Owing to the drawing in of the the usual lack of wind in the Committee have decided to discontinue the Saturday Races from date.
Boxing.
The Pavilion Theatre in the grounds of the Sunlight Hotel, Bubbling Well Road, was packed to overflowing on Saturday night, when the twenty-round boxing con test between Sailor Smith and Billy Bel-lew was brought off, for a purse of $600 given by Jack McAuliffe. Though the contest proved of short duration, it was very fast and willing, and the large audience seemed entirely satisfied with the fare provided. The entertainment opened with a ten-round bout between *Ginger" Munday (H.M.S. Pique) and Carpenter (ELMS. Eclipse) and it was evident, from the start that. both men meant business. Carpenter had perhaps the better of the opening exchanges, at Munday, who was, as usual, a picture of perfect condition, soon warmed to his work and got in some very hot body punches, and towards the end of the first Found was getting the upper hand, Carpenter being somewhat groggy. In the third round Smith received a staggerer Wo have much pleasure in publishing he jaw which sent him against the the following score of a match on the ropes, practically helpless, and seizing his 11th inst. in which the ishing touches and outed his man. of Singapore, preparatory to the latter's opportunity, Bellew immediately put. matched against the whole strength Some-one called out "Foul," but it picking a team to practise up for the was pretty evident the best man won. Interport match, Fiellew. goes. to, Manila this. week and Meanfigle wil shortly take his departure ing over the wasa bad light, a thick mist hang-uring the evening Bellew threw out a the circumstances Clayton's score of 97 was 600 yas, shooting very difficult, and under range, yg, the 510 and challenge to any man in China, stipulating; extraordinarily good. that a purse of $2,000 should be sub-. seribed, for which he would return from 300 500 600 Manila, We are asked by Jack McAuliffe yds. yds. yds. Total. to aay that ho accepts the challenge, and T.LChyton wu. has already secured the required purse, Pte. Hathaway
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