Arizona republican., 1891-10-25
SOCIETY CoCKFIGHTS.
A Fad Among Certain Chicago
 Circles.
Parlors and Billiard Rooms Turned Ir Pits Where the Guests Are Er tertained by Battling
 l.amehlrds.

"Coachy, where are you going with the rooster?" asked a man the other evening, on the corner of Michigan avenue and Twenty-third street, of a cocbney coachman who was hurrying along with a sack under his arm. The officer showed his badge, and the coach man opened the sack and showed two game roosters, which were returned to their roost by the officer.
 That coachman was going out on Wabash avenue with those birds to have a main at some private residence, said the officer of the humane society to a Chicago Times reporter. "lt is fad for millionaires to have private cooking mains in their dining-rooms, or billiard rooms. Board of trade men are espe cially given to this form of sport. O.: course these mains are conducted very quietly, for, as a rule, these people dc not wish it generally known that theh tastes run that way.
 "When main is to take place, tho word is quietly passed around to SC lcct few and there is gathering of [ dozen or perhaps more in the dining room at the mansion designated. Some times they are invited to dinner, as wa the case on Wabash avenue, not faI from Twenty-fifth street, a few even ings ago. After dinner the ladies ad journed to the parlor. The gentlemen remained below in evening costume The dining-tablc was cleared, the guest' ranged around the room in circles ant the master of ceremonies summoned the coachman, who carried two fin, game roosters. They were placed or the mahogany dining-tablc, and wheI one of them Tapped his wing ant crowed his defiance round of applause shook the room.
 "The butler, an English cockney witt mutton-chop whiskers and an unspeak able accent, wore a stcel-pen coat knee brooches, and low-quarter shoes with silver buckles. The coachman wore the regulation pantaloons, high. top boots, etc. There were no gaffs used. Now, am telling you this as it was told to me, for l know nothing about it of my personal knowledge" said the officer, in explanation. Well, as understand 1t, after a few small bets the butler took one of the birds and the coachman the other, and the feathers began to fly Whenever a bird got in lick, or rather kick, on his opponent, he would receive a gen erous burst of applause from his cham pions. The host stood at the head of the table and acted as timer, or umpire or judge, and as earnestly and as sol emnly as if he were about pulling wheat or selling October lard short.
 "Three or four rounds had been fought and neither bird knocked out, and the interest in the fight was grow ing intense, when the host took the buffers place at the table saying: Let me fight this bird. MT. -, take the other bird, and we will have fight to the finish The other gentleman is a millionaire and has acres of real es. tate and numerous blocks of buildings in Chicago
 ''The real estate owner offered the host bet of one thousand dollars and champagne supper for the party that his bird would win. The wager was snapped up by the host, who declined to let certain large railway shareholder in the deal At it the birds went. The host proved to the satisfaction of all his guests that he was no novice in the business-in fact, he managed his bird so well as to prove that he had had considerable experience in affairs of this sort. His bird, however, was not quite so game,