The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-15

TIE FIRST ROUND AND NO BLooD-AP-
PEARANCE OF THE CANADIAN AU-
THoRITIEs -PosTPoNEMENT
OF THE CONTEST. IL.

Buffalo, May 1.-THE boats containing
Mace and Coburn and their adherents left
Erie about two o'clock this morning, and
arrived opposite Hay Creek, two or three
miles from Port Dover, about seven o'clock.
The parties were some time getting ashore,
and it was not until nearly 9 o'clock that
the ring was pitched on the farm of Daniel
Wooley in the township of Woodhouse,
county of Norfolk
The principals did not come to the
ground Immediately. At five minutes
before eleven o'clock. Coburn made his APP
pearance, to the great satisfaction fsome
1900 people who had been patiently wait
ing, and loud cheering followed, when he
SHE'D his castor into the ring, which was
redoubled in a few minutes later, when
Mace, who was the favorite in betting,
came to the ring and followed suit with his
tile.
Barney Aaron was umpire for Mace,
and Frank Mcintyre for Coburn. A. Nc
MILAN was first named for referee, and the
announcement met with popular approval,
but that individual stepped into the ring
at once and announced that under no cir
cumstances would he consent to act.
Richard Hollywood, of New York, was
then chosen.
Mace won the toss, and posted his back
to the sun. The FIRST round, which was
not completed, was also the last, and was
without parallel in the history of the
ring. No sooner did Mace put up his
hands at the scratch than Coburn began
backing to his corner. Mace followed him
up little ways, but after few feints, re-
turned to the centre of the ring, and stood
looking at Coburn, who was fighting shy
for some minutes. 1t was evidently the
take the initiative and fight 10 his (Co-
burn's) corner, if he fought at all, while
Mace was not willing to allow his antago-
mist to have his will in this respect.
The round as it progressed, barring the
interest attaching to the agility of the men
and their skill in keeping out of one an
others way, was too tedious to be worthy
of extended report. Mace was always
ready to fight at the scratch, but not will
ing to do so in Coburns corner, and Co.
burn would fight nowhere else.
At times the two men stood contem-
plating each other for as much as five
minutes at time without raising their
arms, and during the entire progress of
this extraordinary round the men did not
in single instance touch each others
skin, even in parrying blows. There was
no variation in the programme until two
minutes past one, when the fight had been
in progress over one hour. Then an alarm
of "Poice" was raised, but little notice
was paid to it, as it was generally con-
sidered bogus.
Five minutes later, however, while they
were feinting and lodging in close quar-
tiers and showing 20 more signs of mean
log business than before, the mill was sud- |
denly interrupted by the ring being broken |
into by two persons, one in citizens clothes |
and the other wearing cooked hat and a |
straight sword. The first of these rushed |
in with the exclamation, "Gentlemen. this
thing cannot be allowed to go on any long,
err !" and announced himself as chief mag
istrate and his companion as sheriff of the
county. The fighters retired to their cor
ners at once. Many of the spectators ran
away in various directions, while others
broke into the ring shouting "put him
out"
The undismayed chief maguate, howey-
or, in somewhat excited tones, proceeded to
lay down the law in the case. He read the
Canadian statute forbdding such exhibit
tions, and informed those assembled that
regiment of soldiers was drawn up close
by and would be directed to fire into the
crowd unless they instantly dispersed.
The referee at once declared the fight
was over for the present. The party then
to Erie. While the officer was
the mob, some one stole from
lim a gold watch valued at thirty-five
,uineas.
Toronto, May 12.-The referee in the
Mace oburn fight has decided that the
men shall meet at 10 O'Clock tomorrow at
erie, Pa, when he will name the fighting
round. Dick Hollywood, of New York,
. referee.