Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1 (of 3): Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists; Full Reports of Their Battles from Contemporary Newspapers, With Authentic Portraits, Personal Anecdotes, and Sketches of the Principal Patrons of the Prize Ring, Forming a Complete History of the Ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the Last Championship Battle Between King and Heenan, in December 1863Miles, Henry Downes
History
Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Volume 1 (of 3): Containing Lives of the Most Celebrated Pugilists; Full Reports of Their Battles from Contemporary Newspapers, With Authentic Portraits, Personal Anecdotes, and Sketches of the Principal Patrons of the Prize Ring, Forming a Complete History of the Ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the Last Championship Battle Between King and Heenan, in December 1863
Miles, Henry Downes
Boxing
“The boxing match made some time since, at Newmarket, to be fought
by the above-named, it was agreed by the parties, should be decided
on Thursday, June 17, between the hours of twelve and two, at the
village of Grewelthorpe, about six miles from Ripon. The above
village is in the West Riding; the division of that part of the
county and the North Riding taking place there. Accordingly, on the
morning of Thursday, a stage was erected at the bottom of a close
adjoining the house of Mr. Pickersgill; the money, amounting to
£1,450 a-side, deposited by the parties, and every necessary
preparation made. In consequence of information having been
previously sent to the magistrates, the Very Reverend the Deans of
Ripon and Middleham, with several of the justices for the North and
West Ridings, attended at Grewelthorpe, and signified their
determination to put a stop to all such outrageous proceedings; but
finding that the business was likely to be proceeded with, and that
a number of people were assembling, they ordered the Riot Act to be
read, which was accordingly done about twelve o’clock, by Mr.
Taylors, the Town Clerk. However, between one and two o’clock,
Belcher, with his second, etc., went upon the stage, and was
followed by Berks, upon which Mr. Trapps went down to inform them,
that if they did not instantly quit the stage, and the
neighbourhood, they and their parties would be apprehended. They
immediately obeyed, and left Grewelthorpe soon after.”
_From the_ MORNING POST.
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