Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-14
GREAT PRIZE FIzzLE !
tn TREMENDOUS EXODUS OF sPKcTA-
Tors FROM VIRGINIA AND
GOLD HILL.
HEAVY BETTING /!
THE c0MBATANTS AND THE
FIzzlEI
FULL PARTICULARS!

Long before sunrise this morning
crowds Of spectators commenced leav-
Ing Virginia City and Gold Hill for
the seen Of the great puglli.tlc en-
counter between Patty Hogan aud
James rrevillian. Every available
animal and vehicle WAS pressed into
the service. A large number Of PEG.
pie. DESTROYS Of seeing the fight. re-
manned up all night and officers Hay
ton aud Simpson, Of Virginia City,
had considerable trouble In keeping
them quiet and orderly. The contest
was for $1,000 a side. the fight 10 be
conducted according to tho rules Of the
prize ring. In giving the challenge.
Hogan stated that he would limit his
own weight to lbs pounds. and that
no was willing to fight rreylllian.
even II he weighed n ton.
The challenge VIVA gwen and accept
ed about two months ago. and both
mel entered. presently. upon II course
of training. Mr.. Hamilton, Il noted
trainer aud pugilist FROM Australia,
undertook the training Of Trerillian,
who had never fought before In the
ring and who was working. m the
time, In the mines. Hogan was train
ed. principally. BY rom kean, an
adept AZ the business. For the last
week or more, however, Hogan was
under the care Of Mr.. Mcintyre. Ho-
gan selected. for his seconds In to-day's
contest. Mr. Mcintyre this trainer! aud
Jas. McCourt. Trevlllian's seconds
were his trainer, Mr.. Hamilton. and
Bing Williams. We will now proceed
TO give = brief history Of the com-
batant5:
Patsey Hogan was born In Burr.
Kings county, Ireland. May 9Th, 1851.
aud consequently Is % years Of nge.
He arrived In tho United States when
lie was two years Of age, his parents
taking up their residence in New York
City. Hogan from childhood evinced
a fOndness for puglllstic rencounters.
His first fight was for q purse of $2lS,
the name OF tho other contestant being
jim Bryan. The fight took place at
Cold Spring, Long Island. May 2tth,
1871. Hogan winning In six rounds,
besides breaking his opponents jaw.
His next fight was with Peter Croker.
the latter winning the bsttle: la teo-
ruary last Hogan came TO the Pacific
coast. On his arrival In Virgimm City
l,e published a card offering to fight
sny one OH the Pacific coast for q
purse CT 81. 900 a side, the challenge
being directed particularly towards
James TreviIIias.
Trevilliau was working at the time
in one of the Gold Hid mines. After
considering the matter for a little tino
he made up his mind to accept the
challenge. and accordingly abandoned
work In the mines and eutered upon q
course Of training. Treyilllan Is ma
rive OF Cornwall. aud l. about 80 years
OF aye. His occupation has been prin-
cipally mining. He has a due physique
/, compactly built, aud weighed yes
terday i3S pounds. He WAS In excel
lent condition this morning, his haudd
having been toughened until they were
nearly of the consistency OF lisnum'
vitae. Hogan was also In Tins condi.
ton. Ills weight yesterday was 10
pounds.
A. tho Grssnd.
Our reporter arrived at the scene Of
the anticipated prize fight. Conveys
Ranch, OF Carson river, below dayton
and about twelve miles FROM Virgins,
about half-pa-t eight O'Clock. A. NJ,
and found about Hive hundred men as
se,nbled In tile vicinity OF the ring
hu, by niue o'clock ut least one tho,'s'
AMI men were OIL the ground. AT n'rt
O'Clock. A. NJ, sharp. the fighters took
their corners In tho ring. Umpires
w.re then chosen. AZ follows: For
rreyilIian, y. ID. ronsin ; Tor Hogan
John HennesSy. Seconds-tor Ire
william, Bling Williams aud Samue
Hamilton !; tor Hogan, Chas. Mclntyr'
aud Jas. McCourt.
Obssxisus Iatorfereaee.
Deputy Sheriff McCabe. Of LyoI
county, appeared on tho ground a'''
forbade the fight. Notwithstanding
thi., the preparations went on. M'ici
DELAY was occaSionod In an attemp
aud failure to choose a referee.
The Riag
Was a square Of twent-four feet, In
closed By ropes and posts. inside
large enclosure formed by II canvas
FENCE ten feet high. Two dollars ant
a.half WAS charged rs an admition lee
which but few pail; but "a sooii n
the talk inside became Interesting
holes were cut In the teuce. aud a gen
cral rush for the inside ensued.
The Plight stepped.
About n quarter to ~ o'clock. an
while they were still making prepare
tious for the light, Deputy U. 5. Ma
shall Richard Paddock rushed into III
ring. declared Trevillian under arrest
and started Tor Hogan. amid loud erie
of Put him out from tho Grove
hut in the excitement both rreviiliaI
and Hogan slipped out and leis. III
whole farce wound up with an outsid
fight or two aud q scrub horse rac'
and Tn. motley crowd with their mot
ley couvsyxnces started Oh homs
hugely Disguised.
what Nexsf
, What will be the next step In tn
d. matter, remains to be SEEN. The uu
r pires will meet for q decision relsti'
( to it this evening. at Virginia.
CApErSHIP ExAAINkTIoN.-The e,