The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-29
Thirteen Fights for $500 Each and
$1,000 the Main.
Troy Victorious The white Tails" Clean
Ont Their Opponents Immense
Sums Change Hands.
WHAT WILL PIE SNRATOGIANS NOW SAY /!

having fallen through the great cock fight between
Troy and New York came or privately yesterday
afternoon and last night not far from th.s city, re-
sultng in q grand victory for the Trojans. And
now that the AFFAIR has been settled, and that,
too, IN the most agreeable and pleasant
manner, the story OF its conception, and also the
result. may be told, with few omissions
OF names and places that the HERALD reporter Is
bound by pledge to suppress. Their publication
would not be Of any great interest while II posi-
bly, might prove annoying TO some OF the guardians
of the peace hereabouts, who for days have been
laying the fatering JUNCTION to their souls that in
deed the great main OF cocks was "of" owing
TO THEIR INCREASED VIGILANCE.
Everybody, or rather almost everybody, with q
taste for amusements OF sporting nature is aware
that the practice OF fighting game cocks is greatly
admired and widely patrOnized In this day and in
this country, and, though the Southern States
have Justly wide reputation for INDUCING literally
in the exciting pastime, New York stands prom
inent In this respect. In your city the sport
ourishes, and 1t can never be suppressed, despite
the interference OF many meddcrs. The same Is
the case In this section. Right under the shadow
OF the capital and where the supposed wisdom the
state annually comes together, the grand old
sport has prosperous existence. When fully at
Its height lawmakers and lawbreakers talk freely
upon the different combats. And men in business
circles, holding high social POSITIONS know game
bird from one Of Indifferent strain. They are as
well posted on the rules governing the proper
manner OF conducting q main as they are on the
price OF stocks. For years the men who breed
these game birds In this section dceming them OF
''shuah blood,n have looked out beyond their own
dis trict and challenged to combat the dover OF
the feathe,ed tribes, or, rather, those who own
m vnu m hnv hnn no 6oh ta
resulting thercfrom, and thousands upon tens or
thousands Of dollars have changed hands. The
contest which il IL now proposed to describe was
agreed upon
LAST SUMMER AT SARATOGA.
Noted gentlemen known well in sporting circles
met there during the August racing meeting, and
after some little conference, agreed that they
should come together In that village on the 27th Of
December. It was also agreed that eacn party
should show twenty-one birds, weighing from4 lbs.
OF. to lbs. 10 or, and they should fight all that
.'fell in'' or matched in weight under the Albany
rules for the unprecedented sum OF $500 each bat
tle and $1,000 the odd fight. From The moment
the articles OF agreement were signed this pro-
posed combat became the theme OF much CONVEX
satlon and speculation in the sporting Cir
cles OF every city in the Union. From the
old cooking element Of New Orleans to that
NOT 80 well Hcuu0luJeu, perhaps, Win 'Ie3tnerSV
and shackles In Portsmouth, Me-, the result OF the
meeting has been canvassed and within . month
80 numerous letters have been received in this
city, in Troy and In New York regarding II. The
wide publicity given TO the anticipated sport
caused much trouble 10 the gentlemen who were
instrumental in making the main. and necessitated
q change Of base aud, instead OF having IL take
place in the most comfortable quarters imaginable,
and those created expressly for the event. IL was
decided In the most cherries place or the charac-
ter in the country. How the many residents of
Saratoga. chief among whom were the members
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
took the matter in hand and Indignantly, In long
resolutions. protested against the great cock
fight from taking place there, and how they caused
warrants be issued by the the arrest Of
all concerned in the affair." Is well known and need
not be here repeated. Suffice 1t TO say their deter
mined front caused a conference among the prin-
cipals, and locality not far from here was selected
for the settlement OF the little difficulty Again,
not satisfied with their success In this particu-
lar, the jealous Christians OF Saratoga transmitted
long eplstles to their brethren In this city
and in Troy, requesting them to buckle on their
men" who would fight game chickens. Their
brethren OF the latter places did as required.
Their armors were tightly buckled on, and the
police forces asked to c0Operate-wnlch they did
to suppress any demonstration of the kind should
IL be attempted In their midst. This unexpected
movement surprised the gentlemen who wished to
have the fight take place, and once more they
were required to confer together. They did so;
the main gave it to he World that orf ~ had
been paid by the New York partyn and "thc whole
affair iallcn through" Meanwhile, as per agree
ment, twenty-five men were notified by the Troy
side and twelve by the New Workers, leaving
+, ''OUT IN THE COLDo
the hundreds -, IN your CITY VINO would have given
ent. Well, to see in battle array dem Troy and
New York CHICKENS, came here.n Upon arriving
storm, journeyed to the American House and
there began diminishing to ascertain the latest
phase % q the tS the
at last after hours OF travelling about, and almost
frozen stifr by the severity OF the temperature,
ten O'Clock proceeded to the appointed place.
''There will be many disappOintmenfs in this mat
ter" said my friend. 'but 1t can't be helped; the
fight must go on even II some OF our friends do
kick up about not being notified" The selected
rendezvous for the dispute and where the New
York birds had been kept after removal from Sara
toga,
With eyes and feathers right,
And with hee lis sharp and prime,
In condition for the fight,
is OF the roads leading from THE Old Knick-
erb0cker CITY, IL Is q sort Of un0stentati0us rum
good cheer may there he had We entered from
the rear. The front OF the house was closed and
every door securely fastened with locks and bolts.
The barro0m was neatly fitted and pleasant. The
floor had been Clearly scrubbed, but the few pres
ent had brought In considerable snow on their feet
which materially changed Its appearance The
walls were nicely papered, and large-slzed prints
OF famous trotters hung upon every hand. Unlike
many places OF the nature, there were neither
COBwEBs IN THE CORNERS
nor cockrOaches galOpin9 across the ceiling. |
was early, and found sitting around the stove but
four or Ave individuals. These, in both dress and
marked them as being much above
the men who usually patronize such sport They
were elegantly dressed and held communication
with each other In subdued tones. No sooner had
sat down than every eye was turned upon me, i
yet, though the expression that fitted across their
denoted surprise that total stran-
ger should thus coolly walk In among them,
there was no inipertinence manifested.
All this time the premises were re-
aolent with galnaceous music. Imprisoned cock.
other cocks near them. AS the morning wore on
the party increased, and shortly after one O'Clock
there were about only forty present. Now the
arguments incidental to such an occasion CON-
menced, and everybody was cock.a-hoop in antici-
patton OF the lighting. About two ?'clQck ! en-;
tered the cockpit Well the place was the worst
possible that could have been selected for the
leathered gadiat0rs TO fight their ducls a
p0utrdnce, and 1t was as cold as charity. More Of
II the HERALD reporter has promised not to say.
From three O'Clock EDWARDS there were many who
came TO the doors but were refused admittance
the d0orkeeper In some instances having the I'M.
paralleled cheek to tell them that
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