The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-19
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Great Dog Fight In Philadelphia for $500 a
side-.The Fight Lasts Forty-cight Minutes.
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fight between tho celebrated 6ul lighting dogs Ike
and Flash took place to-day at three O'Clock The rspu
taton OF and the tina, they were sired
BY The best lighting bull dog stock In tho country had
excited great deal Of interest among the lovers OF ca
nine SPORT large sums OF mon,y had been wagersd
upon the resultby tho crowd o. New York Phads!
pits sports who assembled 10 witness the fight
dog Billy, dog II Is said OF undoubted gameness bav
ing fought fve desperately contested battles and been
victorious In all His mother was the famous sla, Fanny
Ike early manifested the pluck and Of his parents
and evinced such promising qualities induced his
owner, Mr.. Arthur Henry, OF Philadelphia, to match
him for $500 side with tho celebrated dog Flash,
weight twcnivsiy pounds, imported from England and
Of the best English stock by Harry Jennings and By
him sold 10 Thomas Tugman, of PhiladelphIa -
The stakes 1890 sde) deposited In the hands
OF the stake holder last month the articles OF agreement
drawn up and all OF the aangsn1ta perfected Tor tho
c connss f nsa s,ss 70 t'AGced 70 twenty
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took place y r6trck CarroIl's dog pit 10 Moyamensng
bers dog fighters. pugilnts and sporting msn or all de-
SorJptions assembled at ihe rendezvous The nrn 10
Sater NE atenawhch was composed Of acircuar space
In the centre u the apartment, some seven by Eve
feet, enclosed by rough boards about two feci
and a half high, and around which were elevated
seats arranged Tor the accommodation Of the spcctao
was John MoAnon, the hsndler Of tbs dog Ike whose
sembage. Lnc dog vas very handsome specimen of
his hrcsd AID his long, lean body. short powerful legs,
oil Chest and broad bead, with his long snout armed
With Terrible teeth which gilsiened ierocously o. the
dog snaricd 10 the p gave evidence m1e1se strenr,h
and determined pluck Hardly had Ike And bis handler
made their appearance than the handler of Flash with
his pet appeared the ring The appearance Of this dog
scarcely inferior 10 thst Of his antagonist With pos
sbly the exception Of his shorter jaw, which LETT
the impression OF his Inability 10 catch ~ pow
erful hold ~ his opponent and which became YER.
fed the progressed Approaching each other,
the Of each beast bent 70 tho foor and placing
the dogs within foot, commenced strokng them and
utterine expressions calculated 10 excite the dogs Al
given snai from the pit keeper the dogs released,
and few AZ each other with unconquerable fury Ike.
quicker than his antagonist seized Flash by tho shoulder
and rolling each Other they kicked BIT and yelled
though With the spirit q he'll Tine being cncd the
dogs separated their wounds examined and their
bodies washed OF the blood with which they spotted
and after bcing carefully smet Of and tasted With the
tongues Of trainers about the he ad and neck 10 ascer
tam that no 20 sonous snun had besn piscei
upon them, they we're released again, and again
pursued their ferocious work until separated.
Seven rounds were fought and although nearly
exhausted and scarcely capable Of standing on
their legs neither showed the white feather and they
put 70 the work again, whom BY fortunate snap,
Ike fastened his fAngs the throat OF his opponent and
with the determination of death continued W bold until
Flash rolled and In the agonies 81 dissolution
Although nearly dead hims-h such wu the determine.
ton Of the victorious tina, the handlers had great
difficulty In ooseDing his grip upon the throat OF the
dead dog The light occupied tortyeisht minutes and
during the entire tins much te spectators in
tere-ted IN the revolving spectacle that scarcely word
was spoken. Tho victorious dog was wrapped IN warm
blankets by his handler, and means adopted 70 restore
bis vhyor