The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-22

The ground being selected, some diff

I The ground being selected, some aini'
Guilty occurred as to o referee, whicf
was settled by the selection OF Charles
Godfrey. Dan Carrigon and Dooney har.
ris. Of New York, acted as SECONDS ioi
Aarons. and John Fitzgerald and Dennis
| Uorr;oan ne Baltimore, for Collier.
Tho po;nt of referee having been set
.,od ond the other arrangements compile.
,n1 Collier entered the ring at quarter
hof,re eight, and the men having shaken
hands and taken position, the fight COM
Aaronss fighting weight was one hundred
and twenty eight pounds, that of Collier
one hundred and twenty and hall
mounds. The first blood and the first
knock down was awarded to Aarons
on the fourth round. Aarons, who is
noted for his activity and manGuvcrine
tactics. resortcd occasionally To the drop.
down policy illustrated by Savers in his
| fight with Hccnan, but not beyond the
rules of the ring.
At the tenth round Aarons began tC
show signs of distress; and evidently
lacked the power Of endurance of his
more youthful adversary. In the eleventh
round he staggered visibly, and got into
the middle of the ring with difficulty, but
afterwards rallied, and showed himself as
active on his feet as when he first entered
| the ring. His hands, however, were pulled
up SO that he could not deal effective
! blows. Through his activity he succeeded
| in hitting Collier much oftcncr than he was
hit himself, but Golfers powers of endu-
rance enabled him to pull through. Col
lier's hands began to swell early in the
fight, and one eye was closed after the first
| hour.
Before the close Of the fight, both OF
Aaronss eyes were so nearly closed that ne
was almost blinded, but persisted in fighting
on. 1t was painfully evident, however, TO
his hackers that his best fighting days were
| over. and that he stood no chance with his
athletic young opponent, who seemed ca
| pablo OF standing any amount OF pounding
and ut the end of the forty seventh round
the seconds of AaronS threw up the sponge
the fight having lasted two hours and five
minutes. Both Collier and AarOnS were
so much exhausted, and so nearly blind at
the end of the fight, that it was requisite tC
carry them to the boats on StretcherS.
The Star, after giving an account of the
return of the party to Washington
says:
About 3 O'Clock in the afternoon, Super.
intendent Richards proceeded to the
Woodbine, corner Of FOur-and-a-halt and
| C. streets, with Roundsman Kelley and
Officers Hill and Ourand, and arrested
Barney Aarons, one of the principals, and
Joseph Mullen, William Clark, Joseph
Phelan, John Ryley, Isaac Leningstreet
and "Boncy" Lee, under warrant issued
bv Justice Walter. AaronS was found to
be so badly bruised that it was deemed
impracticable to remove him, and an officer
was left in charge OF him, while his com
panions were escorted to the fourth ward
station.
Sergeant Skippon, about the same time
proceeded to Hurdles restaurant, OF
Tenth street, and arrested Samuel Col.
Her, who was also found to be- too badly
injured to be removed, and an officer wa
left in charge of him.
The following also were arrested in con,
ncction with the prize fight: Charles Pitts
John Gricr, both with concealed weapons
in the second ward William Riley, Charles
Bowers, and John McWlliamS, in the thirc
ward: James Millcn, Mortimer Carroll
Patrick Hughes, Stephen Sands, I. Cal.
Ian, and Charles Warner, in the iourti
ward. The police are after others, anC
there is Il general >campcr of the non-rcSi
dents. The parties, or number of them
will be held for rcquisition from the Go
vernon of Virginia on the charge of en-
gazing in a prize fight and aiding anC
abctting in prize fight.