The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1869, Page 13

OCOCK-A-DOODLE-D00 | =" “FEATHERY TALK.” Cock Fighting and Cock Fighters, Ancient and Modern. The “ Heathwoods” of Long Island—Other Noted Strains—Their Homes, Owners and Training for the Pit—Sick- nesses and Remedies—In- teresting Intelligence. “Tho mains are fought and past, ‘And Am the pit a empty now crow Since the days when the nobility of England fought heir great cocking mains in the presence of crowned ‘heads, judges, marshals, sheriffs and the selected few of the aristocracy to witness such contests the gamecock has not, perhaps, improved at allin his then superior breeding, nor has he fallen from his high estate, He is’ still as lofty in his bearing, as‘ sip in his port, as stubborn in his valor, as Jealous hig nature and as vindictive in his disposition as @n those oldem days. He is still to be seen persecut- the turkey gobbler and letting go at the head of 6 clamorous gander, or aught else with feathers, his own walk, and occasionally we have expe- Pies or hs inane and golng out like a wander- , Ing knight of the chivalric period in quest of some-.' ing to fight. Aithough he was onve.the cham." {pion {of houses .of high ancestral * name, fwhose daughters decorated the bags which he ‘honoréd' with the armorial bearings of their ‘fathers, worked in rare colors and rich silks, he has ‘wince descended to more plebeian surroundings and @ccasionally te mercenary transactions. Ho has Deem the pet of the Seftons, Derbys, Stanleys, ‘Wynves, Featherstonehaughs, and the earlier and suightier than they, of a period. ly But times change. It is greatly so regarding the Pastime of cock fighting. In England the game- cock, though not extinct, is now almost out of Jasuion. From being the pride of large eatates and of country families, and next to the blooded racehorse, ithe idol of the English heart, he is now chiefly pro- / ‘daced there by retired clergymen and old ladies, rho value him for his symmetry of form and beauty of plumage, and think his inveterate pugnacity rather ap evil than a great desideratum. ANTIQUITY QF THE GAMECOCK. An essay upon the antiquity of the gamecock is mot demanded in this article. The bird ws evidently of Bast India origth, transplanted from torrid climes into the milder latitudes of England several Tmndred years ago, and from , thit period, according to the learned Roger Ascham, who wrote @ treatise on the ancient pastime of cock Aghting in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the natural pugnacity of the bird had been preserved for abovejor Hearly a thousand years up to his time. It certainly remains to this ay and Is so jndicionsly recognised. FIGHTING THE.BIRDS. ~~ Many think fighting gamecocks the most refined crueity. They stigmatize it as exquisite barbarity, ‘and raise a great outcry against the steel gaffs that are used in the pit, They never can be made to be- eve that, so long as game stags live, they will ight— that is, whenever chickens of the opposite sex are ‘in their immediate neighborhood, Love produces ‘war, and at it the feathered champions wattle to settle disputes. And these great ‘growlera § will persist in not seeing that the steel leet obviates excessive craelty by ‘whortening the duration of such dingdong struggles, fringing about the reault in hot blood. The differ- ‘@uce between the killing of a cock ina fight on the yard with his own heels furnished him by nature ‘aad the killing of a cock in @ gamely contested struggic in the pit with the gaffs, is like that be- ‘tween pummelling a man to death with « bludgeon and killing him with the thrust of a rapier. THE PATRONS OF COCK FIGHTING. ‘The valorous instincts of the gamecock bave been the delight of some of the most eminent men, the cultivated members of society of ancient and modern times. They encouraged the amusement and tent their presence to the pit, were they infused refine- snent and respectability. During the life of the Earl of Derby—a nobleman ey nature as well as birth—this pastime in England ‘was at {ts greatest height, and that gentieman’s ‘well-known proclivities in this respect imparted to it the prominence it then attained, equulling the interest and pleasures surrounding their racing contests. In this country some of the most respected public men, those standing high in the councils and halle of legislation, have patronized the cockpit na thought it not wrong. Even Washington vwas an admirer of the game fowl, and in one sof his famous private letters aamitted to @ friend, vend that as a little extenuating circumstance for an alleged seeming neglect, that he had ‘just left the ockpit,” mstancing that he noted with as mucb leasure the game characteristics of this bird, and jushed not to record it, a# others in jess fortunate lons in life, Cock fighting in the Unitea States as a remote origin. It certainly is one of the oldest of our amusements. During au entire century has ‘he territory now known as the South been the scene f these contests, increasing year by year to the period of our late civil war, when the cockpits were deserted for sterner contests by fleld and flood. Pro- duction of the birds almost ceased, of course, in this time, and the pleasant one thousand and one plauta- tions where. many s towheaded and venera bie Sambo expended his skill in their breeding seaounded no longer witn the martial crow of eager cocks. Since that period, with swords ground = ra hooks, there has been throughout early every thern State a renewal of thet 5 yn and a consequent renewal of cock fighting, of curly heads and wi tvortes ity, town and hamlet in that latitude ‘will forget affairs of yey | matters and recon- -@ruction Ing the mushroom states- pacer ¢ enthusiastic fighter snd fancier of 2 a found its yng te ter Soe ago. Gentiemen of aristocracy, rie h 9 mite influence—left the spacious halls helio "there | of and West catching the quickening arr es made the valorous birds of noted strains in great demand. These abound hore, and there is hardly any uestion it and breeders of this section wil fain tne belt long fetain the belt for rare game. Prominent oe mia- tives of the feathered tribe stand the “Heath- ‘wood birdy, bred in East New York, L. L, by wagacious and experienced parties. The system of — and ben ye i the” Lang introduced by the men wi ir ieisure moments will soon be urage in such @ connection congratulation and praise of “MUM” THE MOTTO WITT BRERDERS GENRRALLY, 1@ cock-| agiting world, Men in this business who, either for pleasure or Siew to porto devote their ‘ime in @: riments with @ view to von in AJ on ae of breeding, to fp ge MEY . ce continual habit, and to extract or to ‘attempt to ox- court ui the wtReathwood" tlemen ie, seq tie above view Se to his stock of know- regarding the grape rat of the and enna m recent y ala bo. stormy di khid and intelligent, and u viait int can't an the lighs of & success or aot UY the Re NEW YORK HERALD,.SUNDAY, MARUH 28, 1869.-QUADRUPLE SHERT. surest tat peretelly emectee Ks, where, h lineage, they will remain ushered in. ehickens could be heard from at the genial hosteirie of Simeon B. Hoagland, a merry landlord of the olden Paced the eae was bear and his me village visited, w! be ed my boy, zn aaa heref’’ jess mé you quoth Sim, his face clear as a chronometer’s dial, looking up. Exp! ianations were hurriedly made. We ope an i we wanted to feathered gamearer, py end of the “Heathwood” strain, bro fection in his neighborhood; we pk i information — nfl mtlemen who had achieved the signal of producing birds as fine as ever ‘lapped a xou. “ave hit eke $s place; but both Billy Reid the gontlemen who have geeeninnd “i i vag great attention and judicious mi ment have just home to their dinners; they soon return, when I will use my ue influence with them that they may be induced to furnish you the information.’”” This was unexpected good orgy and tt was set down as an absolute ce ty that the usual reti- cence of such prominent men aa for the mo- ment not be binding. And it was not. whii erg thus patiently walting for the je we werg thus patiently _w: or, the ro- turn of these eee Mr. made ti time pass me! in the desc ns of the on paintings of colebrat horses Me has Geet and of souvenirs and curiosities that cause his place to seem more like a museum for the equiné race than # publican’s home. Yea, it is a museum of the horse, and who has not associated “Big Sim” with the trot- pt and racers of America? His ineerity none enh peng meses and his eres hes made his reputal ion almost as wide as the land. wee sha with the Pape cutting capers and in harneas, the prototype of Maron d day in i madd an mal tes wien the it irs communed & few minut was 8 icture to observe him—one not easly cffaced from jhe tind. Rca ” said he, ‘is the picture of Old, me Gray Messe ther of Privateer, Legder Blonde; there’s Blanche, the first colt of old ibe dallah, father. itonian; she was raised by Jonn Lenard re of Long Ii but died with me in her twent year; and there’s Lady Moscow, mother of Privateer, and that’s her leg over the plo- ture—'tis all that’s left of her; and thero’s the pic- Spiel the ne eros roe on the Union track between Gray d True John, in 1864, when, with 400 penta rch t, ted ote for at of a bebe made.” noes » num e ot eegen pictul ot biog “= ie Tentenien oan standing ot ry near It); mi rou 8 frm ile; Flatbush Maid und he ths ote hs of his pleasant com; Woodruff, Wm. R. Johnson, ti eon ‘States ‘Napoleon ‘of the Turf” PAfer, and last, but not least, “Creep” Collins, Banjo “you could looking the past with half a sigh, but yet with a smile lin- gering ‘on his features. “It's a pleasure with me sit here and look at these things and think over the transactions of a life, as then | knew both of tuese gentlemen you want to see. WILLIAM H. REID AND SA4MURL MITCHELL, the breeders of the famous Heathwood strain of gamecocks. Let me introduce you.’” Our business was briefly stated, and with hardly & moment's revision: of the many points information was to a upon the following valuable: know- bi bd imparted:— old school cock fighters and breeders of the land, Imagine the scene. my Mitchell, Cte f ef age, hearty and the picture of with ne neither “chick nor child” in eal Reid, ot age somewhere about the centre, or. ies more 80, of Co span of man’s existence, three Led ten, and Hoagland | repeat; it was couipeeeciatie of Led gone by, when ‘simpli- city, Wealth and ness were the principal attribuces of the then excellent an a THE OBJECT OF THESE The object of Messrs. Reid ON Micohel in the breeding of the “Heathwood” strain of gamecocks ‘was not a matter of eae return, a8 neither of = ever received a doilar ei oa labor nae frgaae rus vncement may oot, it is truvhiul. It-was to ‘to what ion the gamecock coula be bred, being primar First—Largo size. Secona—Symmetry of form. Thora—Fecundity of hi Ved Fourth—Briiliancy of Fifih—Flavor as a a table fowe Sizth—Economy as regards food. Seventh—With all the other qualities that delight the sportsman. To this, and to this extent alone, have these gentle- men devoted their leisure moments and methodical selection, and when the work was commenced there is not the least doubt that they each thought of the old yursery rhyme:— If 1 were a cobbler Pd bend ft my pride ‘The best of all cobblera to be If 1 were a tinker no tinker beside Should mend an oid kettle like me. Their energy met ali diMiculties; it was the perse- verance whicd resolutely overcomes them. BREEDING AND FEXDING, In breeding and feeding gamecocks for objects enumerated as above and the'r preparaiton for ap- pearance in the pit let it be asa starting point to procure in the birds the greatest amount of muscle with the eons, juantity of superiiuous flesh. Never fail to alwi eep fally in the mind that the pre- servation of muscle and the decrease of fat are the first steps to success asa feeder. There should be comparatively no more loose flesh on the gamecock when he is in trim taan on a racehorse, as it acts oi injuriously in the one case as in the other. [he next great essentials are air, food and exercise. When a bird first leaves the walk “where he has been running master” take him in hand and ascer- tain his condition by feeling under the rear portion of the gizzard for the superfluous flesh on him; note this particularly, as it wili govern your future treatment. In the poultry trade, when good condition is desired as a killing quality, fesh would be sought alter under the wing, and not as above. Then ascertain the state of his stomach. If ue a When he is little costive give him little raw meat, and if he is too quick in into condition administer toast and ale in small quanti- ties. In the selection of eggs for propagation take the largest. It is the practice among the “Heathwood” gentlemen. BRST FOOD. ‘ tans! ee han eek oe Ler yd bird in this rain! process an ‘old cracked Inwore etter to sift tt and let 10 be mixed with a little barley. Do not use new corn. ee a E : | i ach feat, me with barley, is very good and to Coarse baked cakos are to be recom- nieces v9 colughonion ae ne be are hungzy at times during their preparation for the WS cracked corn and oat meal can be given, w! a onapeed Bee, may This unger, 16 ‘and WIR not add to the flesh, as the ‘digest oe, hae little or no nutrition, Do not the birds any second food while the first is — Always note this carefully. peng od = the gamecock can be made Snattpplage” "Tew when given to the bird it muat not exceed before the trial with his opponent, as its flesh. qualities are very and the object in giving is like that of a stimulant toa aoe or @ pugi- list a few minutes betore the gran trial takes pI Asa drink durt i ‘sifting pre nf roceas for the att at times the yolk uu np in water,and oes or a little weak a wine and water, will to prevent the too, accumulation of fesh— thes tng a @ stimulant and at the same time & cortective to the flesh-making qualities of tte admixtures, It has but little or no nutrition, When a bird ts observed vo be a little wrong or costive give him fresh butter, without any sal. It will correct the evil. “Tossing.” During the pi ‘ation for training to fight tossing with the hands high in the air, the bird he ae ‘ board made for the purpose, is ctised, intended to strengthen him, ‘im wind, harden his gd anil when properly manipulated is of the possible service, Some feeders who resort this Tet te ‘the bird fall on his side and back, which is not orly foolish, but reprebensibie, The bird should ayy! wo high in the alr, but in that position na- and which he assumes in the iting buckles. “eTowsing” should commence two or three after } NT a at GR Roa ak tts lone this shou gone through with five to thirty times in the morning. and Sspowe i condition of of hs they te to 7 condition meat this treatment. ‘The seoon int, day of. the dl, the maximum two hundred ol in musole of the bird increase an: should be taken that the bit “toss” in the air just at the instant he legs from the previous one. He will thus be strengthened sooner. During this of training no moisture or Long of a Eechew Fir particu iM Ir Fy irgative in eamnin- sugar partic . Ite ve istered increase the ‘ne nea immmontatel ly afterwards. “Tossing,” when the next act of training, ._ “SPARRING,” ceases. ve sTne iter ase aiven the bird confidence im his abit Hes, aud oftentimes the comets Would ve terrido La thigh, good neck, good shank of the leg be short and the thigh long, the spurns low down toward the foot as practi This gives the Reveal strength Washing leverage and greater The ere paket spur is preferable in & euring vision particularly. selgot such, Kaavwing. sete suneriney and the} im) improve apon form in three or four genera n - Decoues patio in their eros the an 78 when in hand gives the best form for fighting, and the the pistol’s } beauty of plumage = ‘Those sess more atre! as vindictive in breed from an old and favorite hen, a stag very vig- orous must be used. joe! of game bi iv mothers, same character of constitu breeder and feeder of practice will oodis coe soeerve the changes in the disposition and tem) the birds in his charge during their fruiting, even at as more liable he who was a well known lover of a fast horse or blooded dog. men wiil recollect him and his feathered of whose descendants are still in Brookiyo hands of private parties. They Thi prctentios pot of ch, Rollanson, an intel Knows sirees called — = ‘| Hi " 25g et i= i uh Es’ i : Hf i : , / 7. roe descends of which are now wub-divided into a i 4 : i : F li : ‘3 : i cul gees mM shown, no matter how hand- Strain No. 3.—The third strain of the Heathwoods turd, off goes his hesdand into the hes | were produced by # cross with the old Claiborne to be served up in chicken ‘pie. Nomore | hens and a Walton-Derby cock. We know, and so d ale end bint cake for ! “Sparring” | does every cockfighter in the country know, how ery vam to Ci breeder ia nnd crosses have been somewhat suc- uetion that he made Ast 5 tg lg FS bird that has shown Benj. Dantels and Dan Mace have some of the feather,” they inquire diligently into | same strain, crossed with the Niggers,” sa and the hen is reserved for a0. found that the hen was unknown goes the her ledyabip 18 gerved in the same ignominious manner. If itis SPONGING. After the hard work of sparring during the train- ing is gone through with the head of the feathered | Roved yamnester eH with borax and his gamester should be washed baron with vinegar and water, as they tend to facil- tate a.hardening process which nature is carrying on in thelr healthful condition. ‘WASHING FRET. cons same attention must be given to the matter of Ty de we ahaig ol feet, as every second day each bird oui pRcaicens fam ay ae fos my oumnemenmeas | and thoroughly washed with soap rater. in that section of the low BEDDING. ra It | Some of them are bave proved of excellent courag' Sues Matte Arai, ee Bs e Drovay of an oo are & acta ffs, very tremendous ‘tehtors and pl Miaeaan aimeatiae tee rty of H. H., of Brooklyn. rain, the rope zg Of HB, of They were mostly brase-! “ back and black-reds, with white hackles, They aon fighters and dead game. Some of them are still in the hands of a ublican, J. G., of the City of Churches, & lover of the game. THE OLD WHITE HEN STRAIN. This is another strain at East New York, in secla- ston. They are descendants of the Old W lite Hen— and who has not heard of her?—they are but few in miner yet they are at the “top of the tree,” and food a8 any alive. nd Strain are of every kind and hue. known as the “Perde Lyons,” which—well, are a good-looking bird. He has others eres all quarters of the earth, but very good in ol Way Other Strains.—Occasionally there are seen in & New York pit strains coming from John Ludiow and his brother, They are a cross of Mississippi fowls = The game bird's bed during thia tratntng should be | with Irish strains. Some have fought wi made of oat straw, wel! shaken up and turned over every day. The attention to this particular must be of the game exacting nature as the other features of training. “QONDITION” TI! ‘walk’? to receive that treatment and trainin, that will Ot him with muscle and Strength eufiictent to enter the pit and fight. A chicken or ‘‘stag” can ght a more flesh upon him, and he can be pre- THE BEST SHAPED BIRDS. ‘The best sha} breast and back. In selecting a gamecock to feed for fighting get rid of the turkey fowl, and yu have less flesh to contend it oe im. Look carefully in this particular to wings and saddle. lett me bird and possessing the ubove advantegeae Spanish. in their peeasies gamecnses note ‘his pro- and shoulders of a bird test amount of muscle with tl great smallest amount of weight. Symmetry of form ts given in = or of game fowls more by the hen than ‘The shape of the hea, te purity of blood, strength, vigor must ae be neglected. bar years, ore vigorous, aa well If-one desires to two, clr d duposition,. It is a beaut provision.of nature in the produe- and the pullets of the nature and dis- tonsion of their sires.) Not ease a8 DISRASRR. in animal nature is so susceptible of dis- e gamecock. They are afflicted with the tional illsas man. Tae @ doctor does his patient. It is a remar! that the more delicate the a of this bird the is to sickness. e first indicat that he is becoming il and “off nie food” is that ho little feathers around his comb begin to spread an: startup. The feeder will then immediately “let to on his adopted method of feeding, “sparring” Upon sus ach ix indications. atte which “tossing” an vy and ol from tt the nostrils, witch is wacromnrive by wet and col atism; caused by similar exposure. rata pace ‘of the lungs, or consum ption, or “waste,” when the pird ‘goes light,” vigorous gamnecock becomes a skeleton. Mr. Re! during last season had a favorite fowl which’! o noticed was afflicted with an affection that might be termed “spring halt” in a horse. He was immedi- ately killed, when the muscle of his right leg was @ mere skeleton. found to be all gone, bein; So they ‘are liabie to, but There are otuer ills wince! these are the was cece Training ts not enly tet mab gn the birds when it {9 discovered they are fll, but tle work of curing them immediately follows. “Mashing out” is a favorite remedy, consisting ot Jala, perce served in pieces of ten or fifteen grains each. often has the desired effect, and it ts here worthy of especial men- tion that this favorite remedy with foohers. soc1ns willingly take is beyond be medicines. The English many years ago given to the bird at the time of his leavi waik.” The latter has been thoroughly expl fallacious, as the fowl invariably, or near!: ‘@ cold thereafter that generally | RVERY FERDER BIS OWN METHOD. resuited fatally, “But,” continues my informant, poy feeder | ceration of treatment; yet the above gives you the principal points of the | an aristocratic the game birds and breeder has his own method manner in which we have treated sent by us to the world, and which have become somew! at ‘famous for their rare game."’ PARTING SALUTE. “Tell them, thou a salute, hi radiant with the subject, “that a feeder or breeder must never lose sight of these things:—Keep rearere: on the fowls Pe gen’ Z requires a gamecock twenty Ly A after leaving | well birds are shallow between the — Pat “uaa of attlonble conta ana Spit ations | i Poe ie ad sob Malta, tough is that the cock chickens partake of and from 2 nial with the birds, as the Fay they will ef. Then the toast and ale are resorted to, and 80 on, other remedies ad in- Jnitum, as each and every feeder has his favorite were great advocates of soot, as they were of doses of ci ons “the led as , caught weil. Willard McCoon 1s also a noted old school fighter. 1s birds are mostly brown and black-reds. AWAY FROM HOME. Norvistoren, Pa.—M. W., & blacksmith here, re- cenuy delighed ‘‘Matt” Russ, of Philadelphia, with a own strain, the production of the Billy Beard. white hackle wnd Ohesthut Hill Oak Park, Pa., near Trenton, .—Here is to be found a choice strain of esti woods, second to be other p mong fowls inthe country, They have been from the Long Island stock, and bred le of victory or death in Men derived Beret tne The Hatter wit 1 not make the game amount of | With great care and @ judicious intermixture with fat in the same time'as the former. other noted strains. They have heretofore been kept in Latin og but we now ventilate the ota oe ey ey —The Seftons, originally from sagen and their descendants are in this section. ‘They measure heels at times with other birds. Pa.—Several noted strains are to a ries which are bred, raised and it by “The Md. —, the noted breads can be Monumental City, who his productions in Philadelphia, a and his own city. wer, Pu,—Another breeder can be found here, Vincent Hammond, not unknown in pugiiistic who raises and fights gaine chickens. pis in D. C.—Messrs. Esalenger Brothers, are well known pooper of a ‘ong abled st at tat Hime in the Hi HERALD, witch ao” n handled o1 nau Ky.—M. O'Donnell, of this city, breeds the pian if for bis pleasure alone. 4 A ma.— Dr. G., of this State, 1s one of the most noted breeders of the feathered champions in the South. The original strains of ‘Old Alabamas,’’ now st East New York, and, in fact, the sires and mothers of the Heathwood strains, caade from his THE “HANDLERS” OF THIS DAY. The handling of the game Bad in the pit during the the pi of mains has a recognized busi- Eee ag pao ate vance temperament hese Some few are e well Known. These are . a Allen, who has & repslasitn oe ounet toany. He is, fact, a among his professional bretiiren, an and has also gained eemewhat ofa name in connection with, the im) Gypsies, Jacob Tuttle was well known, and there always be recailed with bis name the Frank Mese- role chickens. Bill Clacker, Ned Mackie and tripe te of New York, with no’ of Newark, and Bill Hulse, Jr., ol ip! joy al eae em in the circles where they are best kno sa ghia Ue OTR ee ciers of some game chickens, particularly the hens of noted strains of which they have none, wilt go to any extent aud exhaust any method to bier Soe —— men who Pid strictly pe ‘and are oe int every transaction in life will not acraple i) rather ded means to obtain a favorite sw lt I ae a apropos to aay that chickens will, under some ciret tances, but fabulous prices will not hens, An instance of this aracter may be mentioned tu connection = “old white hen” of East New York, and any reader of this article be #0 forcibly struck with her great worth as to desire to purchase her he must appeal to her owner armed not only with loads greenbacks, but the title deeds of one or two Routes 8 and lots on Broadway, near the Astor House. He would not sell her for leas, In a word, a noted hen to a noted breeder is like the Arab's favorite mare to her owner—death only sepa- rates them, There have been risks taken by those who would ossess themselves of certam breeds that money eould not buy within the Vee few years, one of them being the chance accepted by one Puilis, who, with an accomplice, obtained @ favorite hen of the Conner breed when its owner was at the door with @ gun in his hand threatening to shoot him if he made the attempt to take her forcibly. She was ob- A howeyer, and that only by a strategic move- me! nother instance ts noted, where for a successfal mpt to des; pou the owner of the Radford breed of chickens of his favorite birds the guilty party was tried aud convicted of grand larceny and sent to Sing for three years, when, after an incar- several ‘months, he was joned ‘ector of through the intervention of the sexton Episcopal church in this city. “WEATHRRY TALK.’ Thus we have shown asively the origin, antiquity and xeqponeeneny of the gamecock. We have also shown his irends have been of royal ” quietly said Mr. Mitchell, as | blood in olden times and far of countries, and ¢ ——— here; that aon the Mexico, co the centre, or rather scan their heads, note colors of their Sport, through the ie, and gills, and don’t forget their breaths.” ‘estern States, the Gacttomens it is the game, the gen- COCK FIGHTING IN NEW YORK FIFTY YEARS AGO. Pagg hp ene the pit and houo: it, not among the noted strains of gamecocks that de- | by 8 mnee tsae ly, by their presence lighted - their Sighting qualities the aristocracy of | and pat i ought Hy, ") i ag to be known New York fi fle aoe the foliowing:— reg! og 4 e birds of the wealty whe iGhmotock and ‘pit whollved | upon. wil eae ho w will “1 hers” to their satisfaction. at Praha ii 9 LL Cock- #-doodle-doo t — of an old Diack rome Wa, the Billy resem- this strain with imported English blue pyies and biue red, noted at this od, They were inontly pytee ana bite rela the math of th one th ming Inds, or 8 strain, York, having been to the “Gor i john rogeny of an old epknct of an gamecock from from kembetagt to Jackson. They were good fighters, but apt to run when fought as chickens. Gray , the of Jobn Gautier, a well known tonsorial a whom all the old school trons of this amusement will recotiect reigned in - Se time, and owned: the ‘great ball c Oakley Grays, & noved and good Oghting strain. Dennison Cocks, @ noted strain, mostly fought by Wm, Davis, the “imperor of Cock Fighting.” Blua-red Tassel Cocks, of Wm, Smith, a butcher, game bird, school gentie- ampions, conner Strain, the property of James Conner, who All the o| Was also in the butcher business. They were an im- ported strain of Irish muifs, tassels and pyl ome in the were tip top birds. wey ie WHERE THEY FOUORT, these birds were foes in the went and A he was situated in the then now Baxter). The building Was constraced ou of ricks, aixty feet square, tly appointed, There was a double wall it it aud it was cushioned in such a manner that no ho sounds could make their way to the street, All was in good order and peace there, 178 PATRONS being the bong ae of that period. The the gentiemen, of the ‘tay. D being the were tones, Costars and Wing They rolied to the scene of on one in their carriages and up and down Broad- rat yo | and evening. fvery individual who Presented hi “yo for admission at the door was re. quired to be recognzed by the doorkeeper aud vouched for as > mtleman and @ man of order. Cock fighters and Patrons of the ptt were not : drunkards —that little matter is a mistaken idea. Jake Somerindyke, Clark and John Vandewater, —— ohn Gout Jim Sandford and Colonel faces aport at this time and gave it ew Cg OF THAT DAY. stables that were a corner of Park pit and there many of fowis were ted, fought and Eilts Poi see the ‘1 en barber,'’ ‘ho lived on Broadway and were of birds some owned whom were en DIPLOMA M. B.'S AND QUACK M. 0.'S. To rae Epiron or rie Henauy:— In Thursday’s HeRaLp I saw a bill reported re- garding abortions and increase of penalty. Weil are in Kast Kew. and good: but would it not be of more value if our ‘Corners by “Pel. | Legisiatures would turn their attention at the same time toa law ge only properly qualified phy- siciane to P - itioners who have con- formed to oy regulations of a legal always pay attention to their hi — hg writer of this article well knows, ail here ore some black sheep, yet the Seeing ef of the abortion- sta are xp # a sense of the term. If they Medicine they were proper! ed to dgbebe thomestves Lev brute ani- mal and violate the command it of “Thou it not Kill.” Leta law be enacted allowing only such to practice as hold diplomas of good colle; thus bringing all quacks at oncé under the control of the law, and the medical profession will rise toa proper bensaapntn THE STORY OF THE FIVE HUNDAED CATS REPEATEC. Brigham Young’s Twenty Wives in Chicago Dwindled Down te One, {From the Chicago Post, March 25.) ‘The twenty wives of trigham Young who were reported as em rowe to Chicago, on their way to Washington, have dwindied down to twenty minus nineteen, and Mrs. Ameita Young, now in this city, who is perhaps regarded by Brigham as equal to any twenty, 18 the sole repre. sentative here of the axorial band. She is about =. years old, accomplished ang agreeable, With her are Mise Nettio Young. seventeen; Joseph A. Y gang. and wife, John oung and wife and James T. Litve and sister, nephew and niece of the prophet, B. H. Stenhouse, Proprietor of the Salt Lake Daily Telegraph, and his daughter, are at 2 re with the party, who oro at the House. latter two ar ad Pw ae they were the observed of all ‘Somber of Bri new Lm Day vil via other places of interest to-day. They left — and took Ay ied by the Su, of the ailroad. G. A, by of the Sait Lake firm of Dé ord & Sons; BL, Siow Pariser of the Sate Lake City Directory,” and R. G, Sieater, eS of the Salt Lake Tel Telegraph, ‘ere aiso of the num- a on Ry as Te eee tos Oo. an an in he Og- in regard to a jen and Salt = Reurcea of in SP icoept ‘Teune 1o superintendent Tanke Men KILLED BY THE CAVING IN OF 4 BANE atter- Farts. — a were yescerday are | noon iy tae cathe Cy .3.¢ bank Ryan's J feet i area eee Nat ear as Oita Yon; ihe other, who maps hat nae unk unknowas 5, HO.%SES) BOOMS, On WAN THOROWGHLY. Wrasaston de HOUSE wr Man sea ao AP 5 cece "oe pert payments FURNISHED HOUSE Wa: a es eee avenue, below ‘Forty. street. property to lense will please address N UNFURNISHED HOUSE wi ately--Or May, between Twelfth and Ce a ae ARERT WANTED.—WANTED, 0! of one; down town Oce. opr or retina bauking Oxy Bakery, rBewaivety “Fast nich « change,on the jew England, New York 8 'URNISHED, IN A ——— WANTED--UN tit a zoungoon couple, without sn oem pofereaces casbange’. Ab yyouse Seema aca ONE OR pusprigt IN a inth avenue. agarose, wits partic Resolved, That Fedistribution of the presen established circulation, Stipclations to be established in Slaten . which are not alroady sufficient cfroulating notes in the same jon an conditions as now provides by law for the oxisti until the agzregnie amount of banking note ol ‘oqual to the Dustaeas requirements of the country. of rent; location wy avenue, as far wos ag Nia RENT.—ANY PARTY ge stone or trae Howelns gee Howe wan aes salghlnecncndtet a crt not exceed good tenant it by addressing W. b., box: | DESIRE TO RENT A WELL LOCATED HOUSE, BE- tween Fourteenth and Forty-second streets, oie. Eighth avenues. Address tid C. MONSON, box 84 ____ YACHTS, ) STEAMBOATS, &e. yor {OR BALE—THE ‘OBLEBRATED SCHOONER YACHT Henrietta, 210 tons burden, ola “old measurement, winner of the great ocean yacht race to Cowes, England, in 1866, (in which she made the extraordinary run of 280 miles in 24 hours), and several othor ocean races. The Henrietta has beet on a cruise to the West Indies, but has returned to New York. While on her voyage from Key West to Charleston she made a run of 250 miles during rough weather, showing that she bas lost none of her speed. The Henrietta has a commo- ious saloon, handsomely fitted up, with « large stateroom on the starboard side, three other staterooms and two state rooms forward for officers. The cabin furniture, kitchen utensils, 4c., are in complete order, ant the vessel will be put fn readiness to go to sea immediately. The Henrietta will compare favorably, for speed and seagoing quallttes, with any yacht in this country or England. For particulars address J. ANDERSON, Herald office, New York. ‘OR Pe rah FOLLOWING INVENTORY OF , made o hemp, and fs in frst italian te Seton ro Feats ola, ong id having oF Curing the summer: shrouds “4 shrouds 68 fect 6 inches from back of eye to end Ofabronte eho ee fucken,” Wire fying | ire. Address WANT SIX OR SEVEN ROOMS, & house with private family, for vagnally wite (free pears old) and paaeen EB WANTED—BELOW FIFTY leman, wife, child and tervant ol REE OR FOUR ROOMS WANTE! A ;pelkhborkood with private family of three. | Rent not to jerald oflce. rea at AS PERELECAD Am Hag A 8EO- iaginetso aan ng tain shad oviode. Inqnire at 611 resem eseba ie “ bolweee Waves clay) pay the furaiture an Poona but Com Principals TANTED—BY A GENTLEMAN AND WIFE, AN US- furniabed Floor in a private house end in a neigh> porhood + ee ‘not to exceed A ‘ANTED— D—FOR ONE YEAR, BY A GENTLEMAR daeatnk ent a ET 36 family, with back it contuern Boom, Bisth ‘avenues and on a aide. Size of r' Wire tay tated (doul between yeh cre See st nes ‘OR SALE—THE SMACK MALVINA; & aggre ayed feat draught of water, ier of Sonover rand Reed streets, F Red Hook Pointe Fog lds oy eg SCHOONER j beam, 20 ‘ANTED—A FIRST OR SECOND FLOOR, weun pone igri’ omer 1, between Eighth ih avenues. “Unquestional ‘Address Dental, Herald offen, most comp! 1d beautif hl maar be} ‘wiil be sold low; ‘et now Brooklyn. Apply to ©. & Weeds oF fix, ROOMS, MOD MODERN Ti ements, below Sixteenth sireot, OF 2 frosond Door. ‘Address, with terms, WaAxteD-ay A seneenes 2 AND pete A R SALE—SLOOP YACHT, % FEET Fen two 2 Sah Easmcenny amet Sy gre ‘h atat Tidin prrect orders, in hard wend = a quirasized’ Yor further facht, Irving House, Twelfth street. ° ‘LOOP RIGGED 5 Aad YACHT gd ye aged HALF price; all new last July. ANK 5. ATES, G Gowanus, | Weeate Bi meat, in all four rooms; reat moderate, office. "IVE FEET LONG, THRER “orge cabin, for sale ata bar- Diet 85 Hast cry, four adula a anon Ft alta, @ &@ second Fiber: tetwese Fos mut yiosers treats Thirdand Eighth aves RHAVIOUR (UNIVERSALIST), ferences given, Address, with rent, Herris, Herald mar ect Pg ceaeiee at 1s WANTED-IK, BROOKLYN, SEER on soum Roome, ‘suitable, for housekee ‘and location, T. M. B., box Berney, Ma MARINERS p TEMPLE, Te OAM. or ‘eng 4 Boyes! "Basil Rev. 5:1. Hodge, B. sy easel ae ANTED-BY A GENTLEMAN, A, GOOD ‘WSished oom, pleasan Pr x ky and located, rf bo Twenty-fourth gooey use oo Lyi a 4 “address ita. St. Claret dress H. D., Herald office. ‘ANTED—BY A WIDOW bag nished House to rent; {REE CHURCH OF THE HOLY LIGHT, SOUTHWEST irty-seventh street.—Rev. Eastiourn Benjamin: rector, “Diviue service at 10} A.M. pannel iL A ee ey ihe ereatsg ai the room we P APU Contin, fon CIRCLE Fourth ‘s ace. et WASTED 8 AN pn ce ye ge med po {roee hirty-aighth an and na ipa ees sod Fourth Dr. A., Heraid office. VERSALIST SOCIETY WILL HOLD nervice on Sunday morning at 2G East (PHE SECOND UNI Easter . 7, J, Bawyer, D. D, Twenty-seventh street. Sermon by All members and friends are early In VT ANTED BY A SMALL consisting of man, or three Kooms wut respectable fami; Fo unfurnished, about y to ‘hudrese W: HT, Mlerald cmos. FEW HINTS FROM A PERFE often of more service in dovelopt perl poe the most % GOLDSMITH a East Fourteen YOUNG sty Cally Cad and Trinity Calleg ipeet with & fow pupils ‘an inferior teach- s Lessons of OLIVER street, Union square. LATE oF ei SCHOOL NTED—ON OR BEFORE MAY 1, UNFUBNISUED Second Floor, four or ve modern ments, between Fourth and Twenty-seco ad sirens, and Sixth seme family of three adults. 8. Wa yANTED-A FLOOR CONTAINING — = tenn sting rooma, below Thinty-tifth street. 380 Country row, West Washington Market, J ANTED-.AN shore eel ee ON ty son, Detween Carmansvl ihe ana class Lenaat ; small house (OOL FOR YOUNG LADI Late MMF. ACHET DB MASSY, ducted b: MM! MIGNA’ Near the Park Monceaux and the Gbamps Elysees, with a large Garden for the ary, and an Indrmary io @ liaty governesses reside in the eatablish- ment as well as several qualified French mistresses. eb en accompanies the puplia to chareh, WRITING, £0. FOR BUSINESS.— AR, oo Brokdwaz, ve apecal ater ion become atch at gros ta Pepa be business eo Keepare in ‘Apply day or jous detached Hor A spacti aretestion of the #1 sly iting. RD, 929 Broadway. AWTRD—A Tek LARGE, UNFURNISHED FROMT BOOM ), without board. teulals, fot three ange, A., box til ieraid omen ED—AN UNFURNISHED Hi DARDING SCHOOL FOR 19 BOYS IN ORTH JEP. J rare 05 ‘$280 rare reas SES, vor MISH LANGUAGE.—PROF. A. DE TORNOS" PRI. vate lessons at $8 Fourth cantile tle Liveary, with bis new combined Tr TAILORS —GALWAY'S F haa me SCHOOL 18 100L 18 NOW - 396 Bh Judson street, Ni pT sa Rubee MEN D iis amare FROMOTT Ox NEW CHROMOS XHINITION. Tee old and walnut (rams; prices red Site ARTS.—FOR SALE CHAP, A SPLe ek he aitert Vo MARBLE MANTELS, KD SLATE, DECORATED MARBLE AND vata Fich'and slogant sTkW fo. * peiween rainy tr atid Thirty-aixth mirceta, RBLE MANTELS, MONUMENTS, MEAD STONES... rena at very low prices; also Table Fy ond. prion, lst vont fo the couse Steams Marble Works, 117 and L19 At CLASS FURNISHED HOUSE, BY who ean bring a few boarders; tion pris references exchanged. Apply woor ed ug srt roan, oR rc RCHASE—TWO on ‘or coal business; no objectlo a we Adiirwas, auating PIC®, eu, T! feyge ANTED 0 exT st Ses ore rt inne Noo. with cony _gniencen i C., box 2,40 i HEAD | AD STONES, MONUMENTS — TEI Meus, wax ) at 8. KLABER'S ind street. Mani ip TO RENT.IN IN ati cours New Fork We fara abe pati i fered UG. HYNARD'S FURNITURE AND BAGGAGE, BX. oihca 74 and 2 Bank rest, . Bleceker — furniture tna’ ahipp shar note 3 na ent cron ie in HOUSES, ROOMS, ROOM y Ory W wA Sorento Pata oF tan OF TH! In clty or ‘communy oh =. Pees A Vy] oe ordera by post pi —Fa £ Bum eat. Sat Witeibor can Daan,