The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-11
AN lNTER-srlrG AFFAIR.

The Noble and Manly sport of CocklEhtinE
Exemplihsd by Representatives Of Ohio
and weSt Virginia.
For weeks past there have been
rumors OF another cooking main to be
held in this city. Outsiders, and Wheel.
ing men too, dropped quantities Of stuff
on the former occasion, and have been
eager for an opportunity TO replenish
their exchequer, or, perchauce, empty
it again.
An air Of hustle pervaded favorite re-
sorts Of the sporting fraternity yester-
day. The town sports were out in full
force hobnobbinG with well.known
cookers from all points OF the compass.
Representatives from Pennsylvania
and Ohio came In, and much patriotic
talk was INDUCED In. Circleville, Chilli
cothe, Steubenville, Phillippsburg, Pitts
burgh and Allegheny sent their contin-
gents, and TO hear them all talk, one
would have supposed that Wheeling
birds weren't in It. Not much betting
was INDUCED in during the day, the
knowing ones preferrinG to wait until
the birds were In the pit.
An 1NTHLLIdRNcER reporter received
q quiet tip that the main would be held,
not at Fulton, the usual place, but lit
tie further out the motor line, and tax.
ing the eight o'clock motor soon arrived
at the place.
The fighting was to take place in o
temporary shed about "a by "a feet. On
the four sides benches were built up
against the walls and two hundred and
fifty spectators were piled upon the
benches. In the center Of the floor was
the pit, about ten feet square, two feet
high, and padded with straw covered
with canvas. There was considerable
delay in getting to work, and much i'm.
patience was manifested by the crowd.
At quarter OF 10 o'clock the first birds
had been trimmed, weighed and gated,
and at 10 o'clock the first fight came on.
FIASr FIOHT-Wheellng against Circleville, o.;
so q side. Weight ot each bird, pounds u
ounces.
Both birds few at each other and met
in the center Of the pit, got tangled up
in their gaffs and were taken apart. This
fight was rather tame. The birds be-
came entanaled 90 often that the fight
lasted Tor some time, and at the end OF
about seven minutes the fight finished,
Wheeling not coming to the scratch.
SECOND FIoHr-wheelIng vs.. chilllcothe, o.
Weight, 8 pounds; for $50 side.
The fighting here was forced from the
start. The Ohio bird was so badly used
up in the second round that SIS to S.
was offered on the Wheeling bird, hut
found no takers. Only four pittinas
were necessary, and al the last the
buckeye bird failed TO come TO time,
dying In his corner.
THIRD FI0ur-wheelInE vs. ClrclevIlle; weight
bponnds ounces, for so side.
This was long drawn out quarrel, ten
pittings being required. Both birds
were game 10 the last, and though the
Ohio one was knocked almost Rilly in
the fourth round, he still managed TO
come to time. Betting was quite lively,
and the Ohio men Left several dollars on
this side Of the river. The fight finally
ended, and Ohio was carried of lileless.
FoURTH .FI0HT.-WheelIng ". Chllicothe,
weight pounds ounces.
This lasted the longest 80 far. The
Wheeling birds leg was broken In the
irst round, and the Buckeye was COM
pelled TO come over to his corner.
Wheeling held up brayely, however,
bat, though he tried hard, could do bnt
little execution with his sound limb.
The fight became monotonous, and the
crowd felt relieved when the West Vtr'
ginia cock Of Last received the coup d
grace.
1t was now l2 o'clock aud the IN7EL,
IlGRHcER reporter had 70 leave. The
intention was 70 have eleven fights q
| $50 aside, the crowd winning the ode
fight to get $3.50 extra. So iGs the hon
ora we're even, and the deCialon canno
be made until about daylight.
! The country sports from over tht