, 1866-01-06
C2CK-FIGHTING on NEW YEARS.
.Exetttnc> Match for $4,000 Side at
Eroox1yn-Sew Jersey "asfs tno

Exciting 0tAtcl for S2,OOO sue
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iFtnn tho New York Htrald. sd.1
Amcne the New Year festivities In Kingsi
coEnty. not The least Interesting TO sporting
men vas I cock fight, which took place on ..
Monday last, at the house of one OF the oest !:
known sports In that county. The light was
one lu contemplation for long time, ING PM
ties competing for The victory being Je5seI
and Kings eouutJ who hase tof soms nenr,ahIe sI
reputation each possesses The match was ioF
Two thousand dollars side, sufficient sum i
to mako the fight interesting.
WHO WE'RE THERE. -...
As has been said above, the fight vas for ;
1ong time in contemplation, and the news OF :
ts Being about. to take place Was sufficient 10
attract fhithcf largo n1m9er OF ,oe senus anr
usport' from both far and wide. a quar-
ter .past three there we're no less than four
hundred and eighty persons Present" How
thav managed TO- get into 50 small place
was riddle; but there they Wcre. New
York, Brooklyn, jersey and their ad1acents
moro distant places wete not altogether over
looked. There weso sporting Een from Non
treai, Quebec; Boston, Mass: Cincinnati.
Ohio. Philadelphia, Pa; Washington, D. c.;
ST, Louis, Mo-, and Chfcsgo, III. There was
motley crowd when all vas told: Thesc !,
we're two cx-Jndgcs, IN e5.fresidcns OF me !,
BrookIyn, another from New York,) two e1-;
.Assemb,ymcu and two honorable Scnators-a
very lair representation Of the municipal md
national governments
THE FIGHT. ;...; =
The fight, or 1.main,"n it is called, con-
ststed on this occasion Of nine matches-four
pains CT cocks and tiyo Of chickens. Each
cock in the first match Wis not to exceed tive
| pounds In weight, and before commencing Lhe
jersey birds handler stated that be was light
! ing his bird four ounces under weight, and
with two swelled eyes A Judge was chosen,
and then the birds were held opposite to one
| another, for short time IN the handlers
hands and let peck at each other 50 as to in-
| spirit them, then they were placed upon the
ground and the fight commenced In earnest
| Perhaps, layipg aside the cruelty, a cock fight
is one Of the most Interesting Of winter sports
| No animals hare 50 much game about them
dead or hopelessly disabled is almost uIa-
known. Each bird, eyefng his op-
other. Tho Rings county bird Jumped
up, and clapp1pg its wings, bullsd its
".gar" Ii poor JERSEYS back, breaking Ns
pecked at him, while Jersey endeavored to
get, up, md succeeded In eluding bis 'oppo-
nent's attack Then they peckcd Ut. each
other, and time Was called. After fifteen
seconds they were placed again breast TO
his opponent, but the broken leg md wing
entanEled 1t, and the Kings county rooster
inflicted another wound. Jersey fell: Again
time YVES called. Jersey felt sick and turned
tail, to the great delight Of Kings county, who
rIe from the pit, the victor having been pre-;
viously weighed, and the winners received
1 their money. THIS was but short 6ght, but
l. The secona promised 10 LAST longer. rs it was
Ito continue ill either bird was dead.
In about fifteen minutes another pair OF
Hgaf1ed' roosters was{brought In, and after
the usual preliminaries the. second match
commenced. The Jersey bird was the favor.
ite This time, and twenty to fifteen was offered
and taken with reluctance Almost at the
Instant both cocks we're down Jersey met his
gals twice in the upper Psrs o. Ills opPoaeent;,'
had game enough In him to show hight. 70
strike {. fal1en foe'' Is not In 3 rooster 8
liuc. Time was called. Kings county en-
teavored to rise, but failed ID the attempt,
while Jersey delantly hoped round him,
Rsfikng 1t h INVITING exago em 70 doaT
to four ehiliin'." Betting could 60 no lower
County Count .reiased 10 'fsee IT, Ia waa e7i.
IDENTIFY dying. Through ten rounds be lived
almost without move. While there Wai
breath in him the regulations Insisted The
match could not cease After the tenth
round he was pronounced by the Judge dead
md both birds we're removed from the spot
to be substituted By others
*. TIE RESULT
With more or less delay and tluetnatson II
SUCCESS the various matches in the :" main
were fought. In some eases the fight wonld
be very much prolonged, according to thu
merits OF the birds, AT the conclusion Of ths
! main 1t was found that Jersey had gained oui
. Of the nine matches aix victories, SO that 'tht
| honor and glory attaching to the same
Surely she has reason to rejoice over her con
! quest.
After the grand t tmaiu ~ there was anothe
or seven pairs Of cocks, owned by private in
diyiduals, which did not terminate till on
| o'clock Yesterday morning. -.