Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

butt of the wing tapering rather
sharply to the junction Of the tail
with the back. In taking one of
these best cocks in your hands you
viii note the hard solid, muscular
feeling of all parts of the body, to-
gether with the nervy twitching feel
ing in its efforts to free itself from
your grasp.
We shall but attempt to give you
the real type of the true game leav-
ing the color to the enthusiastic
breeder and fancier who usually has
the matter OF color down so pat that
YOU will not fail to he impressed
with his particular strain of fowls.
There are varieties galore from the
Doms, 10 the War Horses, with all
kinds Of crosses and recrosses until
they have the appearance of Jacobs
cattle ring. streaked and speckled
And II one attempts to decry the
purity of mans strain he might as
well get out and away for there is
trouble coming to him
The true Pit Game Is mighty
good fowl in many ways. There are
great layers Of White eggs which as
a rule, hatch well. and the game hen
makes one of the best mothers in ex-
istence.
for danger and will clean up almost
anything anywhere near her size that
comes along to modest or make afraid
The little ones mature rapidly and
viii make nice little broilers quicker
than almost anything that wears
Gathers. And they are about all
leat too. There is one thing about
hem that is not altogether handy
and that is the stays will do 2 good
deal Of fighting az they mature unless
rightly handled
II is a good plan TO keep one old
cock with each lot Of growing and
maturing coCkereis which will busy
himself with settling disputes between
the would be cOmbatants.
Little Fighting Here.
The fighting Of these game cocks
as business has been pretty nearly
abandoned in this country on account
Of the laws in most States prohibit
ing It, There are. however. great
numbers Of them reared annually for
shipment to Mexico, Cuba and South
and Central american countries
where they do fight them These
trained cocks command a price rang
ing from so to $50 the bulk OF them
bringing about s15 each.
At times they are found In the
show room in considerable numbers
but they do not get justice az a rule
for there are so few really show
polnts about them to be considered,
as other thoroughbred fowls are TAX
en-.
Exhibition Bird Differs.
The STANDARD or EXHIBITION
game as it is bred to-day has passed
up and clear beyond the Pit or old
fashioned game. 1t has been bred
longer in neck, longer in back, up and
still up in shanks and thighs. with
out any apparent bend At the hook
joint until they seem almost like we
used TO sing about the old Shanghai.
you sea the rooster grows so tall,
YOU can't hear him crow at all"
The Standard game Of to-day must
have a clean bony head with but
little arch to neck feathering short on
neck showing but little hackle, back
broad at the shoulders tapering to
stern. and sloping rapidly to tail. tail
may best he described as roll Of
feathers with the two sickles extend
ing but slightly beyond the main tail
feathers. and carried low which
means but slightly above the horizon
tai
The outer end Of tail is really more
pointed or pinChed than where It
leaves the body. As many express il
a whip tail. The tail on the female
is but little different from that on
the male being void OF the two sickles
and few lesser sickles.