The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-08
The Cory Gan.

Did YOU ever see cockHRnt' Nc'o'' ""N'
noyers Wen, hardly ever. Why, game cock
were made before Adam, and Noah and his son
amused themselves while on their memoraoi'
cruise pitting Georgia "Shawlnccka' with anccS
.or. nj The Ottawa Bulldog" Never saw cock
Eight? Well, we'll, you've missed it, that's all
There are u good many birds in this neigh
borhood, and many battle has been iought' p"'
one of the most important mains WAS mat DC
tween Ottawa and Streasor one day TINS week
The challenge was sent in by Strcator, ana tue
prelininares being arranged, those directly IN
tcrested and interested spectators met on Mon
slay near West Lebanon, Ind. Ottawa produced
IL birds, and Streator TO- Ottawa, confident OF
her strength, began the main with speech
'.Gentlemcn, you have challenged US To hSh'
Ottawa cocks against Streator cocks, ana we are
here; but we understand that YOU have birds
here from Chicago, Aurora, and even Georgia
II YOU have, ,rtl. tn out; they're the ones were
sfter.r Strcator denied the impeachment and
no doubt truthfully,
A great deal of time was lost in arranging par
sculars, 50 that but five battles constituted the
main after which came the "shakc-bag' fight.
one Wallace was there with a pair of 'od dui-
fers,- which he wouldn't fight without a pounds
weight advantage. Ottawa was willing 10 give
him half that, but he wouldn't fight
The first battle was between hlackrcd from
Strcator and brown-rcd from Ottawa, weight
lbs 10 o., both stays, They made hot fight,
but on the third round the brown got steel
through the neck close to tine head making vic
tory certain for the red soon after which he re-
ccnod another through the brain, which wound
him up with squawk. Time, minutes.
The second was the most stubborn battle of
the main. Strcator presented black-rcd Heath.
vOod cock and Ottawa stag of same strain. II
was "A hcrccv contested fight, Ottawa haeingI
rather the advantage until the stag received a.
saff in the thigh, paralyzing the limb, The stag.
sas dead game however, and notwithstanding
his crippled condition, fought till his blood was
thoroughly tested when Ottawa gave up their
money to save the bird. Time, 80 minutes. Score,
Strcator .; Ottawa 0.
S,rcotor hy this time vas in highly cNubcrant
spirits and betting was lively for not large
amounts with the odds against Ottawa. llowcv-
er the ottawa "hcClcr" al this point began to
$40 down" for his ''od rcliabo'," aud when
Strcator produced blacli-rcd llcathwood stag
fbr Size third fight, he showed up a Derby stag
two beautiful birds weight, lbs. o2 The
battle was a short one, only minutes. The Der
hy meant business and no fooling, and at the ith
round drove the steel through the lIcaihwoods
brain and settled his hash.
Ottawa stock Immediately advanced For the
fourth battle Strcator presented Il Limerick brown
red cock and Ottawa a Bulldog black-rcd cock;
weight lbs 10 on. 1t was fine light. Bulldog,
= hard hitter and fierce bcr as his name ndi-
Gates. had the advantage from the start. On the
ith round the Bulldog, having fierce hold on
his antagonist was thrown over on his back; IA
he lay rcgaung his wind, Strcator man re-
marked, "rhc red is dead" After, however the
bcclrr, had handled the birds he proved the live
lie; Kind of a corpse and knocked the Limerick
vut al time on the next round and tens and 10
being counted, he was declared the winner
Thuc, z minutes
The fifth battle was between spanglcd Tilt ,
hammer cocl, on the part of Strcator and II hlacl,
red cock from Ottawa; weight, ~ lbs. On the
start ,hc black-red rot bnkcrcd, but he soon
proved his superiority, and the Tthammcr went +
the way Of all Acsl Score, Strcatpr .; Otta. .,
va g. 4
StTrator stock had dropped before this zinc at /
igoy rate, and for the last battle bets were on
ly to be had by Ottawa 10y giving odds Of two or
lhrcg 10 one, and in small amounts Only. They
gerl thoroughly used ur. However, they brarcd
up for the sixth iglt-a shake -ba~-S,rcHtOr pre-
sGuliNg a noble hrown-rcd cock from Braidwood,
Yhyr he had made himself famous hy yanGuish-
IN .u imported Cheshire pile; and it was eX.
pectcd on the part of Strcator that no bird o. his
weight q lbs. 6 OH could conquer him. Ottawa ,
came to the front with beautiful duckwing r
cock rs handsome picture and 10 savage as {
atigCg. the winner Of five previous battles; weight
lbs oZ. The battle WAS short and well fought,
but the duckwing was too many for the brown. :
red, no took a braincr and died game to the ,
last Score, Ottawa e.; Strcntor2
BY mi, time il was near dusk, and boarding the
cars the party arrived promptly in Ottawa Just
like , brick house, as if nothing had taken -,
place The affair wa, orderly and quiet, and 4
every hody was in good humor though dry, and c
sent home much pleased with the main. The u
OTTAWA party request us to return thanks to Mr. p,
and Mrs. Williams for the splendid dinner they Is
furnished ON the occasion.