The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-24
BOOSTERS THAT WERE CANE.
Lively Cock Fight that was not Inter-
rnpted BIZ MIR. Berah.

IRON, TIE IUgmid Cay Chronice.
few days ago reporter was handed y
pece OF blue cardboard. upon which was
printed an exultant COCK, to ali inteuts and ap-
peafances growing over political victory. I'm
dernUath was the name II a street duly num-
bered On saturday niyht the rcpurter dropped
III at the place designated, and found cock
pit lifted M with all tne modern couvenlenccs.
In the centre 81 room about Nxp was an
oval shaped pif formed bv wall rising two feet
from the floor, ana padded inside. The bottom
was covered with dark sand, which had been
pressed aud leNelled. The seats slopcd frOm tho
ceiling to the floor at nm angle of at least -
degrees. and would accommodate 40 persons.
ne manaeement announced that a cooking
laid In the pools. uer cent. OF which would 10
to uay Tor the fowls. liets began to be offered
and taken across the pit, and tho pool soon
reached the desired amount.
Tho operation ~ . Ming now began. Above
the heel Of tue cock Ia short prOjeo tiOn like
the stump Of a CLAW. A strip Of chatnois skin IL
looped over this stump aud wound several times
around the leg The gar Is suur 81 sharp steel,
ahnut an incn In length. oJecting from ring
with leather Il ~. The ring Is pressed firmly on
the stump and tho leather dap tied securely to
the fowls leg with strings. Ihis operation was
verN tifes0me " the spectators Tue birds were
New, bows" began a man who was percbed
on tue edge of a Dit with a fowl under his arm.
" those birds have never been in a pit, ana may
be common dunShiils, for all | know. They
were sent here IA good game, however. Wen
turn en loose, and don't calculate on no OUTSIDE
racket"
The crowd enjoined him to "stow it, and
turn EN- loose One Of the birds wasa red
fowl with good sirut; the other was marked
with continuation Of gaudy colurs. Two men
etepped into tho nit, aud holding the cocks In
air. allowed them To peck away at each other a
few tines, and then placed them upon the
ground. Lowering their heads aud ere ting
their crests, they few furiously At edch other
ana struck viciOusly with their spurs. several
clean knockdowns resulted, and the spectators
were dehghted.
Suddenly the red made savage dash at the
variegated FOWL, and planted his spur in hts
neck. The other reeled in the ring aud fell pros
ttate on tts side, the blood yelling from the
wound. amid cries Of "A good one" That set
ties himl' The handler OF tie other fowl began
To count. The rule t. that one man counts ten,
and II the worsted fowl does not show tight be-
fore the count IL ended he scores one TINS
OPERATION repeated six times successiVelv givss
him tho battle Bv the time he had scored ten.
however. the PROSTATE bird was ON his feet, full
OF light. Tie WAS knocked on his legs repeatedly,
however. and the other bird, fresh ana hearty,
pecked at the head Of his ant gOnist, Il wor-
red him for about twenty minutes until he was
So utterly exhausted rs to be counted out. The
victor. on seeing his foe removed from the pit,
flew upon the Tail aud, Hopping his wings,
Two magnificent fowls were now brought n.o
the VT, one red and the other white. rhey
turned the Sc lie at four pounds eight ounces
sach, and being finely bred birds tDc managers
announced that they called for sl2O pool. A
well known lover Of the sport remarked 81 bet
<6O on the red" and threw three gold pieces int
the VII lho crowd made W. an equal amount
on the other side. on which the commission for
the INT would he twenty PER cent, or "a. Inc
birds were carefully gated. ana When y aced Ia
the ling flew at each other with terrific force.
amid cries " hats the racket" Now we've
got some fancy stock" After inc first round.
tue wnte leaned az inst the side 81 the uit. aud
seemed decidedly sick. An examination proved
that one i0g nad been ukeu IA the onset. at
which the solitary hacker OF the red smiled
sofy and said 81 guess I've got EN-" he
white rallied, however, and, Ia spite u its tad
condition, fought half an nour. maint thing its
UNEQUAL uattIe VITA plenty OF pluck and grit
and its hacker, VINO WIS q shieNd handler, al
most counted he other olt.
several more lild- were matched. uud all
showed nghtinE qualities. The main wound up
at o'clock In the muruing.