The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-01
THE BOOSTERS ARENA.
Prospect o. the Coming Cooking Season Through.
M out the 0ountry-Names Of Prominent
Breeders and What They Have
aH Been Doing-Plenty Of Fight
si A ing This Season pt

Inc present cooking season." which will bsf for
mally ushered In ON the night OF November a. pro-
misses 70 Do quite % brilliant az any ever before
known In this country. Already Some half dszen
single fights and one main Of i've nights IN va taxen
place In Brooklyn. Westchestsr ana the Vicinity OF
Jersey City, nearly oil Of which, however. were b.
tween cocks Of last years. breeding, this years.
stock being a. general thing. stin too youns
to wear the steel. The great impetus given 70 TO
sport during the last two or three years BY the &C.
tendance at the pit OF many persona OF wealth and
high standing In society has caused the old breeders
In every part Of the country, and New York and
vicinity In particular, to enter. ''soul ana body"
into the business and tho result is that Largo anAs
~ nne stock Of the leathered gisdiators mas been
produced ~ ever entered IN arena. Many q tho
gentlemen who had good stock last year have con-
unued to breed from the same this season; some
have crossed number OF tho most, choice
and favorito strains to be had, while others
have imported foreign principally Eng
llsh-whch they have either bred from
pure stock or crossed with well known
domestic strains. Never before wss there su0h
universal interest taken In the sport From the Rio
Grande to the st. lawrence tho Same great activity
seems to prevail and already several heavy mains
arc being negotiated between parties Ia different
sections Of the country. As far "a preventing this
sort OF sport 10 concerned Mr.. Bergh and his n1ms
rous corps Of deputies may a. well throw up the
sponge first as last for beyond causing little In
convenience and annoyance to those who frequent
and participate In the enjoyment they win never
accomplish anything. Cook nghting never was
carried on moro extensively In and around New
York city than since the creation Of the very society
OF which these gentlemen are the representatives 1t
Is sport that always has and always WITH be In
duiged in, no matter what laws are enacted for Its
preveEtion consequently the sooner Mr. Bergh ceases
to trouble himself about 1t the more time he VIII
have to prosecute those brutes in human form who
are daily to be seen abusing and maltrcatng this
frames OF horses which are made to perambuate the
streets OF this and other cities OF the States drag
ging after them overloaded carts, drays and cars.
THE BREEDERS.
Il At tho very top OF the pile OF breeders OF game
fowls IN this part Of tho country stands Samuel
Mitchell and friend. OF East New York, l. l. These
cws raised BY Sa WHICH nome better ever
they have raised about thirty stays each some Of
tho Heathwood, Alabama and Old White Hen
strains, others from conple Of imported English
again from the cocks last and the hens nrst men-
toned Most OF these stays are bIne-reds some are
salmon pyles and few are black-reds. but Oil are
beautiful, and, what Is more, are II possible much
b nan sy asa q
Censor" strain, and black-red lIeat4wood cook.
These gentlemen always make y point to raise
heavy weights than any one else about here, very
many Of their stays even at this early day, pulling
the scales at i've pounds. AS has been frequently
stated In these columns, Mr.. Mitchell and friend
neither fight nor sell their fowls but breed them for
their own amusement 43N -
Eugene Hall, OF Middle village, has raised some
very nne. fowls this season. They are from the
'.Nlgger,n Harry Haskell" "Dusty Miller" and
"Gypsy" strains. II any one expects to whip these
birds they must put against them as good and as
game chickens as ever wore gan, ana Il they get
away with them then 1t will be by scratch for Shey
are lighters oil no ordinary ability.
"Btlly'' Brown has raised some slashing birds,
who Will be heard from this season. Tney are from
some or the old Hearhwood stock, crossed with the
them.
Andrew Eldridge, OF Mott Haven, has raised about
seventy stays OF the Jackson tassels' and the
s'Starch Hollse', strains. They have proven them
selves hard htters, sashng cutters and late sayers
Ex-Governor ", OF Alabama, now residing ct East
New York, L. l., has about thirty eta9s from some
very choice old hens and pure Derby cock. there
purely Tor his own amusement. ia .l.,.ss ~. -.
Mr.. Ludlow, OF Union Hill. N. j., has been breed
ing rather extensively tins season. His fowls nave
Ed. Mackey, OF Jersey City, has raised q large
stock. They are said to be very good.
Billy Flackey, OF Newark, has also been in the
old ester and onUSt to nave GOOD roWis
John Mulh0lland, OF this city, has not been Idle
during the spring and summer He has large
stock OF good stays, who will measure heels this
winter with any person disposmg to try them for
sstamps."
James Cuttings OF Brooklyn has large STOCK
which Will soon be ready for the pit.
jimmy Doran, OF this city, has been breeding ex-
tensively this season. His fowls are said to be A
No. i.
Besides these hosts OF other gentlemen have raised
large stocks which are designed or the pit, where
nents and WIN lots Of greenbaoks for their owners.