ATHLETIC ENTERTAINMENT.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7782, 9 February 1891, Page 6

ATHLETIC ENTERTAINMENT.

Mr Duncan C. Ross, champion broad swordsman and all-round athlete, gave an exhibition in the Drill-shea grounds on Saturday afternoon in the presence of about 500 spectators. The programme opened with a competition, sword v bayonet, between Corporal-Major Moore, late of the Ist Life Guards, and ColorSergeant Colemau, late of the 25th Kiug's Own Borderers. The competition does uot call lor any special mention, and was won by the swordsman by five points to two, Mr Koss then showed his skill Iα the use of the sword by cutting in two a bar of lead suspended in two light paper ring*, which were hanging from the points of two sharp swords. The weapon used was a curved Indian t»Word, known as a tulwar. He also severed in two a potato resting upon the back of a man's neck, and with a broad sword cut through a sheep. Iα a tiking at the ring contest Mr Hoas beat CorporalMajor Moore by 36 points to IS, but the latter turned the tables in a teut-peggtag competition, beating the champlou by 42 points to 33. Mr Ro-s then offered a shilling a minute to men of list weight who could stand up against the wellknown middle-weight wrestler, Jaa. Dunu. A young man named Orr stepped into the ring, and Duun quickly threw him twice in the Cumberland style and onoe in catch-as-catch can. Dunn and Charley Richardson had two merry rounds with tile boxing gloves, and then Orr took Dunn's place. Orr possesses little or no science, but made up for it in coolness and determination, and in the three rounds between him and Richardson some uard hitting took place. Rosa gave a good exhibition with a heavy ludiau club and with two 451b dumbbells. Tying the two latter together with his handkerchief, he held them at arm's length over his head upon his little finger. He then attempted to raise a 2401b dumbbell above his head, but as he is not in good condition, the task was a little too much, and he could get it no higher than his head. To-morrow night Ross will wrestle Geo. Robinson, the well-known half-caste wrestler, in the Theatre Royal.