The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-17
7HE COOKING MAN.
A Great Nights Sport for Those
Who Liked It.
SOME BEAUTIFUL" DEATHS.
cfrclcvIlle Gets In Her Work at the
Start, But tho Outcome was in
Doubt at sa. m.-.The Owner
or the Pit Arrested.

Several days ago 1t was announced in
the IxrEILIGRNcRR that the Circleyllle,
Ohio, sports who lost SO much money
on the last fight at Fulton were anxious
for another turn with the Wheeling
birds and were negotiating for another
main. A few days ago 1t was learned
that the fight was to take place In Mar.
tins Ferry, although Ohio has very strict
laws against that sport.
Yesterday the sports began to arrive
in this city and were soon collected
about the various resorts. At several
OF the leading sporting saloons the out
OF town arrivals were go numerous that
they had 10 take quarters on the side
walk, the bar.roomB being overcrowded.
The town seemed TO be alive with
strangers with short hair and plug hats.
In the evening they began to thin out
little. and several squads were seen
taking North Wheeling cars for Martins
Ferry. Many more went over in hacks,
and the McLure House hack stand was
almost depleted. Martins Ferry was
worse crowded than Wheeling had been,
for there were fewer places for the cock
tiGhers to 20 and there were more Of
them. The pit was located in a saloon
building on Second street, owned by
John Kyne, and was the finest that haS
ever been built in this section. It was
located in the second story in a largo
room, lighted with electric lights. The
pit was surrounded on three sides with
benches, and was arranged so that tho
three hundred spectators could see all
that went on in the whole room.
The Circleville birds were 0 little late
arriving and most Of them got in at9p.
m, on the O. & P. road. There were
seventeen fights arranged for and that
many cocks were in the building from
Qircleville and the. same number from
Wheeling and the immediate vicinity.
There was considerable coaching from
the time the sports began to arrive till
the first fight was called at 1:40. That
there was lots OF money to be won and
lost was evident from the number OF fat
rolls that were displayed about the
saloons. The Ohio bloods had como
with the determination OF winning back
the money they had lost on the last
Fulton fight and they had the stuff to
risk in the effort.
The first fight, called at 11:40, was be
tween fine red brown cock from Oirss
cleville and a beauty OF the same com
plexion from Wheeling. Wheeling's
bird was the favorite before they were
pitted, and the betting was lively, odds
Of SIS to S. being offered on the Wheel
ing cock. Bets ranged in amount from
Eve to one hundred dollars, and were
taken on both sides as fast as offered.
The fight lasted Just three minutes. The
Circleville chicken brought first blood,
stabbing the Wheeling bird In the neck
in the third pitting. This changed the
betting, and from that to the end Of the
fight the betting was the other way. On
the fifth pitRngthe Circleville birdatruck
his antagonist q sounder in the body,
reaching the heart, and in an instant the
rooster fell dead and the money was
turned over to the Ohio sporta.
The second fight was called at exactly
1903 q. nj. Wheeling was represented
by fine bird, and there was no doubt
In the minds Of the local sports that the
honor that had been lost in the first
fight would be retrieved in the
second. Circleville was also we'll
championed by a large, finely formed
bird with almost whits plumage
except for little grey that showed on
his thighs, neck and tail. The betting
was forced by the Wheeling sports again
and odds OF $l00 to $40 were made. The
birds fought for blood from the start
and both held out for eighteen minutes
during which time they were pitted
seventeen times. On the seventeenth
pitting the Wheeling bird was knocked
on its back and failed to respond on
time and the fght was given to Circle
vile. The Wheeling chicken gave up
the ghost in few minutes after the
battle was declared against Il.
This fight was one Of the finest from
the cock ianciers' point OF view that was
ever fought in a local pit. Both birds
were game and lasted long enough to
aud were well handled.
The third fight was called at 1915 a.
m. Both birds were fne looking fellows,
but the sports had lost nearly all their
patriotism and were betting to win.
Wheeling's contingent had lost so much
on the frat two fights that they had 70
hedge to save themselves. Bets were
made at $40 to 80 cents, but not many
Of them. Most Of the money waB put
up at about $25 to S.. Circleville won
1t also, and Wheeling seemed about to
dissolve. -
Theiourth fghtwas short and decisive,
and was over in three minutes. Wheel.
ing took it with grey bird. The fifth,
sixth and seventh fights went the same
way and Wheeling spirits came up with
q rush.
Just after this fsht Marshal Samuel
WestwoCd massed tho police force for q
pull OF the pit, The oilicera were de-
MED admittRnce, however, and the
Mayor and Justice Of the Peace being
out Of town they could get no warrants.
They arrested John Kyne, the proprle-
tor OF the house, and made him put up
$4O0 for his appearance to-day.
Kyne was released and went back and
locked the doors and the fighting pro-
ceeded and wss going fast and furious
when the 1NTRLLiGENcER went TO press,
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