The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-17
COCK FIGHTING.
MAIN BETWEEN KINGS AND QUEENS COUNTIES AT
NEwTowN, LONG ISLAND.

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| NEwTowN, LONG ISLAND.
The interest excited among sporting men by the
article in Sundays HERALD drew a large number Of
persons on Wednesday night to popular resort In
Queens county to witness main of cocks between
fanciers from the counties of Queens and Kings.
Aside from the all absorbing topic of the evening and
the resulting gain in betting the
was chiefly directed to the three days. cooking main
now in progress in the South and the prospects of
an agreement in the coming interstate match between
| the North and South.
The only points at issue an allowance for ex-
penses and the length Of the HEELS The latter point
will be compromised at and half inches and the
fighting ground to be midway. Should this be salts
factorily arranged great impetus will be given to
cooking, which has of late years been improbable
and unsatisfactory to all directly interested i'll its
| support, and restoring in measure the old days.
when Lee of Virginia. could bet $4,000 on the
issue Of single fight. The main Of Wednesday night
| was enjoyed by dense throng. who sweltered
through the entire night, eagerly watching the fea
lures of the trays and investing. rather risking
their money Them and, although the fowl shown
were not up the anticipated standard and the
Always too numerous to give one yard the repu-
tation holding pure good stock, considerable bet
ting took place and much money changed hands. the
odds varying more rapidly than o chameleon changes
his colors.
The Queens county birds had, through the unfor
tunate introduction of draft in the training
during the recent cold snap, caught the catarrh and
their feeder, through mistaken Judgment dried
them up day or two before the fighting, and, asa
natural consequence, it showed plainly in the pit
The Kings county feeder also had the misfortune to
be taken i'll Just after New Years. and his birds did
not get worked to that standard that presaged victory
so that when the fortunes of favored him he
g1ad IN a A q FIRE
with the odds against him. And quite jubilant the
boys from the south side of Newtown Creek went
home to breakfast yesterday. rejoicing and flourish
ing the winnings they had acquired from their
hosts.
The fighting commenced shortly after eleven p NJ,
and with tho intermissions between each battle for
the purposes Of heeling and refreshments, the
clocks in the neighborhood struck six yesterday
morning before the last count made. and the in
divduals participating prepared to face the storm
that in the interim had covered the surface of the
earth with its heavy mantle of feecy white.
Tho of battle $25 side and 500 each on
the odd fight each side to show up fifteen Birds from
lbs or. to lbs IA or. and fight all that weighed
in under New York rules. with the additional proviso
that dead cock could not win battle and run
aways were be at ordered up from the pit by
the judge. At the weighing in thirteen matches
| were made.
SUMMARY OF THE FIGHTING
| First Bane.-The heavy weights at lbs. o., were
brass back from Queens and Dominick from Kings,
commencing with lively series of breaks. in which
| the brass back rendered totally blind. The
| Dominick too slow however, to take advantage
of this and only won by chance shot IN the throat
of the brass back which started 1t the Time
s 32s thus giving Kings county the prestige OF the
| first victory.
| neat, but strongly contrasted birds in color
shape and size for the weights lbs. IA or Kings
marked red pyle which quickly proved itself the
| closest hitter OF the two. They came together
the sSt ss wh ss
though the heaviest bird generally struck too high
and thus laid itself open to the body pricks Of Queens
until brought low it lost both it's eyes. Game and
revengeful it kept up the fight until brain blow laid
| it dead at the scratch in I'm. les. The main then
| stcod:-Kings, L; Queens, l..
Third Banle.-The betting was lively. without Odds
| as the next pair were placed on the carpet-a blue
bottom from Kings and spangle from Queens at
awkward until the close attention and keen steel Of
the blue bottom brought him down i., to business.
blow sent the spange running across the pit.
| cry Of HE is running away" brought the betting
could DO pronounced. however. the spangie turned
and with savage succession of hits. cat the blue
| stood punishment until the spangle became
hausted and was pounded and counted out. Time.
ION. las. The Queens County boys felt somewhat
blue they handed over the stamps, for the main
| stood-Kings, 2; Queens, J..
Fourth Bdtie.-Kings county placed black to
o SNOWFALL pyle from Queens at lbs. o., two fine
| birds, who fought a most remarkable battle. Open
ing in good style they and took freely evenly
for several minutes, until deep cut in the breast
laid the red in lavender three buckles
The Odds which had been the red transferred
heavily on the pyle until the red rallied, and by
lucky stroke destroyed the sight of the pyles eyes,
| and from this vantage cut all around the snow
ball whose sleek coat of feathers became hecked with
blood Then the red became the favorite and showed
itself ready chicken till its eyes also closed,
srt hsn and
| Kings saved twice and Queens once by single pick
at the final breast in each count. Betting on the
ments, Queens eventually winning by square count
Time, 35m 2s., thus bringing the record Of bat
| ties to-Kings. 2; Queens, 3.
| F,jih Batie-The birds in this fight though of the
same weight. lbs. 10 o.. presented striking con-
ing very iong-lcgged specimen of a rown-red from
l. Kings The smaller bird active little fellow
and had the hight from the FIRST long legs going over
time the blue left the carpet both its heels lodged in
the body of the red This continued for ON. rs.
when the red disguised, ran away leaving the score
on the main-kings, 2; Queens, g.
'sirm Batae-Both at lbs. o.; a brass back or
| gray from Kings aud black red from Queens. They
commenced carefully till. warming up. they fought
give and take rapidly till the red. Disguised turned
tail and made the runaways even. TIME. ION. las.
Kings q Queens 4-with their boys jubilant.
though. from the condition OF the fowl. not over
| anxious to invest
| Sepenut Botae-Kings showed pyle and Queens a
| blue bettomed round head The pyle brilliant
fighter. and in the first buckle gave the round head
wiry neck, and In an instant after the sufferer flew
out of the pit. Tme I'm. $751;, leaving the score III
| the main-kings. 5; Queens,4.
EghM Buuc.-hlnBs county prOuueu u nanusOnno
looking white hacked black-rcd, to which Queens
| offered another blue bottom, both at lbs Oh. Tho
| white hackled bird was unable to close its mouth
from its poor condition, and being blinded of ono
eye in the first buckle became Disguised, and though
occasional fly would make hit, at the end of
minutes it left the pit and not returned.
The hopes of the Queens boys went up as they han
dled their winnings the battle for the record the
| main stood-Kings. 8; Queens, with the odds in
| favor of the latter Of $40 to IS.
Ninth Bduie.-A very poor fight between bluered
| from Kings, ut 4 lbs o., and u black-red from
Queens at lbs. OF. The odds were to ON the
| Queens county bird when il was laid down, but in
moment it showed such signs OF desire to 90 that
| they found IL impossible to hedge and paid their
money over ut the end OF an 56s., In consequence
of tho backreds unccremonious ending OF the hight,
making the fourth runaway for Queens to two from
the Kings county stock. The mainthen Stood Kings,
| A. Queens 8.
Tenth Boue.--Kings couuty's bird was blackred
with straw hackle, ut lbs. o. and Queens brass
back, one ounce heavier The fight was hercely con-