New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-26
KNIGHTS OF THE CAFE.
~. Grand Main at NeGv Orleans Next
Nouth-Shipment of Game Birds iron'



Tba main At New Orleans. which takes
,lscs On the ninth. tenth and eleventh OF
t.nr;I between the feathered chivsIrE OF
Sci Carolina and Kentucky. Is the great
-o,;c nj interest among sportsmen. amateur
~ professional. all over the United States,
and nraparations for the occasion nav :
ben made here and elsewhere on gran :
sale Game cocks 10 the NUN Der OF l'I
have been raised. trained ard coi!eclTI 10
oerhar with the special view oi mann :
1bsm Ike part in the engagement.
tn training OF these chickens Is al III
,eresting part OF the preparations: Inc
900 holds piece OF cloth stretched be
80, b;s hands before the fowl. which Is
nIae.d upon the cloth. tossed into the ar,
and then caught a. il comes down. ms
operation of tossing Up Inc cLiehen ana
catching him is repeated a great nnu-peT %
t;mes and in fact is oft-tlmes continued
unril the poor bird i weary and 1aln-. AMI
falls helpless 10 the ground. Daring the
exercise rle rooster ina gines his master :
nos. and hand, 70 De the head and Tee: OF
another rooster. and be pecks az them with
vicious fury This drill serves the purpose
Of making his limbs supple. ana csitlvates
expertness in IhruSting his feet ana head
al objects. l. Is kept up every d1y' II
some cases for weeks and months. tndef
their course OF training The chickens grow
about very proudly after dal! ho1r. seem
ing vain of their magnificent plumage'
which is rich and beautiful, and gAilefe
Ike FURNISHED steel armor.
The society OF sportsmen mad much
trouble. and even some fighting amon
themselves over the selection OF proper
and suitable individual 10 escort ana -udI u
the eccks 10 the Crescent CITY. MF. g.
formerly weli-to-Go merchant tailor q
the oface Of turnkey 10 the poultry p----'
but he met with a signal and. III seLi-e -
Streets. disastrous failure N lis eLot - -
secure the Mace. His defeat Is atm pIteu
in a great measure 70 an oId leuu' 4; ~
said thar some eight years ago ne az useu q
certain cock-h hter OF stealing t"o cA-S Ael
and the latter. enraged at so 10" a e-ai
struck bis accuser On the heaI w . y" =
der. intiicting an injury. the effects % --.C
lasted a long while. and were attended VII
much suffering. Mr.. S. finally recovered.
however. and had 10 further Misha ?
until a year ago he fell out o. me
second story window Of the - tiout
Hotel and again hurt himself yer!
severely. The wounds he received II
this last disaster are not vet entlreiE heaieu'
bur he Is going about attending 20 business.
On Tuesday last he repaired 10 the house o.
the chief Of eock-fghters for the purpose OF
soliciting the appoin rmenr OF rnalor-domo o.
game coop. This chief i the same man
who threw the bovlter eight years ago.
and. being engaged a. the tine n tEE-hl :
a rooster was not IN the best OF tCInol lut
receiving visitors. Waking 70 re cooI
with the chicken under his arm he met. 70
lis astoni-hmerI, his I'D enemy. Nj. :.
and. tuIiously angry a. the intrusion. re
threw down the bird and instantly charged
UPON the unfortunate man. v DO ce<at a z i,t!E
but successful retreat. retarded though ne
was By wounds and bruises and broken
limbs.
THAT d-n rascal can't come about me-,
observed the proprietor Of the poultry YARD
painting with ire and eXertloD.
II Is scarcely necessary 10 add mat me
5i.rin guished honor OF guarding the cocks
down the river was conferred upon al
other.
The birds were confined in long boxes
resembling burial cases, subdlvlttd lnt1
cells. They were thus taken aboard the
Robert Mitchell. which let tor New Or
leans on Thursday. Each fowl was allowed
a space Of two feet square. with stra
spread over the bottom and Wattr--rolsh'
suspended near the tie door OF rs PRISON
These strange looking coops were placed OF
the deck ard OF course Will be exposed Il
the cold blasts during the entire trip. Tie
prisoners. however. are 1nlCEiT CAD II
warm feathers. and can not suffer grea
deal They Cow and SMUT and dutJer II
their cage. unGauntea By confinement. ant
apparently proud OF their Importance ano
eager for the engagement in which they ar,
10 take part. They seem almost CONSCIOUS
q their mission.
One fine large bird red. with here an(
there dark splo,ches. smooth. hard feather:
that cleaned ike polished copper. and well
trimmed head and feet. paced his apar-
ment with bis head erect. and with an al,
which said a plainly as words could have
formed the sentence. Look al me, We art
going 70 DO battle With the cocks Of >ou,l
Carolina and we shall sustain the honor OF
old Kentucky. Look a. me And be
Mapped his wings and crowed his bugle-note
of deriance-"Cock a-doodle doc = Indeed
il the featheret Enigh. Of the gaf had only
known II he might really have regarded II
as SON etbing 70 be proud OF TO be selected q:
one Of the champions II a grand tourney
between Kentucky and South Carolina. me
two most cLivalrcu- States Of tie Union.
The roo<-ers hare 70 IL guarded day and
night. lest some evil disposed person should
poison them With broken glass. or chloro
form. Cr other Geieterious substance. such
a CALAMITY would end the hostile p7epara
tons. and cause truce or proclamation
Of peace 10 te issued az once. And though
il might Dot cause weeping and waillng
among the lone !uLe-s n the poultry Tatd
il would certainly produce Euastlug III tee-L
among tie owners 81 the aSsasSl1ateCi b:-r.-
and the sports who should ind -heir fl
thus sadly spoiled. l. would be ply. too
O. more general grounds. toE The band O.
spurTtd crusaders now on their way dow :
the river on board the Robert Mitchell form:
probably tie rines. lur % game lords tra-
were ever shipped from any port. They a-t
capa u-e ~ giving their ana -CL.>-S 4 hard
fight ioy the lOro-s Of the Gav
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connection with the coming races a. New
Orleans. TIE Academy Of Muse IL thai
city has been engaged and ret-1ed Joy the
event. ana many C:>riu guisbe3 men frn!I
different parts q tie coustrv. Ell 5racir
soldiers and Statesmen. are expected 70 L.
present. and enjoy. II not participate IL. he
cruel sport. There i a chance. though i i
ONLY a chance. that tie affair will be SER
ouslv inteI-ered with by the Society for Ii,
Prevention OF Cruelty 20 Animals This OF
gauiza,iCn recently broke Up 2 piceor.
shooting match near Cincinnati. and il i
said that the members are nov d.recr;r.
their attention 10 the coming main. an
will. II possible. put stop 10 i. We Re
gard the amusement as bloody, patbaTou
and demoralizing. and viii consider thel
success IN preventing the AFFAIR not lceo1
siderab Die triumph for clylIlzat-oa a1c gco
morals We confess that there Is reason !
their position. and all good citizens mus
entertain pretty much the same view Q: Il.
affair. So that there viii be no ,eaTs shed
unless by the srortsmen. if the humane =
Getty should succeed in breaking u. The al
rangemeIts and preventing the battle.
A strike Threatened-Nine Hours Dc
handed in Canada.
TORONTO. March 22.-The typcgrap hica:
society Of Toronto. acting with the Na-lona
Il. L = L. It'll d