New-York tribune., 1868-09-22
spoRrsMAY's HALL
KIT BURN.


Of resort simply TO ee sight Of the young quardrupeds
tbat We're kept al such establishments and pat them on
th head Te was passonately fond Of dogs, and dogs
were fond of him and the mutual aeClOn DetWeeh man
& AM which .oon expanded into the present Sport
MANS Hail. No. 273 Waterst
Quiet plucRy, and gOOd-natured, that OF his best
6looded bulldog Itis claimed by certain scientists ana
philosophers that man grows into resemblance OF @ ts
TO which he most devotes himself and the theory nous
The bar.room OF "sportsmans Hail." which IS entered
from the street, in harmony with the proprietor %
Viduay. especially to It's decorations LhesS vOs
Of pictures OF hunting scenes ana 0d ny
awhile the Wilderness, of hthograpus oi ~, s 20
ineludng the famous Heenan and S9yres mil Siiu S u
SO af the most noted przehghter5 VINO nave eyer 1o.
The prizehghters are ropiesenttu as stlp' 70 reedi
ness to punch any head mash any mug that ProN'
denee might send within their reach; ,, ,o,te hev
er ee to an oratorca mood about these pictured prize
ghters is equal to any treat that ever comes Oh III As
All he says he stands COntempatiyely before
one Of his favOrtes, he Tas man. You couldn't count
mn his pints on your fingers And then he handled ms
self 50 tidy. Nothing fabby about hinl. And slch
caret tapper lie aPus sOt the ruby h0wlng.
From the barroom you wind into the dog-p through ugh
spass as easy OF defense as that OF gn
determined man could hold this pass against IOs1, un
less he should be shot down. This Is 10 guard against
S nToes But It would make sad work il the building
should take f1re when the amphltheater was erowueu
or rufians at dog fight The greater portion Of the
audience whether saints or sinners would be almost
The pt or ratpt-or it is used both for doghghts
ond n0is near the center of the ROOM ii is
Vios 10 rats it's oval in form and about long
seats rise in circular FORM as near to the ceiling the
endurance OF those who occupy the topnOsJ row VII
permit The room will hold 250 decent people and 400
indecent ones ndecency can always be packed closer
The rats are kept in large wire ia the center OF
the pit and OF the dogs chained around beneath
the seats care being taken not to give them Sufficient
their teeth. The choicest dogs are kept IN what might be
rounded WitH ali the comforts Of home and supplied
with all the denoaces Of the season in which the canine
SS pjads K saws s famous dog Betcher has much bet
ter food than he himself Becher has fought twelve
though now getting along years is still good for his
dog" dogs best fighting days are between the age OF
Kit used to have a black bear, which he always
could be set pit At the time OF my first visit TO
this classic the bear occupied reserved seat IN
is his skin having recently departed this life, after
lingering illness mourned by large circle OF admnl
The first time visited Kit Burns establishment. wa
I"hn AleD-in company with Mr. Arnold OF the Howard
Mission. who yesterday lnaugurateg tne noonday noon, G
s ercasion that we shond ever attend religious
ice IN mat S hSsiS Saee S Alien informed US that Kit was
xoeedney out Of temper about those days by reason OF
the doc-pit coming down through the skyhght in the
midst of canine orgy, whereby they oagged much game
about IT, and was suspicious Of strangers and had the
blues and the gon and was Eenetsy out p sois % A Al
help US TO ''much of q show"
he is.
damned gentee Nobody but oergymen and picRpockets
ever wear such clothes around here CIergy men never
patrOnze Kit and pckpOckes steal the money OF those
who come TO paronize him. and so KIT hates both clergy
men and pickpockes consumedy. But I've an idea III
he'll show everything he's got from his bear to MS
John introduced us accordingly and we were cordially
received by Kit with a series Of mastif gr9Tis & OF vel
come aud an invitation 70 eoe @ ~ ana S see b ,g
the weasel and the Kit on hosptabe thoughts in
tent took rat of cage with pair Of iron tongs,
which when closed resembled curling iron, and after
fully looking around the pit TO zee If there was any
opening the rat TO escape and stopping up hole
which he discovered lie put down the rat and called out
30 ms keeper
The black and tan compound OF steel and india rub.
Der. worked by electricity was handed 70 MI VINO c4ud
get at the rat Tie other dogs seeing that the black and
n seemed 70 understand became furious and set up
frighul howng and snarilng at which kt sung Out 70
Look out for your legsl Go up beyond the reach Of
We Sl fee sprang for the higher seats and the dogs
sprang az us. We won, however, and escaped lmhmt
",Fiey "a a lad steak out er you In a minutep
We having become composed ana expressed & our gre s
neaton at having saved our several seaHs Ak Rt Let the
the pitt but the dog, with the velocity ot an arrow
next instant him top Of the wire cage, looking
wlstuly down at the rats which covered beneath him.
The black and tan did not look to see whether no had
killed the rat not He knew there was no 70 use Of his
been trained iOO rats in gwen time has no leisure
20 look after his victims. He must know by the feel" as
Kit said when he bites em, that he's done the business
The black and tan having been returned TO his chain,
Kit said with such glow OF pride as Prcf Agassz some
times gives token Of when about exhibit what he
knows to be rare specimen of natural history
Now gentlemen want 10 show you the most curious
thing YOU ever did see in all your lives There was
another such thing in this world. Hs red rat !"
And trusng his tongs into the cage, he drew forth
about the color OF red squirrel aud admirngy held
IL up to gaze, until ratified his enthusiasm, when
The price Of rat at Kits is 20 cents. which sum the
etiquette Of the place requires visitors to hand him for
killed their deectatlOn. What the cost
Kit he does not say They caught for him by young
who is regnted to have gift " and mission >
the rats with his hands in the dark by daylight, with
such ongs above described He goes TO slaughter
houses for heIn and TO other places where rats most
do taking cage with him. in which 10 bring
them The tck OF catching the rats Is supposed TO
be a great secret and not TO be revealed Lots OF
folks have tried to find it out says Kit but amt
use Itll aPus be secret The secret probably is,
which inspire In the common human breast but picks
them up uncOnceTnedy rs he would pick up links Of
one Of the most astonishing things which the curiosity
seeker can at Kit Burnss his daughter Kitty bran
dishiDg her warcubs. Kitty s small, fragile looking
girl seemingly about 1G Old and yet she will take
pair Of war clubs, weighing l6 pounds each and handle
appreciated In sparrng match with friend an un-
gallant accident allowed the geDtemans left" TO come
down on Kity's nose with force which crushed the
bone and spoiled the beauty Of that organ but when tho
Klrl becomes animated In whirling her lGpound war
clubs ones asOnshment at her physical powers for the
time makes him forget her broken nose, and when she
himself nyOuntaIily thanking Heaven that the women
OF the land have not hit upon them means Of solving
the rleat question OF WOmans Rights" What could a
hus nd do cOrnered OF morning with his triumphant
wifi landing before him gracefully posing in each hand
alC sund warcub and afectonately suggesting tO the
III ing wretch his programme for the day
ing ON the end OF Kits counter next TO Waterst.
c0uple OF stuffed or prepared" dogs, each Of
vi - a history. The one nearest the front Of the
eor or bar was black and tan named Jack lfa
W. m twelve pounds, and on one occasion "didS his
On, That being tie best rsthing @ time time ever Sos