Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-25
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MANASSAS, VA, March -, lSo--Ed.ssr eT
IAs Ssar'-l sent YOU brief account, by tele.
graph, this afternoon, OF the chicken night here
to-day, the contest being between the game
cocks of the counties o. Loudoun and Fau9aier.
Your correspondent don't know Why this his
orie battle ground was selected ss the spot
Mhete nese lesser struggles incidental % times
OF peace should be decided; but Manassas is
deserted village the outskirts OF Which are
covered with debris OF forts and battered e.mn
utensils. or strewn with blesched and whitened
bones, but on the contrary II q thriving yoane
town, comprising over sixty houses neatly cor.
sIucied. ana a. I'm the latest STYLES" It IA laid
out an streets, and boasts Of a newspaper two
hosels, two churches, real estate ofhce, q saw
ana grist mill, has telegraph and express ofices.
and, what ts something unusual IN country
towns, drug store. Far away, on all sides
Tor cottage residences, and improved accord
lnysy The remains OF the Federal dead have
long since been brought TO Arlington. while
those OF the Coniederates have been gathered
anu re-interrcd IN a neatly enclosed csmetery.
about mile from town, on the line OF the rail-
road. No moro the reveille of Jack sons nank-
ing columns, nor the bugie-sounds OF Black
hofse cavalry, will awaken the slumbers OF the
quiet people OF Manassas, but for the past two
weeks the "cock shrilI clarion" hxs taken tie
place OF banging drum and loud -mouthed trum-
pet.
The main, fought to-day. virtually a match
between FauQuier and Loudon counties. was
arranged about five weeks since between MIR.
Webb Maddox, OF Fauquier and John r. Car
ter. Of London, each party 20 produce fifteen
cocks and TO fight main Of ten--such a. ssfell
in" or matched in we ight-each hight being Tor
agreed at rst TO fight two DAYS, but TODAY. most
OF the fraternity who attended from the District
wishing to return in the evening train, the main
was was fought straight along. II might be called
town, a. the whole affair was managed by the
Eslns, of your city, for fauquier. aud the
Walkers Of Georgetown, for Loudon. Two
weeks ago both counties produced the fifteen
cocks each, which were duly housed at ManAs-
sas, those OF Fauquier being fed and cared for
since by Jack Norheck, an experienced hand At
the business, from Washington.
The cocks selected by the Fsuquier party
were raised in and about Salem, in that county,
and were some of the "Tted Horse" strain,
which were produced BY an old but small black
cock, obtained from Boston over nifty years
since, crossed with a famous Sergeant hen, and
others Of the "Stonewall" strain, a breed pecu-
liar TO northern Virginia Those from London
were raised in and about Middeburg and Aide,
in that county, and were OF mixed strains, OBJ
tanned by crosses, i'm some Objectionable, but
forced ON the people by the depletion of all sorts
Of stock incident 20 the close of the war. The
London cocks were i'm splendid condition, while
thoee Of Fauquier, although victorious, were
adnei IA bdu tIln, Dtlng Apparently wanting
IN strength; one Of them coming into the pit
with an almost broken back. The success Of
the latter may be explained by the superior
heelng' and 'tpitting' bv the parties i'm
charge. The place selected for the pit was south
OF the railroad, and exactly on the old camp
ground of the mississippi Rifles, )" better known
in war times the Madison Tips (" and instead
Of the usual imprOvised enclosure Of brush and
cedar, the pat was ON this occasion made of
rough boards, with a masked entrance TO pass
through, which entitled the gate keeper TO hfty
cents.
The attendance was very large, being COM
posed mostly of citizens OF the Interested ooun-
ties and the adjacent country. Only lew
me mbers Of the fraternity attended from the
District, and sprinkiing OF the sporting frater-
nifty of Baltimore. At eleven a. m. Columbus
Esln, Of your city, was selected stakeholder,
and the cocks were weighed and matched As
follows: lbs OF; 5-3, All, 414, 80, 81, 81, 5-3.
81, 81 Fighting at once commenced, and re-
suited, at half-past two O'Clock p. m, I'm the
mt, second, NTH, seventh, eighth, and tenth
being won 10y fauquier, and the rest by LoH-
dcun. it was closely contested all through, but
there Was very little good lighting displayed, ON
account OF the weak condition OF the cocks one
OF those from LoudOun running away entirely.
The betting Was very lively, and although the
stokes were small, between i've hundred and
one thousand dollars changed hands In outside
bets. Good humor and perfect order prevailed
throughout; the display Of "p1t parlance" by
some of the spectators being unusually funny.
There were "mcn and brothers" there betting
foo, and offen could they be heard in the pro,-
gress OF the fight, shaking dollar note saving
Il go one ON the tuft comb;'' "here's two on the
'addle back" al take you on the tuft comb"
Oar me on the saddle back, and the passing
over OF the stakes would bring innumerable guf-
avs from their sable brethren, standing by
and peeping from the gable windows of log cut
houses overlooking the scene.