The New York herald., 1871-12-16
giat-Weight Dog Fight for
the Championship.
"Neh," Of New York, and .Nolson !. ot
Brooklyn, Tear and =, IN far 90 ooo
1ne Located on Long
Island.
"Aslson" Has q Fit and is Whipped in One
Hour and Fifteen Minutes.

Hour and Fifteen Minutes.
| II the deck hands on the ferryboats plying to
Williamsburg and the deck hands on the ferryboats
running to Brooklyn had taken the trouble yester-
day morning OF peeping into the cabins OF these
! cosey steamers as they crossed the East River,
1 they would have been not Q little aston
/ ished and pcrplexed as to the cause
OF SO many hard, rough-newn boulders OF heads;
SO many Unnamed faces, so many OF the free and
easy stripe OF individuals keeping them company
to Long Island. Really It was an unusual event,
but ,nat at all times draws together the roughs
backegs, decayed politicians, men Of gorgeous
jewelry ana infiammable scarrs and thieves Of the
! most desperate KIND.
WAS DOG FIGHT
! And that too, for the championship Of the United
| States and hence their presence. From the ferry
| boats In and in carriages the crowds by vari-
| Ous routes passed throI the City Of Churches,
| both Eastern and Weslera districts and were
| soon out on the Old Jamaica road, leaving behind
them church spires and gas ii mps, until at length,
several miles IN the country, they stopped in an
| out-0f-the-way place. coming together In twOs,
threes and DOZENS until there had gathered three or
four hundred Of that ilk that mako appropriate
assemblage to witness q champion contest. While
these spOrtsmen are patr0nizng the bar connected
with the establishment selected for the battle and
are drinking the
LIQUID POISON DEALT
out to all who nave money to pay for the fiery
stun. 1t may be as wen to tell now this important
match about to be described came about. In these
days OF matches with everything that will light,
the climax is capped by good dog contest and
despite OF the utmost vigilance OF Bergh and his
energetic assistants, and Notwithstanding their
relentless warfare on such events they Will con-
tinue to take place.
New York ana Brooklyn furnished the contestants,
ana the articles OF agreement hau been drawn up
for months. SO soon as they were signed much in
terest created In sporting circles the pro-
posed combat, which up TO the moment Of the fight
had been the increase. The reputation OF the
Brooklyn dog Nelson was until yesterday almost as
WIDE AS THE COUNTRY.
He had come from known good stock, and his
owner, Mr.. Brady, being content TO back him for
any number OF dollars, agreed to match his light
weight pet with the best OF New YORK.
and the metropolis being equally fortu-
nate In possessing the lmnorted dOg Nell
owner, who rejoices IN the cognomen Of Mr. Jones'
had not the slightest objection to the proposition
under certain Conditions. Tne match. therefore,
was rapidly made for $1,000 side each dog 70
weigh seventeen pounds and all parties went into
training tor the contest. Outsiders. to whom dog
Can form no idea whatever OF the excitement
certain stripe, the delight with winch they are ant
the pediGses o. these dogs or any dogs ior mat
generally II were just as well to give the history Of
'NELL' AND ..NELs0N."
Ns y ae sa og oa sn
from Manchester, England, as the champion light
weight In that section. Her parentage is not Wen
Nelson, also . bun terrier, is a son or Paddy
C0lins. dog Paody ana grandson Of the celebrated
dog Billy, sent to Jake ROOme, OF this city, from
England, by Jack Mcdonald he who seconded
water with sayers. Nelson Is white ana brindle ID In
color, and now about two years and eight months
old.
neB one e. O'Clock 3 the aes e. Of the house
0u! that part Of it devoted to the rum. rum,
in IN It's external appearance "'' to wi vindcaie sie
that ANYTHING more than substantial drunk could
be Obtained IN therein Entering the baIrcom at the
guzzllna and cnaffing, patiently awaiting, however
she %pe1ng OF the amusemsnt Ma In an
his pet In double blankets on his knees
and sight OF the imprisoned dog was appreciated
with the bark OF some cur kept in the stable be.
yond and, nearing the cheerful music, the features
OF some Of the Old dog g-hgnters would
Everything seemed to indicate tins as a capital
the character OF It's SURROUNDINGS were in keeping
% with such n an event ana the location % beyond the
u procured.
six hat who dealt ont the he tickets s''iias that
the unsold tickets Of uckless pasilist that
recently mad complimentary sparring .exnibi-
~asn .ey % We're 4ssea handed o ns
ae n 1s so h BY Inc back way and through
erggno very w,ae r.n one story hgn win
completely enclosed with huge windows running
from roof to floor that threw splendid light over
TIE scene, but 1t was as cold as the top or Mount
room
THE PIT WAS BUILT,
OF old boards, set on ends twenty Ieet long, twelve
1eet wl0e and aoout twenty inches high. Around
tnis were benches the rear ones piled each on the
as nobody cared how loudly shouted the
ken OF the police and Bergh.
THE SPECTATORS.
II did not require many minutes for the rude seats
TO be filled with the visitors. such an assemblage
Among the crowd were many runians of Houston
they could count all in frolicsome humor
and insisting on laying enormous sums on little
barkeepers. their placid faces lighted up
with, appreciaiivc glows; the olive-complex-
@ ward ussae8 his Oriental easnes ramsd p0ra II e
blacx wnlskers; the sagacious counlenance
red beard and portly person Of a Brooklyn digni.
tary reinforced by MS man Friday. were oil there.
and there were marked men, with canine look
and abundantly boweiled, to the HERALD reporter
unknown, though perhaps not unknown to fame.
There were "nobby young gentlemen, with
apopletc necks and nery-red scarfs around
their chins. There were smooth faced young
men, with vast expanse Of white collar and
all -enveloping black scarIs hiding tho entire ex
panse OF shirt bosom which may have been dirty for
all We know. These nice young men looked as II
they might be identined with mercantile pursuits.
And then there were veteran gamblers, old COCK
1ghters and one or Two citizens In loud pantaOons
who mad paid their admission fees but were too
drunk TO enjoy the snow.
Mr.. Pulls, the .Man OF Gold Spcctacles,n from
Union Hil was chosen referee, and partners n one
rm In New YORK judges for the respective trainers.
WASHING THE DOGS.
At ten minutes TO two O'Clock Sheffeld George
brought Nell into the pit, and In another moment
her blankets were taken on and Marriott the trainer
OF Nelson, proceeded with the rst business OI wash