New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
4 NTND.fI BlTTLE.



COCK FIGHT.
1T vas In Mexican village .lld the explorer
Grcat had leca our surprs tc evening before. when
q ufiIc after oclo Il rod" into thr public SQUARE
mp to The door = the convent and observed a long
line - gau" cocks guarding ON. I'D" Of the great
church. Well that va, first impression. Closer
inspection made thing palmer In The convent,
residence ~ only the priest and ~, relations, We
hung our lammock, rested awhile. refreshed The
inner man with tortllla, and ll'k i-aan- 'lrn went
forth 70 Investigate the fratarrcd regiment The
ar.. church was built mo 10" square. - That
r., rear wall was on line with the convent and
other sru.ture, forming that id N the SQUARE.
Along the wall tiai stood AT right angles with ne
front ~ the convent mali woodcn stakes had been
driven I'm the ground. r. each plumod warrior
WIS securely attached ~ safc distance from his
valiant comrcor. Who could hav" dared - utilize
for -i,h prpp-'' the shad" afforded by the wall oi
the sacred cdhcel Another instant and We should
have voiced tuis Thought. II /, generally mi'nk"
10 speak I'm a hurry I'll" good old priest kIt
followed us aul vas now % our side. Pointing a
lean brown finger NJ very proud looking roo ter h"
snld That IS ih" prince 81 this lot. though they
viii all prove Themselves splendid fighters. know
have not studied 10" creatures forty year, for
nothing" 30 They were hl- own property Yes,
another five minutes talk mad" plain HAT the pet
hobby 81 his holy man va, c0ckhghting. W"
viii call him Father l., hcclu," II !, not necessary 10
On ii. fayorirr topic. he talked away for fun hour
and was utterly amazed. not To- -iy somcO hat in
,rcdulous. when informed that We had never seen
proir, ionaI tl,.lc between those bind, 50 dear to
hi heart ana pui>c. ana wii D" loved To So" rshtlns
IN th' ring Eut you must com" with m" t"h"rroW
afternoon said ho: the p-"i" her" all Xix" II and
We enjoy IN" harmless sport every sunday afternoon
lie intended sarcasm.
soften, vol,n-. wh,n sunday afternoon came our
noe having lad a-ii" ui, sHrccldnlal robes after
r,irrt.ng higa mas. plo"l II, 10 the ,ccu' II act H.
Inc pt W. IN tn. interior courtyard Of private
house circular fence ~ slender sticks urround'd
the carefully l,v,ed ground dedicated To the carnne"
hairs surrounded It. and shed, tiachcd with palm
leaves sheltered the spot from the scorchns rays of
the nm In cay attire the most respected mairons
ana nadcns of thu place there. the performance
bcug counrenanccd and partly provided 10y the priest
\ uvcly conversation wa, kept mp, all present being
acquainted. The rooster, had been shorn of their
feathers save those ~ IA" wings and th Each bird
VA. weighed then curved steel pur, were secured to
me sumps II those provided hy nature but which had
been cut of Quitc suddenly conversation ceases.
Two birds are In the ring. The struggle commences.
Heads lowered eyes glazing, qulvcrng with rage. the
heroes ny at each other. Calculating that his opponent
has Jumped too high, the other one crouchcs avoids
tho blow and turns upon his foe, who stands firm.
Iioih r-r the air, breast striking against breast,
each striving to deal his adversary mortal blow.
one Is stabbed h. Stagg.rs. Irofiting 10y this weak
ness his adversary follows up the attack but the
wounded one keeps eye his enemy, and not
being ready him. lodges, rcgans his position and
Iunlcts n wound. Both have difficulty In keeping
on their feet though neither will yield More wounds
are dealt 10th fall exhausted. One RECEIVERS, sees
MS Zoe PROSTATE. does not attack, but shakes his
lowered head and claws the ground in his fury. I'M
,ntiently he hlrsts for the life OF his opponent who
no less savage. regains his feet, and with garng
eyes witches every move Of his adversary.
The enthusiasm of their owners and hackers In
crra,cs a5 the wounds become more numerous; the
creatures engaged in deadly strife keep cooler than the
audience 4 moment arrives when all the hackers
talk M once Five dollars the whIt~p Ten
an the canclor cinnamon cuiorJ. The stakes do not
exceed $50. Al last one warrior falls. Dead silence
follows 80 great j. The susprEs" viii he rise once
mcrel Victor examines victim very distruStfnlly
makes sure he 1, dead. then mounting on the prstrate
torn draws himself up with cxutnnt cry of vie
tory Just Ike some gladiator of olden times
An through the long summer afternoon one haiti.
succeeded another. The birds that survived were
,.E.n home 10 be- carefully tended until restored
enough TO fight again. Even those that had lost one
o.. both ewes would fight II an opportunity WAS given
IN tnrn Tor these birds icrociousy bray, that
unlr,s wanted 10 fight, they have TO De kent ont OF
each others reach
host talked OF nothing but his triumphant roosters
and called on to bear witness that the very one
n" had pointed ont had proved itself that day the
greatest hero Of them ALL