The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-28

On the arst Indictment tpsy sentenced 70 two year
and ten months con1nemHt, with hard labor in the STAT
me ssass Prison at ohasstown, with nns Of 81 900 eac
Easter Monday Sports.
RAT KLLINd-OO0N BAITNG-BEAR DRAwINa-sPAH
RING AND JIG DANCING FOB THE ENTERTAINMENT
OF TIE FANCY.
ne feasting Of Easter Sunday among "dacent people
b followed by sporting Easter Monday. Why, n
e consequence but such the less the fact every
year regularly Easter turns upon the calendar Las
Monday evening every sportng house in the city Of any
eninence had ito "turn up" and "Hoyms" was onc'
moro brilliant with the fancy.
Harry Jennings, Jack Marriott, Jem Mclaughlin ant
Barney the principal caterers for the sporting
public. Tho first three gentlemen dealers in dog
esh; they catch rats and kill them they bait
attend TO other "innocent amusements with
ihs profession Of which they brilliant ornaments
Barney has no establishment" but claims higher rank
n the social life of the citizen, and is adept in
the profession Of the "nstic art"
Harry hangs out in White and Madison streets
On the most respectable occasions he rings in the public
10 White street, but when the crowd Is more noisy than
brilliant, or expected to be- Harrys great yellow post
ers inform the fraternity that the entertainment TO be
IN Madison street. II Madison street on this evening
and the crowd, the place and tho exhibition honored
each other Here was a crowd jammed up to the
roof in atmosphere Of tobacco fumes and anything
but "balm Of thousand fOwers"-lke Jersey lightning,
warranted % kill At fifty paces STILL there they sat, with
atmosphere enjoyed the rat killing, dog lighting, coon
batting, and the other etceteras
d al breeds and weights Dogs not exceeding lbs.
weight were 70 kill two rats EACH 10 h. dogs three rats;
s ali rats
With this handicapping the struggle for the "handsome
silver mounted collar and Slip commenced The black
TIE andsome prize During the evening Harry's "mam.
moth bear an ugly looking customer introduced,
and some game dogs tried their usks bruins akin wise
y taking care Of his capacous jaw. The prairie wolf
ana coon had their introduction and turn and again
Places Of be on
aeir tusse with aspirans for applause and with this
and scientific set.to between two Of H. US light
Weshs''two rat catching boys-the sports of Easter
Monday terminated in Sportsman's Hall.
MARRIoT's EXHIBITION.
The Empire Hall, or Marrot's exhibition, in Crosby
street. commenced with frendly shake" between two
ferocious looking bull dogs They had very heightened
tugyng match, which ended in the usual way, by
them refusing to s'scratch" The victor received
splendid slip and collar which the "boss" Of the cham.
pon accepted with considerable satisfaction and PRIDE
The "coon batting the next part Of the perform
ance Coon batting something superior TO dog fighting
The innocent is boxed up in a wooden case, about
eight feet long and sixteen inches deep that's his house.
and the dog who dares TO enter that castle and "draw
out the occupant is unques.onaby smart dog by
means destitute Of pluck. The fun sport," whatever
they call it, Ia not much in 'drawng the unfor.
tunate attempts Of the canine race TO draw yeper
rushing in with great demonstration of pluck and returning
with his pendant dropping, and other signs of dscour
teous reception from the the constantly recurring
signals for bursts of merrment and every kind Of pthy
speech peculiar to the sports The winding up part Of
exhibition was devoted TO rat killing against time From
some unexplanable reason rats, this Easter Monday,
tive vermn, instead Of three times that number, were
despatchedthe "black and TAM making the best time
receiving another /" handsome collar"
Aarriots dog pit considerably, in point Of cleanliness
accommodation and light, the first in rank the city
THE UP TOWN EXHIBITION.
NcIaughlins affair, In First avenue was "much of
muchness with that Of contemporaries in Crosby and Ma
olson. In addition to his killing and shaking he had on
hand for matches Princey, the champion Of "a lbs,
Of Newark oBrsns blnter; Nelson and Fan. Staten
mention" Call that nothing Dogs rats, bears and
coons are great institutions on Easter Monday.
BARNEY AARoNs sPARRING EXHIBITION.
Notwithstanding other attractions for the sports"
Young Barney had splendid house. Barney stands high
with the pugs and their patrons so his benefit was
bumper Professor Taylor and Trainer Sheppard
big namee and empty bcnches-ast evening IL was Bar
pey With full house and " the rocks" in his pockets.
The sports opened with two young uns'' having few
. Their ac a% s1e np sDs sss
Of Newark They made splendid setto Height,
weight and science pretty much equal. Sam,
professor the boards Scotty had the good sense to
appreciate Sans decacy, and the bout between them
fine display Of science without the ordinary rough
hitting. On leaving the stage they loudly applaud
cd Two light weights followed gave their tedious quota,
sn iS Sp S
spectators Johnny Aaron is the comedian OF the hsc
arena, and over flowing source Of mrth Badger Hg-
gins and Young Carey bad few rounds in the third Of
which Badger thrown fat the boards The follow
ing Badger tried to retrieve his honor but Badger
was once more on the boards
THE JIG DANCING.
By way Of diversity 70 the entertainment, Barney
cured the services Of Hank Mason and Mickey Warren,
two famous jig dancers. This decidedly the most
rational part of the evening After Mickey and Hank
had each his jig, Johnny Aaron aud Johnny Sweetman
joined, and the four had regular virgnny breakdown.
The pugs seemed to be much at home with their feet
their ss, and the spectators with all their roughness
were particularly nice in keeping order and nursed their
applause to the end when they went II with right good
will, and " brought down the house."
THE STARRING RESUMED.
The company was informed by Gather Tovee'-the
master Of ceremonies-that the celebrated Young Mol
neux would setto with Johnny sweetman but on the
occasion Of forthcoming benefit he would spar with Sam
Freeman and on that occasion he would ask favors
This language being next TO challenge, Molineux
loudly cheered entering The set to between Sweet
and Molineux highly entertaining to the fancy.
was heavy and smart hitting, as thick they could lay
hon.
Freeman to be upsided with his colored brudder came
TO the stage second time with the gloves on and the
master Of ceremonies returned Sans def Molineux
and expressed tho satisfaction II would give him TO have
the setto alluded to. The spectators vociferous
their applause and called for there and them but the
treat reserved for another exhibition and Sam set 10
with Nike Trainor This followed by spirited set-to
between Dan Kerrigan Hoare and the Anal wind up
between Johnny Aaron and Barney Aaron Their display
Of science very fine.
The forthcoming exhibition and set-to between Moi
neux and Freeman all the talk after the exhibition
Il will unqucstonaby draw q crowded house. If Sam liz
70 be half Of the attractions his friends object TO his ap
pearng without the Of half Of the proceedsno
thing but fair play. Unless Moineux agrees to this
Sans friends hold out that he must not TO appear
ANOTHER WALKING MATCH.
Adams the great pedestrian, who unsuccessul in
his great feat Of walking four miles in thirty minutes last
Thursday is again matched by the hacker for the
same feat for $500 side. The affair TO come Off next