New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-14
INTERFERENCE OF A SHERIFF


prize fight:
Porn RYERs, Canada, Nav 1l.-Cobur
and Mace fought one round uccupyiug on
hour and thirty minutes during which tim
neither struck blow Canadian militar
then broke up the fight. and the crowd sea-
tered, but no arrests were made
Mace and COburn entered the ring abou
noon. Dick Hollywood was chosen referee
and betting 500 TO $50 on Mace. The mel
commenced sparring. and continued al
hour and half, neither striking a blow
About half-past one number of Canadian
military appeared, and broke up the fl ght
The crowd dispersed in all directions
is not known yet whether either of the
principals were arrested. Great excitement
in the vicinity, and numbers Of arrests are
being made.
Mace was at the Reid House with his
trainers, and COburn at the Morton House
Each had seen parties of his friends and
hackers, and congratulations and encourag
ing words exchanged. About midnight the
crowd broke for the steamers which Law al
the foot OF Main street, and soon embarked
tor the scene of action. The propellers
Winona and New York, Of the Fisk-Gould
line, had been chartered by the Mace and
Coburn cliques- Each was loaded Moth
ing important occurred on the voyage on
either vessel, saving slight alterations
which were unexpected About daylight
Long Point was reached and contrary to
the expectation of the greater part Of the
crowd, the Winona, which was in the lead
steamed directly Ivy and headed up the lake.
Here they were Joined by a number of
vessels from Cleveland, Buffalo, Detroit,
and other places, till quite fleet was made
up. The port OF Dover then seemed to be
the location intended and that point was
reached about A. M.
The Win0na immediately anchored about
two miles west of the town, and sent ont a
boat to recOnnOiter, but the New York.
when earned Coburn's party, ran almost
into the harbor, and laid directly in sight of
the town for some time, till boat from the
Winona called her away This was thought
by the Mace party to be way of informing
the authorities that "a fight was to take
place In that neighborhood, and in that wav
TO procure an interruption: but finally the
Two cafgoes, eager to see the fun, disem-
parked and proceeded to the spot selected.
which was about half mile in the rear of
high bluff on the farm of Daniel VALLEY.
near Port Dover township. Here the ring
was laid out, stakes driven, and the turf
leveled and hardened.
The natives were sorely surprised bv the
advent of such faces, and of so many soil
talre diamonds on their shores. Converse
ton elected that they expected the fioht tn
take place on Long Point, and the autbori
ties for that reason made no effort to enforce
the laws. The day was bright, warm and
sunny; scarcely any wind. After three
hours waiting, crushing and crowding
around the ring, Coburn came into the
arena with his two friends or seconds,
George Hogan and Dryer, and was loudly
greeted with cheers. Mace was not lone
behind, and with Cusick and Donovan
smiling as calmly as if they expected the |
encounter was an ordinary thing for him.
Both men were i'll the best possible condi- |
ton Mace's weight being one hundred and |
sixty three pounds and half: Coburn's |
'ne hundred and fifty-four and a half. The |
excitement now grew wild. All offers at |
wen were readily taken. Mace's coIors, as
displayed, were white ground and blue Dor
Ter, Aston shield and the letters J. Nj. in
he several corners, with the motto. '1May
he best man win" Coburn's colors were n
Ireen ground, red, white and blue border
nd shamrock in each corner and harm in
he center.
And now comes the tug of war. 1t was
Xpected that the well known Alderman
lcMullen wonld serve as referee. and his
ame was announced, but he stepped into
he ring and stated that he would serve
nder no consideration. Tracy Mcdonald
no many others were proposed without
uccess, I'LL, finally, Dick Hollywood, of
Indianapolis, was proposed and accented. |
re TOOK the stakes. and the bruisers
ripped for action. The feeling grew very
lolent and mingled with cries almost deaf |
11lng. The crowd pressed up with all DOS
BILE energy, having swelled to vast pronor-
ons. Betting was lively, Mace's friends
wing odds on him. and Coburn's friends ,
'adlly accepting. The time of the contest
as another and perhaps the most promin
1t base OF betting, and as all propositions {
lme from Coburn's friends, it seemed that
lelr intention was to prolong the fight as
ng as possible. One rash individual t
Tered hve hundred to one thousand dol l
rs that Mace would not receive black
'e. He received many responses.
The turmoil was brought to a close Inv
vi TO time, when the cOmbatants took r
'sitlon for the first round. Then followed c
tlresome hour and quarter wasted in a
riley and sparring. Each one was reluct t
It to receive the first blow. Mace stood t
ground IN the center of the ring. and | o
owe COburn INTO his corner dozen or {
ore times, without blow being struck. V
,ourn was called up four times blythe ri
1eree, and again drew back His game c
as to coax his opponent into his corner b
ID then, with the aid of his seconds. have cl
III III his power. This thing went on, as d
nave first said, for an hour and quar- OF
:, the longest time on record, and there | D
n be no estimate of how much longer il
ght nave lasted had not Sheriff Deed and in
dye wilson, the supreme and lord rulers W
Norfolk county. come into the ring and X
III stentorian tones that the q
embly disperse. Seine of the less conr- az
eous took to their heels, but fine fancv d,
rushed into the ring. scarcely II
owing what was best to bt done. L.
The sheriff, who was clothed in close W
ing broad-clOth and cooked hat. then IFS
ID the riot act, and i'll few words said De
It if the assembly did not dispense with fir
delay, he would order the military to TO
upon them and your blood will he upon a
ar own Lead. We will enforce the law. OF
Is needless to say the assembly dispersed be
at is not the word for it, the scene W
lied description. A few tiercer ones nj
hly proposed fight, but soon Quoted br
Tn, and pulling up the stakes they made
II way to the boats. The military. about
ee hundred strong, followed, and stood
the top of the bluff to see the last one sa
We the shore. Mace and CObun imme-
tely sought their boats and LETT for Erie. of
matters will finally be settled at ten of
ock on tomorrow morning. Anincident gi
the affair is found in the fact that while ha
high sheriff and justice were delivering wi
II mandates, and declaring the law
ne of the crowd went through them
rely stripping them of valuables. The 10
nce regretfully remarked to a reporter
0 interviewed him, that among the CT
ny taken from him was a twenty pound rel
tch. bill