The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-24
RItH.AOND BIRDS
FIGHT TO DEATH
But Win Finally From Nelson
in Great Mill South OF
Charlottesville.
MUCH MONEY WAS DROPPED
" lille Local Sports Win in End.
500 Was Dropped in
Single Fight.

'HARLDITkSNILLE Va. Sauuarv ~
~''k shLnE which was such "a favor
It, pastimc in Virginia Just before ana
niiHr me CiFI War. seems 20 have been
revived ~hereahorts. since one Of tho big
Rest mains that has occurred in IN, state
FOR "a number OF years past was pulled
Of Tuesday ia This county.
The scene 81 tho mill was tic ward or
q log cabin. several miles south OF Char
lottesv+llr. on the road Ga S.ottevrle A
h~alf-hundrcd cocks were shown. ana over
a hundred sporting men from Richmond.
stanton. Arlington. Chariottesvinc and
other sections ~ tho State we're on hand.
Tn tic cabin. containing two rooms. the
birds Were qlaftet-i. while the pit. sguar-
81 81 ia the open. just measured eight by
ten feet.
IL was Richmond rs nelson county. or.
q DE more precise. Richmond aga'ust
Arlington The main began at = clock
ln the morning. and was not concluded
until nightfaii. There were fourteen stiff
battles O~wenty-eiEht BIRDS. At the end
OF tie twelfth battle. honors were even,
each sl4o having six wins 20 lis credit.
The last two fights. however. went
- Richmond thus giving tho victory
- che Capital City contingent
The main Was fought according t.
southern rules. emitting rule o. on
the spurs OF the Richmond cocks were
o-b Inca gaGs. while the Nelson entries
wore George Huns jaggers. It was
plainly seen that Nelson was outcut
ting RichuonG from start TO finish The
Nelson birds were far tronger while
the Richmond cocks were faster. Ne
son fought Black Devils. Hammond
Gordons and Irish Grays. The Rich
MonG BIRDS We're OF various crosse.
The first battle was such a lengthy
one that at one time 50 looked as IL
tic mill would run through two days.
FULLY forty minutes were consumed.
aud the contest proved perhaps the
best Of the day. Nelson conceded 10
Richmond eight ounces Ia weight. but
even with this handicap. Richmond
only won out Oh g. count the Rich
uort cock being dead when taken out
cf tile pit. W1ilo the Nelson birG still
lives.
Each side showed a runner. 4 Nelson
entry was Tie first TO chow the white
feather. AS ne scampeTed Of. tie Rich
nond crowd set UP a merry laugh The
ioke was turned. however, IN the very
neat battle. when ono az Richmond 3
most heavily backed cocks took 20 his
heels, and could not DC induced 20 hgnt
l. Is stated that the Richmond sports
dropped Of much as 500 IL this ore event.
The main. Il Is Understood. was for tho
sum Of 80. while il Is estimated that
side bets amounting to $50 or $40 were
made. When the day was done. twelve
sead chickens lay alongside the ring
Tho outcome q the main was a Freat
Furpr So Co tie Richmond crowd which
Lad anticipated a Walkover. At q recent
main in Norfolk. between Richmond and
North Carolina biros. Richmond had &
runaway, winning eleven out OF thirteen
battles THAI mill, q IS understood. was
20 have been q w-cnty-onc-cock main. but
the old North state crowd threw Up tic
Suonee before the mill was concluded.
Al tile conclusion OF Tuesdays main
the stanton crowd IS said 10 have chal-
lenged the Richmond sports 70 fight from
Eve 20 ten battles. and at one time Il
looked as II the challenge would be ac-
Cepted and the main pulled OF that night.
Upon coming to the city. however. some
of tle Richmond contingent took the
train for Baltimore 20 attend q main
there. and the hght fell through. Local
sporting men. il is understood, would
have backed the Stauntoa birds