, 1881-01-08
COCK-FIGIiTINH.
Ohio vs.. Observation-Disclosures OF tho
N1nin Mt LouI.v1iIc-The Kentucky
1xlrsix tho Etcfork.

Ohio ". NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF tho
Main nj I4ouIsvlilc-Tho Kentucky
Elrix tho vIctorx.
| Loclsvl1.r.E. ky., Jun. 7,-The Interstate
chicken main was resumed Tonight III tho
same pIrcc. THO nutlience was COLI
sldora1ly larger tstan Inst night,
although 1t wns lntrkctt, rs befOre,
| by tic absence Of ro,sgi,s anl rowtlIcs. Tie
main Yas Il tic from lust night. cacl. Suite
hnving won two fights out Ut tho ,,iue. Tie
crowt were betting vigorously I'll the result
Ut the mal'', but Ohio had tho call
III tho pools Mt odds of about
$40 to 50. This indIcntcd that tho
lnlt1atel themselves know very llttlo about
tlle matter, Tor Kentucky won tho Inst light,
Tho crowd begssn to Eruw Impatient while
waiting, aud preliminary fight was given
tllcn. tn keep up tho interest. At about
leu minutes betoro 0 O'Clock the
first light WIS called, aud thu
cocks ga!fel a.d trimmed far the scrntch,
In tho tinal match Kentucky showed III II
l'stt-rcsl Irish cock, witt, willow lct,s a,ld
straight comb, weighing five pounds a,,d
eight ounces. Ohio showed in IL blnck-rcl
with spottctl legs, weighing five pounds seven
Uusces. 10th cocks looked vol, but were
pronounced dunghllIs by the spectators,
III thu first IIy tho Kentucky cock
gaffcA this bird In tho si.le. At tho sccouNl
pltttng Ohio drove 1t to Kentucky In tho
wing, mid tM the third struci him Il,
tho. 1lccl. III tho fourth pit Kentucky
returned tho compliment I'll Ohto's neck,
ta tho fifth tlls btack.rel caught It
III tic BREAST atl.l III tho sixth, seventh, a,,I
eighth III tho head, neck, al,d sttlcs. Ohlo
began to snlk !rom TIC punishment received,
at4t Kentucky seen!ed to lll.yo bis nccli
GKc y! t;,,,a III tue 1,tnt1l PCT Ksnt!,cky drove
!!ang; Tlie light lind, laste.i . Tx
minutes md forty. sUcontls. III thu tel.tl iii
time w,ls cnllgl. In tho eleventh., twelfth,
nla thirteenth pts tlllo WIS still calloti, a,Id
gethor, aud Kentucky walked ylci0us1y iutn
Ohio. bns ttie latter turned his tntl ail rail
ni!t of tha PIT, crcating an uprour, and win.
'iiK tie te i.e;,i' ig!,t RI t.f, kan1tusky
slIght call fur uhf0. Kentucky showed III
WsigtllIlE tyH pl.uts mud seven, oulle..s.
Dno oa s1','. swsI ,s!,n tlaSk.brssts , M t ysll.W
ks!lt9c!ty !nt he back and wing. IN tlle ser
side, In the third thu Ioss was rcpuated III
.rovD tS DSk Sls ua II tn ,e Sr ~ .S ts Oh 0hp hr
j. n;, y q S'ss: N,,ah Ihe light lasted only autes
a 4! s ; saSsu sts '1S IL spE s wss fs esfn w'
ounces. Ohio siiowci i ight red Mill VII
low lega,, weighing thu s4llte. Tho twu
Goeka looked Hike twin hEotlle,s, atul could
hardly ho to4 aW.rt.> II, tile p!t, te first tly,
Srcon. jill. Kentucky. III attempting 10 strlk.,
gut Ills own gulf caugllt III te sIdv
1t his own 1,ead. III tho tlllrl pit
Kentucky struck Ohio III tho wlli9,
mid IN thu next thu sans was returned. hi
tlle It'll, jill tileir feat became lIl,lg, aid tho
4tilar glt c0nclu4lnE viii. tl!o fourteenth. |
kentueky continued 10 cuff Ohio without rt,-
Wien l,otil gatfed. .TIo Ohtn co,k dieI nj
the fourteenth p!t. making the time OF tic |
light seven minutes.
IN tho fuurtl! matcA the betting was S3 to !