The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-11
HOG GUESSING FOR PRIZES.
SPORT DESPITE THE RAGTNG or THE
STORM ~ NEW ROCHELLE
MnmRroneck Putting New Rochelle Out of
the Hncc-FiGy Gents Head for Very

MnmRroneck Putting New Rochelle Out of
the Racc-Firy Gents Head for Very
Jolly Gathering In Kitzinger's DRrrSou.
Yesterday was such a bad day for hog
guessing that not more than thirty persons MS
scmhlcd Mt Adam KlstinRcrs plncc in New
Rochelle. to guess Mt the weight Of the
rather dminutvc hog that was thorc Of
icrcd at the rate OF nifty cents n chance.
butchers fees to come out OF the pocket Of tho
landlord. and Surplus money to 20 to those
who guessed second best Now Rochelle docs
not begin to be the hog-guessing place
that some other places are which lie
in its immediate neielborhoOd.. Mumaro-
neck. for instance. four miles nhovr.
on the line oil tho New Haven road. has fame
second TO mono rs village of this character
Stewart Of Momaroncck was the expert who
guessed mt the weight Of the great hog cNhil-
itcd at the Bowcry Museum Inst winter. and
who was only hundred pounds or so ont Of
the way in his cetimato ~ that mammoth ami
nal. Mamnroncek has sent out men to al the
matches that have occurred in Wcstchostcr
and on Long Island during The last three years
and its cit2ons have taken in great deal Of
pork md money through the exercise Of their
peculiar skill.
At Adam Kisiingers. yesterday. one ot the
principal figures WIS Henry Antilles Of Mama
ronock. He camo In in very unostcntatious
fashion shortly before 2 o'clock. His felt hat.
with brim turned down. dropped rain all about
him as II he had h"cn n figure I'm soma park
iouninin. No umbrella did he have. and his
oyrreont tight trou-ors, aud largo boots were
dripping wet. Ills face WIS hcnrdlcss. his nce
could pot have been more than 10. his man
ncr md Nuirc were those Of n hnshiul achoolhoy.
and vet Adam kistiugVr bowed low before him.
and the others who wer" gathered in tl" hlrroom
hHilcd his advent almost with a cheer. Young
Antilles hlushcd. turned his toes in nervousiy.
and asked tn be- shown 60 the pig. A. h s WIS
led Icy Adam kistingcr and half DOM eager
guides through the rear yard. tho doierencc
everywhere paid to him WIS notable. George
the black butcher who was digging n hole un-
der thc barn shed. touched his rimlc@s hat and
Lriunrd welcome, aud then became hhsu-
lutcly grave Adam kistingcr's two children
at nervous gesture from their father stopped
of the iiank walk iniua puddle as he passed
and regarded him with large round eyes. The
young up-"ouniry expert hardly noticed these:
hog WIS, throw quick glance upon tho ami
NAL, and inquired II he had been tipped. lie
had mot, huf upon the suggestion Of young
Antlcs robust New Rochelle butcher hur.
RED huck to the hlrroom tor a measure. and
the length Of the hog was asceriatncd from the
tpoi tho nose to the root OF The tail. In an
SW"r COB all questions rs To- what might be the
weight ~ the animal. the Mnmaroneck expert
said thut 10 depended wholly on the weight Of
the cutrnils. H. only suggested that the range
ui the guess ng should b. confined between the
limits az 80 and 500 pounds.
For two hours Adam kistlnger's guests re-
manned ia the bnrroom. paying fitY cents
apiece and guessing at pretty nearly III the
runnck had suggested Heads were Put TO.
gth'r aud pools were effected. An occasional
izlIo of heer was heard behind the bar. The
north 'a-t wind ratified the door ANA windows.
and drove the rain IA through the crcyiccs in
At 8:3O George. the butcher. came in, and sail
that hr was al ready He had finished digging
Ihe hoe under ne shed. bad planted hogs.
water was ready Adam khziugcr replied that
the water had hccn boiling for II huli hour.
George tossed on half "A lumber Of rye whis-
Key To Keep of the rniIls. ana the whole marty
iorsook the hurroOm for the shed.
Led by two sturdy negroes one 81 whom had
hold on each ear, the hog amh.ed into sight ont
Of the shed and Georcr. bright knife grasred
in his right hand, seized his tail with his lett.
crowd, nearly upset all three. The barnyard
echoed to his cries and TO the emphatic direc-
lions of George who was whsked about like
snapper nj the end OF whip Outside the she'd
the rain poured down in torrents. The wind
yas - powerful that the pointers on ne east
around to 4 O'Clock. whereas the pointers on the
north dial marked only 81. Amid the roaring
and tho rain swept laternly into tho
furihest recesses of the shed. George. by
and sprang astrido Of the astonished
animal As Il lay Tor moment quietly on us
ground. and digging the heels ot his rubber
boots yicou~ly into the fat sides Of the hog. laid
his knife 10 the Raimal's throat There WAS "A
light cut lcngthwiSn through the outer layer OF
lat. followed 10y quick lunEc which drove the
broad knife out 81 sight. and then Adam
make -uusages ~.
Meantime two biz kettles ~ boiling water hal
been borne down from the house and poured
into ~ barrel that had been half buried in the
/ ground. and now the hog was tr.ecd up and
| lowered into the same. Ont rAinc the Serip"rs
! oi G'orsr and bis us-stunt- then. ami in fifteen
minutes the amin ! WIS dolriyclut every hri-tf
| that Ead ho"n on him. Adam klNins"r and
| another bore IN q large uair ot iron sterlyards
and Ia half an hour tho hog. dressed. wits
| we ghci hy committee OF thrco. A. the weight
was adjusting "a man from Mamaron"ra cried.
| Five dollars cor ten dollars that he docsn
weigh 20 but the hog guessrr- Of New
! Ro"u"llo knew that this wits man from Nam
| Hroucrk. and there was no answer. A match
! WA struck. the -,eclyards were for u moment
srruuui2Hd, and the Spokesman OF the COM
N ittse. amid n breathl"-s silence. declared:
! Gentlemen. this hog tongue out weighs
! exactly 2s2 pounds
| The company returned To tho hnrroom. where
! ID" box containing the guesses was opened.
! TIC hog was the priv Of four men, three 81
| whom wore from Mamnroncck. Nobody had
! guessed ~. but young Antilles had guessed
| Isl. and his father had guessed PSI Boyd #
! Mamuroncck and Adam kitZlnger had also
| gu, s-ed each 2S3. The hog was sold by auction
| Tor sl4. and $500 ovnrpius money WIS divided
AMONG - Kirrhon. I. ran and G. l.. keene.
Thus the knowledge of hogs OF tho men 1t
! Mumnroncck MS compared with that Of the men
OF New Rochelle is Hs three TO one