Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-03
SPORTING NOT rs.

lOm e1ufrAy' forfeit OF Hlu, lett with
the Record last Saturday 10y the purpose
OF arranging fight with Jack Edwards
Of Ksnsipgton, has not beeu covered.
A cooking main took place at Trenton
on Christmas morning. The alleged
sport bega about midnight and continued
until day break. The battles we're between
IL birds from Worthwhile, Pa, and an
equal number from Trenton. Only one
OF the Pennsylvania birds won. Each
fight was for IS. ........=
There were several cock fights in Phils-
delphis on Monday night. The nost
noteworthy look place at s. popular up.
town resort. There were two fights be
tween local birds, each for flO0. The frat
fight was between brown red aud a
gray. The red won in 70 minutes. The
second fight was also between the same
cDlored birds, and tine brown red again
was the winner, bat not until the battle
had been in progress an hour and
quarter.
One Of the most desperate fights on
record took place yesterday morning
week near Wilkesbarre Pa. batween Dick
Pedlsr Of Port Boukley and DagOs Bright
of Miners Station. Bright weighed lao
pounds and Peilar 1873. Kighty-ssven
rounds were fought in all, when Pedlsr
was declared the victor. both men
fought ike bull dogs, aud when the con
test was ended presented g horrible dp-
pearanoa Pedlsr's head was mashed
almost to 3 jelly. His recovery is
doubtful. Sheriff 0'Malley and posse
arrived on the soeus 0ne hour too late
and no arrests were made a bitter i-ud
existed between the lG-n for years back
as to who wac the bstter MAJ, aud u
s9tt!e il the fight was arranged.
A bull dog named Jack Napoleon, which
Is being trained for fight in PittsbuIg,
Ia vailed Is miles every day, BESIDES
working for several houia on tresd-
wheel. His daily task is completed by
novel aud original scheme. recently
adopted by his trainer. live coon il
placed in bag partially filed with hay,
and this bag is then attached TO = chain,
which is suspended from the ceiling by
means OF a swivel. close fitting mulzis
is then placed on Napoleon, aud hs is
then allowed to wrestie with the coon.
The bag swings about one foot from the
floor, thus atfOrding the dog ample oppor-
tunities for jumping aud wrestling lie
| appeP!-s to enjoy ths exercise, ADD oils
trainer say It is the grs4,est scheme he
has ever tried,
A dog fight took place near Coney
Island early Sunday morning betwsen
Ned, brlndle, Weighing ~ pounds, Auj
owned by 3 New Yorker, aud Sport, q
white dog, weighing % End :hre- quarter
ronnda, whose owner il Brook gu
butcher. The stakes were $21u d 3D.,
and the betting was 500 to $50 Oh Ned
Four rounds were fought, lasting 40
minutes, during which both animals were
terribly torn and lsscerRted and the pit
was covered with blood. At the end Of
the fourth scratch Sport wes taken v i'll
a lit aud had to be- removed. Ned vas
declared the winner. At another resort
about mile distant another fight was in
progress OF the same kind between Fly, q
Green Point dog, aud Jip, owned by q
BrOOklynite. Fly won the fight, and the
stakes OF $25 side was pccketed by his
hackers. Williamsburg official acted
as referee.
A 440'yards loot handicap aud 200
yards dog handicap, under the anspicea
of Hoyle and Acton, we're run at Pastims
Park Tuesday afternoon, over ", I
track. The prizes in each were $50, 5l5
and $40. There were 25 entries aud ls
starters In the foot hsndiosp. The course
was 80 yards, up and back. j. Il.
Meehan, with 80 yards start, took frat
money easily. W. Sheppard, with
81 yards got second money ;
X Mcdonald, "A yards, was
fourth in the final heat, but got no prize.
The dog handicap had % starters. A
Persons brown and white dog Anthony,
20 pounds weight, IS! yards start, won
first prize. Coleman's Valentine, rs
POUNDS, l4l yards, had walkover in the
second Chambers black dog Jack was
second to Anthony in the third, and
Bankers brown dog Ike, IL pounds, IS
yards, followed A. Chambers Niger, Id
pounds, 10 yards, in the fourth.
The fifth trial heat was very CLOSE.
Howard's black dog SCOT, 22B pounds,
y yards, was first; Chambers barred
aud white Maggie, 17t pounds, Z yards,
second; Sooworoft's barred and white dog
Tommy, 22t pounds, 81 yards, third,
and Johnson's brown Beauty, IA pounds,
15 yards, fourth. ScoW croft's barred
Kitty, l6 pounds, 10 yards, was second to
Dear alta Gilt in the sixth heat, and Joe
Acton's brown dog Plunger, IL pounds,
40 yards, and Hoyle's brown and white
Rose, lst pounds, 9 ysrds, were fret ard
second in the seventh trial heat. In the
second round of heats, Gypsy beat
Niger, Anthony beat Valentine, and
Dssr-st-s-Gifs beat SCOT and Puffsr.