The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-21
TIE INTER STATE MAIN.
KENTUCKY WINS THE FIRST BATTLz
OF THE TOURNAMENT.

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| 1t has been long time since the Old Spanish
Cock pit has been visited by such a gathering
as last night took their seats In the amphi
theatre preparatory to Witnessing the openins
OF the grand cooking main between Kentuck,
and Tennessee on the one side and Georgia OF
4 the other As has been some days ago pub
| lished Ia the DEMOCRAT. the birds from Georgia
come from Columbus. Macon and Augusta In
that State. and the Kentucky lighters from the
Huddleston stock. which is distributed through
| the Blue Grass region, around Louisville and
/ down In Tennessee. Yesterday the cocks &c
participate In the main were weighed, and II
was found that instead OF thirty-on matching
only twenty one came to the scales evenly bal.
anoed. 1t was determined to fight only one pail
| In the mail last night. and that pair were
chosen birds. Georgia winning the SHOW" or
to speak less technically, the choice of which
cock 1t would pit first. -
BEFORE THE FIGHT
| a large crowd began to gather in the hallway
outside the pit composed Of an ola podrida oil
fighter up to our most aristocratic citizen. both
classes we're represented. There were fully
four hundred people within the building when
o'clock came around. and as car after car ar
rived the crowd was much increased
1t was not little difficult for the members OF
the press to note during the progress OF the
a
luck" and. on the rear seats. gather as best
they could what transpired between the birds.
Ii the main Is to be reported some accommoda-
ton should be made for those whose duty 1t is
10 give faithful account Of 1t.
AT O'Clock 1t was announced that the first
fight Of the main would be between two cocks
each weighing five pounds three ounces. both
reds Immediately pool selling commenced
and the odds were SIS to $40 on Georgia. There
was much outside betting between the hackers
of the respective States. but In all Georgia had
slightly the call
THE FIGHT.
When Brown. representing the Georgia stock
brought his red shawlneck into the pit there
was an Increase In the betting on the bird
which diminished considerably when O'Niel
from Kentucky. produced full chested Hud-
dleston. Before tho birds were placed 1t was q
pandemonium la the DIT. Ten to eight or
ONtel.' came from ONE side. and Il take that
Ole kaintuck shouted one stentoran 1 yoes ON on
the upper seats. and In response. "Old boy,
thats mine: put up your money"
were brought to the scratch 1t was difficult for
connoisseur TO say which was Ia the better con-
dition; 1t was but a moment after they were
menced with their two and hree- quarters inch
steel gaffs.
In the hrsttwo flies the sbawlneck of Georgia
near the spine almost completely paralyzed Its
right leg. and two blows In the breast ana neck
consideraby weakened It. The last stroke
evidently was o singer. for 1t staggered the
Georgia bird. Then came waiting fight, which
lasted longer than the patience of the crowd The
liking for such sport stood over BIS adversary s
for many minutes without any movement to
hit him
The crowd became disguised. and on all sides
could be heard the Georgia cock has got the
game IA html eaa thet Kentucky bird is an
For forty-two minutes this lazy work was
kept up. the Georgia bird. notwithstanding his
severe wounds. coming up every time an OBJ
portunity was offered.
0bu tbnI
best striker. but he lacked game and fought en-
tfrely on the defensive. At last he got in
breast and neck blow. and killed the Shawlneck,
and Kentucky scored one victory: IL was a
cock was Disguised at his birds poor qualities.
AS this was the only battle In the main to be-
fought during the evening, the interest was
next conferred in the
HACK FIGHTS
@ follow. By hack fight is understood bat
les between birds pitted to meet at even or
gagged In main or match
For the first Kentucky brought out a duck
winged gray and Georgia a red weighing re-
pounds twelve ounces. Unlike In the first fight. |
10Th adversaries went at It with relish. The |
kentucky cock was highfiyer. and hit over his |
opponent almost every stroke and during one |
PASS gated himself In the neck. 1t was a short |
truggle, however. for the Georgia bird gave the |
roy his duietus with head blow. and he fell
THE THIRD FIGHT
vas between light red hackle on the part of |
kentucky and dark red for Georgia. both S.
POUND 3-ounce birds or near 1t.
At the first fly Kentuck took the dark red In |
he neck and breast, and during the fighting for |
on minutes seemed to have the best OF it. Bets |
If ten to three on Kentucky were freely offered |
md freely taken. About the eighth round, how
'ver, the Georgia bird began to recover and the |
light red to weaken. Both we're lying head to |
lead In. he pit. neither being able to move and |
10Th painting for breath. From Kentucky's |
mouth bloody froth was flowing. and the |
,ther cock was lying with his beak in the dust |
Waiting to recuperate his energies.
1t became question then which would die |
lrst and every movement of tail and head was
watched carefully by those betting. At last
however. the Georgia bird. game to the last,
rot up and gave several shuffes. striking the /
light red and he gave up the ghost, the victor,
however dying shortly afterwards
This eated the Georgians present and cheers
In the pit
There were several other. fights afterwards.
rat most of the crowd left at II o'clock
To-day at O'Clock there will be hack" fight
ng between two inter State cocks and at o. m.
here will be six battles Of the main,
The managers propose to give ladies' day
turing their stay. when. 1t Is said there will be
present number Of those who have seen the |
port In Mexico and elsewhere