The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-03
THE PRIZE RING.
Fight Between Rocky Moore. Of New
York, and George Rookie,
OF Providence, n. /.
Twenty-fou Rounds Fought in One
Hour and -Four Minutes.
MO ORE THE VIM Err.
From Tho Evening Telegram Or yesterday. !


PORTSMOUTH, \. r. , Oct 2 1867.
The fight between Rocky Moore, u New York, and
George Rookie, Of Providence n J., took place this
morning a. the ''Shcals twelve miles from TINS place.
Portsmouth has been crowded VITA Sports who have
hocked hlthor from distant pots force for
q week past The arrivals had been constant AMI M
during the last FEW DAYS and Tie ely became
oyercrowdod with The u the rng aud money ed
sports generally. There great ne hotels
and boarding houses ana the Keepers 81 such places
radiant with smiles ana happy with tie weight OF
accumulated greenbacSs. Tho majority oi the visitors
were New York sporting mea, aho lad their money
out freely On Moore while the Portsmouth sports and
people from tho East generally invested heavily on
Rookie
plight the sporting oiled with nxlous
crowds betting continued quite lively up to the
starting the aght Many OF the visitors re-
NAMED awake all nlgAt in order that they might be
promptly hand when tho men met in tho ring
Towards the afternoon u yesterday however the local
y Of the fight pretty generally be not far
from Portsmouth, and some, who had private sources or
infornaon left for quarters chosen
Of action,
MATCH WAS MADE.
Since his eight with the Cast Iron MANN which no
had tho advantage throughout although he declared
the loser through having Internationally struck his
tagonist whom down-Ro1ke had been looking about
for fight. For time no looked in vain No
one would crafty him, and he began to de5-
pair OF ever having his hopes realized. One
day, however, month or two ago, whilo In the
pany Of number OF pugists in this CITY, he chanced
reeratc his challenge 10 nsht any exceeding
ono hundred and forty-hve pounds weight One Dan
Noble who was present. Immediately took this up. and
volunteered TO produce Unknown" who would aght
him at that weight Rookie agreeable and a deposit
TO bind the proposed fight Immediately made.
After this deposit had been made it agreed that
the meeting between the principals should place
some point within three hundred miles Of New York
and the for tho choice ground Rookie won In
Tow days thereafter Rocky Moore having been seen,
and agreeing to meet Rooke at the weight named was
named as the /" Unknown, " and Immediately went into
training at his quarters Inwood hotel on the Jerome
Park road At first there good deal Of speculation
as 70 whom the unknown novice could be, and was
determined To keep his name until the night
before the fight; but IN some other the truth
leaked out and spread through all tho sport
fng circles OF the city, Betting thereupon fresh
start partisan feelings were aroused and very large
sum in the aggregate iad the result
SKETCHES MEN.
George Rookie Is about twenty-five years OF sge
Irisuman by BIRTH having been born in Dundals Ire
land is about Ave 70 I eleven inches, large frame ami
one OF the most muscular OF weight that ever
stripped in tae ring lie had clear eye. nnely knit
frame, and showed that great had been given
IN his training. He took mis- breanings at his home
Providence. X /. He Is gunsmith by trade. and
Hussey. % Boston winch took place at swampscott,
Mass, three years ago when defeated his
agoIst IN fourteen rounds lasting just tweniy-eght
minutes on tho 9Th OF April last no Collins, the
Cast Iron Man. FIa&ers Island, and fought sixteen
Collins was declared the winner, the referee
deciding that he had struck the latter while
he was down. considerable excitement prevailed
al tho time, and no little excitement manifested
by Rockies trends Il appearing that in reality he had
very much the best OF tue ngnt tue lime OF the
adverse decision This was the Grst fight that took
place IN this country under the rules Of the Eng
sh prize ring, by when tho obliged
tire from the ring time is called each
round. Rookie Is br0.1er oil the celebrated Jack
Rookie, who about year ago fought BIN Ryal who
- NJ" ~ this country. This Is only has thrd appear
ance ia tho ring.
is young man about twenty eight OF age and Eve
feet inches IN height before going training
10 weighed 10 pounds but has been reduced down.
cordng ~ inc articles Of agreement to las pounds
the pTiza ring, although he had been engaged
several small fights, IN which be always maintained his
own, AMI bad IN several spairng matches IN which
ne hau boen engaged disp aged considerable science
Moore WIS Tor some time attached 70 the metropolitan
poce force anu at the breaking OF the enlisted
private n The One Hundred and Thirtythird regi
men tic served with Distraction and gcd 10 raise
himself the OF captain OF hrs company. Since
his return he has held number o. public positions, but
lately opened public house on the Jerome PARK road,
where no was diligently engaged ~ training for some
time previous TO the light tie - very quiet, unassum-
and gentlemany IN his manners, and has many ad-
Inircrs, both as Gghier ana associate.
ARTICLES AGREEMENT
prescribe the following material points.-The fight TO
be Tor 81 900 a SIDE aud take place not less than
three hundred miles east Of New YORK Either
exceeding ono hundred ond for,y-nye pounds weight
the day OF the fight 10 forfeit the money. The
deposits to be made on the Gath OF July, Gath OF
August and 18th OF September. In the OF
agstersl interference the referee II appointed the
stakeholder II not TO name tho next time and place OF
meeting Tho stakes not 10 DO given up until fairly
or lost a light The men to be In the nng between
the OF and nine O'Clock A. NJ. on the I'd OF
October, and either party aosentns himself 70 forfeit
me cuorcB or GROUND
on the 18th OF September, the occasion OF tho
posting OF the nns stakes $3.50 side the antagonists
brought together, and in the presence OF number
OF the friends Of each tossed copper for the choice Of
ground Moore had call, but lost, aud Rookie stated
that he would the ground on the morning after
the usual deposit for procuring the ropes and stakes bad
been made. The knowledge OF the spot selected for
ths nght TO come OF therefore easily kept quite
secret and only being conrded 10 few up 10 tue last
moment there was not much chance for spies TO learn
Arrival AT roarsxouru-cosprrro. ov rHx MIN
Between aud hundred persons, mostly from
New York and Providence reached Portsmouth on Tues
day afternoon and during the evening and in fact up TO
midnight the greatest excitement prevailed throughout
the town The distance OF the fighting ground from the
city occasoned some citcu,y Of transportation and no
little grumbng Tue portion Of The party started
canoes ana boats Of ali descriptions but all re-
marksbe for fast sailing qualities, being employed 10
transporI tho crowd 10 the scene OF action.
Rocky Moore arrived early Monday morning and
took quarters at the Franklin House, while Rookie was
accommodated a, privse awens aoou. one n,s ana
ing both weighed. a. per agreement, when
there found ouy bsi pound difference, and each
two pounds under weight
ARRIVAL PRINCIPALS AND xxCrssiosisrs or TIE
FIELD.
The steamer Pioneer having besn chartered for The
occasion about two hundred LEFT Portsmouth, accom-
panied by Rocky Moore and bis seconds. Al half-psst
sr O'Clock ths morning private yacht brought George
Rookie and his seconds from Portsmouth, which place
they also left at I've O'Clock, and everything having
been kept very quiet there was no nterfererce IRON
the authorities, and all 40, asay without beog molesied
Afer about hour and hals sail down tbs bay The
anchored OF the Shoals Islands, where vas in
waiting tho steamer Go1rss Hauhon from Boston, hay.
log on board about two hundred roughs
The whole party from both steamers soon landed
IN small boats whs. Is called Smutty Nose Island"
on tho shoals whore thcy arrived a. Little before nine
o'clock.
rTTrTwG
A ring was pitched on the west side Of The island,
where the crowd Numbering four hundred, sseem.
blsd 10 witness the mill Considerable dihculty
With In erecting TIE riug Which vas not fuly e9D.