The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-05
A T III LIE TICS.
A Very Lively Meeting at
the Hippodrome.
FAST sPARRING AND HARD HITS.
Good Running and Hurdle Racing, Walking
Matches, &c.

under tho auspices OF tho New YORK Athetlc Clun
over two hundred and ity performers, entered from
upward OF twenty different organizations, wed Win
each other in earnest struggle for victory. IL tue
coarse weather kept many from comrg IL did
not prevent the two long sides OF the great house
from being well dled and the facilities Tor every SORT
of work were IN the main excellent II was notice.
able that while on the south sido OF tho house hero
and there some one grew noisy, those occupying tho
reserved seats on the north ontnumbered them, nd
coming ashley did from our best classes, Including
very many ladies' gave tone TO the gathering ex-
ceptionalIy pleasant and agreeable.
As master OF ceremonies that eminent worthy.
"Old Bill Toveen oficiated, AMI Mr.. George ii.
Smith acted as referee.
THE OPENING. Fl.
On a platform some thirty feet square, raised a
couple OF above the ground At the centre OF the
hall, two OF the light weights Blundell and Lynch,
opened the entertainment with some lively glove
work Blupdel was the better made man, though
his opponent outreached him. They get at once to
work ana in moment it Is seen that Lynch's reach
does not help him much, for the other gets blow
ltcr blow in his face Neither strikes well
from the shoulder, Blundel constantly hitting round
swng,ug blows which specially en-ctive stil
for the first three rounds no PROFESSIONALLY cuts
out the work and Lynch acts IN every way rs
" he Is getting enough Of u, lodging and AVOIDING
the tide turns, and in the third round tho tall Lynch
rallies and drives his ntagonst back aud back with
rain OF blows until he actually forces him of the plat
torn. In the fourth round lie repeats the operation,
and now come the appreciatve words from his
rs1ds on v es scum !" him - Sod orevs Tor
be suddenly finishes up the fifth round IN short order
by only knocking hts opponent oil the stage, put
down his back the gravel, his lace getty badly
cut tho during the operation and his gloves
vet with blood. Very rough WORK so far, utterly out
Of place in gentienen's sparring exhibition. No
he aud held their
breath that some roughs scattered along the south
sido broke out in boslcrous delight. Five minutes
wasted nothing being done, when the lively
rovco shouts, ''Mr. Lynch, win the last round
Come on, next pair We want 10 show the manly art
Of sparring without gouging or biting or kicking aud
u was high time for some such paatory remark.
gOsHAEg AND WILSON.
These two follow, botn hating IRON this cty-the
former from the New York Athletic CLUB. Roehnef,
looks three inches the taller makes directly TOR
his opponent, who ducks handly and often. Nov the
latter lunges straight Tor the others stomach.
while he COTS 1t back lively the head
Again and again he ducks low and saves hts
head, often turning clear round and running away
lew steps, evidently liking such aliopathc treat.
ment They SIT on the chairs in the corners,
rest and puff and Roehner Is sponged by friend
bent on doing his ALL Three times they lock arms
each others necks but separate good uredIy
too hard certainly for such place assembly.
But Wilson gives HIM heavy right handler on
the ribs his best ck ye', but what no will he can
ns reach up 10 his head His opponent evidently has
the best OF IT, and SO Mr.. Tovec announces
MIDDLE WEIGHTS.
Now come two OF the middle wOIghtS-Childs. OF
the Nautilus Club and McCiIinchy-and for several
minutes IL Is succession OF hard, heavy sogging,
the men getting knocked right and lett. Even Tovce
stand u and has TO shout 10 them, "You came
here for the purpose OF boxing not TO wrestle or
Sougc." This quoted them little. At 1t they went
turning suddenly clear around he swings tho back OF
his right hand beautifully against McGltnchy's ear
the prct.sss blow Of the evening Both spared well,
Two moro middle weie hts-Lathrop OF Boston, and
Samuel Hess, OF this citymade entertaining work for
few minutes aud withal spared very satisfactorily,
neither breaking into the rough and tumble work of
their predecessors. Tho Boston duckcd his head
often, which. OF course. tho other saw
his plan, resulted In FREQUENT sharp upper cuts about
his chin. Iovee decides for Hoss.
rnE HEAVY WEIGHTS.
Next come the "heavies, ~ ono a broad backed fat
man from Greenpofnt, the other the groat tall good
natured police officer whose face Is familiar
Broadway. BY his great height and he reminded
you OF Heenan, but neither he nor his opponent know
much about sparring. They stood up wc out paved
rather than struck policeman again and again laying
his lott nightly on the others His right al
most useless TO him. but he kept the other gong
orisky enough to give the Green pointer little rest
rnat which stood out plainly was that like too
mpny Of the police force both SOFT and undcvel-
spcd men and either would have stood but slim
snanco against even the middle weights who preceded
ihem.
KNOCKED sExsELEss.
The next pair are great brawny SIX hooters, weigh
Ing nearly 200 apiece, ana looking like Gerome's
yladiatora one the well known Henry Bucr-
meyer. Of the New York Athletic Club; tho other,
George Lee, OF Boston. They work and
terrible work II 10. Hardly man In million has
huge and strong an arm as Buermever's measur.
ing upward Of sixteen inches, aud he soon
showed ho coula use 1t too. But his mate
was in way backward, and Tor while gave him
plenty TO 40. Aher two or three exchanges the New
Yorker suddenly drops on all fours but Is mp quickly
ana going lively as ever both closing IN u sharp rally.
Now Buermcyer hits a beautiful left homo into the
Others face, shortly alter with tremendous i0rco
knocks him fat bis head striking the platform with
great vioiencs. For over forty seconds no lay stT
and 70 all appearance senseless. Then they got him
up, Buermeyer himself being foremost TO lend
hano. but Tor Two minutes his legs refused TO
duty. Alter much rubbing and handling at last he
hobbled awav, rousIng cheer going up for him and
The brave fight nc had made al was SO glad 10 see
he was not killed. said lady
Several Of the trial heats for the seventy.nve yards
now oil and then Of tho most In
tercsting events OF the evening.
THE AMATEUR WAR
A rope, an ipcn and hall thick and a hundred odd
lees long, lies Aloug the ground the OF the
arcns. Ten men from the Harlem Athletic Club take
hold OF one end, eight from tho Hudson County Gale
DOMAIN Club the other. AT signal all hands tug
away Tor dear lie. the object being to which
draw the oher from its place Right maniulIy did
they bend TO their work, the spectators enJoying it
most iuly, the delegation under Harlem Ath-
lctic flag WAS bursting with vocifcrous JOY as their
iavortcs tue victory.
The DauntIess Boat Club team and the Turn vcrein
vorwears next took the rope and fought like bravo
men, long and we'll. Blu. the pussy Teu,ons soon be.
gan 10 lose Their breath, provoking tho comment,
TOO much ager!" and tho lighter and more active
Dauntloss men gave hem more than they wanted.
But the pest Jun OF the evening came Win the next
evcnL II was tug between ten OF the Scottish.
American Athletic Club on the one side and ten
Metropolitan Police officers on the othor mo brass
buttons this timel Coas and vests are gone and the
noble guardians OF our lives and property show al
they did last summer that they are fully aware
there Is probably hot work ahead And there Is no
mistake about II this time, yet II looks rs II they
need not lear Man for man they must weigh all OF
two stone moro than their antagonists. Now they
grasp the ropo The great assembly Is hushed IN
sager expectation. The ton Of Official beet is too
much Tho lean and hungry Sco,s and inch bv nch
foot by foot the red knot in the centre OF tho
ropc slides toward the policemen, the Scotch
feet digging deep trenches the yielding soil all to
no avail For over two whole minutes tho exciting
work continues. Every man In the twenty dong bis
utter,nost until tho Scots have actually been dragged
3 dozen feet or moro. Both Look as u they'd had
enough OF II aud would like uncommony we'll TO STOP
but, what docs this meanf Scotland has stopped
going East Her men are determined not To DO
..;aken I'M yet. The tide has indeed turned; almost
impsrceptbly at first, TO be sure, but turned
has and Enthusiastically. The game OF the csnny Gallo
uopiaps regins TO show for whilc carly in the fight
The police were tugging and straIning with hercuiean
energy these simple minded Mortimer had quietly
coutsnlcd themselves with Just holding stub
borniy back, ike q stin-nsckcd Syrian donkey,