The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-11
sporting Matters.
DoG FIGnT-A CRUEL CONTEST OF FORTY
FIVE MINUTES

4 DoG FIGir-A CRUEL CONTEST OF FORTY
FIVE MINUTES.
The long anticipated dog fight between
Sport of Philadelphia, trained by Jem
Cass of Brooklyn, and Teddy of New York,
trained by Harry Jennings of Boston, was
contested Wednesday afternoon in barn
on Long Island. Sport is black dog and
Teddy Is pure white bull terrier. The
stakes were $4,000 About six weeks ago
Snooks Brandy of New York, and Car
rolls Scalper of Philadelphia fought at
Weehawken for 81 900 side The New
Workers backed Brandy at 800 to $40 for
he had been victorious in nine fights, but
he lost the battle and the Philadclphians
won harvest of grcenbacks. \ prOmi-
nent New York sporting man then offered
to match Teddy to fight Scalper for 81 900
side. The Philadelphia sports accepted
the challenge, but before the match was
arranged Scalper was run over and killed
by Il Philadelphia stage. His hackers then
offered to match Sport against Teddy. The
offer was accepted and Harry Jennings
handled Teddy and Jem Cass handled
Sport. Betting was 800 to $50 on the
Philadelphia dog, All the noted Balti-
more, Philadelphia and New York sport
ing men were present, together with
Il small delegation from Albany,
Troy and Boston. n square pit
had been especially erected for the
contest. Sport balanced the scales at
thirty-three pounds, while Teddy pulled up
half pound more. Both were in tirst-cass
trim. At . o'clock the dogs entered the
Sport, but scarcely had he reached the CEN
ter Of the pit before, amid Il loud yell from
the spectators, Teddy was in front of him.
They eyed each other sayagely moment,
and then suddenly, with Il short, angry
bark, they rushed forward and seized each
other. Sport had little the best Of the
hold, his teeth fixing themselves in Teddy's
nose and upper jaw, while the latters hold
was upon the neck. The handlers rushed
forward and with voice and clapping of
hands urged on the Infatuated brutes. They
responded with tugs and jerks so powerful
that it seemed as though the flesh and skin
must be torn asunder, while the excited
crowd watched the struggle with bated
breath and intense interest. For full thir-
teen minutes the dogs fought up and down
now tearing and Juggling and now stopping
TO rest, but never once did they utter IA cry
of pain or distress, only an occasional
growl. At last they broke holds together,
neither seeming to have the worst of it and
were quickly carried to their corners and
there sponged and rubbed with all possible
solictude. At the expiration of two
minutes the referee called time. This on
set Teddy had the scratch by right of al
formation. Bets We're freely offered and
taken at 500 even. Teddy seemed not
to be in the slightest fatigued and tore
and mangled his antagonist in frightful
manner. The New Workers were jubilant.
On the third turn Sports left eye was clos
cd and his left leg was named, and Ted
dy continued to worry him and to jerk him
around the pit as he pleased. When the
two brutes had been fighting twenty-nne
minutes Sport began to show signs of quit
ting ON account of the terrible punishment
he had received At this juncture the
handler of the Philadelphia dog accused
Jennings OF tampcring with Teddy,
and snatched the kerchief from Jenning
neck. The referee stopped the
row and ordered the fight to go on. The
Philadelphia sports now tried to hedge,
but it was loo late In the fourth turn
Teddy, who was seemingly as strong as
when hc began, got II firm hold of the
Philadelphia dog and threw him on his
back. On being released Sport ran away.
Intense excitement prevailed and attempts
were made to break up the fight, but Jim
Giddings, the referee, again poured oil on
the troubled waters. Time being called,
the Philadelphia dog refused to scratch,
and the referee declared the New York dog
the winner. The fight lasted forty-five
minutes, and the Philadelphia sports lost
thousands of dollars. The winning dog
can be matched to fight any dog in the
world at "a pounds for $1,000.