WRESTLING.

West Coast Times, Issue 7300, 22 January 1889, Page 4

WRESTLING.

Wanganui, Jan. 21.

The wrestling match between H. Dunn andG. Eobertson,forthe championship of New Zealand, and a stake of £50 a-side, took place to.night. The styles contested were Cumberland, collar and elbow, Gaseco-Roman, catch-as*catch-can, Lancashire style, amd American side-hold. There was a good attendance. Mr J. R. Stewart, of Manaia, waa referee ; Charles Chevannes, stakeholder ; and Wilkinson, timekeeper. The Cumberland style : after catching hold, about 3 rounds ensued, both men doing all they knew, but neither getting any advantage, till they slipped their hold and went to their chairs. On taking hold again Dunn dashed in and had Robertson on hia hands and knees In a twinkling ; fint fall—time, 4 minutes. Collar and elbow style : both men quickly took hold and after 3 minutes continuous sparring they clutched and Robertson got Dunn down, but not so as to constitute a fall. After a spell they had another bout and Dunn fell, but no fall. On taking hold next bout Robertson quickly got the crook on D<inn, and after a short struggle got him down to nnder fall. Each bad now won a fall. The next style was that of American sidehold : Robertson won the toss for first hold ; after a minute and a half feining the menolored and a sharp straggle took place ending in no fall. Four other undecided bouts were wrestled. In the sixth bout Robertson closed quickly, end getting a crook on Dunn forced him back and gained the fall. Gweeo-Romau style : A long bout of ground wrestling ended in an undecided fall, both men showing skill and endurance; in the second bout Dunn got Robertson over and scored a fall! Both men having won two falls each the deciding fall was wrestled in catch«as-catcb-can style, in which a long bout of ground wrestling took place, Robertson acting on the aggressive,' Dunn escaping several times by sheer agility, amid applause In tbe second bout Robertson went quickly to work and forced the pace, putting Dunn over and pressing his shoulders to the ground by sheer strength and weight amid load applause. On the referee giving the fall in favor of Robertson, Dunn dissented from the decision, declaring that both his shoulders had not been on the ground at one time. The referee's decision was without doubt a correct one and met with general approval. Dunn challenged for another match as he and Robertson had both won one, and this was immediately accepted by Robertson.