The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17

were three venerable Judges, dozing with
their cigarettes In their mouths. After
| whiting fifteen or twatty minutes, nome
ono IA the crowd remarked TINT Il was
time FOR the sport % begin, and every
drew long breath md sat upright ex-
pectantly, Soon an American entered car
rylnR beautiful game cook. which he
dropped In the ring 50 that his points
might be examined By the spectators a
munimur OF appreciation came from the
throata Of many admirers, and the rooater
quietly walked around the pit, half oon-
aelous Of his beauty, and confident Oil
eameA IRE oontldenD OF hiB superiority
over his Mexloan nntagoniet.
A Mexican now entered carrying his
rooster in his arms. He urpaHad the ring
and presented hia chicken 10 the iddRes,
who weighed II and found Il too light by
xix ounces 70 the little cock was returned
to his cage and the Mexican, after some
delay, returned with rooster the proper
weight The delay wan caused BY the Ad-
Juating OF the Ratfs. which N q Hteei spur
fastened 10 the nhinkens icg. and IL about
three inuhns long With d tllght 1irve mp
ward. They much resemble long darning
needles, After q little parley The fight
commenced, First the owners held the
birds ia their arms and lot them pick one
anothor IN Tho head. This Is done 10
arouse their ire, aud, Judging from OBJ
Beryatlon. ] should call it bowling sue
oess. AZ signal from the chief judge the
roosters were dropped aud the fglt COM
Inonced immediately, The eorlsA did not
waste any time with Bpnrfing, bit sailed
right IN 70 business Thny dropped their
heads nearly 10 the ground tho prrtty
neck feathers standing out around their
heads, giving them a savage nppearaices
Each cock eyes his Antagonist for hnif a
second. and then they rush. cbch trying
to stab the other with the terrible gaffa,
bat the lrst onslaught proved upAuccess<
ful aid they backed up to ny Il aK4in.
II conner 1'he American rooster aank to
the ground stabbed 10 the breast by the
spur ~ his Mexican Zoe The owners
rushed up and drew out the Ran from the
uniuriiy rooster after whiufl they. and
we were allowed minute. Then they
were ~ II nEain AZ hard az ever. This
round was short Tile American rooHtpf
was almost Immediately stabbed IN tho
neck; this time the spur OF le opponent
went clear through bir windplpe, They
wore again pulled apart, but the hght
was evidently nearly ended.
The owner OF the wounded rooster pulled
It's neck And then sucked the ciotted bloph
from ita throat This anenied 70 revive tie
cock and the fght was reaumed, hut The
American rooHtfr WINS not equal 70 the
ocraslon, and soon fell % the ground
d6hd
The victorious Mexican rooster proudly
walked around his vi:iife and thcn stand
ing on his hend crows, 70 lei tho world
know that he Is ntIll alive and the hero
OF tho battle.
After the rooster was tAken out the
rparty element OF the audience stalked into
tic Rug ana considerably money changed
hands II N needieaH 70 say that there +
we're many sad faeeH In The ring Afssr
the bGttpg had been arranged plt crowd I
again enjoyed a midsummer Enpoxf ana
for thirty mlnuiea We waited patiently |
for two ROSTERS which were 70 entnrtaih I
ts FOR atour as many seconds. At last.
after The Judges had fefreBhed thoua1iyea I
With their Ton heavy echoohera, tbe nte-
ond figit was called. The cocks this time (
syers youngsters but seemed 70 take 70 +
their profession quite naturally ThoY sfNFt |
h enthusiastically enough and after com
siderable rushing. but no blood. one of /
tho roostera becomes winded, turns llss
back upon hts opponent and runs, The /
prize n again awarded 70 the Mexican
cock. ana the eowardiy American cock Is
IA tho head FOR his cowafdiea
'rhe next light proved 10 bn the most
OF them all. n took place al Fl
nast Immediately. The participants wtfe
sd experienced hands az me business
snd w consequences great deal u bot
.inR MAS done. The Americas Hes n hand
some. large game. perfectly shaped ard