressds general ser%r
soft" which had two geld sovereiSns ~as ,roduced
me a9r aeSpe fried much as possible trevent by
,n nn 90 conviction possessing their minds that
w. d~n 10 tear the ticket IN twain w. holder thereof
s gisd to escape speedily as poble from the scene
" s'SSts that better when the
io,rkeepefs had become accustomed to the look Of Tho
,a&es but this the things at the early hour
SUBMIT to the evident suspicion of having stolen thei
tickets they had to enc9unof something even worse fo
as tho minutes past the numbers Of the Nns
by din, Of tho free Of the shillelaghs thai
any sort OF Massage was preserved for ihos'
who actually going to tho fight, which
the roughs outside were not, though their heart
longed the pleasure which hcy sndeavored illicity
gam by scrsmblng over the walls surrounding tn
;ermnus cut of which the adventurous ones wer
CT ely conducted by the selected members Of the F. r.
who for that occasion only submitted to perform TN
usually odons duties Of copstables 81
ocFAr.. HyycifERs, PuBLIcAss, rorBoys AMI
As the .sas;is rasssd % iii four ocsss tho speeia
tran was gradually filed: the very few nrst elias
rriaes by the Coruthian pillars OF the state, as Tn
@rting payers call these noble aud gentle men wn
.p.ori the n r. the more numerous second classes b
ono VINO could set into them from NJ. Y
Gristol butcher, Birmingham publican, and Londo
po, by the third classes most numerous o. al oy 20
camp followers, aud those who could &c, no better plnc
In these carriages conversation seemed to DO pfeerre
above slcep-end such conversation In very oooth
vas rthy of the ciunenances from which procccdc
10 LAY Is impossible, tor IL the former was uuute
ably icui the latter Nerc inconcevaby ugly and nar
ened Il IL wei that do not prize tights az
even Ia sc whosc INJURED TO the ordinary basph
mics o. The streets glad when the movement OF
tau shortly after four gave promise that the rattle q
would N some measure serve 70 XII the hur
caio OF curses
MACE AND COS, OK BOARD.
Nsce ard Cess lad both arrived some time before
stat Att nded bv ttrit respective hackers whose nam
woald 10, materially interest cur readers.
COS Mas more cota oriabie lh,n pronounced ~ ms
tls bit his riya NJ Byron says in the Adell
bgrieslue IN al Trova'ore, such a spicy youth
must be Mace 7, H's lieh, sav suit. edged with bi,c
served VOL q chow bis wonderful condition, and
Ms, 10 he entered lis compartment 1.-THE observed OF
observers
Ar 1uE sRoCSD.
Down the Toe good oCyngt was kept for, aud ca
etint lliries made about what called iva
.'coprors For time toe over O. were puzzling,
hey at length rccsyed 6olu,cn the arrival u
traia nj dcot. whore three OF thc county police ke
stch the platform From the language that was n
tpyar Is the cons,Abulary vas llficalt 10 ea
nrst that In few things does the pues proper delig
Ia moro than in safely insulting polIcem,
policeman received further Illustration ~ s-.udou,
then the tram rolled six miles iN'hcr % 70 Woo,i
T,ssse, eight, two and bali miles iron iuadou ri
tue crcWslubed out or the carr Age, aud after n,
delsy proceeded along the road reading directly 10
sosh and past an humble roadside ae noHsc the la
ard II which. 4 gbless frightened a. the appearance
Inc throng al suc m ut The morning shut hls q
ana aatly refused the thrsest soul VITA al
OF snythng
rHE RIS9.
tboUi mile along the road thore appeared w
hcd sud il vas taken possession o. despite the prot
o, gbc owner, by The throns. N The middle 81 ips Z
ITO Stakes Nsc driven aud tho ring speedily formed "
-. tt.kes Tor tho nrer cree disposed % at
extra pr,e o. I've shlilngs and socD he crowd VII
rendered even ui0re disOrdefly thsn u would "a
been by the Qeft, d thu officials 10 10 what they plea
WITH ~. had sf0Uped itself round stho rDtes ON ca
fo'is o. The r. ags which sti glsttned with 10 hca
dew-ct straw which VAS sold ~ tie moderate rate
siNtcncc tor smal-a very s,nall--handlnl stand
rns MN STRIPPED.
Ntsr "a incoinp ehenslhe delay the men began
sftip.
Ms.c haymr wou The toss for choice uf corners
T. ng,y chose hat mich gave him the decline o,
. mi no,ure tim and the bright morning am 4,
oaCk.