The morning times., 1897-01-02
PUGH ENDED THE COMBAT
Broadsword Exhibition Stopped
By the Police.
TROUBLE OVER A CUT HORSE
Action Of the Assistant District At
torney Kissed by the Two Thou-
sand observation-disclosures Match
Declared Off on Account of This
Interference.

The broad sword contests which had
been so extensively advertised to take
place at the old Brightwood Driving Park
yesterday afternoon, fizzied out, and the
thousand or more spectators, who had
journeycd from Washington and suburbs,
returned home, giving vent to their feel
ings in language which, as far as known,
does not usually obtain in ecclesiastical
circles.
In Justice to the principals of the sched-
uled contests it must be said that the
fault did not lie with them. The tender
heart of Assistant District Attorney Pugh
was lacerated at the sight OF small
stream of blood trickling from a small
cut just above the eye OF a horse, and
he summoned policeman and one of her
majesty's late dragons was subjected to
the ignominy of the lookup for several
hours, until bailed out by sympathizer.
Large Crowd Present.
OF course the central attraction for the
big audience was the contest between
Capt. Duncan Ross and Corporal Nelson
y,
and long before the hour set for the fight
long line OF vehicles, pedestrians, both
rural and urban, together with wheelmen
Of all sizes, almost choked up the entrance
to the scene of battle.
Fully two thousand people were on hand
when three steeds, supposed to be PAGERS,
ambled around the muddy track in a
travesty on a horse race.
The Ross-High match was announced to
follow contest between Lieut.. Barber
late OF the British army. and Corpor al Dayie
OF the Sixth United States Cavalry. As in
the previous match between the two men,
Barber agreed TO fight on foot, while Dayie
was to do the slashing from horseback.
Her majesty's Tommy Atkins" was The
first to appear in the arena, with his head
cased in sanguinary colored concern which
appeared to be cross between a cuspidor
and patent fire eXtinguiSher His neither
limbs were swathed in white ducks, which
caused an additional chill to creep up the
spinal columns of the already half-froZen
Spectators.
Disguised Spectators.
The little cayalryman followed shortly
anu dIueT lew moments spent IN clearing
the arena OF enthusiastic spectators, Lieut.
Pillsbury gave the signal for the first
charge, and Davie quickly scored a clean
body cut. He took the next point in SIM
ila- fashion, andthen came the thrust which
did such violence to the finer instincts of
the assistant District attorney.
1t is an open question whether the
cut, or the remarkable appearance OF the
foreign dragon did the most toward ter
rifying the nervous steed, which promptly
turned tail and fled. Davie was finally
compelled to dismount and continue the
combat on foot. In that sort of warfare
the Enelishman showed his superiority,
winning the match by a score OF points
TO 10.
AT the conclusion of the bout Barber
was placed under arrest and conveyed to
the city in charge of bluecoat. Davie
was not arrested.
The Ross High match was deciaredoff as
result Of this event, and the crow d of
spectators, after roundly kissing Mr..
Pugh, started back to the city in a gener-
ally un-Christian frame Of mind.