The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25

the appearance of running away, but returning to
the fray il struck few blows and then accepted pun
t but dying ss wss sonrse 0 Of the New
Workers. as the main now stood-New YORK. .;
Queens 8, and they offered freely $40 to $40 on the
main.
New York offered high stationed black-red at IDS
to lemon pyle from et b az oaa sS AZ the the
start, because New York felt shaky on their long
legged fellow. The pyle proved a quick and ready
fighter and every time it rose got in on the body OF
the black till the latter by fortunate dash, laid the
throat OF the pyle open. The odds changed like
pyle Stacked up. and the red warming, took advan-
tage of the situation and laid the pyle stiff without
futter or stir. Time 2m. 24s. New York then
scored for the main to for Queens, ana onered sou
to $40 that they would win it.
TENTH BATTLE.
New York in showing up the next bird claimed
that there was now too much difference in the
weights. in the odd weight fights they fought two
ounces under. while Queens III their battles Fought
but ounce under, and that was the reason they
asked odds in battles that they otherwise would not
Both sides showed black reds. marked almost alike,
the exception being little straw in the hackle or
Queens. The weights were lbs. OF. for New York
aud lbs 6 OF. for Queens. They were high sta
toned and commenced actively, the first buckle end
ing with the closing OF one eye in New York ana
partial couple on the side OF Queens. New York.
woke up by the sting on the eye handled Queens like
football cutting its throat and hustling it around
until it was pounded Time, 1Om 35s This scored
and the main for New York, Queens feeling
blue, she still stood 3, and handed over the money
they hoped to double or even treble.
ELEVENTH BATTLE.
New York delivered birch gray at lbs OF. to O
brown-red from Queens at lbs. OF. The Queens
county bird was sick rs to be wheezy within two
minutes and the birch seemed weakso that the bat
tie, which opened quietly. dragged-the brown was
blinded and then the birch wakened up little; but,
after getting good body blow at the crop OF the
brown stopped at the loss of eye. The fight then
dragged to a breast when u break New York s
other eye closed but the loss of blood from the
breast of Queens led to its being counted out at the
scratch in q dying condition. Time, 25m 35s-the
longest and poorest fight OF the mann.
TWELFTH BATTLE
Two black-reds were again delivered, black hackle
at 4 lbs. OF. from New York, the same engaged in
the ninth battle, and white hacke from Queens at
4 lbs. = OF. All accident happening in the cutting
out compelled this substitution on the part OF
New York. much they regretted it. and the chances
forbid any betting on the fight.
The birds came together with a swish and rose
and fell together WE'LL but the buckle closed with the
rolling and Of the black hackle in the
agonies of DEATH Time, I'm. los.
1t O'Clock in the morning. and
numerous people passing up and down the
thoroughfare wondering what so many carriages
doing there at that hour, SO it was deemed adj
visable to omit the last battle and separate until the
next great event in cooking should unite them
around the pit again.