The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-19
COCK FIGHTING.

SECOND DAY OF THE INTERSTATE COOKING MAIN
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH cARoIINA-LAaGE
ATTENDANCE CAROLINA HAS WON SIX
FIGHTS, SOUTH CAROLINA THREE.
CHARLOTTE, N. O., Jan. 16. 1879.
The attendance upon the second day of the cooking
main much larger than on the first The citi-
zens were there in force. and sporting men from
abroad graced the occasion with their presence. The
crowd very promiscuous in its character. far
as the native element is concerned, all classes of
society being represented.
FIRST FIeHT.-The lighting intended to have
begun at eleven o'clock but it twelve when Holt
and Franklin the respective pitters stepped into the
ring. the former with red spanged cock of his own
breed. weight lbs. Is o.. and the latter with light
gray of many crosses. The birds very deliberate
about getting to business both walking over the pit
for half minute after having been delivered FL
ally. however they went together and hit each other
simultaneously. They were good, hearty blows,
too. on each side. and the cocks warmed
up to their work without delay. They
fought and rested. and the battle
so even that nobody offered to give odds on
either At the end of IS minutes very knock
ing the North Carolina cock got gaf into the neck
of his antagonist and he died in the pit.
SECOND FIGHT.-Holt. representing the North Caro-
lima side, in and delivered back-gray Sim
Jenkins cock weighing D ID. or, in the face of a
dark gray fairy and horse. They went at their
work instantly, aud fought rapidly. The gray was
the quickest. At the end of the fifth delivery the
black received cut and tagged. and the
sixth ncontinently fed the pit. Time, l6m 2Os.
THIRD FIGHr.-North Carolina silver gray Sim
Jenkins lbs. o.; South Carolina dark gray
Black Hawk. They went together like fash, and
both held up well under hard fight. The silver
gray. high dyer struck the black in the neck after
the latter had lost his vigor, and he lifted dying
from the pit, the South Carolina cock comparatively
unhurt. Time, I'm. sos
FOURTH FIGHr-Nortn Carolina a ginger-rc shawl
neck, lbs o., opposite South Carolina gnger-red
shawl neck The shawl birds fought with all the swift
characteristic of their strain and each
the other with spirit, but the South Carolina bird
early lost eye He tagged for while, but recov-
cred enough to blind eye for the North Carolina
Drained.
FIFTH F1eHT.-Holt showed another Sim jenkins
silver gray, lbs. and Franklin baggy looking
shawl neck. The latter flew murderousy at the
gray and early got the advantage, which he main
tanned to the last. The gray was down twothirds of
the time, but continued to strike long he could
move. At the end he counted out cut all to
pieces, but still game.
SIXTH FIGHr-A North Carolina gray Sim Jenkins
lbs. o. against South Carolina red tartan.
Sharp fighting from the jump, but the gray
matched He was ratified and dazed early in the
action, and the third delivery staggered from the
ring and died with the gafis on. The tartan was
fresh at the end. Time, Sin. los.
SEVENTH FIGHT.-This was the severest battle of
the day. North Carolina red was matched
against gray stone fence. crossed horse
with brass back. They went at each other squarey
and fought hard, and neither with any advantage
for about minute Shortly after the second de-
livery the red ratified and ruined and died in the
pit on the third delivery. Time, I'm. 40s
EIGHTH FIGHr.-Another North Carolina Sim
Jenkins against a South Carolina gray dominique,
lbs. s or. long and bloody battle, in which both
cut to pieces. The dominique tagged first.
The jenkins fought BEST and ut the end of thirty
minutes given the battle by default. The dom-
nique crowed two minutes before he died. and the
other emerged from the conflict with one eye
This ended the fighting for the day. Thus far the
North Caronans have six fights of the eighteen
and the South Carolinians three. The fighting to-
morrow is expected to be particularly bloody, as
both sides have reserved their best birds for the last
nine fights,