The money is placed in the hands of another Noble. 
The bettor, after thev have made some ridiculous 
guesses, asks the age of the person. When he tells his
age, they get into a quarrel about it; each gives the
other the lie. A challenge is then given and accepted.
A ring is formed, two of the candidates, are chosen as
seconds, and as soon as the gloves are produced, (large
boxing gloves) the Grand Potentate appears, stops the 
fight fines each of the fighters One Hundred Dollars, 
and declares that the seconds (candidates) must fight it
out for their respective clients. That is, supposing A
and B to be the professional boxers, A's second must 
fight with B; amd B's second with A.  A ring is formed
and the novice candidates meeting of course with some 
skilled Noble, met some rather hard knocks. which the 
Nobles and other candidates enjoy. 
While the fighting is going on, some Noble makes 
complaoint that he has been robbed, his pocket picked.
He had previously put a package, or some valuable 
article in the pocket or clothes of one the candi- 
dates.   A general search follows; the stolen property is
found on a candidate who has not been exercised much 
and he is at once charged with the theft, is pitched on
to by two or three of the Nobles, roughly hustled out
of the room for trial, stripped of his clothing except a
pair of drawers; he is then blindfolded, and after being
led around the room, is seated on a large, sponge fill-
ed with ice water, when the news comes that he has 
been forgiven on account of his good character, which 
has just been received by telegraph; he is led out and
invented with his former clothes. 
-While the foregoing is being enacted, candidates 
who have escaped the Prize Fight etc. are conducted 
into another room, where they either find several mem-
bers disguised as women, or find them discussing an ex-