The New York herald., 1871-02-02
CHAMPION COCK FIGHT.
Exciting Contest Between New
York and Albany.
Fifteen Battles for 5000 Each and $4,000 the
xain-splsndid Birds and Splendid Fighting
$4,000 Changing Hands-Albany Ahead.

10000 Changing Hands-Albany Ahead.
SIT will be the biggest main OF the season n
'And for good deal OF money ln
''You can bet; $500 fight and 50, 600 the odd
haxtle.o
"who's doing all thiss'
"Them Fifth avenue chaps in New York and the
tag 'uns OF Albany.n
This was the substance OF an entertaining CONVEX
eation ON Jersey ferryboat yesterday, as HERALD
reporter was journeying TO the scene Of the in
tended and long talked OF championship cock fight
between New York and Albany there set down for
settlement And the one who ventured the inior-
nation was right 1t was the biggest Of the season
and such as seldom witnessed in every particular IN
the Northern States.
The excitement over this trouble brought from
their banking and brokers' Offices from their stores
and places Of business IN Gotham, and their homes
In distant cities, many men or note and respecta-
buity, and many whose faces are better known in
CHURCHES AND OPERAS
than where the notes OF the rowdy rooster is the
only music heard But this was an unusual occa-
Aon. SO the story runs, and put on the carpet by
those who, though they never heard him, probably,
ancsn, yonns sow Sno Srssn has sws sae
credit OF Introducing cockhgpting as q
sport He loved deeds Of vaior; but whether
he cared for greenbacks is not ON record. He once
stopped the army OF the Greeks to witness combat
between two cocks, giving them these sage words OF
neither country, gods, nor families 10 hight for.
How much better ought You TO light, VINO have all
memorable occasion who, inspired by this nttIe
speech OF their nObby friend, fought aud conquered
The Persans, and then from religious motives estab
lShed an annual cOckhght, these men OF Albany
and New York breed cocks, train them and tight
them for money. The almighty dollar Is a consider
THE AGREEMENT
between these parties was that each should show
nineteen BIRDS weighing from four pounds four
ounces to SIX pounds and fight, as the cockpit par
lance goes, 'al that fall IN, for $500 battle, and
e Meayy sT S ~ goo 20 tine ln 0dd II ngn @ or man
matter. The premises, an unostentatious gin mill,
was was thronged at an early hour win an enormous
that lnilnitable
with its sparkling little wittcisms In which peer
and picKpocket, French marquis and farrer,
chimney sweep and horse JOCKEY are all, regard
fighting. Blind ana deaf honest and unscrupulous
crippled and aclive-they all lhlnk ing oil
Df That picture is the 'sc Scene Of Yesterday oI in
Jersey, only hundred times multiplied, leaving out
pended In a basket holding up his watch for last
stake. All the sports-big and httle--were there.
Denizens OF Firth avenue and residents of lowy
streets down town; requenters OF Jerome Park, IN
all the luxury OF velvet coats and jockey costumes
sat side by side with butchers and blacAsmitns-
SOLITAIRE DIAMONDS
on the fingers OF the one, ana grease and smut on
those of the Others Doctors in the medical world
nobnobbed with surgeons OF all the ills that
forid-faced judges in meek attire were
70 aSe i1r 16u,n al
merchants offices and banking institutions were
compelled to tolerate ashly dressed youths in loud
neckties and the like; and there were also pock-
marked men with
and abundantly bowelled men, who ride to 'Change
every day. along with others OF hard. cast-iron
features. There Is no respecter OF persons In
scientific phrase, is, without doubt, "wery antic.n
Phnadelphla, Washington, Troy and Boston were
When the weighing was done it was found that
fifteen couples had fallen in. The handlers pitters
were men OF long standing and established reputa-
cl0n IN the business AT two O'Clock, amid the
shouts OF some and the frolicsome humor OF others,
and the balanci OF one chap with an apopletc
neck and fiery red scarf tied under his chm, his
eyebrows on an upper seat these men stroking their
birds the first OF the fights, announced that the pre-
hminary arrangements were over and they were
ready Tor
THE FIGHTING
First Ftght=The games began with the light
was the avorite for the first batte and also for the
main, at 100 to o., although many wagers
ventpred much Of it on New York. Albany sent in
his antagonist, which was a black-red with white
hacke and white feathers in tail. These little gen.
York went down first then he turned and got
In brain blow for the brown to think over,
which made the former favcrile OF 100 to 60 Then
busy work folowed--a hard, terrific fight. New
YORK had his eyes Knocked out Albany had one eye
gone, and yet with that and cut throat he finally,
In gallant style, Knocked the life out Of New York.
and won in a perfect storm OF huZzas, which all
joined therein. Time, l2I6.
Second Fights.-The heavy weights, six pounds.
Albany showed black.red tasse, bred by Terry, Of
that town, ana New York a brown-red, which its
owner had wanted to fight anybody's bird for $500
81 900. Before they pltted one OF the nobby
gentlemen, interested in New York, often seen on
the turf bet another sport on the Albany side
A
OF offers and as many responses, some from
twenty-five to 500 were also made. The black
red was a strong. effective fighter and
good cutter. On the third ny he Drained the brown
and that handsome $1,000 bird was pounded. This
matter, betting one to twenty and he fingered yet
awhile, but it was no 60, and he went home TO his
red achieved this victory friend of Albany cried
eut. 80 ain't he fancy stupplep lime, s:2o
nye pound three ounce biras e One A hundred TO
eighty on Albany. TWO Dlack-reds. The handler OF
New York. before he laid down his bird-which was
magnificent 0ne-Det nfty dollars he would win the
battle, but he did not and dropped that half century
quicker than he ever did money on horse race. The
first ny New York had his leg broken. and
went down. Yet he was good one-better than q
busnel OF his opponent VINO could not mouth al all.
tress. got up OF times and tried hard to fight;
but he was too much distressed and at last got cne
IN the head which did the work and he was picked
up dy1nR. as game chicken as ever went into
PIT. Time, ii 80.
Fourth ff0ht-Albany had now won three fights
~ ouStNDo.ohJ Ncis the uldIlf
and the betting on that event was accordingly.
TWO I'VE po4aders. New YORK showed req pyle,
with white hackle, a handsome bird; Albany
brown-red much smaller, but the favorite by odds.
Inc pyle was a strong, fast fighter, and in
nail q dDZen buckles knocked the steam out
OF the brown but the latter was true as STEEL and
remained ct the scratch until, as one exclaimed
.By-, air't lie game he's shivered all TO pieces.'
First victory for New YORK, and Fifth Avenue got
many bits OF green paper and were wild WITH the
change OF luck. Pine, 1920.
FJth F1ght.-Two four pound thirteen ounce
birds. jerome Park and kindred spirits at their
good luck now had lunch brought into the pit it
wasn't boned turkey and champagne, but a snack
Of cheese sandwiches without butter and soda
water and old rye drank from the neck OF the
bottles, for cock lighting is ''wery antlc,n Albany
presented black-red with dark hackle: New York
black-red with whte hacke, splendid looking ana
well stationed. This was one OF the BEST most fero
cious and the finest handled battles ever witnessed
Al first they spared while Then it became
raspinQ wcrk, and Albany had cut throat
md hIa hoax and