Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-02
BLOOD SHED FREELY.
.,ue FIGHT IN WHICH THE con-
rfsTANTS wAoE0 IN GORE.
The, Were piucky Roos,ors ADD Not
tale citizens WIZ Engaged IA Bat
tic-The Result a TIE,

r,er the cold, white moon that looked
5',o from the wlntry heavens last night
s.d hs,e felt herself grow rubioand bad
-. been able TO send her %silvefy ray,
.t.,asa the tjmbors Of little stable in
~. District. for within the rickety struc,
..-s ,ie uch. red blood of heroes was
ss,~c Il was not che gore Of men. but
a.. blood Of that bravest OF birds, the
,..rrau game cock and in the contests
.I took place Richmond and Henrico
H.l thcir courageous fowls for honor.
.. huri. there was u great cooking
. .a the western suburbs last night,
& ...u II 90 1850 o'clock tho daring birds
.. LED ~ The fearful PIT. while seventy.
..- interest.
t.ht took place II tho loft Of tho
8u! among the spectators were
.cut merchants, cav young men
IIt q few nights ago glided through
.r..ty % tn our society bellies, public
aud that heterogeneous class
-. O.. the world az large as sports"
... around the pt and perched
r- t-c ftftcrs of the building. the fra
t.rWCd the contests. and 10 Is safe
chat several hundred dollars
bands ere the night was over.
.. ..-H.eue lamps ut tho place, which
..r In the extreme. and these
.t-cl around the spOtin which the
s. ..,- took place.
THr orFSIHG EOUND.
~ .r..r commenced with a "scrap"
$50 llsck-brCasted reds. clipped
"rj tor h contest. and armed
,.. tat'erng steel gafs which deal
t blows.
ate-, 81 tho birds first held them
order 10 excite their ire, and
were tossed into the Pit. Their
Ver" fearful. but they were
lf.Ore many minutes the Hen
tai gone 20 meet his fathers and
t.... ANS and a spaneled game were
.aJ IN this contest the knock
a- simply terrific. The benny
-.v.u ounces less than mis- op-
..' Le conquered. aud one more
-tor went 10 JOIN the Kepubli-
STEPS 10 chicken heaven.
r.-I Igtt-a contest between an
o.. r. represented this CITY. ana q
-. ...a. was an ieuOmlnIous failure,
....,I De-. .u1nd bird ran IN % most cow
49, ..lutr.
LTEHICo BID TN WINNER.
.. ..E'N NkNl, iihNA ilN STANDPOINT OF
..... .ta..rs. was one OF the prettiest Of
I.. .Hutrstauts were a Richmond
..,.4 Heurico red. Tho gray was ut
M -+ ounces the heavier uf the two
d.. every one had q "N" TO back
- I.'. alas, he proved as bad a specu-
F.. ri. average boom" lot. Both
Sought urIously, but in less than
les the HourIco representative
. spur into hls opponents bead.
latter went down. and with HIM
. jos of those who staked their
.s.. tle bird was dead.
t|e- Eet. clean-shaven. white
. -t.r. with a frank. open cOunte-
--.. % genial smile. appeared on be-
. .t.- CITY I'm contest No. 6, while a
i,E black looked after tho inter-
o.. ..I- te d0iisr>l OF Henrico. Both
we'd wonderful pluck. but
80. ~ t.e battle the white bird
.- beak. and this accident.
with % fearful cut IN the wing.
.. tl lose the fight. For q long
.-l as II neither would surren-
.rlr. t..I attie was 30 prolonged that
.. ...r- lad 20 be lifted from the PIT
--l .m.- Iu order TO gain thor wind.
go, ST. 'h blood and exhausted beyond
'.... the Richmond cock az last
r. -.. black feather and was removed
9Th and last round another Hey-
% conquered, thus MAXIM the
.a-. iu which the meSn occurred
~. ..- t4r from Rlcbiaond College,
r.r" Of the students were among
f. r ..-.-.
..I-.ro bids were scions from the
-'oea Of Bass, while the Rich
,,.rs IN boastine their genealogy
POINTED so ancestors who once
a .., crest Of Hillsman.