The New York herald., 1863-05-16
Scientific Pvgilisua. 7.


Sparring exhibitions are becoming popularisS ~
city, and will soon, doubt, be recognized ,ssor
regularly established evening amusemens. kvss. -
two ago Of them got up for charitable D. 80,
and paid quite handsomely Last night Joe Ccburp,
pugiist who distinguished himself recently In zsc
encounter on tho banks OF the Susquehanna, 4 q
benefit at the City Assembly Rooms. which proba,l,
ted him several hundred dollars. Tho coarse, vulgs ~
decent surroundings which usually characterize
formances entirely absent this occasiop:x s
would have removed many fixed prejudices agsfeef
class Of men TO have witnessed the decorous mapLs
which the entertainment conducted.
In the business part OF broadway, between Casi Z
Grand streets Is the nne hall known the City Asssns
Rooms. spacious flight OF stairs leads 10 the hail.
OF the most elegant dancing saloons In the city
This was the theatre where Mr.. Joe Cobur
gave his benent. II is q largo. lofty hall. brilliantly
lighted with ten immense gilt chandeliers each having
thirty burners. The walls finely frescoed IRE
mouIdngs panel edgings heavily gided the windcs
hung with heavy crimson drapery and the ceiling hand
somely painted in panel figures Some Of the reserved
seats velvet covered and altogether tho hall would
compare avorsby with any other place Of in
the city. 1
Nor was the character Of the spectators out Of keeping
with the appearance Of the saloon ono might lock In
vain for any outward characteristics OF those
roughs with whom pugism % usually associated The
met with In the hauns Of business the Exchange.
even at mercantile or mechanic libraries. large pro-
portion Of them stylish hats fssnonabc apparel,
and many sported jewery and eyeglasses. No rowdy
manifestations, indecorous language could be
noticed. The spectators eat In their seats quietly await
ing the commencement Of the performance, chatting,
smoking segars reading the evening papers.
well behaved audience could not be found at any Of tue
Against the wall opposite to the entrance door, and
cious platform some four feet in height. which
was tho stare for representations screened way led
their snr wS simply o
themselves OF coat and vest and encasing their hands
technically 'smawicrs''-in boxing gloves.
II was nearly O'Clock before the nrst pair IN
troduccd to the notice oan assembly that was bcgnnpg
to manifest signals Of impa,ienes The sen'sm'n who
business was 10 announce the names OF the actors aud
10 keep time introduced them by the names Of Burns and
Rooney names having some such sounds. Tho want OF
printed programmes elt, and should be supplied Oh
all similar occasions in future Wen, to II these
their hugely goved fists N each others faces, and
danced around each other, and hammered where
| either 70 science or 10 consequences After six
OF these scenes, with little variation 10 them. they
Their names sounded something ike Burrows ara Hrni-
ten. They fou ht shy OF each other at 0rst but after
wards warmed 10 the work. and went In, hitting tight
and left, wherever they could And an opening. Jerry
Conkling aud somebody with rsne sounding like lttx-
were followed by two Mikes-Coburn aud norsayscien.
tinc, active. stout. and mighty ehsrd hittefs Ihey
SPARED for i've rounds Que or other coming down esen
round ana both tambng at tho finale. Ring and cos-
grove-two tall fellows, well matched as 70 sito az
sccnce-gave much amusement with their TENTS and
good huuored hits Tho sixth pair were announced AZ
snmethne ike John Gal, and Abraism-king of the
iews Ihe lsracllte showed himself active ard sclen.
tinc mt had no advantage bis Antagonist The
most artistic sparrng Of the evening wns between
i,'rre, Aaron ami swssrey cf phadephla-the latter
Eventually cxcuring himself for not being az 10 the marx
by saving bat he bad bccn drinking for two weeks si4co
~ crt phl,aoph After this act the Monitor came cut
ara nr@nccd thst Carney Aaron ready 10 ngh, any
80, an ,be ,yorId from hundred and eghcca
$1,000 su ,s cnt pounds for 81 900. The lnac
WA fet 70 betw the beneficiary tJoo Coburn) ard
49, IaSarus whose ialstniiau proportions nfnovs-
lie 20 his light weight opponent, caused macb