New-York tribune., 1868-09-22

craving for such dcbasng exeements Is manifested
The chief drawback this branch OF the sp1rt et
Tine in 5is;p tbe rts around the nit The weasel being
natural killer requires no tTlhins, az au M
he htnr, f be rat pit say: KILN rats by weasel
/. sport only III FOR women ana cniutn' ~ ~ "o NV
fo ,, yio We ,ccB suthu' better Bu when II CONES
~ lrfg a urat class blaclJudtan loose upon PIT on
rat the sport arises To such "ghl lpat ', q is'i
blown Wacr-st sportsman NAV Whites" " WITHOUT l"
i tl i l,.t Of the rat-pt ratkillng called
J,f,y, Sfin0 Erenf'a dclicacy OF expression which
palayzes criticism. The killing is sometimes match
BET Ween two dogs to which OF them kill Ger
lam number Of rats in the shortest timo sometimes II IS
a sweepstakes, including several dogs, the one tnat
IiIs hs rats soonest being the winner and sometimes it
is time match that is bet is made that certain
dog will kill given number OF rats within specineu
time. !,
The dog Jack above mentioned who killed 100 rats IN
six minutes and 40 seconds considered an unusuan
smart Iat-ker but no was surpassed by London dog
have before Inc CIRCULAR or manlfest0 lssueu IN
ten months ago about this WONDER WHICH le"u'
"JocGo THE woNDER famous black tan dog lSns: .s.
winner of ohoys o0, Interesting Epes since which he
has killed the following In 65S6 IN and near AdeIShot
shire Lancashire Warwickshire POrkshire Potteries
wednesbury, &c. &C. &c, above 90 intereSsg FI Eas'
also-and here follows table of1O7 IutereSng hrehtS
with day date, and place and sometimes the Attending
circumstances, fully set forth
One OF these Interesting Events is marked as oiiONs
"Mly !, 1s62One hundred rats IN minutes an anu @ 20
seconds, the shortest tune on record .s tu
precedented feat OF destroying lo" rats h lVV
with time TO spare" ,, p,.
shows how Will tell. even on such u wonder as
Jocko is It is as follows .,uos o,. IN ,c ,,,rrtss
and 2S seconds extraordinary for Old age VIZ years
This manifesto winds up as follows
"JOcko, this extraordinary little animal the cunning
style Of ne Killing g ya be s seen IN 70 bs Se TRo % h no Ds @
career viz by Old Nell, when greatly out OF cOnIllon,
also by ola S Dutch @sa a ony aGTs and S Hopping
Clara. III six seconds only THIS extraordinary tS @ 9, %
ever memorable 7h and 9th Of July 1866 and met the ad
mration Of above $4,000 visitors HIS master, JENNY i
Shaw, was then and there presented with valuable large
silver goblet, also handsome medal, as lasting mo
mento &C. &C. Jocko has also won several pats les anu anu
never defeated He can be seen at al times az tne Dr
OF Mr.. Jenny shaw's Wreken Tavern Broad COURT
BOw-st., London W. G." ,r,. -. ..
astounding the unnitiated He makes but one mp al
He bites TO kill every time and usually does H.
The killing of rats by man with his teeth Is the lowest
and revolving sport Of which human nature has
been capable since the days OF the gladatos ana he
martyrs The most refined Roman ladies enjoyed the
sports" OF the Coliseum and watched win interest tue
fate and struggle Of Christian maiden thrown 10 wid
famishing leopadess but even MI birns can can
not stand such entertainment as the one Just now
dog or against time. rat killing, catches the rats one
az time III his hand and bites tears OF their head
with ms teeth He must take the rats head clean o or
else Il does not count The rat Of course makes all the
fight can, and often gets good grip ON the mans Up
ended the wetchs face sometimes presents the appear
anco Of CORY mass of laceratod flesh 49,.
Kit says he won't allow any such game Ia MS PIT he
permitted it a few times but the last time II Was at
tempted he drove the from his pit, and has never
debased creature, who passes his time in chanting
the requiem Of departed shrimps oysters and clans,
through the public streesthat Is 10 say, he sels shell
fish which have come TO premature death According
Kit, the only other contemporary man rak known
TO American history lives III Boston. and hangs around
Harry Jenningss and wears which token
Dog'aghting is the royal game" Of the dogpit.
"When you see too gamey dogs agon in said an enthu
dogs require deal Of training and peculiar ingenuity is
displayed in bringing them 10 the requisite weight aud
race his own intelligence into play, and enables
him voluntarily to carry out the Instructions OF his
the proper muscular condition for race But how is a
dog to be trained into proper condltonf This the
The dog placed upon round table with revolving
@ GP ood footSoa is trainer ssRos him by chain
fastened collar his collar itself and he then
excited and nfuated the barking of other dogs fas
tened that purpose He tries to get at tho
of which begins revOlve under the dogs feet and away
goes thinks be going at full speed after his tan
tazDg, barking foes, he also barking ana yeng Win
rage and lie Is kept AZ this for 10 or Is MN
ues al first. but as his CONDITION improves inc ne
extended, until at last ne ls aDe 70 Keep up he o
two hours at stretch. BY this means and by discreet
feeding plysckng and bathing the dog IL brought 70
high degree Of endurance His fat IS all worked on ne
becomes OF elastic bone and muscle, and his fe
The ferocity OF the dog and his tact and grit still
further developed by occasionally praeucng him on
he learns how 70 use the best advantage and
al the time develops the muscles OF the Jaw by
actual work such he will have TO perform In the pit
On expostulang with trainer on the cruelty of such
| proceedings he replied: ,, -
The fellow hadn't the slightest perception Of my mean
Ing He Thought had referred 10 the udse involved In
match for dog fight is entered into with formalty
and the agreement is fully and particularly set forth In
writing That the reader may see what care Is exercised
! mept for a noted fight. They were as follows:
! ARTICLES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
EHw-YOKG, Nov ~ 1895
Mr. W. D. Jersey hereby agrees isht his Tut eoo bds,
q psunis wesl $50 SIDE At Nj Buns No 27 Wsterst
the 2h day q December l0 The eo to DO weighed bs.~en -Hd
and sst between and oeoe The deposits be male
,se int deposit o SO making The match de-
poi. 30 ,de the h day Of Deeembs hs remainder to be
- Rse sg i4 T. To Be- fair sersieh 10 Grat
q Both dogs tasted before and after lighting required
8 b n dosa 70 be shown fair 10 the scratch
Bob seconds 10 dogs from the corner and rot leave
tnsEesps chosen ia the tha minute tine to ,, al
lowed between even r gsNsy oI aas a,
loon half minnie expired the dogs 70 he delivered and tho
sSoI ether second PICK Ii. dog ~ By ,tsIs l, put
down Immediately, OF ,hs money to Be forfeited .
tgbng p the hackers Of the dog found to forfeit and ihs
person persons holding the bs''n to g'sUP Immediately
g Two auprs and chosen the pit besr, sghilng
p should the decision o the referee 10 be
Either dog exceeding stipulated weight the day Of weighing
10 Al iepos 70 6s made between the hO O'Clock at night
"E''o g X BSns BSfrs'I New York
tss reason for rne 3D. The dog in order that
ers are sometimes unprncpled as poison" tthe
dog on which they have bet by putting "pernicious"
substance on him, which will soon make the other dogs
mouth that he won't or can't bite and the dog
whose mouth becomes 30 affected will OF course lose the
battle In order 70 guard against this before the dogs
they can bear which soda and CASTLE soap freely
| mingled; each dog being washed by two men, one Of
whom IS selected by the owner Of the dog and the other
After to the dogs have been thus Washed they are
"taS,ed" that mildly bitten and licked all over by his
oyners rival or by some one appointed that duty by