The New York herald., 1877-02-07
A COOKING MAIN.
CONNECTICUT DEFEATED DY LONG IsIAND-
coSxEcrfcur SHOWS Pooh STOCK

coyNEcTICUr DEFEATED BY LONG IsIAND--
coSSEcrfcur SHOWS PooR STOCK.
On Monday night a cooking main. between Conneoti-
cut and Long Island BIRDS took place In tho car
ragc house attached TO oid-fsshioned farm houss
this side Of Round Hill Conn. snd near the
New York State iino The agreement Tor
battles each sido to show ten BIRDS and let them fan
In weights agreed on both sdos putting up forfeit
TOR each battle The main reported In . morning
contemporary having takon place in Williamsburg
on saturday night. Tho nendacisy of tho published
account amused great many OF the cookers present.
while 1t also deferred few from attending the match,
though 100 persons participated, representing
New YORK. Brooklyn, White Plains. Yonkers, Port
chester and Rye, in this State; bridgeport Norwak,
STANFORD Round HnI In Connecticut, aud New Bruins.
wick Jersey and Hobokcn, in New Jersey. Ths
parties all the ground by hapass nine r. NJ,
but owing some Unavoidable delays the fighting did
not com nence until eleven O'Clock.
THE BArrLEa
A shake bag nght between two black reds heavy
weights, comme enced the sport The Long Island bird
was the Grss TO make hit, and It's strokes were nc
clean that odds stood five TO four In his favor bnf
beforo tho betting had fully commenced chance
stroke the Connecticut bird laid the Long Islander
dead The fight was quickly that some fault
was found with the betting. The main uexi ~
order, and tho audience settled down for the show.
Long Island placed blue red and Connecticut blact
red IN the pit at lbs. each. Tho birds com,
mcnced threateningy, and at the irst break blue
fasteLcd to the wing Of the black. which was alss
fastened TO itself Its handler stopped to release HIM
but ola from Connections being slow. ihs
biue made rise and struck his heels INTO the lett
OF the Long Islander, striking tho vein runninl
down between tho forenngcr and thumb went through
II and the hand, making n very painful wound. The
other cut made an ugly md serious cash IN The arm
lust above the wrist sevcring TWO veins and lay.
Ing one open ior about threc-quartcrs OF au
inch IN mi CQuo
the blood squirting on the spectators on tho Other
side. The Judge and one or two more jumped towarc
him, while the birds were left to themselves ht
was escorted ont new handler then took charge OF
the bird from Long Island, which by tins time had
nearly fought the battle OUT tho Connecticut Bird inst
IN itsclf, most cssy hit by him. They wers
placed at the scratch once more both birds iying ioi
other; tho black receiving good body hts from
which blood dripped TO the carpet in stream. The
Connecticut bird had received simultaneous hit IN
the head, which hid instantly killed ~ Long Island
thus winning the first fight
Long Island next presented black gray and Con.
nectcut rod pyle, cach at o lbs. Commencing
dodging jumping nght they dropped into steady, slow
breaks In which the gray seemed wors'cd. ithad pre-.
vlously conquered IN seven battles and those who
knew the bird rs the New Brunswckcr" wcro well
aware OF its lighting tactics, aud the connecticut
hearing whispers that their birds were not all what
they ought TO bc, iought shy OF betting At tho
OF the second buckle tho throat tho pyle
S,s head then com menced TO droop twice or three
times he rallied and gave the gray as much rs he
could do; but In the twentieth buckle when breasted
tho gray held him by the nose and, raising his head
struck dead the nnd of thirty minutes from the
commencement OF the hsn;. Thus the second Victory
went TO Long Island.
THIRD FIGHT.
The third fight between u Long Island black red
mum Ut lbs and Connecticut black at los
10 Oh. Tho Long Island bird, alter Jumping rafting
opening, rushed TO do some mischief but fastened
himself. In tho next buckle the nun again struck
h,msef but got in two good hits the red. Tho
fourth buckle ended IN n bad blow from the Long
Island bird which prostrated the pyle. II At once
pounded, but there being takers the ght given
10 Long Island
FOURTH FIGHT.
The fourth fight was between Dlue-black from Long
Island lbs ii and Connecticut red pyle NJ I
lbs. ~ or Tho first buckle pccking wing hight,
In which the black fastened hurting the pyfo severy
The injured Bird like all his predecessors In tho main,
seemed unable to stand punishment, but had no
been bird no could have the light,
for tho black seemed indisposed TO follow him up.
received ugly slash he neck, ana another which
broke his right wing lie was inpounded he fell,
with tho blood flowing freely from the wound, The
impound not taken. and tho judge gave the dght
The hackers OF tho Connecticut birds then gave uT
tho man, refusing TO put my more birds In the pit,
and payi ing the forfeit three battles we'll the
stakes. After somc delay three scIatch dghts
mado up, In each oil which Long Island proved victo-
riOus
Tho last fight, between white chicken at lbs. OF
and a black cock at lbs o., furnished tho most
OF the evening, In consequence OF tho
Ting manner In which the birds buckled each osheF.
There not being pins difference between them Tor
some twenty minutes, when making break together
the chicken gave the black cock hit IN the throat
which entered the head killing instantly, the white
falling with II FIRST. In minutes moro tho place
was in darkness, and the participants in tho main,
icathercd and human were on their way elsewhere.