The New York herald., 1878-03-13
COOKING.

LIVELY MATCHES ON LONG ISLAND.
The lively rafting that Long Island birds have given
chickens from New York and Westchester, has
rendered the prospects of main in this vicinity q
matter OF difficulty during the past two or three weeks
and even match making has been chary work. On
Monday afternoon iar, exceentiy contested matches
took place in little village Long Island tor 500
each.
Tho interested parties met at a well known road
house at Two O'Clock in the afternoon, ana when all
congreg gated instead of lighting at that place.
an,icp, ,ted, tue referee ordered them ali TO
sumo their Journey. The party were the wing
ana on tho second floor OF u barn. Two and hall
miles from the hrst stopping place. square pit had
been constructed, with ien-ioot sides.
The bras were speedily weighed In, and the weights
corresponding to the agreement, ightng commenced
and was carried out despite the difficulty Of getting
sufficient light to finish the SPORT Two extra matches
and stake bag fight included In the programme,
two OF the latte. being fought by the scanty light from
three four stable lanterns AT O'Clock IN the
evening the Aomeward route was taken up.
SUMMARY OF FIGHTING.
Four matches ot 800 eacn between birds OF Long
Island spor,s TO he iougnt uuder Long leland rules,
barring close points
FIRST MAron --rhc BIRDS at 4 Ibs ~ oz. we're a
brass back and IA brown red. When let 20 they met
together with snap that seemed 10 beioken short
hghl. The brass back papisDcd the brown Sc
verey IN the breaking OF the nrs. buckle, bul
tho brown though not so brilliant Ia movement soon
showed tsel the stcadlcst hitter, AMI eud ol
nheen sixteen minutes tho Drsssy,s steam seemed
10 be giving out and lie droopod hs nead fne brown
had becu badly punished at the that u by
this time lost port,on OF It's striking power so that
the dropping head gained tho victory for the Drassy
came lover and lower iii 1t was NJ last counted ous.
Time 32m.
oz were next pltted tho brassbick little inclined
to gray. THIS light II any thing more nvciy
| opening than tho former one. At The end oi three
minutes the brass buried Its heel the shoulder OF
tue brown, and The odds in betting up d To
on the brassback; but almost before bet could pe
taken chance shot crippled the brassc The dght
then fingered for several minutes, unti II partially
recovered from The couple The rest tnus gwen ine
brown by this had enabled IL TO rccuperate bat
SO that from that out II had the battle us way
cutting the brass ut every attempt TO rise, until the
latter, concluding it was no place for nm, quit
| Time, Ism. los.
rnIsp MArcu.-A black red and blue-rcd at 4 lb
| each were then showed up They opened ac-
lively, the black proving cater GOT fs, IN the
blue successfully six or seven times, Immediately
after leaving the scratch The last shot was bra,n
| hit that made the blue turn tail aud away Time
As IAN. All the time OF the ght tho black red kept
| up sort OF cuckng as il talking to nscL
FOURTH MATCM-Iw0 plack-rods at 4 lbs. 2 or. were
next introduced, one having clean white hackie
The latter bird stale ana had mouth, so that
| its chances were poor from the nrst II was
| the best spsrrer however, and game. but It's more
acuvo opponent soon ended the contest Dy blow IN
the breast that stretched the little Whitley dead on the
carpet iimc I'm Though darkness hnd commenced
to iall, two impromptu matches or $50, wnca had
been made during the afternoon, were then =
| nounced, and successfully fought
| FIRsr FiGnT.-rwo petite little fellows at lbs
Tested the scacs, and, balancing oach other
were heclcd. Ono Of the little chops had "a tnge 0i
gray to his hackle While tho other was perfectly
black. They got carefully together, ana the gray
showed close cutting at the start but, strad-
aing, lost ground, and, receiving hs opponents heel
III the back OF It's head, Hoped over dead. Time,
| Pin. :01
| SECOND FIGnT. Lanterns brought In to heel
ana fight by, andIn the ann light OF oil lanterns "a
contest took place between pyle and brown-red ut
10. OF. each. The pyle was very roady bird ana
its opponent being rather weak made but poor
| dragping The nsht Tor I'm, when having received
terrible punish meat about the head ana neck. lay
down, ana being dnabc TO rise was picked up by
handler.
The last fight was shake bag between pyle and o
| white cock, very heavy and clumsy BIRDS. they
maue a spienuid hghl, however, the While proving
sashcr In the contest Lhe throlts OF both birds
cut that Of the pyle terribly that tho blood
over its breast r,vuet 10 the carpet. falling
dyInx conuition AT the scratch victory
| Tor the white. Time. 5in. l4s.
Ihis ended tho sport anu IN hvc minutes no ev
deuce OF the contests remained In That barn
fcw feathers ana the bcspat:cred boards tha
stituted tho sides oil the pit.