Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-11
NELLIE AND DAISY.
F0xiness and Science in the Pit More
than Match for Youth and Grit.

New York Paper
"A fight, long talked of among
sporting men, between the slut Nellie,
of Brooklyn, and Daisy, of Albany,
took place last Saturday night in an
old and decayed mansion on Long
Island. The owners agreed to match
the animals for $500 side, both to
weigh in at 10 pounds. Over 400
sporting men were present at the
rendezvous, which was kept very se-
cret, and only those known to patron
ize dog fights received the tip.
Shortly before 8 o'clock, the princi-
pals with their dogs arrived. Nellie,
who has fought many battles in the
pit, is white, with yellow patches, and
is 4 years old. She turned the scale
at about Is pounds 1ot ounces, while
Daisy, who is pure white and 2
years old, weighed Isl pounds. Both
dogs We're trained overtime, and were
considerably reduced to bring them
within the stipulated weight. The
owner Of Nellie having won the toss
for choice Of washing, elected to have
her washed and tasted first in pure
water. Daisy was brought into the
pit few minutes later and similarly
prepared for battle. Betting was very
lively, Nellie being the favorite be-
fore the dogs were let loose at 800 to
$40. Several well-known sporting
men We're named for referee, and It
was not until after a long discussion
that Jack Tournier, the veteran dog
fancier, agreed to fill the position.
Then all but the handlers, Jack White
on the part of Nellie and Frank For
rest for the Albany dog, were ordered
to retire from the pit, and at lO4
o'clock the word was given to let them
60.
Daisy clawed her way across the
pit and began to force the fighting.
She seemed to have the best of the
battle, getting many science holds on
Nellie, catching her frequently by the
neck, and pinning her to the floor re-
peatedly with savage ear and nose
holds. But Nellie's extra two years
OF life had made her foxy. Size was
really the most scientific of tile two.
More and more she kept her head out
Of Daisy's jaws, as Daisy, who was
fighting and biting like demon, grew
tired. Both dogs were terribly pun
ished, but while Daisy for fifteen min
utes looked to the unnformed as If
she had things all her own way, Mel
lie showed that she was possessed of
superior fighting qualities, and that
good training had not been thrown
away on her.
After the fight had lasted about rs
minutes Daisy began to weaken, and
Nellie went to work like tiger. She
sank her teeth deeply into Daisy's
throat, and dragged her around the
pit until she howled for mercy. From
this time out it was apparent that, al
though Daisy occasionally rallied and
made an attempt to fight, that the
issue was settled. After fighting
half hour, Daisy was bitten into strings
and hopelessly beaten, Nellie was
called off by her handler and carried
to her corner for the first scratch, and,
on time being called, she flew vicious
y at the almost dead and PROSTATE
Daisy, who endeavored to respond to
the severe punishment she was
receiving by a show Of fighting.
Nellie was again called off for the
second scratch, and although the
Albany dog tried to go to the scratch
at the call of her handler, she fell
heavily on the floor of the pit. The
referee awarded the fight to Nellie after
the dogs had been in the pit AZ min
utes.