The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-14
COCK FIGHTING.
New York and Long Island
Again i'm the Pit.
Eleven Battles, $50 Each and $500 the Main
Good Fighting and Well-Earned Vic
tory for the Long Islanders.

Good Fighting and Well-Earned Vic
tory for the Long Islanders.
Again well-kn0wn breeders and fighters and ad-
mirers OF game birds met In pleasantly located
pit In this vicinity on Wednesday night to note the
result OF main agreed upon by representatives
OF Long Island and New York. The articles called
for seventeen birds on either slde nine cocks and
eight chickens. the former weighing from lbs.
OF. to lbs 10 o., and the latter from lbs. IA
to lbs. and all that were matched should be fought
for $50 battle aud $500 the main. But eleven
couples fell In owing to the peculiar weights shown
by the Gothamtes. The fighting was excellent,
and victory finally perched upon the banners OF
the Long Island representatives.
CHICKENS.
First Ft0'M-Tne heavy weight chickens, two
8 lbs. The metropoitans sent In a black-iegged
black-red, and Long Island the same color with
yellow legs. For the first lew buckles hot as fire
and even, when Long Island got in q blow on
GOtham's brain that staggered him, and the ex-
cited betters offered 10 to on the yellow legs But
cock fighting Is very uncertain sport, as the
Gotham bird recovered and kicked his opponent on
the head, which spread him as nat as a founder,
and, with merry drumming while down. Long
Island was picked up dead in seventeen minutes
New York The iavOrite for the nam.
Secoad FIght.-Long Island staked its stamps on
a black-red, pretty as q picture and New York
showed the same color. These were the little fel-
lows, lbs. Ia o., and they ratified away with much
vndictiveness, cutting and slashing each other in
throat body ana eyes until bleeding and blind the
Long Island bird was proclaimed the victor, and
the Empire City lads felt very sick at their defeat
Time, l4ln.
Th,rd Ffght.-TwO 4 lbs Q OF. the Long Island
n, rod,, uta andn fi,nps biz.
After half dozen shots the pyle had his neck Gov
cred with blood from the effect Of the metrOpOi-
had as much as he wanted to attend to he he nay
pulled through, and Long Island was dead as q
stone when taken up. New York In good spirits
Fourth FSghk-The New York bird, nne.looking
blue-red, and Long Island, well-stati0ned brown
the favOrite at the send OF. Fly for fly they met
high in the air and ripped each other in breast
and body, until at last. weak from blood, Long
Island went down. Then he recovered and "up
and at it again." when the odds changed in his
the circle. 1t now looked dubious for New ork,
but he made an earnest effort to regain lost ground
and got in terrible kick, that once more
were at sea as they saw the latter sink down on
the carpet. Now they stopped a minute, and 1t
was anybOdy's fight, when Gotham sent his steel
through the back OF Long Islands head up to the
socket, and the brOwn-red was dead The blow
was such terrible one the gar could hardly be
BEGINNING to be despondent and ."wniskey
rim Fs0hl-L.ong Island, blue-red lib. OF.
chicken against the Gothamites blackred 4 lb.
OF. cock. Not of much account, though the blue
was the ceanest cutter, and the odds soon were
20 to Is on him. New York got slashed in
the head, and he began to dodge the question,
avoid punishment. Many predicted he would come
again and "make trouble" for the blue, but he
didn't meet their anticipations and Long Island
haa INF IN u v "a mil ntoc
COCKS.
Strth Fsght-Then the heavy weight cocks, both
menced without any vim, and the more enthusi-
astic of the fraternity pronounced them frank
buffers" They were low headed rascals; but at
last "persuader" from Long Island started
Gotham into life, and the battle began in earnest.
1t was then 10 TO on Long Island, but a lively
rip from the Metropolitan, that cut the throat of
the former changed the odds, and no one felt GER
tain OF the result. First one became blind and
then the other, and then New ork got his throat
ripped; and, finally the gameness OF Long Island
pulled him through, and he lett his adversary fit
for pOtpie. This afray lasted twenty-one minutes.
Three and three now and both sides confident.
Seventh Fight.-The men who had given long odds
on New York winning the main were not so san
guine. Both showed black reds, lbs ? or, ana
chickens, each party preferring them to their first
selection of older birds. Merry work at the send
off, but the fourth fly New York had leg knocked
Island. Another blow or two and Gotham began
to look for his mother, the first and only runaway
Eighth Fight-TRe Gothamites displayed blue.
red ''bnker," and the Long Islanders nun pyle.
The Metropolitan representative went on like
bull dog and seemed knock all the powder out Of
the mum. but he was only staggered. ana again
iacng the music put out the other eye Of the blue
red and he was stone blind Getting all around the
pit and every kind of odds offered and taken.
Both got cut down and both up again, the battle at
last being decided in Long Islands favor. his game
ness only giving him the victory. good fight,
and alone worth the So admission. Time, So M
These birds New YORK lbs ozs, and Long Island
Ninth Eyobt Tho Now Yorr mon showad n bopa
some, wemade black with dark hackle and Long
Island black.red an old fighter and much to be
they were slashed in head and body clean as a
butchers knife could carve them. Then each had
his eyes. knocked out and they were "blind as
bats" Now Long Island had his throat cut but
ne fought on, and when they could ''leel'' each
other delivered blows that slivered like ripsaw.
1t was anybodys fight ior forty minutes, and then
Long Islands head began to get heavy and New
YORK had the call. Each handler was sanguine,
but finally Gotham's man got the count and his
Dlrd was adJudged the winner more severe
battle Is seldom seen throughout season. The Long
Island bird died within ten minutes alter being
taken from the pit. These birds were-New York,
lbs. or, and the Long Islander or. less. This
'difficultyn occupied som.
Tenth F5gft-Both lbs or. Long Island
wanted but one more battle to win the main, and
their friends were jubilant. New lork sent in q
dark haske black-red and the opposing party "a
white hackle back-red. Long Island hadn't much
steam, but he was clean ana hitter, and sue
ceeded IN knocking the heart out of the Gothamite
in Just 9m. The latter was no good. This gave
the victory to the Long Islanders, and they took
in the stamps with beaming faces.
Eleventh FfgM.-The last battle, New York send
ing in brass-back cock, lbs. o., and Long
Island black-red chicken, lbs. ~ OF. New York
the favOrite. Short and sweet and funny. The first
buckle the black-red kicked the brass back dead,
and sorrow was manifest in the camp OF the de-
ieated 1t required but three seconds to decide
this. 1t was daylight before the old pit was de-
serted.
SUMMARY
- ~-Nec YORK. Long Tsdnd->
Bits Color. Lbs o. Color LJs o. Min Won b.
BLACK red ... o.. Black red =. 5 o., . I'm Y.
2-Blackred..... a. Black red, =. 3 IL. Ia L l.
Shack ed.....4 g.. Red -pyle...4 o. qN Y.
4-Biue.red S.. Brown red s. t6 N Y
5-Black-red..... s.. Blue. red. g., To-, L. l.
6-Black- red 10 .Black-red.. 10. 81 Il. l.
1-Black-red..... D.. .Black.red.. L, L.
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