Frank Redmond retired from this life and its business in 1863.
[53]. Dick Curtis died September 16th, 1843, aged 41.
[54]. This was occasioned by that ancient boxing arena passing into new hands, and being leased for a circus, under the title of “Cooke’s Gymnasium.”
[55]. At this time Tom Belcher bore that title.
[56]. Arthur Matthewson, for many years known in fistic circles as a sporting publican, was one of the best little men of his day. His first reported battle was with David Barnes, whom he defeated in fifty-one rounds, for fifty guineas a-side, at Basset’s Pole, near Birmingham, July 15th, 1822. He beat Israel Belasco in forty-four minutes at Moulsey Hurst, March 19th, 1823, and Barney Aaron as above. Matthewson died in his native town, July 13th, 1840, generally respected.
[57]. Jem Raines, ten stone four pounds, fought a draw with Harry Jones, the Sailor Boy, at Chesterfield, March 17th, 1827. He was subsequently beaten by Harry Jones (see Life of the Sailor Boy, page 526), Ned Stockman, and Barney Aaron, all, at that period, good men and made in most instances a very creditable fight.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
- P. [456], changed “fell one knee” to “fell to one knee”.
- Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
- Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed.
- Footnotes have been re-indexed using numbers and collected together at the end of the last chapter.