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Show An Interesting sword Contest. Saw Fbanotboo, November L An interesting interest-ing mounted sword contest took place this afternoon at Woodward's Gardens between Duncan C. Ross, the well-known athlete, j and Captain E. N. Jennings, late of the Eighth Royal Irish Hussars, and at present J instructor in swordsmanship at the Olympic Club of this city. In a previous trial last Winter Ross was so seriously wounded that the contest was stopped. The match to-day was bitterlv contested, the men being closely matched. On the twentieth attack Jennings dealt a tremendous blow that dislocated Ross' elbow. The latter gnashed his teeth, and clutching his sword in his left hand, advanced ad-vanced on Jennings with such vigor and address as for a few moments nonplussed the hussar. The contest continued during three more assaults, when Jennings was declared de-clared the victor by one point. |