The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-13

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fighters s2v that when 8 sEsrgsed bird
saozs .rr~ gaaasness Il Is proof thai al slss
BLOOD, on both sides, II dead game 10 the
last drop ard ziH sever quit. Az General
Gru5S-s Iozl are hsgh-s;zisozzed, close-
e0ararsI asrriz--thas i. fEsy stand Tssn
inet- heals ana breasts vel Up alter the
fashion nf West Point LADS, and their nus
eieS ard ho-es are q good stuff, closely
knit. They are good cssttsrS-eievsr IN
ussx th- -narte-eus steel gatss-znd they
a-~ strongly feafhsssb. This latter qnallfy
tends a. prevent other birds from slipping
their sseels into them
General Gruts began b-eesiing game fowl
thiTsy-6Ye years 9ge .ish lost q TIE osi
Hsathxooc birds. These are noted strain
oE games nAaled after Thomas HezthEoos1.
o. fsowe.l. Mass. They welxh from foEr
ard one hail 10 six pounds, and are re-
TaaFkabiT quick lighters Iaey 50 IN WITH
force assd vigor. and stand up sell and
have plenty q bore AID mgsc.e- General
Cruhb managed 70 get hold 81 some of the
original hens Tom Hezthwoo1 imported
from England. These he crossed with
some Of the famous Philadelphia black
hsekses Of Dr. Wistar. Their progeny he
watched and fought. and cultivated up 10
their celebrated state OF excellence. 20
grsas was this until recently that many u
man has vainly Offered Old Bill Clacker.
General Grunb's trainer ana handler,
hundreds Of dollars for one stag. The
mains wherein these great fighters have
made General Grubb's faufe have taken
place in Edeewater. in East Newark. and
IN Philadelphia. Bergh's men were never
invited. and somehow or other the details
Of the mains kept out OF print. bur General
Gruba's game cocks made national repa-
tat.on for themselves and for him.
Il consider Grubb's strain one of the
best in America. said an old New York
eoekhghter Of international repate 10
World reporter yesterday. They began 70
70 back some three or four years ago from
100 close Iuoreeding. bat before that time
l considered them the best in the United
States. Many time lately / ye stood over
d pit and seen Grubb's gamecocks knocked
down and keep pecking when they were 80
weak they couldn't get up. They were
dead game To tie last and took their death
like good fellows. I've oftea remarked to
friends what pity il was 20 see good game
cocks slaughtered for the want of a little
knowledge IN conditioning them and care
lessness in breeding While old Bill Claeker
trained and handled General Gruhh's fow
they were wOrld-beaiers but he hasn't
done 80 much with them Of late years since
Fam English has managed them"
Old Biil Clacker is one OF the best known
cockhghters ON this side of the Atlantic.
lie lives IN Newark, to which town he has
recently returned from Kansas City. Bill
trained General 6rabbs gamecoeks. fed and
conditioned them for wears. When he
speaks OF the birds il IS with snarkle OF
the eye that shows how he still loves Them.
He fed and handled the birds that made
General oFubh respected and a rover
among cockiighters, and he has seen
thousands of dollars won and lost on
mains lie will not talk 10 strangers about
q neral Grubb's cockfghting status. hut
his admiration for it's unbounded. General
Grubb knows how Ia put the mutfs on birds
and handle and fight them for fun. Vow
and then he has a little harmless main in
his own house at Edgewater. Whether or
not the general can fasten on the long,
slender. needlepointed steel gals with
which cock Is often Drained or gasheti to
death at one blow. is question that old
biii Won't answer. General Grubb himself
has said however, that ne knows how TO
at times. This requires wellnigh as much
skin and familiarity with the birds and
their habits as 10 fasten OH the murderons
gals. man who can put on one kind OF
weapon usually can pat on the other Old
hli ,laeker knows as much about putting
ON gsffs rs anyone in the business.
Let your fowl be held steady" he saws.
so that the inside of the leg is perfectly
tsts.st sis.4.a Z A..
and work tie back toe OF the fowl. While
doing this you will see the leader OF the leg
rise and fall at the upper joint You viii
set The right spur on a line with the
outside oil the leader at the upper joint of
the leg; and the left spur YOU will set on
line with the inside o. the leader. at the
upper joint. lie careful not 10 set the spur
too far in, As II would cause the cock TOO
cut himself. Is a general rule for a Young
beginner, he had better set the right spir
on line with the outside of the leader of
the upper joint Cover the spur with
piece OF damp paper, or very soft buckskin.
sd "a TO get the socket OF the spur 10 III
tightly. and 10 prevent its turning or shift.
ing. When you have the spur arranged
properly, tie II With good wax-ends. but not
so tight as 10 cramp the legs or tees of the
fowls"
sam English is the trainer who looked
after General Grubbs fowl OF late wears.
lie hyes at Burlington y. j.. where he has
tine lot Of coops and rsns for game cocks.
lie IS 4 careful. conscientious feeder and
pitteT, and warm admirer OF General
oruoe. whose home is only tgo miles away.
he thinks that Genera Grubh's brilliant
record a. a cockdehJer ought 10 elect him
To- be governor Of New Jersey. SO do ali
the rest OF the eminent and humble de-
voices oi the pit. Sam has none Of the
generals birds il training noa. but tie sea
son dosn't begin unul Thanksgiving dav
ard .Asts until Easter. so there j. still hone
iVg better things after this cruel campaign
Is over
Among the most famous cooking mains
every wiuteg have been those between Phi
adegpala and New York and Pb.la.!elphis
aaa Long Island These we're attended bv
famous representatives oil the wealth ana
culture Of Philadelphia and New Work.
The New York birds Were raised not very
far from Jerome Park aud the Long
Islanders came not thousand miles fr,n,
BABY lou. General GFabb's walks often
contributed their pro8dest fea,here,i war.
Tior Co these mains
General +. Bnrd Grahb observed with
pain 3 couple 81 wears aCo that b., famous
cocks we're ie,BR killed osF IN she Rat n.,.,h
more frequently than they were killing
their ensmieS. This made him wonder.
81 the same ume that ailGfns musical in.
scci And proyiiev ol bitter honey. ,he ru-
herratoriai eee. began - nnzz ia General
-uah, houBet This made him ponder
sii8 more The Fe,at os this bordering
y 4. -. 10y thn EaL.a..A.AN L &c Min