The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-22
NEW YORK FIGHTERS WIN.
A ST. PATRICR'S NIGHT COOKING MAIN
IN HESTCHESTER COUNTY.
The BettinR Men from the city Carrying on
the Money, and their Champions winning
the uonors after Eight Hours Fighting.

The BettinR Men from the city Carrying on
the Money, and their Champions Winning
the uonOrs after Eight Hours Fighting.
The admirers OF cock fighting enjoyed n
brilliant nights entertainment on St. Patricks
eve in tho pnrlor Of n wcll-known hOstelry near
Nestcl ester. n. Y. The attraction was chicken
main gotten up 10y two representative poultry
fanciers OF New York and Wcstchcstcr The
conditions were that each side should show
twelve birds Mt weights ranging from pounds
IL ounces to 8 pounds ounces. and fight all
that fell within the weights for $50 for each
baltic and 1900 for the odd fight deciding tho
main. After the operations Of weighing and
cutting out had been gone through with. ten
pairs Of birds answering the conditions re-
manned. and the lighting was begun.
AS the main WINS private. the tickets Of admis-
sion costing IS and go each. were limited in
number. Att NJ. the spectators began TO as-
semble. and very shortly some sixty or seventy
persons were present many ofthcm well known
turfmen. brokers' and merchants They pa
uently sat through the long intervals between
the battles. which prolonged the snort from 7
on Monday evening until On Tuesday morn
Ing. The following Is n brief summary:
First Battle.-New York sent in n black-red
and Westchosicra H"ny blue red. each seal
0glter and was n clean cutter, but the hlacl red
Nns dead game. and although fcarfully nun
Grazing his opponent hut finally succumbcd
nfter brilliant light of 30 minutes and West
chester was awarded the first battle.
Second Battr.-Ncw York sent in red pyle
and Wcstchcster white pyle each Weighing
lbs. 4 ~. They begun IN q lively mann r. and
fought fast for about ~ minutes. Then the in
ferioritv of the Wcstrhcstrf bird hecnme appa-
rent and 10 the end of Is minutes he ran away.
Third Battie-A rod rvlc represented New
York and black red thalf Derby half Stone
WALL Mr~tnhester. Tho weight of each was
4 lbs This proved a most exciting strug-
gle both birds being cnuitnl fighters aud uuick
BARD hitters. rho Lla't -r@d however. was tho
siradier OF the two and he soon got I'm brain
blow that laid his antagonist dead In the pit.
The fight lu-ted eight minutes
Fourth B4ite.-Ncw York showed ginger
rod and Westminster white pyle, onch scaling
a lbs oZ I'm the first skirniish tie rcd bird
got coupled hut fought Ike n frath.red tiger.
and in the struggle the uyle lost both eyes.
This lost the pyle the fight: for. unable To sec.
he was pummellod right and loft aud Mt the end
OF ten minutes was counted out and taken
away. amid gront excitement
Fifth Bnttle.-New York produced black red
against Westminster lirft red each weighing
4lbs. ia oz. They began ptomi-ingiy' but the
black red proved the superior hitter. and Killed
his rival In the nit Time 10 minutes
Sixth Battle.-New York sent i'm n black rod
and Westchester "A blue pyle They weighed 4
lbs on ench The red WINS blinded early i'm
the fight but showed rare pluck cutting his
opponent bndly whenever he encountered him
but the pyle had the advantage OF being able 10
See with both eyes and he kent pounding away