San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-02-17
STATE TOURNAMENT.
Particulars Of the Approaching Event in
San Antonio.

On February % an event will occur in
San Antonio that will possess a peculiar
interest for all lovers of sport. That day
will be the commencement OF the grand
State cooking tournament. and, from in
dications, it promises to be the largest
and most interesting affair that has ever
occurred in the sporting annals
Of the City of San Antonio. The
tournament will show 81 cocks q side,
and Ii will continue daily until Sunday.
February %. The main will be be-
tween g. W. Robson, OF Cold Springs.
San Jacinto County, and j. S. Coy, of
San Antonio, for $1,000 q side. The
tournament will take place at the
Fashion Theatre in the day time, com
mencing at 10 O'Clock every pOrning.
continuing through the day until
O'Clock. A pit OF the latest and most
approved pattern has been constructed
for the occasion. and ample seating aC-
conmodatiOn has been provided for
spectators. In addition to the mains
fought during the day there will be
fighting every evening. the place OF
which will be specially announced dur
ing the first days lights. A general in
vitatiOn is extended to those owning
chickens or those desiring to sell their
birds, to enter them for that purpose.
The arrangements to make the tOuTna-
ment in every way successful have been
carefully made, and there ia no doubt
but that many visitors Will be attracted
10 the city TO witness the fights.
Yesterday evening n LIGHT reporter
was invited by MIR. j. :. Coy and Mr.
Ramon BiancOurt To inspect the birds
they proposed TO pit against those of
Mr.. G. W. Robson. These are kept in
the large building adjacent 10 the Fash
ion Theatre. On entering, quantity
of boxes, all numbered. ranged round n
large room. attracted the attention. In
each of these were fine game cocks,
who Immediately on hearing Messrs.
Coy, Biencourt and the LIGHT reporter
begun Growing Justify. These boxes or
coops contained 20 birds, all of them of
exceptionally fine strain and glowing
plumage. The following birds deserve
especial mention:
Six beautiful HuddIestOne reds, from
Tennessee.
An iron grey. from Huntsville.
Three from Georgia, half red horse
and half shawl neck.
An English Golden blue, from New
Orleans.
Two birds raised in San Antonio,
from imported stock owned in Ken
lucky.
Two reds from Arkansas, one Irish
grew and one half war horse and hall
Claiborne.
Two dominicks from Kentucky.
Two HuddlestOn reds from Tennessee.
One half Claiborne and halt Eagle.
One very fine red tarantula COCK.
Two Cold Springs reds.
Two birds, cross from the cele-
brated Spanish pit stock, imported from
Spain, the property OF Mr.. AlejO Perez.
One bird II months old. six pounds In
weight, of the rare Swamp Angel stock,
the property of MIR. j. ;. Coy.
Two New York reds.
The weights of these game chickens
vary from four pOuuds-four ounces to
seven pounds, and they are all in A NO.
| condition.
The process Of training chickens for
fighting in the pit is as ardnous pro-
cess as the training Of race horse;
every day these cocks are batbed,
rubbed and weighed, they are then put
through a course Of what in professional
parlance is known as sprouts and are
exercised in the large hall attached
to the building. The diet OF
these birds is an important FAC
tor in the science Of training, their
menu, so to speak, consisting chiefly OF
butter, milk, bOminy, mOlasses, lard,
boiled eggs, wheat and oats.
Another essential point is absolute
cleanliness and continual attention
without which the training is inutile.
The conditions under which the tour
nament will be fought are based on
Turner's rules, the universally accepted
authority on all that pertains to cocks
and cktghting.
In addition to the birds which Mr..
Robson will bring to San Antonio, W.
II. Roe. of Huntsville, Texas, has writ
ten to the management that he will
come to the city with % cocks OF his
own raising, to participate in the tour
nament.
Captain W. Ii. Love, OF Austin, has
also signified his intention Of attending
and many other prominent chicken
raisers will be present during the pro-
gress OF the fights.