Sporting Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 394, 16 July 1866, Page 2

Sporting Intelligence.

GALLANT AND DETERMINED MILL BETWEEN THE MABTIEF-MOTJTHED 810-TIN AND THE WAIMABAMA PET. (From a Correspondent.) A mebby and exciting mill for nothing aside, but love, came off a few days ago at a well-known spot not a hundred miles from Napier. The men agreed to fight at catch weight, and on this occasion the Big-un pulled down about 14 stone, while the Pet was well within his usual weight of 9 stone 8 lbs. After a wordy warfare, at about half-past 4 p.m. the men stood up for— THE EIGHT. Round I. The Big-un led off with a stinger on the sconce with his whip, which was not returned, as the Pet was taken unawares, and sparred for time. Round 2.—After a rather tedious encounter of words, the Big-un planted another little-un ou the seat of knowledge and cleared out. Round 3, and last.—The Pet, rather wild, got hold of a spade, with which he ran up to the Bigun, who cried for quarter, and on his facing round, the Pet landed a regular hot-un with his spade on the nut, which distilled the ruby, and they closed and came to mother earth, Big-un uppermost. When in this position the Big-un made several ineffectual attempts to strangle hia opponent, but the Pet was all there, and having gained possession of the whip, popped away merrily at Big-un about the pimple. On this the Big-un wanted flax brought to tie the Pet, but as this was held to be contrary to the rules of the magic circle, the Big-un, being unable to finish his man, had to give in, BEirAEKS. The Big-un had decidedly the worst of the punishment, for beyond a few scratches the Pot is none the worse, while Big-un has some ugly marks on his head, which is now quite round, in contra-distinction to its usually square appearance.