The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-14
BARNEY AARoSs WINS THE FIGHT
PIcKPocKETs AND THIEVES

Washington has been the centre Of much com.
motion aud interest to the sporting and pugiistiC
fraternity for quite long timo, II having beer
arranged that Collyer and Aarons two celebrated
lightweight prize fighters, should make their
second fight somewhere in this region Of ooun,
cry on the morning Of the 18th instant. These
two men, 1t will DO remembered, fought for the
light weight championship at Pohick Landing OF
the goth Of June, about one week less than q
year ago, and that Collyer won tho fight In
forty.three rounds-time, two hours and ter
minutss-the hardest and most scientific rounds
ever fought in the United States. The articles
Of agreement for this fight provide that the
6Ombatants fight on the 18th Of June, 1867, for
the lightweight championship of America, with
a wager Of 50, 500 side, the rules of the Lon.
don prize ring to govern the fight; they provid.
ing that the seconds must remain outside the
ring during the fighting Of each round. The fol-
lowing 10 the record Of the contestants:
Barney Aaron Is the son Of an English prize.
fighter Of that name. His first fight In this
country was with Evans, near New Orleans, for
5000 a sido, when be beat Evuns In fifteen
minutes His next fight was With Monaghan, In
Canada, for 800. He beat Monaghan in eighty
minutes. The fight took place In September,
1857. He fought Sam. Collyer on the goth Of
June, 1865, on the Virginia shore, some twenty
three miles down the river, noar Pohick Creek.
The fight lasted two hours and Ave minutes, and
at the ond Of tho forty seventh round the seconds
Of Aaron threw up the sponge. Both Collyer
and Aaron were so much exhausted and so
nearly blind at the end Of the Fight that II was
requisite to carry them To the boat stretchers.
The first blood and the first knock down was
awarded to Aaron on the fourth round. Aaron
showed much more activity than Collyer, and
hit him oftener than he was hit himself, but he
seemed to lack the powers Of endurance shown
by the latter.
Sam Collyer ian assumed name) Is Of good
family, and served CALAMITY as o captain during
the war. He 10, We believe, q native Of Brook
lvp, New York, where his family resides, but at
present halls from Baltimore. Since the war he
has been conducting "Collyer's Varieties" in
that city, and is famous for his clog dancing and
bis artistic handling Of the Indian war clubs.
Notwithstanding the temptations Of his profess
son he is strictly temperate, and uses no profane
language. His FIRST appearance In the ring was
with Mike Carr, alias English, at Rock Creek,
near Baltimore, on the goth Of March, 1866,
coming of victor in fourtepn rounds. Collyer's
next fight was with Horatio Bolster, near White
House Landing in the spring Of 1865, for $500 q
side, when he used Horatio up In short order.
His next contest was with Aaron, as above stated,
near Pohick for the championship and So, 600 q
side, 1t being mutually agreed that each should
enter the roped arena with flesh, bones, and
muscle not exceeding 1913 pounds. Aaron's
fighting weight was 1913 pounds, and that Of Coll.
yer 1851 pounds. Collyer's last fight was with
John McGlade, Of New York, at ooldsboro, Penn.
sylvania, in January last, for $4,000 side.
Some two thousand persons were present, the
fght exciting great interest. Collysr was trained
for the fight by Aaron Jones, the noted English
pugilist, at Chestnut Grove, noar Baltimore, and
McGlade by Dan Ksrrigan, at Red House, New
York. The scales showed their weights to be
equal, each weighing 1875 pounds. MoGlade was
severely punished by Collyer's terrible blows,
and ut the 10th round MoGlade was taken with
nausea, and his seconds threw up the sponge:
flyer bore but few marks of punishment, and
with the exception Of some damage to his LETT eye,
was as fresh after the mill a: before he entered
tho ring. At the end Of that fight, Aaron's, who
was present, challenged Collyer to another con
test, and the challenge has eliminated In the
arrangements for tho present fight.
Upon making inquiry, we learned that two
boats would leave hero on Wednesday night, the
Hi Livingston and the Virginia. As early as p
m. the sporting men, roughs, and = X. irater
ternity generally, began to assemble at tho Sev-
enth Street wharf, and to go on board the vessels
At about $50 p. IN. the Virginia left tho whar
with about rs persons on board, and proceeded
down the river to witness tho expected mill II
the morning At about 10 p. m. It was discoy
cred that large number Of bogus tickets for tn,
moonlight excursion" were in circulation ant
[ Immediately guards were placed aboIt the on
\ frances to the Ill Livingston, so as to examine
al tickets, and keep of those not provided with
the genuine ones
We noticed on board the boat the following
some Of whom are noted thieves, some sports
and others again who rank as gentlemen JO'
Coburn, Dan Korrigan, Boney Lee, Sop Herman
Charley Hurdle, Buck Riley, David McCarty
Paddy Herman, George Ward, JOHNNY MeGlade
Aldenan McMullep, Philadelphia, Ben Pierce
Smiley King, Charley Bush. Mike Henry, mem
bers Of tho French and English Legations, and
host Of others.
The boat got under way at about a. m, ant
oil went along smoothly until Buck Riley, o
Now York, and David McCarty, Of Washington
.ot into fight about soft plank, or something
Of that sort. MoCarty got tho worst OF tn
fight, and that ended 1t.
Boney Lee, Of Baltimore, and Bill Freer, o
Annapolis Nd, next tried to create "muss,
but the more quietly disposed prevented an,
serious disturbance.
Betting being In order, Pat. Kearnan ofere
to put up any amount Of money that Collye
would whip Aaron, but none took II At that time
Paddy next offered to bet 81, 900 that Bud
Riley would whip any man not over i4O pound
that would fight him. Not taken. Also ohere
to bet 81, 600 that Aaron would win his presen
AT about 7 o'clock the boat arrived of simmi
point, just above Aqua creek, and the passer
gers we're taken TO the shore In small boats.
The ring was Of the usual Dimensions with
second rope stretched around, 9 feet outside, I
keep back the prcss Of loafers present, The rim
was covered with short clover and blue grass
and was the nearest even of any ring we ha
seen before then.
Bun Bryan, Of the Navy Yard, offered to be
3 1870 that Sam. Collyer would draw the fri
blood, 500 that he would make the frst knoel
down, and 800 that he would win the 6ghti an
they were all taken.
HorO We noticed the energetic Gardner, tryin
his photographing apparatus on the ring, and "
learned since that he got between 80 to 40 In
pressions
Jim Dunn, Of Brooklyn, and Joe Coburn,
New York, were AAron's seconds, and john
Roach and Pat Marley, Of Philadelphia, ft
Collyer.
VIM. A. McMulIln, Of the Philadelphia Boar
Of Aldermen, was chosen ~ referee aud Mix