Fight for the Championship.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 382, 10 December 1889, Page 3

Fight for the Championship.

A cable mcssago to tho Melbourne Herald supplies tlio following partioulars:—Tho glovo light between Peter Jackson, the coloiu'od pugilist of Australia, and Jom Smith, tho champion of England, for £IOOO, ut £2OO trophy, mid tho championship of England, took plaoo on November 11, at the rooms of tho Pelican Club, tho greatest sporting club of Londou. » As much soore'oy as possible had been w observed as to tho limo at which the fight was to como off, hut it leakod out on Saturday, November 9, that tho encounter had been fixed for shortly after midnight on Sunday night, there was consequently an

inirnenso crowd congregated in front of the club's rooms, and it wa9 feared ihat the roughs would make an gittempt to force their way in. To guard against this a largo body of police had been toll off, and this demonstration by tbo police authorities kept the row.ies in check, p,--' Still members of tho club had Borne difficulty in gaining admission through tbo crush. In the end, howevor, the fight was witnessed by tver 1,000 spectators, including most of the sportsmen of tbo kingdom, and a large contingent from Australia. Thero was a loug delay after the men bad entered tho ring, caused by those concerned finding difficulty in agreeing as to who should act as umpire, and it was a quarter past one o'clock before this point was settled. Jackson, | •..Jfcfore the fight commenced, com-] pained that tho glovos provided were smaller than those agreed upon, but this objection was over-ruled, Tho men thou tossed for choice of corners, and Smith won. They 1 shook hands and at once set to work, In the first round there wore some hoavy exchanges. Still but little damage was douo on either side, though, wheu time was called, Smith appeared very much distressed. It the second round Jackson forced the fighting, and knocked Smith over the ropes, where he held on by his right hand quite exhausted. Jackson was unable to finish hiui before time was

„ called, When they came up again y Smith at first tried to tear off his gloves and fight with bare knuckb?, He was evidently in a great temper at his ill success 60 far. The police, however, at once seized him, and his friends interfering he put on the gloves again and the fight was resumod. Smith rushed in blindly and furiously, seizeu Jackson andthrew him violently. Amidstgreat '%:itetnoiit an appeal for a foul was at once made on behalf of Jackson, and the umpire promptly allowed it, and awarded tbo fight .to tho Australian, Smith by this time had cooled down, and he shook hands again with Jackson, and offered to make another niatoh, His backers

however, are not likely to support him in this, for the contest fully exposed tho fallacy of his claims to be regarded as a first-class fighter, Ho was beaton at all points of the game. Besides his display of illtemper lost him many friends, and convinced everyon? that at the best he must be very unroliablo.

To Australia in an Open Boat-

Captain Jorgensen, whose arrival at Madeira in his new patent lifeboat, |g.6torm King, was recently announced, has sent home nu account of his outward voyage, The boatisintendel for usb on board passenger vessels, and is built in three water-tight ctoartmeuts, It is 30 feet long, 8 Vni 6 inches in beam, and 4 feet 9 inches deep, and, to prove lier seagoing ca|raciiies, Captain Jorgensen and his mate, Mr Neieon, are now sailing her from London to Melbourne via Madeira and Gape Town, Some interesting facts are contained iu Captain JoVgeiiseu's accouut of Lis voyago to Madeira, At 3 a.m, on September 12, they left the West India Docks, the wind being light from thu north-west, and at 3 p.m, on the 16ch thoy passed Portland, and signalled to bo reported "all well," At 9 p.m, ou tho 15th they had ruthor a nasty surprise; looking over the stern thoy saw two huge ebarka following Bido by side, the quantity of phosphorous, in tho water' makiiiL' tbem appear larger than they really were. On tlio afternoon of the 23rd, in latitude 43 degs, 21 mine. N„ longitude 12 degs, \Y„ the wim l commenced to freshen from the west-

ward, with rain and a fulling' barometer, and at 8 p.m. they took , four rcefo in uninsail, made niizensal ytft, and liovo to, ufttrwuvds making a / of the mainsail, tbereiy Bhortening it liy half. It was blowii g a voiy heavy gale from tho W,, Kith rain and high M, the barometer having fallen from 30.30 at 12 o'clock on the 23rd to 29.90 at midnight, and 29,80 at 8 a,m, on the 24th. Tho boat lay splendidly to tho wind, with tho rudder fust amidships, and the main sheet hauled aft. Next day, just 10 teat all the boit'a good qiwliiim, thoy decided to seo how sho would run before the wind, They set the fo'rereefed maintail aqi| wore round about 11 a.m. It was then Mowing a gulp from N.N.W., with heavy squalls mid sea running mountains high, bqt down between thp seas they hardly bad any wind, tho sails actually flapping. The fitorm King took each big wavs splendidly, aud when she oauie up in the breakers she went like an arrow. Tjoy steered her with their faces to to the stern, sn as to enable them to • tal* eaclu sea stern on, and only SKpTied three heavy seas, which, however, did the boat no harm. They

ran before' the ntp!« v:l;ich !m tij! tl|9 gfjtli, during the day tiroo, jtond hove to at night. JVomJhe 26th their arrival at Madeira (hoy e?perionped fine weather, with light potth-easterly winds, and now and then a heavy nwell from the westward. Captain Jflrgensen hopes to reach Oape Town.about the end of December.