THE  NEW  YORK  CLIPPER  ANNUAL.
 

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Jan. 25—Cocking main, $20 a battle and $250 the odd:
Linden (6) beat Newark (3)—Clifton, N. J.

Jan. 25—Cocking main; Northampton (5 battles) beat
Westfield (3)—Hatfield, Mass.

Jan. 28—Cocking main, New Jersey (7 battles) beat Long
Island (4)—near N. Y. City.

Feb. 12—Cocking main, $25 a battle and $200 the odd
Kingston (5) beat Connecticut (4)—Kingston, N. Y.

Feb. 21—Cocking main, $20 a battle and $200 the odd
Kings County (5) beat Queens County (4)—Long Island,

J'eb. 22—Cocking main, $20 a battle and $100 the odd
JRahAvay (5 battles) beat Westfield (2)—NcAvark, N. J.

Feb. '23—Cocking main, $10 a fight and $100 the main ,
Mt. Vernon (4 battles) beat Stamford (1)—White Plains.

Feb. 26—Cocking main, $200 a fight and $2,000 the odd
•Catskill (7 battles) beat Long Island (4)—Long Island.

Feb. 26—Cocking main, $25 a fight and $200 the odd
liong Island (6 battles) beat New Jersey (1), latter forfeit-
iing—Long Island.

Feb. 29—Cocking main, $20 a fight and $200 the odd
Wallingford (5 battles) beat Southington (3)—Southing
ton, Ct

March 3—Cocking main, $50 a battle and $600 the odd
Trenton (10 battles) beat Paterson (3)—Elizabeth N. J.

March 3—Cocking main, $40 a fight and $200 the odd
Webster (5 battles) beat Killingky (3)—Plainfield, N. J.

March 18—Cocking main, $50 a battle and $200 the odd,
Cortland (5 battles) beat Syracuse (2)—New Truxton, N. Y.

March 26—Cocking main, $50 a battle, $200 the odd;
i?taten Island (4 battles) beat New Jersey (3)—Springville.

April9—Cocking main, $20 a battle and $500 the odd;
Bayonne, N. J, (6 battles), beat Staten Island (6)—Green¬
ville, N. J.

AprU 10—Cocking main, $50 a battle and $200 the odd,
Brooklyn (4 fights) beat Ncav Jersey (0); inside 4m.—Long
Island City.

April 16—Cocking main, $50 a battle and $200 the odd,
<5ueens County (8 fights) beat Kings County (3)—Coney
Island.

May 8—Dog fight, $1,600; Jack beat Bingo; 20m.—Bir¬
mingham, Ct

May 10—Cocking main, $250: Monmouth County (5 bat¬
tles) beat Middlesex County (4)—South Amboy, N. J.

May 26—Cocking main, three days, concluded, Georgia
■tmd Arkansas tieing on eight battles avou each, the last
resulting in a draAV—rWest Memphis, Tenn.

June 4^Cocking main, $100 a battle and $250 the odd;
Watertown (3 fights) beat Waterbury (2)—Watertown, Ct.
 

THE   PRIZE   RING.

1719—Figg, first champion of the English prize ring,
opened a "theatre" in Oxford road, London, where the
SAVord and single stick, and occasionally the fists, Avere
royally patronized.   He died In 1734.

1730—Pipes and Greeting, respectively, succeeded to
the championship of England.

1734—George Taylor became champion of England.

1740—Jack Broughton beat G. Taylor, championship.

1750—April 10—Jack Slack beat J."^Broughton in Figg's
Theatre, championship—London, Eng.

1760—June 17—W. Stevens beat J. Slack, champion¬
ship. Tennis Court—London, Eng.

1761—March 2—G. Meggs beat W. Stevens, champion¬
ship—London, Eng.

1764—June 20—W. Darts beat G. Meggs, champion¬
ship—Shepton Mallet, Eng.

1769—June 27—Lyons beat W. Darts, championship;
^5m.—Kingston, Eng.   Retired soon afterAvards.

1771—May lO—Peter Corcoran beat W. Darts, cham¬
pionship—Epsom race course, Eng.

1776—Oct. 16—Harry Sellers beat P. Corcoran, cham¬
pionship, 10 guineas, 38 rounds—Crown Inn, Staines, Eng.

1791—Jan, 17—Ben Bryan beat Johnson, champion-
-rship, 500 guineas, 18 rounds, 21m.—Wrotham, Eng. Re¬
tired soon afterAvards.

179S—May 14—Dan Mendoza beat W. Warr, champion¬
ship, 500 guineas, 23 rounds—Smitham Bottom, Eng. Men-
dOza died Sept. 3, 1836.

1795—AprU 15—John Jackson beat D. Mendoza, cham¬
pionship, 200 guineas, lOj^m.—Hornchurch, Eng. Gave
up the title in 1803, and Jim Belcher succeeded to the posi¬
tion of champion.   Died, London, Oct. 7,1845.

1805—Oct. 8—Harry Pearce beat John GuUey, 1,000
guineas, 64 rounds, Ih. 17m.—Hailsham, Eng.

1805—Dec. 6—H. Pearce beat J. Belcher, champion¬
ship, 500 guineas, 18 rounds, 35m.—Blythe, Eng. Pearce,
Avho Avas never beaten, gave up the title in 1808, and died
April 3, 1809.

1809—Feb. 1—Tom Cribb beat J. Belcher, champion¬
ship, £400, 35 rounds, 41m.—Epson DoAvns, Eng. He after¬
Avards beat Mollneaux, the black, twice, and retired after
holding the championship fifteen years. Died, Woolwich,
May 11, 1848.

l'814—Sept. 14—Dan Donnelly, champion of Ireland,
beat G. Cooper, 60 guineas, 11 rounds, 22m.—Curragh of
Kildare, Ire.

1816—First ring fight in America, betAveen Jacob Hyer
(father of Tom) and Tom Beasley.   No particulars.

1819—July 21—Dan Donnelly beat Tom Oliver, 100
guineas, .34 rounds, Ih. 10m.—Crawley, Eng. Donnellv
.died. Dublin, Ire., Feb. 18, 1820.
 

18J34—William Fuller opened a boxing school corner of
Ninth and Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.

18^4-Jan. 7 and June 8—Tom Spring beat Jack Lan¬
gan (Irish champion), £600, 2h. 20m., and 1,000 guineas, Ih.
48in; afterwards retired.    Died, London, Aug. 20, 1851.

1835—Peb.—George Kensett gave an exhibition of the
art of self-defense, Avith the assistance of amateurs—
Shakespeare Building, Sixth and Chestnut Streets, Phila¬
delphia.   Died, Ford'ham, N. Y,, Oct. 31, 1856.

1835—July 19—Jim Ward beat T. Cannon, £1,000, ten
rounds., Warwick, Eng., and was recognized as champion
of England.

1833—December — John   Gulley,  Avho  defeated   Bob
Gregson in the prize ring twice, and declined the title of
champion, elected member of Parliament for Pontefract.
1833—Deaf Burke claimed tne championship of Eng¬
land upon Ward's retirement.

1839—Feb. 12 —W. Thompson (Bendigo) beat Deaf
Burke, 10 rounds, 24m.—Heather, Eng.

1840—Jan. 9—British Pugilistic Association founded at
the Castle Tavern; Tom Spring installed as Master of
Ceremonies—London, Eng.

1841—May 11—Ben Gaunt beat Nick Ward, £200, 35
rounds, 47m.—Long Marsden, Eng. Gaunt was recognized
as champion.   Died Sept. 10, 1861.

1841—Sept 9—Tom Hyer beat J. McCIeester (Country
McClusky), 101 rounds, 2h. 55m.—CaldAvell's Landing, N.Y.
184S—Sept. 13-Chrls LlUy beat Tom McCoy, $400, 120
rounds; fatal to McCoy—near Hastings, N. Y,

184S—Dec. 14, 16, 20—Charley Freeman, American
giant (Oft. 10>^in.), beat W. Perry, the "Tipton Slasher,'^
108 rounds, 2h. 3m.; three rings, last near Gravesend, Eng.
Freeman died at London, Oct. 18, 1845, aged 28. Monu¬
ment erected to his memory by J. C. Heenan, 1860.

1844—April-Harry Josiah Holt pugUist, known as the
"Cicero of the Ring," died—England.

1845—Sept. 9—Bendigo beat Ben Gaunt, £400 and
championship, 93 rounds, 2h. 10m.—Sutfield Green, Eng.

1849—Feb. 7—Tom Hyer beat Yankee Sullivan, $10,000
—Rock Point, Md. Hyer died. New York, June 26, 1864,
aged 45; buried 28, Greenwood Cemetery. Sullivan died
at San Francisco, Cal., May 31,1856, aged 43. Monument
erected to his memory by James MuUoy, Mission Dolores.
1849—Aug. 3—Pierce Egan, pugilistic reporter for
BeWs Life and author of "Boxiana," died, aged 77 years—
London, Eng.

1850—Dec. 17—W. Perry, the "Tipton Slasher," beat
Tom Paddock, £200, 27 rounds, 42m., and claimed the
championship.

1851—Sept. 29—Harry Broome beat W, Perry, £400 and
championship, 15 rounds, 33m.—Mildenhall, Eng. Broome
died Nov. 2, 1865.

1853—Jan. 26—Wm. Hastings ("DubUn Tricks") beat
Orville Gardner, 17 rounds, 29m.—Paterson, N. J. Hast¬
ings died a wealthy man in January, 1890. Gardner be¬
came an evangelist, and now resides in New Jersey.

1853—Aug. 31—John Morrissey beat George Thompson
(Bob McLaren), $4,000,11 rounds, 16m.—Mare Island, Cal.
1853—September—Pugilistic Benevolent Association
organized, for the purpose of assisting deserving pugilists
in distress and keeping the ring at prize fights—London.
1853—Oct. 12—John Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan,
$2,000, 37 rounds—Boston Corners.

1853—Oct. 18—Nat Langham beat Tom Sayers, £200—
Lakenheath, Eng. Langham died, London, Sept. 1, 1871,
aged 51.

18o4—July 27—Bill Poole beat John Morrissey, rough
and tumble fight, $100—Amos Street dock, Ncav York.

1855—Feb. 25-Wm. Poole fatally shot during an affrav
Avlth Louis Baker, Jim Turner and others, at StanAvix
Hall, Ncav York, just before 1 o'clock a. m. ; died March8—
buried March 11.

1856—May 19—Tom Paddock beat H. Broome, £400, 51
rounds, Ih. 3m.—Bentley, Eng.   Died June 30, 1863.

18.56—Aug. 18—C. Lynch beat Andy Kelly, $300, 85
rounds, lb. 45m.; fatal to Kelly—Huyler's Landing, N. Y.

18.57—June 10—Harry Lazarus beat Denny Horrigan
("Dreadnaught"), $600, 97 rounds, 2h. 68m.—Point Abino,
 

Can. Met again, $1,000, 128rounds, Sh, 20m.;fight sto^,- -_
by darkness—Point Abino, Oct. 10,1857. Met for renewal
Oct. 13, Avhen Horrigan's party refused to agree on a ref¬
eree and Lazarus Avas awarded stakes,

1857—June 16—Tom Sayers beat W. Perry, £400 and
championship, 10 rounds, Ih. 42m.—Isle ot Grain, Eng.

1857—Aug. 1—Sam Rankin beat Dominick Bradley,
$2,000, 152 rounds, 2h. 58m.—Point Albino, Can.

1857—Sept. 28—Barney Aaron beat J. Monaghan, $200,
80 rounds, 3h. 22m.—near Providence, R. I.

1858—Oct 18—Pat Brannigan ("Scotty of Brooklyn")
beat Barney Aaron, $400,10 rounds, ISm.-Point Abino.

1858—Oct. 20—John Morrissey beat John C. Heenan,
championship of America and $5,000,11 rounds, 22m.—
Long Point, Can. Morrissey declined a challenge for an¬
other match, and Heenan became champion by default

1859—April 4—Sparring exhibition for benefit of Wm.
Harrington's widow; Heenan and Morrissey set-to—
Hoym's Theatre, N. Y. City.

1860—April 17—International prize fight between John
C. Heenan and Tom Sayers, £400 and 'championship, 42
rounds—Farnborough, Eng. Sayers died Nov. 8, 1865,
aged 39.   Heenan died Oct. 25, 1873, aged 39.

1860—Aug. 13—Heenan  Festival,   50,000   spectators—