The New York herald., 1878-11-10
BADGER BATTING.

AN OLD TIME SPORT REVIVED D--sPIRITED BATTLE
BETWEEN BADGER AND BULL TERRIER
THE FORMER WINS.
Considerable rivalry exists among sporting in
the upper wards Of this city In reference to the fight
ing qualities OF Jocko. badger, recently brought
from Hagerstown. Md. and fierce bull terrier named
Prince. owned by of the sporting fraternity.
SO much discussion had been indulged in and many
wagers offered against the terrier that
badger batting" or pulling" was at last
arranged and the affair came of last evening at
q well known sporting resort the old Boston road.
in Westchester in the presence of large number of
spectators The owner Of Jocko had covered the sum
of 5000 wagered by the master OF Prince that the bad
ger would be pulled from the box by the terrier three
times out of five. The box. Of heavy oak planks.
much resembled common dog house. At end
was an opening shaped like halfmoon. The dog
to be put in with the badger and either drive or
pull the animal out.
Jocko is quite large animal, somewhat resembling
q fox, but with hair of darker brown and much
shorter and thicker legs. His weight is thirty five
pounds. When the terrier introduced to him
he rereated to the far Of his cage and snared
displaying two of glistening white teeth while
his long, sharp claws worked in and out under his
hairy feet. The terrier is fine looking dog, light
brown in color and weighing nearly forty-dve
pounds. The moment he set eyes on the badger he
seemed to understand that they were to be enemies
and answered Jocko's growls enthusiastically.
SPORT BEGINS
large placed at the disposal of the "com-
pany by the accommodating proprietor and the box.
badger and dog transferred thereto. Every
thing being in readiness Jocko was placed inside the
box and, after many cheering words to the dog,
Prince his master placed him before the entrance OF
the animals retreat The terrier shifted and growled
at considerable length before poking his head within
the nclosure Bets thereupon freely offered land
readily taken a $2o to sl5 on the badger on the rst
mistaken for cowardice. At length he made bound
and lost to sight; but sooner had he entered
the box than the most terrific growing accompanied
by the sound Of swapping teeth greeted the ears Of
the auditors.
Every one present understood what was going on
inside, but the encounter invisible, and to obvi-
ate this objection the sloping planks which formed
the top lifted from their places and two scores OF
eager, curious eyes peered cautiously into the
closure and watched the battles progress The terrier
made frantic efforts to secure hold on the badgers
throat, but the willy little animal used his claws with
such dexterity that his antagonist was forced to
change his line Of attack and began series of
prin but the long hair on Jockos body was serious
drawback to his assaiant. At length however, the
terrier got Arm hold the badgers throat and shook
him with VIM and at the call Of his master dragged
Jocko to the entrance OF the box.
"'rwIxT CUP AND LIP"
But here difficulty arose The opening was
cut within about inches Of the bottom of the box
and acting upon his native instincts, Jocko braced
his hind paws against the sill and wedged himself in
proved vain. Nor did Jocko tamely submit to the
rough usage he was receiving. but scratched and
terriers head at every move. The "bais' pulls"
were limited to minutes each. and at the end Of
nsde Of the box the srr was to be Withdrawn
and the bait counted in favor Of the
badger At the end >, Of In. nine @ minutes . II i
bets were quickly made In his favor. To draw the
badger through the aperture in his present position
was an impossibity and Prince seemed to realize this
fact. and making sudden plunge forward threw the
badger upon his back and before the little animal
could recover his feet although his movements
~ ali nat hfujp
out Of the box amid great excitement and the enthu
siasm OF his hackers.
and the two animals carefully attended by their
owners. Prince plainly showing the marks OF the
badgers teeth and claws, while the latter looked
fresh and unconcerned possible. The second
bait opened with even betting. Jocko zealously
Of the box for nearly six minutes but at the end of
that time the plucky little terrier forced his way
inside But although he struggled like hero he was
unable to accomplish his task within the allotted
time and with great difficulty made to give
MUTUAL EMBRACE.
II thing and anybodys fight: but
still Princes felt confident that he would win,
for the longer he fights the harder he fights. said
badger fought for dear life After attempting in vain
to get good hold the animals throat Prince got
one Of his paws between his teeth. Jocko meanwhile
getting Arm grip the terriers neck, and in this
position Prince succeeded in pulling his antagonist
second time through the aperture.
The fourth "bait'' was given to the badger, which
made the pulling" even again. and the fifth bait
began under heavy betting Princes hackers were
Of victory and the badgers friends were confident
of the terriers defeat. The uproar from the begin
ming Of the NTH bait to the end almost deaf
ening each party urging their favorte. At the
end of five minutes both animals showed signs
Of exhaustion. Still they kept pluckily at it,
and finally the badger secured grip on Princes
windpipe. The terrier fought desperately to get
loose: but Jocko's sharp teeth planted deeply
and firmly in his throat and his struggles use
less. Seeing that the badgers hold was death grip
the owner Of the terrier at the end Of nine minutes
signifed his Willingness to give over the contest In
order to Princes life. and the animals
separated, Jocko being declared the winner
AFTER THE BATTLE.
The battle evenly fought that all parties
desired the making of another match. to which the
Of the different animals signc their willing
ness. Prince badly used up: but his master says
he will be In good condition in u weeks time, and liz
confident that he will win the second battle with