The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-26
sai,Er Dressing EXTRAORDINARY.


ifasch Tor Two Thoa-a1d Dollars at CSm-
manipaH-rtm D'k eesa ansa Roger Gorsnan
xiii aud Drcss 1nc Hundred and Twenty.
i've sheep I'm the Unprecedented Timo Of
FoEr Honrs, Thirty-'hrec Minates and
Twcsfy-nin. Seconds, Beating Their Three
Opponents.
.Rlood isgoln The yeat sbsep tt,iirg and dressing
match, announced tsko. placa q. The a0stsor OF
Messrs Davis and Harrington ComnauripaI, yesterday
morning COMO through with IN all sangpinsry de-
tails The origin and OF this novel match we're OF
pecIhs, Mr.. John Harrington, OF Washington
Ksrse feeling assured sha. bis convictions regarding
two young men named Tim 0'Kee.e and Rogcr Sormsn
we're sqnsl IL ability snd CELEBRITY OF killing
dressing sas BEER 70 sry three "szperis' Of the
sanlc TX PUBLICLY proclaimed Mis- ..n.lgness 10 make
such match. II was s.lE?Eleageo oy professional
butchers 10 and around he city that these WON'T med
we're gnsqualsd the bgsness but that hey with Two
pairs u bands could pcfsn the same amount Of work
as shrss rars manipulated BY equal athletes was con-
sdeisa doubtful and somewhat. absurd. Mr. J. kosser
among the frs n this opinion, and he with sacriy
took Up tho gauntlet 80 confidently thrown down,
ing J.. h Chssssrton A. swart and D. Slack, and
match was made for s. 0o0-osch sido should XII and
dress hundred and tveniy.fv shsep, fifty Known
in the peculiar parlanCe Of bG'herfo1i TO re dressed
in samb fashion, and seventy FIVE sheep fasb on y
Like al important struggles and in true sporting Eyle
10" &Ftc4Sk teA1lADb tic h|NNo n '"F.~s VI iuo
sanguinary racs were drawn ~ ana properly .ignsd
fhe reports multiplied stories OF tho py0wesS OF the
five contestants and me snosnt .. money .nses.ea
had excited 10 unprecedented extent ihe hundreds
OF butchers. old ARD young, Throughout the ustrop-
oils, extending 70 cities o. tho far Wes', where
"ye butchers dwell IN countless numbers Each AMI
every owner OF the stands that align the
greasy. narrow walks of Washington, Fulton
aud Jefferson bad selected their rovores and wsgefed
their money, thousands upon thousands OF dollars. AS
tho day approached TIE excitement grew in intensity. and
at nine O'Clock yesterday morning grea', brawny nue.
rvr.t
brothers Just from the stalls. riding 10 tho
sns OF killing IN Old stage coaches, express wagons
more democratic preferred the cheaper wsy, and
footed The long, muddy distance. 10 many
ney's end. At the gsts leading 70 the haven
they desired stood greasy, full bearded. but
Original character. armed With a murderous looking
hickory stick, hung IN the style OF polcamans baton
guarding the approach and challenging al that desired
adrni,tance. Within tho enclosure, where the contest
to enacted she preparations for she OF
blood muscle aud skill were already 10 their pre urinary
stages Great hooks hold the quvering had
already been placed tables 10 hold Knives ske~ers,
sticks. strings, aud all the paraphcrnala Of killing and
dressing were thrown Extraordinarily around. Within
arm's length, the bleeding innocent Two hundred AMI
with expression of fear upon its dumb face. Tue
bare boards Of the abato the keen knives gcring In
rapoat the motto OF hour dsiay, and spare notn
The ind.es were named ia the persons OF the Old pro-
ies-!ona butchers hicnard DAVIS ana Daniel Willams
There further delay. Tossing for positions was
NEXT in order. and as the silver dollar tipped nigh
10 the ar and struck the almost white white boards
that had drank the hot blood OF bntchered nno
cents, Harrington bad won and he selected she right
hand division OF the room.
Fach bgswry principal stripped almost to the skin,
stood in readiness. Their knives were cintched convu
svey, and thew watched. with eager eyes their victma
Keefe and Goiman. ike ipmovabls statues, seemed
With their four arms IN too treat contrast
with the six 'hung TO the brawny bodies
almmered the dstermnasicn to do or de- There was
absence Of what some forssod would be Observable
re- s' NJ sIp 70 s . IIsps,
only the will 10 work.
a Az was in .sSsss and at .sn O'Clock precisely the
caught fash OF Silerng steel was seen, and scores o.
9riyenng bleeding victims were laid with their
heads scross the '.s,Ic.ing board and tue
derneath The victims kicked and struggled, but
slnewy arms aud keen knives ended their sgug
with the dying animals commenced tho skinnins, the
cutting ont OF refuse matter and tho finishing stroke
The excitement ran high, although but few expressions
will and there irrepressibo impulse applaud,
despite the slckenng flow OF blood which formed little
riyue,s about the floor and tho panks, that a few
minutes before were white and clean were now reeinr
with steamng pools OF coficd gore Nervous AMI excited
iho cunning contestants entered the .sacsn but soon
they quoted down. and naushi but gerirg knives the
gnrgls of the dying animals and the splash, splash or
bloody matter could % heard. judges and time
keeper with the baclerF Of the mer walked quietly
and fro among the dressed carcasses commented upon
their appearance, counting and over agan the
long k'ring ana anon whispering words OF encourage
mont ana advice TO the desr6yeS Bloody and greasy
with hands and fecc unrecognlzahe as white the men
aborod on, .s'ioking and dressngr until the battle
amid GREATNESS excitement ended and the
two hundred and Nifty were hung in readiness 10 he
carsed TO market Then huzza after huzza greeted the
victorious koeie and German and greasy butcher car
RED then alef upon their shoulders aud kissed their
bloody faces In the exubcrance OF their Joy.
fhe comparative working qualities the contestants,
from The time the first sheep stuck' aud dressed
their iron endurance and tho victory Keee
ana sornan achieved, with the unhesrd OF time they
made be ensravcn upon tbcr professional
val be noted and fully understood by their brothers
throughout tee world Of bucherdou-
The relieving is tho summary of the match
xEETE ASn coRMsx.
PITS sheep dressed in FIVE aud half minutes; two
Dressed twelve mnvies; twelve ficur lambs and erh,
sbeefA twcnty nine minutss sew eniecn seconds;
twenty-five dressed, with '~arieen dead in lfty.Avs
iamhs) With three dead one hcu, and q hale INV.
tour teensoen lambs and thirtysx ssecph two hours;
! sis'y-ave fory.'Ars. sheep end t~eniy.two
sevsuiv-exh, nwsn,y-th-es lsnbs and Gf,y,
ave sheep With two partly dressed and ten
sead three hoars ssnesy-lour ssytwo sheep. thirty.
tive lsmbsl three hours snd half. one hundred and
Nsx Nhirv-eght Afnhs stye ght shsep,. with two on
hooks and erhs ecsd, In four hours finished 10 -four
hours ihirsy fnree m,na-- ard nine sscoads
'EAfrsEros. SLACK rwAET.
Two dressed. tcur'ren 10 eight minutes thirty.
snye seconds. we cres'ed nftsss minutes ten sec.
sminvtes thirty.,~o seconds; twsptv -four ,sx cen
sheep ssht iUips. Win twelve dead. one
!, hour fefy rwentysis,t sheep. Twelve Isnbsl.
frty-slx fifteen lamb. soriy-cas shsoc, two hours
Sseveny fnfty shcsp t~entp abr with Fix dead and two
on hooks, twe hours anu half eighty wo (afty-sx
sncsp .wens STA samosA vsh i've on sooks ana eleven
dead three kous; nnetfour fprty sneep thirty our
lambs. three hours aud hair: one btndred ana ssx
s'xiy-sisnt sassy thirty cizLs snhs al dead and
and thl-y.ei@ht oinutasfonY uinvtss and one
oconas longer naa hssie aud Gormsu to carry out