A WRESTLING MATCH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3046, 5 November 1888, Page 2

A WRESTLING MATCH.

A: wrestling match; oil, Saturday night between Dunn and Tiffen for £SO a side, five styles, was'commenced at the Public Hall, Greymouth, before a large attendance, and lasted from shortly, after seven until 12 o'clock, both men being in rare good fettle, especially Tiffen, who showed no signs of distress all the evening until about midnight, when lie was not quite so ready to respond to the call of" time" as Dunn, though he wrestled strongly up to the last, Tiffen, who won the toss, selected the Cumberland style tor the first bout. His friends and backers looked on that fall as a moral, After a good deal of difficulty in taking hold, a keen tustle followed and resulted in favor of Dunn, who managed to buttock Tiffen, The second fall resulted in favor of Tiffen, who threw Dunn very, cleverly by buttocking. A good deal .of excitement was on the third event, After somo very skilful play on both sides, Tiffen got his hip under Dunn, and was just on the point .of slinging liiui or<tr liis •head, when Dunn took an inside lock on Tiffen's outer leg, and ho broke his hold apparently to save his face, and he fell on his breast with Dunn on top, Tho fall was quite a now oneandsurprisedagoodmany, Tiffen considered he broke his hold by accident,Dunn then selected the collar and elbow as the next fall, saying," John I'll give theo a chance." After a hour and a quarter Tiffen was awarded a fall, thuugh there had been previous falls not allowable, Then followed the American side-hold, and wrestling in this was earned on until 12 o'clock without a fall on either,side, though: several irregular throws occurred. Dunn offered to give Tiffen a fall of the side-hold if he would a'ccept it, and go on to the Grreco-ltyraan-and catch-as-'catcli.can. Cut the latter declined, and then arranged to postpone the matoli and finally decided today that the match bo wrestled out at Laing's Hall, Brunncrton, on Sat- j urday ovening noxt. It was thought Tiffen, on account of his age, would not hold out tho time, but he suprised everyone how he worried it out, Both showed a' give-and-take spirit right through. As regnrds the collar-and-elbow and side-hold, the opinion of of the best judges was -that r neither man knew muoh about tho use of his feet in tripping, Court of Appeal.

Weldingion, Monday. Tlio Appeal Court began this morning before Chief Justices Ward, Williams, Gillies, and Richmond. The first case is the appeal of Margaret Boche, from tlio decision of Williams at Duhedin, refusing her a license on the ground of being a married women. The case involves a question of considerable importance on which there has nevor been an authoritative decision eitbor here or in England.