The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-04
1.-THE NEW AMUSEMENT"
The Great Rooster COntost-New York
Versus Troy-A $4,000 Cook Fight
New York Victorious.


New York Victorious.
| - Troy, N. Y ), Dec. 80, 1862
For some days past the sporting fraternity OF the me
tropos, well the members Of the brotherhood, In
Albany and Troy, hsve been considerably rea
tive to tie issue of cock fight grand scale which
had been arranged between the leading sporting orac
| tiers OF New York and Troy #
| The arrangements we've condacted with the gvsatest
secrcsy tire part OF those entrusted with the manage
ment Of the affair, and the time and pEoce and principals
engaged were matters of conecwe, except those re
cognized as belonging to the sporting ".pper tsndo,
Your correspondent however, with that CHARACTERISTIC
eagerness which distinguishes issuirng mind
succeeded in gaining the confidence web az the int
lions OF the "knowing oues end after paying his dollar
Gin redeemabe bank note currency, allowed tie
high privilege OF witnessing the stsal and show
Of spirit"
The time was last Tuesday evening, the place the
Union House. on the Albany road midway beswsen Troy
and Albany, and the main SiOO Al te CLOSE or the
contest 1t asserted by prominent Nssv Yorker that
at east $40 900 had changed handfron tho The
contest lasted from nine O'Clock in shc evsning until four
tho next morning. and the ontre AHA
manner creditabe TO all concerned.
The number present about two haudpsd, composed
OF the ellie OF the fraternity Of New Yorh Alba0y md
Troy The only absentee was MorrisSey, ashs
voidaey actaincd He was represented BY proxy how
ever, and his money was used to good advantage.
THE FIT
situated in the third story Of the Unsa Eoussr
fought according TO New York rules witAwhish tho
TroauB almost entirely unacquatsted end were
eonipe TO give their interest IN chasgsrcf the New
The Judge the renowned "Dad' sumusvills or :
New York, who rendered jus.ss all PARTIES wtthSat
ncnrring tho dspcasurc ot aSy OF those nssresssd
THE coNrssE.
Eacn party made show of fifteen fow6, a w1srh4
eleven matched.
Round The Trojans named heavy weighs Cosm (
bus asassst the New York General. waiswssth !
Columbus was the favorte ca account o. FORMER u
Ufa husk Vuiu and
taken by the New Workers. After low ssraSahes.
wadsworsh appeared to have .hs b,st Of hsssort Hsa
friends offered heavy odds anilwers take The frosns
locked d,shcarened and about e. ling up, WAsn
wadsworth ngoriously rstirsa leaving Coulabus, al.
Rosnd New Yorker s. ain; heavy odds oasra,.
Troy Now Workers charJ Troians whipped easily New
Round S.-Troy's main,; betting even. Now York had
all her own way, and sa1y On this rosnd tho New
Yorkors offered twenty to one, which was gsSsraly
taken, and t,e Troans Ia st haayny.
Round Anew Yorker main. Troans offered heavy
odds fhi, round u taSors. This wssthe hardest
fought anatnh far Ne York won alter desperate
struggle. betting even.
and odds given Trcans bet freely but were defeated
New Workers. iubiant. Al this point the entire
party. adjourned TO su2por. In the rneantime
those moSs immediate iy Interested examined the
chances pnatsy closely II the supper table
discussion took plaos, during whchths Troans
bet heavily, and of cred heavy odds the main.
After o. considerable quantity Of eatabss segars and
champagne bad been dis posed Of At an exravagant price
the conteat
Round 6.--lrojans aicpt, and bet ssaray: New
Yogkers outbet to % land STILL" After aSssrt contest
the Trojan bird victorious Troans 5ubtlant, and
offered hoavy odds on he next
Rosn5,7.-New Yor stock ahead: Trojans nowhere
Tweniy Que New York The Gothamites offered
be, the City Hall ai,st tho Troy ferry boat. Nc,
takers. Now York n ,asiy.
Round 8, and La a.-Trojans looked blue On tn q.
round Gspansicd the Ain. After short contest New
York wasrieclared till victor
This ended The mi ioh, the Troans. onay two.
raatehs,. They bet 70 the last; In fact, unsi noh
was lot. The Yorke appeared 3as assonishsd
the rect,t. couple well known T-onns bet heavily
on the New York "a, notand wen largely.
almost d. Wight the separated, out
everything I'D nnious the la1,. Vac Troy aeu
sorsiy disap oiled, b did show the coo,s Of
defeat
JHIsRErU8N NATCIh
A, return mattel all be arranged nAfew dayc land
foughs probably n. the same place.
Tho Iroans wore xel treated BY tser ~captors and
roachsd homo Al ori six o'clock They YET hope -
trievo tho honoFs osr