The New York herald., 1872-12-22

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chronicle. twas fought at q small village only
I'VE miles from Easton, Pa, this being half way be-
tween the walks or the respective roosters Un-
ierstanding that the main was to be a good one,
The HERALD reporter left his home on Friday morn
ing last andstarted for the foot Of Liberty street
The rain was pouring in torrents on top Of some
|our inches or snow, no cars, running and two
miles walk to the ferry. slush slush, spatter,
splash, splash, as every football churned
up the cursed mixture that New York
revels in after storm OF snow and
rain. No matter; the sporting readers OF the
HERALD must be posted as to the d0ings OF the
cooking fraternity, as well as the lawyer; but his
law reports keep up to the calendar and causes
ce1core. The veteran Bill Cacker was in the hands
OF the Express fellows and was bound to do or die
on the birds he heeled handled and fought. Little
Andy heeled for the party hailing from the Quaker
City. Quite number OF New Workers. were present.
Newark, N. j., sent her quota, while Easton, from
the crowd she sent must have emptied her fur
naces, and pudding and rolling have come to
stand still for the n0nce 1t was easy to see that
the furnaces are manned for the most part by Eng
lishmen. The natives Of the "tight little isle'
take as naturally to a cooking main q duck
does to water. Each one had "yarn to
spin" about that particular duckwing, brass
back or black-red he had put "spursn
on in days gone by. Fur caps and>jOlly rubl-
cund visages were numerous, showing that the
American climate had produced no deleterious
effects on the constitutions Of these fellows as yet.
The barroom Of the hotel was garnished in the
usual style with pictures of game cocks and game
dogs. Running around the yard were score Of
high-bred birds. Inside the room apple and cider
was the drink. and from the quantity punished
Sam Mettler must have had cider mill in his barn
and still in his cellar, with pipes leading to the
barrOom from each. Figure up thirsty crowd OF
3Oo all good drinkers-drinking both long and
otten-and calculate from that basis the barrels of
cider and gallons OF ''apple'' made away with.
Hours as usual, were wasted In, to all appear
ance needless preliminaries. Why is 1t that these
cookers always have to talk, talk, talk, like gab-
bling geese, for hours before they get to workg Is
it because most OF the mains are bogus mains and
made for the benefit Of the housep The HERALD
representative was on hand at the hour appointed
and 1t was Just four hours afterward that they got
to work. The fowls were fought too early in the
season, as many Of the cocks had not yet feathered
even after the parties got together, consumed q
good hour Thirteen OF the cocks turned the scales
at even weights or but an ounce apart This made
good afternoons and evenings sport. Consider
able trouble was occasoned by the disagreement
of principals about referee; but finally both sides
settled down amicably, and Professor Reilly off,
ciated.
FIRST Fght.-The light weights, pair of lbs.
OF. Philadelphia showed . speckled-breasted
black hackle. A poor battle New York fat and
short OF work. Duckwing had 1t all his own
S% ns %aI S1s cut aSg the req IN
Captain sisgreavss ana Carroll hauling in the
for consolation in Jersey lightning.
Second Ff0ht.-Betting even. Clacker's partisans
in the majority. hundred even on New York
white hackle. Workers fought a dark-hacked
black.red. These the heavy weights, both weigh
cid cider begins to tell Down they 60 on the the car. i:
pet. rip and rush, rush and rip, till the blue gets
an under-c1t and goes down as @ II kicked BY that
him up leisurely, and wins . quick battle IN 5am.
Third Ftght.--A pair OF brown,reds, weights
lbs & o. each %,;n New YORK OK. bird b was from
Quakers, hay or light hacked bird, with one white
feather in his wing and another in his blood. The
Gothamite got wing broken and Quaker q cut
throat; handled well by Andy, but better by
Cacker, who polled losing battle out OF the five
by sheer gameness. After 4 thirty-seven minutes
contest the steel OF the Reeder bird struck that
white blood in the fowl from Philadelphia, and he
left the meanest kind OF runaway. Lots OF fe-
lows In the stone fence business.
Fourth Fight.-Both in weight lbs. IA OF.
The drab-clad boys showed up an undertaker's
bird, all black. New York showed slate
in-color breasted Bird cutting out Q pure white.
The mourning bird was q great favorite. and the
betting was 10 % to on on him m at the sendo n, Odds
battle the slaty bird got the betting even. In
eleven minutes he let the life out OF the coffin
colored bird and dressed oil the Quakers in black
for grief. Stone fence apple and cider in great
firn Fsgnt-Two lbs. 10 OF. cocks. Gotham.
ties bet their dollars on an ell blue yell
low saddled bird, cutting out snow white. The
Schuylkill Rangers paraded yellow duckwing or
birch, turning out dark black. An easy thing for
fha throat
at the second fy, and following this up won an
easy fight from as big a lunkhead as ever few in
Shead Snes and Dettns about even Jersey lightning
working well and good deal Of talk going on.
Sirth Fght.-A couple OF ID. o. birds.
Lights turned on from four small-burner kero-
sene lamps only served to make darkness visi-
BILE when the sun sank under the hills. The
Sorkers another Downingtown biack-red. This
was rafting, rasping fight, as good one as we
ever looked at. Now one down. now the other,
till the duckwing found soft spot in the black,
and he spread him out on the carpet like hot mo-
lasses, Quakers losing the blues and beginning to
feel brilliant This battle % was won in just 1SSm.'
Seventh Fight.-These both turned the scale
OF lbs. l OF. The Schuylkill party hung their
hacKie. WORKERS went for hunk on brown
hackled blacK-red, white earlugs. This was des-
perate fight Clacker's bird had throat cut IN the
TEDIOUS l fight and clacker won again BY sheer
gameness In forty-two minutes: The winner one
on dress suits and looking all black and blue
Stone fence and sandwiches in order, the latter
making the boys noisy
Eighth Ff0ht-Two birds, each lbs. or
Sweet william handled Q tasseed ginger
hackled black.red, one OF his Madcaps. The Quaker
City boys fought q claret colored back-red. Odds
10 to on Pat Carroll. This was good, rattlng
mill. They tossed about In the pit like the arms OF
q windmill. In five minutes Clacker's fowl coupled
the dark-red, and though he was slow fighter won
a good, sure battle IN scarce Inn. New York two
fights ahead and Gothamites uproarious.
Ninth Ftgh:-A couple OF : lbs. OF. birds.
Sweet williams was q dark black-red, cutting
out black shackle. Little Andy brought In
brown-red, yellow legs and turning out ginger
hackle. These pair OF good ones. Give and take
all the order. Ten to 2 on Andy, and then, as
York bird socked 1t TO him and brought him
down. IL was 10 to on CIacker Betting men all
abroad. Never was q better, faster lighting pair
OF cocks pitted. After fighting 2lm the
Yorker put in an under-cut and killed the
Quaker lad dead as sod. New York party three
fights ahead, and betting and drinking lively.
Tenth E0ht-Andy handled "A lbs. Is OF. blue
bird while Clacker heeled o 8 lb. black.rcd, cut.
ting out . ginger hackle. These were pair