The evening world. Newspaper, January 19, 1903, Page 12

Battle. tors Bet Heavily. BY LANGDON SMITH. game cocks went to their death on Saturday night. it. It was won by Albany in the eleventh battle, | atena, thousands with langu!d carelessness, constadles, WE, WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE’’— from their unseen quartere. in the dark Itke spectres. ne eoutd pet 1 long an4 heavily were wanted, BATTLE BEGINS WITH HEAVY “BETTING BY GAY PARTISANS. went forth to ‘follow the He led the way to the large m loft. lit up for this occasion alone @ cluster of electric lights and heat- by a newly-established stove. The were darkened. Pickets had “posted at the barnyard gates. Tho blazed. up. There was a clatter chairs as the millionaires took theit ‘A fusillede of matches popped fizzed as clears were lit. stakeholder, a retired butcher, | glancing blow on the skull. formerly owned several stands In) na: Market, sat on one side of ring talking to a young broker nent in the recent Louisville and hville deal. The New York binis the property of an Albany race- owner, Th« Now Jersey birds owned and backed by a fat young (fan who runs steamboats to summer ts. ‘Buddenly from either end of the loft, @s though by preconcerted signals, the heelers’ appeared with the first pair. ‘*A hundred even on Westchester,” jedone, flashing a green roll that ed Ike a cucumber. “You're on,” answered a Wall stPbet n, flourishing his money. The two t together for a conference. ~ “vBbere was a general buzz of betting aa ‘Before the battle. What was the life of @ poor bird to these high votaries of Hs tality? Beso id Crowd Enger for Fray. ‘But what of the gladiators themselves? it royal they looked in thelr death- plumege, cipped and gaffed for battle, @urely there was something of contempt 4m the proud and gallant glance which ey cast upon the human brutes about h Mere vassals anf valets seemed ‘their handlers, and infinitely less noble Secmed the sordid crowd, clamoring around the pit and wagering money thelr lives, From a high and pughty contemplation of the crowd regard of the birds fell upon each her. Their eyes blazed into molten ida with the fire of their courage. "To the death” each scemed to sa forget everything but themselves, struggled to get at cach other. breasted,” or brought close to- they sparred with thelr beaks picked viciously, The steel gaffs med on their long bony shanks, as and deadly as stiletto Albany bird was a grand-looking long-necked, clean-headed and ed. New Jersey showed a lap, red-necked and sturdy. The two Mheclers” backed away with their pirds | eye ‘te opposite sides of the pit, The crowd ies down and the place grew com- off a few yellow Ia lay about him with great vigor. other millionaires followed suit. money changed hands. brass back, most at the first vantage, be at every spring. from behind. he began to fight more openly. he gaffed the breast. evenly. with a head blow. to the fly, under the wing. strength and vitality, and started around the through lack of courage, time, effectively. It was evident ing coplously. was playing a crafty game. right and “uncoupled” him, and let them go, Viciously Picke Out an Kye, was from lo} he had ne plauded this {nsensate act, ively quiet. A moment's pause and two birds were released, Battle of Biovd to the Death, .: ‘Flop! Smash!’ they came together, iy deadly weapons ringing steel upon ike Cuban machet Both were G back several feet by the head- Impetus. There was no hesitation falntheartedness hi Up and at it beak and cyes s to the | Whey sank their gaffs into each s breasts and backs, taking thelr hie punishment mutely and with no mof pain, Feathers cut and torn ‘by the stocl weapons rose In little Mis with every buckle. A splash of rit on the canvas sprang owt like 4 dal of herol: rash, @ awitt clash, and the over. The long-legged Py’ hie right gaff into the Jap's the steel still in bis head j # Gown with fast glazing fie the Pyie stood quictly over | te" Bia heslers to exiricato | matter ot @bove the dead} Another whoyt battle he threw back eye, but was finally counted out, though he was dying. was taken out and slain. "On with the sport!" “I've only lose HW wo fi thing at this game, yat ane ed, Albany sha neck and the Jerseyme dominick, both ‘five-point. tours’ Storm of betting arose, tek tho favorite ato to" neck Was @ low, close fi 3 dominic wit an impetuogity that was w. fight was short and decisiy a dozen bi jew the Jersey the #hawl-neck througn (Uy he fe}! over dead on the mat. aked with Hoody stalun, By tiles time the After eased, Mt was between a gray hac: 9 Alban Hie a ous Figures of Wall Street Meet in South Orange Barn, Where Birds of High Degree Engage in Royal Sarnival of Heartlessness, Blood and Brutality in Which Game Chickens Go to Their Death and Gay Specta- @ Narrow canvas pit, surrounded by half a hundred Wall street ‘brokers, en royal was a“‘killing match” between Albany and New Jersey for $1,000 a side and The Remainder of A Embroidery Later Importationd of To-morrow, Another ¢ main was held in the loft of a roomy barn near South Orange. It waa inged for Wall atrect men with a thirst for blood, They sat about the blood- moking and laughing, while the game birds killed each other. Jt ‘® carnival of heartlessness, blood and ‘brutality. Probably never before hea eh money been represented at a cocking main, The dawdling scions of olf’ families who can write their checks for seven figures, bet hun- y applauded the brain-thrust—the eharp, cruel aff that found its way heart, the desperate effort of blinded birds to fight on—the reeling and ed victors and the feeble cock-a-doodle that said, “I am and thou wast.’ the lower floor the refined horses, scenting the odor of the bloody pit, nied hervously, and beyond the barndoors the van dogs bayed a warning to covks that had not yet gone into the arena, but which had seen thelr mrades brought back, flung down and forgotten, trumpeted ‘wild chal- t ‘There was no nervousness or fear in these striduiations, although the crated birds were there to die, The speotators They seemed to spring up as if by magic. in whispers and short sentences, for !t 1s known that sometimes the police ‘have long ears. It wae an invitation battue and only men who corpulent wad of bills, and, shucking proceeded to The Much Albany produced a four points four with a gleaming yellow hackle. Pitted against him was a white hackle ginger, very tall and rangy. Al- rush the ginger knocked the brass-back silly with a and Dying Bird Fights On. ‘Thgn the Albany bird grew wary and beran to feint with marvellous speed and judgment to regain his dazed facul- The ginger, appreciating his ad- fo fly wild and high, with the brass-back ducking under him Wheeling with the specd of ghtning after each buckle, the Albany fighter would try to catch the ginger off his feet and cut him down ‘As the brass-back grew clearer-headed Twice ginger deeply tn the For ten minutes they struggled Then the ginger got a comb- hold with his beak, held the brass- back's head down and tried to kill him Although held by his enemy, the brass-back came in gamely It was an unfortunate move, however, as he got in just far enough to catch the ginger’s gaff deep and hard It took away half his He broke away ring, not but to gain The ginger was after him hotly, but did not seem to be able to land that the brass-back was badly hurt, as he was panting with open beak and was bleed- But he was not done for as yet. He After mak- ing a circuit of the pit he would sum- mon up strength to turn and risk a fly, ‘The betting was 3 to 1 against him. In one of the these turns, by the merest bit of good luck, he caught the ginger just Twice the hoelers seized their birds, breasted them ‘The ginger tried In vain each time to get to his feet, Weak as tho brass-back of blood and the gruelling ved, he managed to etagger ovex toghis foe and pick out one of his How the millionaire laughed and ap- The ginger, lying helplessly on his breast, tried to fight back with the aid of his remulning Then he was taken away by his heeler and Killed.’ The victor crowed weakly, al- Then he, too, shouted a Wali atreet man, with a red, suggestive nose. i'm a good Out came (Wo grand birds, the largest showed a red Dig | mitt, ‘A| her mother, with the domin- The risa few hard and high, and with aderful. ‘Tae " ok @lashod ills and nvas of the pit was Whi blood, and in so-called Sport as a wpee>| yy Was OW a me 8 business with the bettors, wae the fount Stern Brothers To-morrow, on Third Floor Continuation of Annual Clearing Sale Bric-a-Brac & Art Objects At From 40 to 50% Below Former Prices Swiss, Cambric and Nainsook Embroideries, Colored and Ecru Skirtings, All overs and Edges, also Batiste Robes and Boxed Waists And ys to-morrow A Special Purchase of Embroideries at 8, 13, 17, 21, 27 and 35¢ yd. 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Giged + O97 AD ages Oe gy) [Clam Cleseet: 6 sober dex "ose er 7-25 i HEMMED PILLOW CASES, 45x36 inches, i: erp L , 5 Cham “ « « |Thin blown tumblers — de from Grinnell, New Bedford, pagne = 9.00 * . 1200 Doz. | Bate 0m Seneal, New Brat 2 at 10° Finger Bowls. 10.00 “ “ various designs, West Twent third Street. SE Nght while the Jersey candidate was @ shawl-neck, Odds were freely offered on the Jersey bird, but the spec- tators had underestimated the prowess of the little pyle. After fghting with cyclonic Impetuosity for seventeen min- utes, the pyle managed to get in th or four viclous jabs in the shawl-neck's throat, which weakened hira consider. ably, "He slowly sank through loss of pices and a brain. blow ‘anally killed Tithe sixth battle was between @ black- and-white Henny for Albany, and @ gray-red for Jersey. The Jer Ar Was frightfully punished and signs of having had enough, but the Henny kept hotly after him until he had cut him down and out. In the sev- enth fight Jersey showed a brass’ ‘back and Albany an old black-and-red brood cock, both (he Se 52. The battle was hard and and irds were badly y bird nea he Jeree: BRA oe) recalved a brain blow which laid low. the parently dead, ‘This evened up the bat- tles at four each, with three more to Po rench the Simit. Albany de, ‘ermined to bring out her a catch-welghts figh' birds 1c heavy-welghts, welghing about seven pounds five oun each. The Albany bird was a_great rangy. shaw-neck named ‘The Gravedigger,” with many victories and no defeats to is credit. His opponent was a huge dominick ‘with, eyes like polished Jets. The, betting favored the odig- ger." Both binis clashed so era ena esTeurlously that the alr was filled with feathers. "The Gravedigger” | had a curious faculty of selzing his enemy by tho ‘comb during a buckle and ripping uhim with a second fly Immediately a wart Tt waa the most desperate battle of the main, The Jersey bind both even early In the battle, but tonunaed to fight a Trojan, Belng utterly in $ret SINS could not tell when or from what point the My was coming. He fought the canvas sides of the pit, Hear- ing a spectator cough he flew ‘at the noise. All the while he was being ter- ribly gaffed by his foe. Time and time again, he went to the carpet, only to stagger up and renew the battle until the big “Gravedigger became utterly exhausted In his efforts to Kill Finally some faint sentiment of POLITICS OVER THE: BRIDE. ene omed|Marked Exodus of Leading Re- publicans from Brooklyn Will Leave the Sister Borough Lonely. DADY SAILS.; FOR. CUBA. ‘There will be a marked. exodus of D-| Republican gtatesmen from Brooklyn Borough to-day. Micheel J. Dady, who ts compelled to broken political fences to prosecute a of hip thousands in a foréign land, sail for Cuba this afternoon; Commisyoner of Jurors Jacob Brenner, Cha! the Executive Committee, upon, who shoulders the burden of leadership has fallen during the abs L. Woodruff, will transfer, hat onerous responaibility to the keeping of tary John Smith, Boregnally” duct to "ivastingon a Party, Briat ota ad nent tou of (Con ce Willa nips. Postmaster Geo rts and B, B. Jordan, Federal Custodian a to the Willoughby rte De to-di Toted ey shrine of Tanda ry . Deaslig of of @ lan Hart welch for aneny. “Cone mente Honey ate algn- Board sentinel tn front, of moue auct! On. , bearing the name of Thomas crept py ee the granite-like na ees of the cockfighters and the Jerseymen fook the count. Thinking he had won, the blind cock crowed loud and hoarse}! Tie gave Albany one battle to the good, Jersey took the next fight, but Albany won the last tn rather, hollow fashion, The dawn was ing sullen and leaden when the Pata gladiator met its ate. Then red-eyed, and weary, sated with blood, the Wall street men prepared to go nome. Near the head of the wtairway lav a heap of the fighters who had gone down to defeat. From the Aishevelled pinnacle of it two ry heads were lifted weakly aloft, picking at cach other, The millionaires stopped and made bets. PLEA FROM MRS. MAYBRICK. Fears Financial Loss Unless She In Heleased, LONDON, Jan. 19.—There have been pments in the case of Mra. no new dev Florence EB. States Embassy has made no request a life gentence for potsoning Ser hus- band, to enable her to testify in a law suit now ding in Virginia Home. cently Mra. Maybrick was it ta elas eres th over. #,500,000 acres of land in Virginia. eased in time to testify, ————— BROKE UP CELEBRATION, Father of Bride-t ed on Excise Charge, prisoner ts 1 daughter Violation, pisces 4 temporar bar had rom which flowed coplous been eenctes, utd Srembment, when Poll Maybrick, and the United! an, J to the Home Office for her release from violation the customary courte: D Aylesbury Prison, where she is serving With ary ications attending annexation 4| Prondente him’ the facts in connection with the] trait through which Mrs, Maybrick and Baroness von Roque, will, 4. tose all title and interest West Virginia and Kentucky unless tho Be Was Arrest. The celebration of the engagement of of Antonlo Grom, who| # kcops & saloon at No. 44 Baxter ptrees, was Pudoly Interrupted yewterday by the arrest of the happy father for excise Jo the basement of the Buxter mireet Witla ‘N° Ba algn-post at the threshold Military honora are ra! Deputy “Fire Commissioner Reve ah was chosén by Gor t-laced mber of his official and ry quartermaster of the rk imbear iy been tain to t of major, and a a ie BOAT OF Mia Jam icleer'a staff, caused by the recent death of Major Panel es Menus, * portraits of former Ma: rg = Roods and Worster of Bre short) dded to’ the notal counterfelts of n of the old city. It was by the merest accident during the present house-cleantng and retu nishing which the new Borough Hi Hal undergoing, that Borou; ent Swansiron, with the ald of a wort t he ‘discovery that t ‘named had been umhonored in three eater olt cont, Wee forgotten s© oY ‘he comp) spa Inqulry has’ developed the there is an-avallable fund mi bal roper amends to ‘antor ani rom conferred, and not, onl way the | he {fons but alao those St Andromttl, Ge the “father of consolidations sgn. wind M; Grout, Brooklyn's fret "Deputy yo Former Councilman Charles Fran\ who felled oF tema at tke enae ot ublican orate ra calling, tain and remunerative,. Mi Boolated witha tee je associat with @ theat rl syndicate which alread; rs lal of amusement ne downtown Sieiiet, round Me Pranciaco will, it ta meats wh one of these which will be ry ante or, the ean opening of the t] ? In Venesuela « 5-bolivar gold piece | or 4H is equal to A Value 13 .CO to 20.C0 55c per doz. A quantity of Open Stock—porcelain or Haviland’s Limoges China, At one-half usual prices, Twenty-third Street, JAMES McGREERY & CO. Cotton Dress Fabrics. On Tuesday, January 2oth, 10,000 yards, Fine Dimities and Sheer Batiste,—new designs and colors, 5c per yard, Exhibition forego the patient labor of mending/of Imported, cotton” and linen, washable fabrics, showing former employee and alleged embemsier|the novelty designs and weaves for the ‘Spring Season, i 1903 Twenty-third Street, = FAT BLUECOATS MUST GET THIN Commissioner Greene Says He Will Establish Gymnasiums to Give Portly Policemen Chance to Reduce Themselves. a Second Bri, end th Nati fey , Pees peeeiaet os aaes ni of-cep- [BIG COPS HAD BETTER BANT. —__—— Commissioner Greene wants ft under- stood that his around-town runs every Sunday in a red automobile are not raids, but inspections in o: may acquaint himself more thoroughly with police affairs and policemen, and the fat copper must got thin or go. ‘As to his jaunt over in Brooklyn yes- terday he said he found the borough bet~ ter patrolled than Manhattan. tion houses, he sald, were also in good shape, with the exception of one in Long Island City, and that wi tain’s fault, The building eity is preparing to replace It, He was asked if the increase in the number of excise arrests—148 yesterday had any connection, with his automobile inspections, It was pointed out to him that before he began running around so much on @undays the arrests averaged only about 85, but These (Sl ne re¢used to make any comment. rted to| With reference to the report that he was disposed to make trouble for the fat policemen on the force he intimated that he would establish @ eymiem of physical exercise in all the station-| mai houses in order to reduce the men, and inferred that portly blue coats will be & thing of the past, “It's certain,” he said, 7] policeman can't oateh a thin thief, I rail never saw a fat Oreman in my life. 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