Carlisle Patriot, 01 Oct 1825 - Sights of the Week (2)

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Saturday 01 Oct 1825   (p. 3, col. 1-3)

 

SIGHTS OF THE WEEK.

 

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THE WRESTLING,

 

On Thursday, was attended, as usual, by myriads of country people, for whom this manly amusement appears to have charms quite unknown to the degenerate race pent up within the walls of smoky and enervating towns. We annex a complete list of the athletic heroes who entered the lists, from which our readers will learn the fortune which there befell them:—

 

First prize: Eight Guineas: One Guinea to the last thrown man.—Mr. TODD of Wigton, Umpire.

 

          Stood.               FIRST TIME OVER.               Fell.

 

John WILKINSON, Wigton                John EDGAR, Haltwhistle

Wm. FORSTER, Hethersgill               William KIRKUP

Thos. MILLER, Crookdikes                William CARRUTHERS

Dan. BURGH, Crookdale-hall             Thos. BOWMAN

Geo. WATTERS, Irthington                Thos. WHITFIELD

John WEIGHTMAN, Hayton              James THOMPSON

John BIRKETT, Ireby                          Thos. LITTLE, Kingfield

Wm. LAWMAN, Boon-wood             P. FINLAYSON, Wigton

Wm. EARL, Cumwhinton                   John HEWITT

Jas. HESLOP, Hallbankgate                William ARMSTRONG

T. ROUTLEDGE, Headsnook             Jas. HUTTON, Rosley

Joseph BAILEY, Cumrew                   J. NICHOLSON, Bardon Mill

Wm. BUSHBY, Penrith                       Joseph BARKER, Wigton

Lancelot GRAHAM, Hutton               William HODGSON

Wm. THOMPSON, Carlattan              — MATTHEWSON

John CARRUTHERS, Carlisle            — ROANSON, Bassenthwt.

John GRAHAM,             do.                J. DENT, Templesowerby

Jas. LAZENBY, Carleton                    Joseph ROBLEY

John HODGSON                                 James ELLIOTT

Thomas RICHARDSON                     Thomas LAWMAN

John JAMES, Bogside                         William BATEY

Jon. WATSON, Torpenhow                 Henry WHITFIELD, Penrith

Joseph ABBOT, Bampton                    John BULMAN

R. SOWERBY, Sebergham                 James IRELAND

Ed. HUGGON, Lammonby                 Robert WATTERS

John ISMAY, Wigton                          Robert RICKERBY

George IRVING, Bolton                      William JOHNSTON

Thos. IVISON Scaleby                        Edward RUDDOCK

Jac. ARMSTRONG, Broadfield          Joseph ROBINSON

J. ROBSON, Irthington Mill                Geo. WILSON, Moorhouse

John MAUGHAN                                — TAYLOR

J. GIBSON, Harraby Mill                    John MURRAY

Thomas BROWN                                 John HODGSON

Wilf. WRIGHT, Torpenhow                Geo. BELL, Sandysike

John EDGAR, Durdar                          William CLARK, Oulton

Robert NIXON, Hutton                       John TWENTYMAN

 

                                SECOND TIME OVER.

 

John ROBSON                                     John BIRKETT

Robert NIXON                                    John IVISON

Edward HUGGON                              Wm. FORSTER

John WEIGHTMAN                            R. SOWERBY

Wilfrid WRIGHT                                 Thomas ROUTLEDGE

John EDGAR                                       William LAWMAN

Daniel BURGH                                    John JAMES

William EARL                                     George WATERS

Thomas RICHARDSON                     Joseph ABBOT

William BUSHBY                               John GIBSON

Thomas BROWN                                 John GIBSON

Jacob ARMSTRONG                          John WILKINSON

John ISMAY                                        Joseph BAILEY

Lancelot GRAHAM                             John MAUGHAN

Jonathan WATSON                             John CARRUTHERS

James GRAHAM                                 John HODGSON

Thomas MILLER                                 Thomas LAZENBY

George IRVING                                  Wm. THOMPSON

 

                                   THIRD TIME OVER.

 

John ISMAY                                        Edward HUGGON

Jacob ARMSTRONG                          John EDGAR

Robert NIXON                                    John   ROBSON

William EARLE                                  Thos. BROWN

Wilfred WRIGHT                                Lancelot GRAHAM

John WEIGHTMAN                            Dan. BURGH

Thomas MILLER                                 Jonathan WATSON

Geo. IRVING                                      Wm. BUSHBY

Jas. GRAHAM                                     Thos. RICHARDSON

 

                                FOURTH TIME OVER.

 

John WEIGHTMAN                            Thos. MILLER

Jacob ARMSTRONG                          Robert NIXON

William EARLE                                  John ISMAY

James GRAHAM                                 Geo. IRVING

 

                                  FIFTH TIME OVER.

 

William EARLE                                  Wilfred WRIGHT

John WEIGHTMAN                            J. GRAHAM (lay down)

 

                                  SIXTH TIME OVER.

 

Jacob ARMSTRONG                          William EARLE

 

                                        FINAL FALL.

 

John WEIGHTMAN                            Jacob ARMSTRONG

 

The second prize of Four Guineas, with two guineas to the second man, and minor prizes up to the eighth, was wrestled for on Thursday, and produced some good play, but the spectators, on account of a more attractive object, were not so numerous as on Wednesday. John NICHOLSON, of Baron Mills, near Haltwhistle, was the conqueror, throwing, at last, the somewhat celebrated Jonathan WATSON.—The announced wrestling by Boys did not take place.

 

The ring was under the entire management of Mr. Henry PEARSON, and the most complete order prevailed. The sport, however, was not so good, on the whole, as is in general witnessed at Carlisle—at least, so say the cognoscenti. It is calculated that from twelve to fifteen thousand persons were lookers-on on the first day.

 

 

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