The Hudson-Pearce Wrestling Match.

From the Hawera Star we take a few particulars of the wrestling match which took phce there between Hudson and Pearoe on Monday night. The contest oommenoed with the Cumberland style, Hudson having won the tosa. Pearoa acted on the defensive, but after a little smart play Hudson had hold of him. Peirce broke away, and when next they got to woik Hudson, with wonderful quickness, cioght Pearce np and oross buttoekedhim heavily, thus winning first fall. The looal nnn looked the worse for this fall, and when ha next came in a few minutes later walked a little stiff. Pearce next chose the Giceco-ttoman style, in which the men closed quickly, and after one or two attempts on Pearoe'a part to throw hi* opponont, Hudson went down oa the floor. There ha lay with his tegs spread-eagled, and Pearce worked liko a Trojan for five or ten minutes trying to turn Hudson over. After many efforts Pearce at last succeeded in getting what is known as claw hammer or full Neleoa lock with hia arms under Hudson's, but his hands clasped at the back of Hudson's neck, "Give in." enid Pearoe, "or I'll break your neok;" and after oiifl desperate wriggle to try and get free Hudson gave way. In the American aide-hold style, Hudson (having won the toss for choice of hold) ourled his right arm around the small of Pearce'a back, and grasped tho belt well ovar his opponent* right hip. Thia pridently gave Mm » great advantage. Ia fact, it U estimated at almost equal to two to ono against the man who has to take upper outside hold. Pearce quickly got a grape vine hold round Hudson's left but Hudson held off, and declined ti close. Gradually he worked Pearce round to the front, and [ then, with surprising quickness, swung him round and oross-buttooked him again, thus giying him two fal]* to one. Hudson was loudly cheered by all hands. Id the next stjlo— Devon and Corntah, catch who cstch cm— Pearoe mado most play, and several times attempted to cjose. After numerous sm»it attempts, Pearce chuoked Hudson right over his bead, but, Hudson falling on his shoulders only, no fall waa scored. They were quiokly at work again, but thia time Pearce succeeded in getting an under holl with both arms round hia opponent's Waist, Hudson holding on with a leg hauk. B«aroe shook the hank froe, and, with the advantige of thia Cornish hug, he quickly swung Hudson round, and " hyped" him aorois hia (Pearo'a) thigh. Tho score now stood two falls each. Great excitement prevailed when the men came out {ot tbe final, which waa Catch who catoh oau (Lancashire style).- Bo'.h men oama out evidently determined each to do his best. They played hard and %ier>, First Hudson was down wish hia opponent on top of him, vainly tiying to turn him over. Then Pearee went down, aid Hudsoa tried a variety of manreuvrea to put him on his baok. After s, lot of interesting, but very tiriog woik, the two men watching oue another like cats, both rose to their fcor, Pearca held ont hia hand, and Hudson, gripping it, swung Pearce rouad the stage, neatly overbalancing him by the saddenuesa of tho jork. Hudson was now breach, ing hard, and tha perspiratlpn waa running off both, Aftor some miming round, Hudeon agaiu wont down. Peatoa went to work like n lion, and ultimately succeeded in forcing his way by aheor strength to a half Kdson hold, and turned hia man over with loud applause. Hudfoa shook hands on rising. The Mayor came forward, and in a nuat speech presented the mods],