, 1876-02-04
COCIA-FIGII,IING.

OF tho Cicero Dispute.
It yas noted In The TnlnunE yesterday that
several ycsy plucky and wclt-contcBtcd chicken
t3isputos vsrs attended "Wednesday aToning on
the West Biaos beyond the city limits. In tho
tho history OF the battles down to and
Including the fifth was giycn. but ut TINT point
tho reporter folt tho call Of duty upon him. and
shortly before midnight left tho scene OF tho
miniature war and roturnod to tho city. leaving
subatituso to complete tho record. From tho
lettor eentleman's account OF tue sixth aud fol-
lowing contcsls It appears that the fun Was fast
ant, furious for nome hours after midnight.
ron TUE s,xTn HATTLE
Joo Hurst put down black rod and Bradley an
othor. both game, kecn fghsets. weighing IN u
80. Tue atruggle waa = short aud sharp one,
md VIVA won bJ bradley cfter twnlre minutes
work. -.
II THE SEVENTH CONTEXT
Jerry Monroe sto0d sponsor TO beautiful gray.
ecal1nt 4-lL Milile uautey hnnaud puro white
pilp pulling DOM the ha1anco al 70, Despite
the t]liTercaoe in Weights. Monroe took the fight
In seventeen minutoa, hia bisd having received
hardly hcrhtch. ...
rpn TIE BIanTu BATTLE
Jerry brought out beautiful and thoroughly
game taeaei, sealing ~, which Ao ptttod against
q smart bright red handled BY Hanlay. Tho
lnttor Woighed a-1015, but Monroe's bird mado
short work Of hin, despite tho extra "o'sht'' aoa
vaH . struggle Of Tho heavy Welghts, the expoct-
cd wtnnor being Burns' celebrated Chapel cook.
tina black rcd, which waa pitted aEstnst r. ng
b.uo, handled and owned by Hayes. Tho wol6hts
were .6-l4. and better matched pair QUO could
hardly Wish to sos. Tic Hayes cook forced tla
fighting from tho staTt, and won with case. tie
nutcd Chapel being oItfoupht from ths start.
TUE 1KSru
wAs pretty aud eyoa fight In Which Hurt
nut down Gtsck.Eel scaling b-S. and OaInpboll
shovel gray, which was hardled by Hayes.
Tho lnster won after ehhrp tussle.
Yon TUE Eleventh ..
struggle arsnger put down gray. and Hayes
for Campbell blaok-red, the psls falling in at
about 81. Tho gray got most beautifully whip"
ped In short orusr.
| fight showed tbs only "eqaawker of tho night.
| Granger owned him, and no was 4 good-looktnK
| tlaek.red Weighing Ais. llo MAS mot by gray
hackoa by Hayes. At tho. tisst tty the rod got
tho aaG slightly, sna on ths sesna a. tonaa ~ ~ he
t!slve shouts OF tho crowd.
At this point tho tnatcllea foil ont. nnd It was
/ found impossible to get any more lights unloat
somo ono would concode weight. Jerry Monroe
was 20 anxioua to soc something dous that he
matched tho winner Of the eighth bktsle-tho At
taase}-agRinss heavier bird. and BOT him dowr
| Tor tie eocond time In the shmo eycntng. il
pfoysd al ul,wise attempt, aud tho tassol took q
Tuo sport ntsor this Jagged considerably, ant
nothing moroo muchtntoreAt wasd done. Tho par
! ty started home about 4. m, and consequent!
| litln't show up until late lasE evunlng.
Tho result OF the sport WAS pretty sat!afaotor,
to alouroo. who wou with ionr out OF the ei
cocks wutci. hu put down. lfanay wss pTctt
unlucky, losing all hie battles. lieyos did talr
vcI but probably didn't c0une ous m.lcf, ahead
Monroe declares his disgust with the Who'll
business. aud said last ovoninR that he wsntet
to sell all lliB birds aud siyo up hEeedlnE II H.
wnuts to close out his stock, il isa good chnnc
| for somebody. jerry further says that ho 81
peosed to light sesotab battle main ~t.oa 10 wou
out Wednesday eyan!ng, and wAs much disaI
pointed st not getting on tho match.