The New York herald., 1876-01-16
BROOKLYN BRUIsERs.
A DESPERATE PRIZE FIGHT NEAE cANARsIE-
ONE OF THE PUGILIsTs ARRRsTED-BoTH
MEN TERRIBLY INJURED.

ONE OF THE PUGILIsTs ARRKsrED-BolA
MEN TERRIBLY INJURED.
Brooklyn sporting circles were excited during the
past week in consequence OF match between AleA-
ander Brown OF the Ninth ward, and Leonard Tracy,
of the Seventh ward, for eight at $500 side INC
men are well known and each has a large following
among the peculiar class which they represent Brown
resides on Bergen street, Vanderbilt avenue he
rs OF somewhat forbiddng aspect about twenty years
OF age inches in height and weighs IN the
neighborhood Of 100 pounds Tracy, his antagonist,
who lives Van Buren street. near Franklin avenue,
twenty six years Of age nearly SIX feet high ana s
somewhat heavier than Brown. turning the scales
at about 10 pounds The men have been IN training
several weeks.
The fight was brought about by challenge issued
by Tracy TO Brown IL readily accepted and II
was agreed that the fight should place yesterday
afternoon near the Kings County Penitentiary, at
FIalbush About O'Clock in the afternoon Brown,
accompanied by about fifty friends, started from a
hquor Underhill avenue for Flatbush. At the
hour Tracy and about 200 OF his hackers left his
house on Van Buren street, and went in the same di
rection. II was shortly before two O'Clock when
PUGrLisrs
in the vicinity OF Glass Hotel at Flatbush great
concourse of roughs had gathered. In the meantime
the police OF the Tenth precinct had got wind OF the
affair, and the reserve platoon under Captain Camp
Johnston, started for Flatbush. The fighters and
roughs apprised of the movements Of the police
before they had made ring and when the officers
reached Fatbush not of the sporting vis-
BILE They had gone heer skeer the lots and fields
in the of the Penentary gained the Canarsie
road While the police searching for the trail Of the
roughs the latter hurried down TO Vanderveers place.
about half a mile from Canarse, and selecting con-
venent spot near a slight knoll, they
PITCHED THE STAKES
AZ HraaK inn aA into lhn
ring without a moments hesitation, and were imme
daey surrounded bya crowd of about 500 persons in
cluding many farmers residing IN the vicinity. Jack
Leavy, Of the Finn ward acted as second lor Iracy
and man named Flagg held the sponge for Brown.
James Rickard was selected as referee and Captain
James Glass was appointed umekeeper
THE FIGHT
began at a little after two O'Clock When time
called the pugisis confronted each other IL was ap
parent that Tracy the superior in both condi
iion and weight, although his antagonist appeared
After little preliminary sparring Brown dealt his
antagonist a tremendous right handed blow on the
mouth cutting Tracy's lips and causing the blood to
burst forth and trickle down his chin When Tracy
had partially recovered from this blow apparent
that he was inluriated He approached Brown and
sprang upon him, striking him a terrible blow the
right side Of the taco and knocking him into the
treme corner of the ring FIRST blood was claimed
allowed for Brown and the first knock down and the
round was awarded to Tracy
In the second round the men approached each other
cautiously. After lively clinch Brown struck his
antagonist violent blow on the chest knocking him
down and depriving him OF breath for space of
The third, fourth, NTH, sixth, seventh and eighth
rounds were also won by Brown.
Is not until the ninth round that Tracy began TO
show himself IN full form. Evidently Brown was be-
coming exhausted by his exertons, and bad
already bruised and discolored optic. The /
clinched at the commencement OF the !
ninth round, and when they had scuiied around the
ring couple of times Tracy having got Brown in a
bad place gave him fearful blow behind the right /
Brown fell as II he had been shot and lay on his
back until his second assisted him to sitting posture.
After this and up to the twenty arst and concluding
round the larger had things all his way, and
although Brown made an exceedingly plucky fight and
times inflicted telling raps the body OF his
antagonist he did not gain round after the eighth.
At the tYeny-irst round he could hardly respond to
the call OF Time and had stood up In the ring but
few seconds when Tracy, by elldrected shoulder /
hit, sent him TO the ground Browns second then
Tracy declared the winner amid the cheers OF his
friends Both men were pretty badly punished Brown
had his eyes blacKened his face terribly cut and
bruised and two of his fingers broken. Tracy was Sc
vcrcy bruised about the body had his lips cut and his
nose swollen.
Amer the agh. the crowd dispersed, Just in
fine 10 escape the mounted squad of the
Brooklyn police. On returning 10 Brooklyn
Brown went TO liquor store at Underhill
avenue and Dean street, where he was arrested He
taken 10 the Tenth precinct station house, and
locked mp to await an examination before Justice
Morse officers sent ~ pursuit Of Tracy but were
unable TO find him al his house
As the roughs returning from the fight some OF
them stopped for drinks al Ryan's Hotel the Can
road. Jack Leavy, Tracy's second and Harry
Kelly a friend of Browns got into alteration in
the harroom They adjourned the shed TO Eight 1t
out " and Leavy was vanquished IN three rounds
At eight O'Clock last evening the police OF the First
Brooklyn precinct arrested Jack Leary, who acted
second for Tracy IN the hght During the combat be-
tween Brown and Tracy, this Leary who is notorious
rough, drew knife and threatened 10 stab man with
whom he had a dispute His capture effected by
Ofcer Carpenter, who colarcd him IN Fulton street
he stepping from Flatbush car.