The New York herald., 1871-01-04
RATTLING COCK FIGHT.
Spirited Main Of Stags Between Long Island
and New Jersey.
Eleven Battles $40 Each and 5000 the Odd
Fight-Long Island Victorious and the
Sanguine Jerseyites Cleaned Out.

Yesterday the first main OF chickens OF the season
was fought in the new pit at Hoboken, quiet, re-
tired place destined to be the centre Of cock fighting
IN TINS section during the winter. 1t was made by
sagacious and experienced parties living In New
Jersey and on Long Island, veterans IN the business
and honorable men. Fighting game birds could not
be in better hands than these breeders and feeders
for they are prompt In every engagement.
and are generally willing to accomm odate all
ers on very fair terms The agreement in this series
of contests was that each should show fifteen
chickens, or ''stags' weighing from five POUNDS
four ounces to four pounds and fight all that fell in
Tor forty dollars battle and $500 the man, or odd
fight. Eleven couples fell in, and it Is a long
time since such good fighting mas been wit
nessed as the youngsters afforded, although both
sides were unlucky In possessing some OF the 'run-
awayn strain, fact that troubles breeder so ex-
cessively at times that when he returns home all or
the ''Oafer's" kin and kindred are at once igno-
miniOusly consigned to p0tpie and soup. The slags
depended on by the Long Islanders all bred In
their island home. Those Of New Jersey were from
divers places.
The attendance at this chicken dispute was very
large and quite orderly, although excitement ran
high during the several battles the moneyed men,
who were on hand in numbers, lost and won. Be-
fore the birds were pitted New Jersey had the call
many takers by those who consider thar the districts
between Brooklyn and Jamaica cannot be whipped
without q hard LuSsc. 1t was tough job through
out, and Long Island a decisive victory, but
hadn't anything to spare, at the end OF the tenth
battle the lighting was even, with New Jersey a
heavy favorite. Attwenty minutes Of four O'Clock
the respective handlers announced themselves ready
for
THE FIGHTING.
First FiJh.-Tne games began with the heavy
weights, two five pound four ounce birds, ana New
Jersey was the avorite at 20 to 10. The Long Island
stag was black red, with light hackle New Jersey
showed OF the same color big stationed but with
MS comb slightly sore. They set TO worS in good
earnest and The representative OF the Jeseyites had
the best OF 1t for some time after the nrst buckle,
and they shouted accordingly. There was a change
soon, and the Island bird being awakened by
one keener cut In the body than rest returned
his opponents te In lively style and never stepped
mis- quick effective fighting until Jersey lay dead
his teet Time, 21:22.
The Islanders brought out handsome black red,
while Jersey presented lemon back pyle. These
little gentlemen excited the audience to tne pitch OF
ratters and gamest OF The game doing honor to their
owners. New Jersey the avorite at forty to thirty.
The little ones fought well, and Long Island
had so much the best Of 1t that Jersey showed its
hands again, thinking It was gone; but as the money
was about being handed over and the lemonDack
was thought TO be dying he got In stroke through
the backreds brain, which instantly cooked him,
and ne died In the pit: Time, 1880.
stage OF the game that the New Jersey gentlemen
had their birds IN better condition than those IRON
the lighting was over Two four pound SIX ounces.
New Jersey sent In a black red, white hacke; Long
Island a strengthening blue red, with q
single white tail leather, smaller than his
antagonist. Jersey the favorite. Terrific
was the beginning, and ferocions was the battle
throughout. the back-red never rested q second,
but he had his MATCH and II was ny for ny, mt for
hit, until each was covered with blood, and many OF
the oldest cock fighters wondered AZ the spectacle.
At last the powder was kne ;ked out OF Jersey ana
one straight brain blow from the Islander sent him
dead as stone. This result made Jersey feel sick.
Time, 1918
Fourth Fight.-Four pounds, eleven ounces. Jer-
sey brown red, black hacSle. Long island q muir,
with white tail feathers, bred In Washington The
former the f2vorte ten to nine. The mum, though q
clean heeler, hadn't any mouth and couldat take
nold which placed him at the mercy OF
the red until he was softened by three four vigor.
Gus blows and then the steady, earnest work Of the
nun began TO tell, and he finally won gallant bat
tie, which al first was very hot for him. The red
quilted strong. Time, twelve minutes.
FJrh FgH.-The weights were four pounds three
ounces, L9ng lsland had now won three