4, 5.—Martin showed science, still the odds were getting up against him, and Richmond observed he would not take ten to one and stand it.
6 to 10.—A slight tinge of the claret was seen on Martin’s face, and he appeared weak. It was almost booked that he would be tired out, as his strength seemed fast leaving him.
11 to 24.—In all these rounds, notwithstanding Martin put in repeated facers, little impression appeared to have been made on the iron mug of Cabbage until this round, when his right eye received a severe hit upon an already damaged place, and bled.
25 to 41.—The amateurs expressed themselves much disappointed in Cabbage, and the Commander-in-chief[[161]] declared “he saw no choice between them.”
42 to 48.—Cabbage was now so much the favourite that three to one was laid upon him.
49 to 60.—Martin still kept nobbing his opponent, but he could not reduce his strength. The Master of the Rolls was also getting very weak, and fell down at times exhausted. It was a manly, good-natured contest, and the combatants behaved to each other fairly in the extreme.
61 to 70.—It was thought by a few that Martin was now getting the best of it, and Randall said it was all right. But this was not the general opinion.
71 to 73.—Martin, encouraged, took the lead, and Randall again assured him “It was as safe as the Bank.”
74.—Martin stopped Cabbage, gave him a facer, and ran him down.
75th and last.—In this round, in struggling together, Cabbage got a sudden jerk or twist on the neck, that totally disabled him from showing at the scratch when time was called. A medical man immediately rendered him his assistance, and he was taken from the ring. The fight lasted one hour eleven minutes and a half. Great danger appeared, and it was thought Cabbage would not recover.