The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-15
THREE DAYS COCK FIGHTING
LAST UEEK'S GREET tTHERiNG OF
sPORTS ~ CHtRLOTYE. y. O.
r,ah,inK from 10 4: on Wednesday Morning
trtii y OtIock on Thursday h"rning-
G-n. santa ANNA. Challenge to- NJ. Ar
rineton 10 ~ Contest In Vessel In the Gulf

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About March large handhills appeared
in barrooms and restaurants between the Po-
tomar and Chattnhoochic rivers. announcing
grand chicken dispute between North Carolina
and Georgia. Tho former State had claimed
and maintained the superiority for years. and
Gcorgia determined to make u final effort
TO tear the laurcls from her brows Tho chal-
lenge was given last spring. The intervening
time has been spent in arranging the prcliml-
nnrics. II was decided that the baltic should
begin nj Charlotte \. G.. on Tuesday. April 9.and
last thrcc days. There were to bc Twenty-Five
distinct chicken combats. The cocks wore to
be weighed and matched on the ir't day. ana
tho lights were TO follow ON Wednesday and
Thursday. Five thousand dollars in all wercto
bs staked on the main and $3.50 side On tho
result OF each fight Tho announcement of the
match fired the Southern heart and from New
Orleans to Baltimore II has been common
topic Of conversation.
The most Of tho North Carolina cocks were
bred by :. Il. Holt. n farmer of Annance coun-
". and J. q. Arlington OF Nash. Georgia was
represented by Messrs Charles +. Brown ot
Macon and II. II. Hicks OF Augusta AIRING
toms reputation is national. The ianily mas
been represented In tho halls oil Congress ana
has moulded laws In the Legislature Inc
father was the most celebrated breeder oil COCKS
in the South before the war. He won the great
match in Memphis i'm 1857. when New Orleans.
headed by the wellknown Jim Sandiord. pour
ed out hcr money ike wntcr. ana lost stake ot
tl7 800. besides enormous outside bets. After
this match Gen. Santa Anna challenged Ar
rington. The Caronian offered to fight main
with the Mexican for 10000 side This offer
was accepted, but the General objected to n
battle on American soil. After a long dispute
II was agreed that the main should be fought in
the Gulf OF Mexico. on vessel expressly pre-
pared. At the last moment. however Santa
Anna backed out. paying heavy forfeit. Ar
x,n,,on dtoa during tho war hut hia son hne
f'ns.on uieu uu,'n. VIZ "ai w. , i'- su' ,'sS ',
lolo"eo III ms ,oo's'epe' IN" p'e''.''u '"o
fathers breed OF o- cocks he won I an inter-, inter-.
o'"e in"'" III 90 '". N'' ..,as.
generally maintained uhe reputation o'
their ancestors. s. b. Holt is we'll
lnown breeder His chickens nro I'm grcat
hnoMn VI W 80 v'.,-s',a
T Tolt is a e, careful re, breeder and has an unsancG
ranutntion Rrown and Uicks nre the cock
mnsnates rov Of Georgia They are remarkably
shrewd and retcent. The former is said to be
,hs host nittar" or second in n chicken duel
the oeS' p'''ei' ''10ir' III ,'i'. ~"
in the country. He is well versed In the CODE
and when his principal is in tight place extri-
-. ,,t, i,h o,,, ~, roridi,r ana tn,,o,r
a., u,".s in Wv" ~ nn accon,,isbed hneiar" or
chicken shoemaker. His pockets are illlcd with
safrs, Old kid gloves. and shoemakers thread
He carries his gatis In DOCKS oil hussla ieath'r'
and wipes them twenty times IA day with the
'a,,ost hrctslin
'oI.'s' ou'ASNn
Tho Georgia birds were mostly deep red,
and showed strain of Irish blood. Their Celtic
foces scanned 10 blusb nj their British uniforms.
u"oes seenru " o'.Sn AZ ,., ih,
The Carolina roosters wore ieathcrs OF hght
buest Of blue Virginia blood flowed in their
veins. 1t had been crossed and recrossed by
Arrington's father hul the old Stonowali Jack
son grit asserted itsef. and they carried their
heads ana mlls WIN me grace anu courulh'sS
OF true virginia grhtielnehi i,,,i, oi,,. no. ,,,oh
mrger thnh torIlhih, ~ ls stunm,,Hu unm,u on !ne !n
xergn 1l tne & Iarp,na g"ia t
the town equattrd IN BED OF blood -red JeIscy
c,t1s s ua ond M re W., ovor ' on
,b s a9I eraT IRON % had been
.lkh uhYl tnn' 80 nan IN m 81, ,i ins
d g; hronnh iJ n cro,yd ~ ,lsorl rn
, WOnuaS niEn' GId & - 1or Gonts dd
rnshing" r,"hi hnsinnssu' Tmrsday poormin,, nnanA
ed with = steady RAN: HACKS and onl-
nlace Has rentw i've cents Thn wbnels I'M
w,,S NV IN b. r1 ~ NM, anT n nS
Of eoIlaress ' country coones and Judges @ was was
wiiGru - ",r
fnirs rn Their f,apninrs and crowincs were
innessan1l, ana conld oe roind hnarn mile
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