Boxing Contest.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1706, 12 May 1886, Page 3

Boxing Contest.

A boxitfg'-hiatch was held in theFefldr, ing Public Hall on Saturday ni£ht. The' Star says the-public did not respond to the invitation -very heartily, the attendance being about 150. After a number of local men had given exhibition, of thoir skill, the : tv/o, principals ..of the GloveTfjglit Avere introduced. The con- . ditions and roles of battle were read by Mr Dundan. ' Mr Lloyd acted as referee,' and MriGurriey *8 timekeeper. Ellis, the Au?j;land iraan, had backed himself to knock R. ; Belfit out in four rounds. The A^igkland man was the favorite, but the^Kilding man had the majority ■, .of sytn^athTsersl After the second, roundfff Wis 'qftite "clear that " Bob"~j was not- going' to be the losing' man on' this occasion.. After the fourth round' had b£en,completed, the men came up ■ again and finished a fifth, when Belfit | instead., of Xb e ing "knocked out": was. fresher than ever. At this period of. the game* Belfit was declared t the ..win-. ner'oHhe 0 stakes £5. Ellis said he would "bo* Belfit for t he same money in Wanganui or Palmetston — in fact any-' wbercbutEfcilding, where Belfit had' too many ±riend9. . . <-