, 1866-05-19
THE PRIZE RING.
Another Battle Mt New 0rleuns-A
Iou.h1y Conteetcd Fight

A prize tight for $500 side took place at
New Orleans on the 18th Inst, between Hor+
ace King, New Orleans labo.er, and Wm.
Farrell, "a professional" Over three thou
lsand people were present upon the occasion.
Prior to the Gght King offered to bet 500 that
he would win the hight, and Farrell promptly
covered the money. The y. O. Times gives
the following details Of the fight:
Round /. Both men came up smiling, aud
after little cautious manGuvering King got
In on Farrell's cheek bone, causing the claret
to flow. Farrell countered on the neck. a
slight wrestle ensucd, and Farrell was thrown
close by the ropes. First blood for King.
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heavy exchanges were given, King cutting
Farrelrs forehead, and receiving some heavy
returns on the ribs. King was fighting tor
Farells eye, and Farrell to break his oppo-
nten's wind by pounding away On his body.
Farrell was thrown or fell down each round.
quarters, Farrell attempted to slip down, but
Of @ lis ieet.. F}rst knock down for King. KIM '
Rounds 8 to a. In the first Of these, Kings
left planted in Farrell's left eye, did serious
damage to the optic, and resulted in another
on the right temple while trying to slip down.
King had not II ceived mark up to this time,
but in.the 14th round Farrell got ID his right
over Kings left eye and cut 1t deeply, 1ahinSS
to avold return. zt
Rounds Is to2e. Sharp fighting, WITH aoout
| knee md gave King tremendous brulsers On
| The ribs. falling before tho compliments were
| returued. Kings face showed several addt.
| tionaI cuts, from which, however, no blood
flowed to annoy him: King hao at5o man- man
aged to Increase the bloody masss on r af1eiis
plRso1uGasos Roa9a Fl: King dashed in at the call Of
t;rne. ana passed In his left and right with
| tremendous force on Farrel's left eye and
| nose, knocking him down very heavily. He
iur been touched. The blood was streaming
| from Farreli's cuts, and covered his face.
chest and clothes. as he was carried of.
! Rounds g to So. There WAS some heavy
fighting during these ten rounds, genuine give
and take. King would now and then reach
the swollen left eye Of Farrell, and the latter
had ralsed an ugly mark on Kings ribs.
Round 50. Farrell pressed King at first, but
| after light exchange slipped down.. AZ rosa
to walk 10 his corner, when King hit him on
| the neck and he once more fell. NOT satisfied
with thip, he again attempted 70 r.se, ouL see.
uptjl his seconds took hold Of him., :.
| Rounds 81 to Al. In S8 Farrell stopped
! q short blow IN fine style, and returned
over Kings right eye, deepening the old cash
King stood up to It, though, and finished the
| round with q left. handler which csused the
blood to AGAIN spirit from Far1clrs cuts. IN
:3 Fnrrcl1 hacked close to the ropes,
where he received two sharp hits on the neck
King missed pretty chance IS Farrell was
falling.
Rounds AZ to IS. These rounds we're MI Of
pattern, with the general run Of theis pre-.
decessors, Farrell going down At tae emu Of
each one. He occasionally got In some heavy
body blows. which, for three or four rounds,
seemed to Be seriously affecting King, but be
coon recovered. From succession Of heavy
assaults thereon, FarTell's LEFT eye VAS closing
rapidly, and the right one Was swelling both