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THE RING,. :
PADDY SINCLAIR'S BENEFIT.
A goodTy muster of the-disciples and admiren
of Boxiana, more numerous in facti than any ol
late attracted by like exhibitions, occupied the
benches of the Tennis Court, on Wednesday
evening, to greet the man "wot won the fight"
the victorious "ENFIELD GENE*At., on Hie occa-
sion of his Benefit, and to witness the presenta-
tion to Mm of the splendid BELT, to which, as a
specimen of colonial taste and -manufacture, es-
pecial allusion n'as made In our last. -
Shortly after the -opening of the doors, the
arena was thronged, though'from the excellent
arrangements of the master of "the ceremonies,
the inconvenience so frequently attendant on a
crowded room, was obviated,'.and the comfort of
every visitor secured. '
The Veteran DONOVAN and BB.VOABBABBE
JACK first ,made their congee to the expectant
guests, and after some admirable and scientific
illustrations of the art, gave place to the NEW
ZEALAND PET and - a stranger .from Port Phil-
lip, the latter of whom, by tbe way, showed
himself an experienced tacl-itian, and one likely
to prove an ugly customer, minus the mittens.
CABBOLL and the ROUGH SAILOB next paired off,
followed by SOLLT REUBEN and KENNEY, but
the latter showing the claret in the third round,
doffed hit gauntlets, and YOUNO WOOLBB, the
CAB-BOY, in the interim, took a good-humoured
drive at the MITTEN-MAKER, just to keep the
."pot boiling." . The SAILOB BOY and the ROUGH
SAILOR ; two BLACK DIAMONDS of superior
polish ; the NEW ZEALAND PET and SAMBO, in
turn displayed their prowess, to the gratification
of. all present. The wind-up between SINCLAIR
and DAVIS was the great event of the evening,
and a more masterly exhibition of- pugilistic
strategy we have certainly never witnessed in
tlie colonial courts.
. On the conclusion of the entertainments, DAN
DONOVAN, the oldest member of the P.K. pre-
sent,, advanced towards SINCLAIR, and after a
brief but appropriate address; invested THE GE-
NERAL with the elegant Belt before described, a
munificent testimonial of approval and encourage-
ment from a few prívate individuals. Amidst the
congratulatory cheers of the company, PABDV,
with all the national humour ot his country,
responded, alluding to the somewhat singular
coincidence of DaNOV.*N"liavlng,chaperoned him
on.his first pugilistic DEBUT in Liverpool, some
twenty years ago, when the battle money was;,
presented to him by the same old comrade.
In thc course of the evening, SPARKES took"}
occasion lo intimate his readiness to stake belt
against belt in the forthcoming fight, but the
GENERAL'S friends, though prepared to back
their man to any amount, declined acceding to
the proposal, on the ground of both belts being
private testimonials to their possessors.
SINCLAIR declared himself open to make a
match with any man in New South Wales for
any amount, the fight to come off within twenty
miles of Sydney.
The company then separated'in the best nos-,
sible good humour, highly delighted ? with the
sports of tho evening. ¿ :?>.,. \¡... '.-,
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