The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-09

the hair a few strokes straight over his
forehead. His head Is like heaven, in that
there Is no parting there, His clothes are
communicating; the necktie that adorns
the soft shirt may have cost Is cents once
upon a time; his shoes are stiff and heavy,
and his whole makeup, In short, bespeaks
the man who cares infinitely more for
something other than apparel.
At the same time, though a bit brusque
IN his conversation, ne rs as good-h hearted
az the day Is long, shrewd In business. a
man who would with a glad hand give
some OF his cock-hghhng proceeds to the
first charity that came along, and In short,
an all-around good fellow"
The house. which is also the hennery.
cost precisely $4,000. Its "a Handsomely
furnished rooms are made Immaculate by
a retlnue of servants. 1t is a three-story
building OF striking architecture, partly
covered with vines and made more pictur-
esque with flower boxes at every curve.
The surrounding lawn is brilliant with ar
tistic flower beds. II Is one of the most
delightfully."- located homes In the city, fac
ing, as II does, Lincoln park ana the blue
waters of Lake Michigan.
Ii Is on the third floor OF this stately
Pile Of stone that Mr. Mackin has at great
expense fitted up place for some of his
cocks. 1t is a sight familiar to the FASH
ionable residenters roundabout to see a
light at night in the upper story. The
ballroom IS not filed with gay dancers, as
might be imagined, but the hege lord and
a few OF the fellows" are looking at some
of the prize pets in the hennery.
JOHN Mackin defends the sport Of cock
fighting from first to fms. '"rhe fighting
of birds" he declared, with the enthusiasm
Of a man talking of his hobby, has been
he amusement of nearly every nation from
the Romans, who used to fight quails, to
the Chinese, who stin tight sparrows.
Cock fighting Is not as cruel as rae
ing for this reason: A horse is dashed when
he is doing his best, the bird is In fren-
~ when fighting and doesn't feel the pun
lshment. If it is cared for properly after
ward, provided il Is not killed outright,
as sometimes happens the bird suffers no
injury.
and ! want to tell you another thing.
Cock-fghting is a sport enjoyed by the
leading men Of the country. Why, men
like Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson
fought cocks outside of Washington. 1
have pair of spurs, by the way, which
were once the property of Clay. AS to
sports generally, the biggest dog fight
ever held In Massachusetts, was In Gov.
Russelrs barn.
"As for Chicago men who like cock
fighting, why you should see the crowd
that comes 10 my little shows"
Though some of the birds are in the city
home particularly In the winter season,
come are kept at his country place in Lake
county Here Mr.. Mackin has a large farm
Of full-blooded animals, from Angora cats
20 Jeanette Pyle cocks. At an expense of
10000 he has fitted up building for the
cocks.
The millionaire cock-fghter has one fond
wish ungrauhed, and that Is TO run a fight
ing pit in Chicago. I'D give SIP 900 a year
for a license to run pit in the city. They
are so popular on private scale that it
would be a big investment as a public en-
terprise But then the law Is against It;
so. We, including the aldermen and the rest
Of them have 10 he content with little
contest now and then on the sly. Most any
man. however, VIII pay IS to see cock
fight"
The wife OF Mr.. Mackin does not sympa-
,hIze with the sport and will not confess
they are kept in the house.