Year: 1875

MAIN BETWEEN ALBANY AND NEW JERSEY


DEFEAT or THE JERSEY BIRDS.


regular reunion Of old sports took place Christ
mas night real I'D fashioned cock fight the event
which brought them together About 100 were present
New York, Brooklyn and Albany constituting the out
siders on Jersey soil The main consisted Of eleven
battles for 500 the main and $40 battle Every
precaution used 70 allow only tho ssod aud true"
70 be present For three weeks the cocks have
been IN training and better selection never donncd a
PAIR of gaua Ia order to guard against the nterier
ance q the authorities the naming OF the spot
MADE known until the party ready to start FOR the
nights sport


About forty from this side or the river assembled in
Hoboken about nine o'clock on Christmas night and
soon all were travelling the Jersey Heights 10 an
adjoining county Al very cosey little public house all
were quietly landed, among them several gentlemen Of
Hudson ana Bergen counties. Among tue former was
a member OF the Cruelty 10 Animals Association but
he proved TO be Of the heaviest beters around tho
pit The dinner room set apart for the sport the
PIT brought up from the basement and placed in the
of the room. The birds placed In the sew
eral corners, and at eleven O'Clock the sport COM
mcnced. Refreshments OF every kind were provided
In corner Of the room aud after the selection OF
judges and referee and an appeal 10
conduct the affair IN quiet and
orderly manner the rst battle was announced There
no fear ol neighbors, for there was not house
within half mile the hotel The classed
a. between New Jersey and Albany; and as the two
handlers entered the pit New Jersey showed up a
chicken, lbs 10 o. and Albany A like weight, both
reds. The fight well contested and the betting
about The battle lasted about minutes, and
suited In victory for the Abanytes In the second
battle two lbs. were shown up, both black and reds,
and battle OF Am 50 gave the light TO the Albany
bird again. Betting the result of the main now
started anew odds beng given that Jersey would be
defeated.


In the third battle Jersey sent in a black ana Albany
pyle, each lbs Ia chance shot killed the Jer-
sey bird in 2m los. The Jerseyites began look
chopallen At their repeated defeats. Two lbs. on
shown up by both sidos and Aerce contest
ensued The battle lasted 22m., when the Albany bird
ran away and the victory given 10 Jersey.


In the NTH battle Jersey pyle and Albany a
spangle, both tbs. This proved 10 be a well
fought battle both badly cut the Jersey bird get
ting blinded In the second DASH and killed the
close OF ON.


AT tho call for the sixth battle two black and reds
each lbs o., were shown up. The odds were gwen
on the Albany bird. A desperate effort made by
both, when the Jersey sent home his gan deep into
the heart Of his opponent killing him instantly.


In the seventh contest two four pound chickens were
sent in, but the light very poor and after 20
minutes the Albany bird was drawn aud the battle
given to Jersey.


The eighth battle in Am. los. by the Albany
bird, both weighing lbs.


The AlDanyites had.now only one more battle to win
the main and they freely offered two TO the
suit Each showed a black aud red, in weight
lbs. ~ II was by far the liveliest fight OF
the night Ten minutes closed the battle in favor OF
Albany, which was thereupon declared the winner OF
the main, the contest standing to II was a
little past three when the main completed but then
other battles we're fought the sport being kept up t
near daylight.