, 1874-04-12
Bridgeport and the North Side Dis.
pute the Canine Championship.
A Fierce Fight Of Over an Hours
Duration.
The Bridgeport Animal Chewed Up BY
His Opponent.


hdhcstyeuess whereWtth the cGhting " oozR cutss w
another Of the game character when placed IN lie
uize arcna, Tho laws Of Illinois prohibit dog-tour"
oauena within the limits Of tho State; SO the IL fan
rersn Of the animal are forced to migEato to the
nens colonies Of red-c1ay Indiana when they desire
to test the fanRs OF their favores, :s displayed In
xav.ge onsiaughts each other's windpPes. This
explains why ToIeston. Ind. il generally selected
"a the listed field for tho eoulstirring encounters
already remotely alluded to.
THE EARLY TRAINS
OF yesterday morning on the Pittsburgh Ft. Wayne
and Michigan Central Railroads ,oro from this city
crowd Of leisurey gentlemen" whose chief delight
would appear to be the witnessing Of mastcaory ef
FORTS p1zctlced esca oter the part Of the dog
family. These gentry make regular business Of
breeding dogs Of cobative disposition. that fierce
hybrid species known as tho hull-errier being the
" ganuest kind Of animal known to the fraternity.
Tu1nUHE reporter was detailed to proceed to Tolle
stou and witness
cAS1SE TOURNAMENT
which understood to be the tapis tn that inter-
esng locality. He proceeded to the village via the
Fort Wayne Road but found very little of sporting
"mob aboard the train. Tho conductor informed
him that the first bstch Of the fancy" had gons ou
by the early train on the Michigan Central, and had
taken with them
THE NORTH E1DE ACHILLES,
fnrnfiarly Known as Mike Hartnett's rnEp "Spot,"
veteran fourteen bntties- in all Of which lie was
victorious. md in nine Of which be proviaed fresh
material for the in the way Of eanas
snatched untimely of.
TIE OPPOSITION DOG.
AAbe Dennings bull-terrer, Sport, y beast hall
Inn from Bridgeport, was put nboard tho Fort Wayne
carr 1t the Arcber-aveuuo crossing, and was at
.edcd by eeec: crowd Of persons, who appeared to
be highly interested in the anticipated fun
Ths train sped upon its way, skirting the brosd-
breasted lake Which the noEtheasterly gale
reached | de da1k and bloody ground" ,Fhereon the
rival clatns Of Bridgeport and the North Side to the
dogehegng championship OF Chicago were to b. con-
tegtcd.
just suited for the to which Is often put
II is hardly Of sufficient tangbi:y to bo called vii
lage, and might be pas: unaoticed II 1t were not
that the Michigan Central and Fort Wayne Railroads
cross cach other at that point.
The train having stopped, the Bridgeport dog with
his b.ckesa A1ighed from the and the other party
received lie new arrivals IN due FORM. The animals
wers led By their respective owners to the saloon and
grocery Of J. A. 1ein,, which ia located about fifty
rods from the crossing. In the Ct thR store is
situated
1 LARGE, BLEAK ROOM
full Of cracks and cran1les ireary enough, blus
day such yesterday to make one9 soul 6hiyer
within him. The wind howled zcournfully through
open door and window, and the square "pt," radely
boarded proclaimed the to which the place WIS
dedicated.
In one corner Of this "shcbang xns p1aced scales
for the purpose Of weighing the interesting qu3drupeds
Who about to afford sport to the Chicago human
iarans The crowd, before proceeding to active work.
resolved 10 have
to which proposition there was not sin9lo dissenting
voice. One gentleman. with partially gray hair, play
fully suggested shat he would .tcut tee guts out
any othor gentlemen who would venture to tread upon
Lis It s needless to remark that his pedal
t=e1nites left eererely alone. With this e1cep
lied by an alnoat Quakeri1h degree Of decorum.
Here boys" cried Nike HATtnett at Last lit is now
near II O'Clock; let r1 got
or we wn't be through here before tomorrow morn
Ing and VIC couldn't think Of breaking the Sabbath,
you know. Come 'Abc,' get your dog ready for
sction."
All right, Mike said Abe, but don't let the dogs
each soon or they'll get excited and lose
"Whos stakeholder in this mitch Z" inquired THE
TRIBUNE reporter. -...
mike Fitzgerald, from tie Rolling Mills Hartnet.
replied, somewhat roughly.
sThe stakes for $40 side" explained old Abs
Dsnnng, the proprietor Of the bridgeport dog.
e let Us h.ve ;tspot III the scales"
The dog was accordingly led +, his blanket taken
od, and his nose unmuzzled TITS was |
nARrSE1Is poAs1Ep 'PGe"- |
> reratable NAPOLEON among canines He has never |
ret been worsted, although dog of 1nediunn-size,
IN tbs cheat He bowed legs, and lis 1ef: ear hss
been almost completely eaten off in former BATTLES
His face and breast covered with deep scars, and
be bears himself like beast conscious Of his pluck
This heroic animal was torn.n st. Louis three and
@ ho o.
pf . friend His early talont was developed in =
wholesale chswinS-up" Of rodents, and tnntle the
North Side hot for Ill canncs Of wayke tendency.
Hartnett Thought it would 10 pity to allow much
talent to lie dormant 80 he trained his beast for tho
ben ns as rsd sate has aaa
battles including that Of yesterday in s Of which he
came or victorious "spot" is nicely 1notted with
white ground.
"Thlrty-seven pounds and hail." sang out Fitz-
e~Ad, ..and the agreement is to gdrs and take =
The BEST wasspeedily removed, and Fitzgerald or
dored old man Dennng" to bring Along his ami
vas accordingly introduced, and presented quits
formidable appearance. he was perfectly white,
but decidedly inferior to that animal IN muscle
His rita showed too much through his hide, and ey!-
Ne haa not 9een p1osshs 1p ta tat ar
"Sport first saw the light one ysEz and nine |
months ago, and showed considerable pluck at very
in all of which he had the upperhand, 30 that Abe
Denntng was lod to consider him match for Ito
Eous dog brings down the scale to the tuno of so<
pounds, sang out the stakeholder" "You'ye got 10
sveas pound and half OF him: 80 git about 1t !
right quick" |
rhs dog Vas taken AWAY, and, pending his reduction
IN weight,
THE MOB nEoA1Eo 7HkMst1us |
with bad whisky, worse beer and e1ec.ab1e cigars
Some Of them played ''66, euchrc, and tha hungry
oues p,rtook Of very greasy Dutch rcpast served
~eEr fat pork, abomnable sourkrout, and beaatly |
coffee,
After hour spent dsxniting for the reduction of
: sports" weight, thzt deg VAS again placed upon !
The scales, and the stakeholder pronounced every
thng ssdxfactory. th- difference being on]y pound
IN favor q the white.
PREPARING Foa THE rnAr.
CnaK the cosucss and bring her. them buckets"
suoated daftnctt, somewhat e1cised.y. ' Why can't
you itAess keep them back there Here, Owncy No
SioeEs. you hold my coat till things straight
dye waot:n Ao |
me, satd Harsnett N'
comuncncs.", '
The cro*d VIZ then placed outside the room and |
owners Of tho dogs stripped their work. and viii
tha EightseAth Ward N-3seI1~' A"a
Fas iuauguratei. /
ice belltge-cnt frutes wero led into III. ,-ec.-+h
'fot1ea Cog gtvtcg bis some difncr1fs n th
"aT q holding wAen he his rival enter t6,
sescy-let SO! shouted Fitzgerald aud Ino,n;.
11no!:Aoeoray. F" Tho time is II minutes 10 l :,
t'oth osnets, eaeh with dog III arms nov enr.,
INTO TIE sa!ird square and t.let 80 with ycneeane
Ihe mob hurrahe<l tbs spotted s'pu,p. Mn |
assrc groWl and da1ae in his e{ea sErang to NET III;
white antagonist who, to do him justice was uothin
10th. ~" A'Na4o3
r@t..