Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-06

Festivities, but no General Cele-
bration.

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afternoon . dust storm began, but before
it had got we'll under way . delightful old
fashion rain shower overlook 1t and sprin'
killed. the streets and sweetened the air. II
would have been a very pleasant day for Q
grand parade and general observance Of
the Fourth in the usual way, but the or.
binary programme was ignored this time
Everybody recognized the holiday, how.
ever, and went about seeking recreation
and amusement whereve YER he could find II
to suit him. A good many persons quit
work and kept cool at home and took q
nap, as though the Fourth was only An
other Sunday coming in the middle Of the
week and intended for q day of rest. One
large party Of fun-seekers went picnick-
ing, as did many more in smaller parties.
At noon there was q happy gathering Of
firemen ct the Hooks 4 Knicks house,
where patriotism aud jollity were uncon-
fined. Later in the afternoon there was
racing at the Willows. Still later those
who like game sports repaired to the Rink,
where the finest exhibition Of the sort ever
seen in Eureka took place. And then, ~
q grand wind up, came the very enjoyable
party given for the benefit Of the Rescues
at the Opera House.
TIL LADDIEs' BLOWOUT.
The exercises Of the fire laddies at the
Hooks and Knicks' house were very
patriotic. The Declaration OF Independ-
ence was we'll read by Peter Breen, and
stirring speeches were made by Major
TAn1 Aa~anIav UslaDn ..I nkha~n The
boys had a big time among themselves in
this way and in giving attention to several
kegs of beer and slathers Of good, cold
lunch. 1t will be Q red-letter mark in
their history that they celebrated the day
in the spirit Of the occasion and formally,
though the community at large could see
no beauty in Q general celebration.
A Soft LACE.
There was quite q crowd at the Willows
during the afternoon. There was one
match race, half mile and repeat, between
Lawrence Doyle's gray horse Clyde and
The former won easily in two straight
heats.
BIG PICNIC.
A party OF about 80 ladies and gentle
men went out on a picnic to Cottonwood
Park. They had q very pleasant time,
which was not marred, but rather en-
HANGED by the grateful shower which fell
in the early afternoon. While the rain
was pelting down they took shelter in
small squads under buggies, and beneath
friendly punches Of sage, while q few took
the shower without shelter and got wet
just for the novelty Of the thing.
THE CHICKEN FIGHT.
The sport at the Rink began at S O'Clock
and consisted Of two cock fights and . dog
fight, about $50 persons being present.
The first contest was between a small
thoroughbred game cock owned by Seth
~Longabaugh. and a big half breed belong
ing to Alex. Mckay. The birds vent at it
very viciously, both seeming bent on VIC
tory or death, but the struggle lasted only
two or three minutes, for pretty 1901 the
half breed got q lick in the neck and with
q direful squawk jumped GU. OF the pit
thoroughly whipped and terror-stricken.
His gamey little adversary looked q little
disappointed ct 80 soft q fight, but in
dulged himself in brief note OF triumph
and vent in hot pursuit Of the craven
fugitive.
The second item OF amusement was q
contest between two thoroughbred cocks
owned by j. Lander Smith and Alex.
Mckay. Betting was nearly even, but the
chicken Of the latter gentleman, ''short
tail" was the favorite, the former gentle
mans ''long tail" seeming to have the per-
centage against him for some reason, more
Of fancy, probably, than for any other
cause. The fight lasted for rs minutes,
both birds showing good grit. ''Long
tail" was blinked early in the match and
shortly afterwards, receiving q stab near
the other eye, lost his sight almost entirely,
but whenever he was attacked he struck
out and, at last by random blows, so cut
| up his adversary that the short-tailed ia
vo-ite weakened, dropped his stub ofa tail
and wilted completely.
THE BULL TERRIERS.
The feature of the afternoons sport
came next, the fight between the two thor
oughbred bull terriers, each weighing
about IS pounds, Orndorf's brindled
Turk and C~avanaugh's black top and tan
bottom Jack. The latter from his quar-
tiers howled for the fray, evidently judging
by the preparations going on what was
about to take place, the former remaining
quiet enough and uttering no belligerent
sound from his brutal jaws. The fight,
however, came near being precipitated be-
fore anybody was looking for it. Jack got
loose from his trainer and came flying to.
! wards Turk which was being swabbed pre-
paratory to the fray. A lively scene oc-
Cured while Csvanaugh was rushing
about trying to capture the over-eager
| brute, everybody in the crowd excited and
seeking q safe place on the high benches
surrounding the pit; and hardly had Jack
| been captured when Turk broke loose and
tried to pull Jack down from Cavanaugh's
arms, but he was, too, pretty soon cap
tured and quiet was restored. Col. Perry,
amid enthusiastic cheers, was chosen
referee. and Jim Powell, the only man
present with q ~stop-watch, consented to
act as timer. The crowd were awed by
the ferocious behavior and horrid aspect
Of the bulls, and when they were raised
over the opposite sides of the pit and be-
gan glowering and believing at each other,
there was q death-like silence and the ex-
element OF the spectators became intense.
Being let loose they met squarely in the
ring and ut it they went. Their crashing
OF teeth was terrible. After the clash
Jack fought from below entirely. He went
right down on his belly and used his legs
only to crawl about on the ground or o.
he was dragged by his powerful foe. He
laid hold OF Turks right leg near the
shoulder and seemed satisfied to 60 to
sleep with that sweet morsel fast within
his ugly jaws which crunched the mus
cles and bones that they inclosed. Being
forced to give up this grip he fastened on
the left leg OF his antagonist at the same
point and afterwards onto Turks neck,
but he began to show signs Of weak
ening and instead Of working for the
the throat merely chung to the flap Of the
skin. Turk was forced to fight altogether
from above by Jacks ground work. He
was placed at such disadvantage by Jacks
quick maneuvering for under holds, and
was 30 constrained and suffered such pun
ishment that his ~maneuvering had to be
very different from that Of his adversary.
His fighting went to get the best Of Jack
by smothering him. He took Jacks nose
inside Of his mouth and held him there,
almost totally depriving him Of breath