{"1": {"fulltext": "mm.", "height": "2984", "width": "1486", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "bV\\nO\\nAtf\\nA\\nw\\no\\n4q\\no\\no\\n*\u00c2\u00b0v\\n,0\\nU J \\\\r\\n^b\\nOv-\\nO N\\nl^\\n/Ml", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "3\\n4\u00c2\u00b0.*\\n^o \\\\0 *7\\nO f\\nV^ finis*\\nc* \u00c2\u00abJv f// #K \\\\\\\\V v Y*\\nV L a ^U V o\\n0 V\\ntq\\nv^\\no v\\nc\\n4 c\\nV\\n0v V\\ns\\nJv V fr\\n0* *o,", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "CUBAN READY FOR BATTLE.\\n(FROM THE GAME FOWL MONTHLY.)\\nWhile pure Trans- Atlantics are entirely too large for the\\nCubnn method of cocking, you will find that the most suc-\\ncessful strains on this island are those which contain\\nTrans -Atlantic blood and plainly show these character-\\nistics in their make-up.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "zjTj^ir\\nTHE\\nCOCK IMTT.\\nCompiled by\\nH. P. CLARKE, A. M\u00e2\u0080\u009e ML D.\\nCOPYRIGHT, 1900.\\nINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA,\\nU. S. AMERICA.\\ni", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "#OVJOV\\nyTrkncAtt\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2.-.Clarke,", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "ftCVv\u00c2\u00bbta\u00c2\u00ab irfZ^f deOtttf,\\nPit Rules of. America.\\nIn several of the old books on cock-fighting it\\nwas the custom to devote page after page to the\\ndifferent sets of pit rules. Many of the sets were\\nvery similar and some exactly identical, yet all\\nwere given in full. Sometimes the same set would\\nbe repeated under another name, and oftentimes\\nthe same thing would be told over and over again\\nwith very little variation. Now the compiler has\\nhere attempted to arrange and condense all the\\ndifferent rules into a small space, so that they", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "6\\nmay be in a convenient, handy form, and still so\\nthorough that a man may grasp the essential\\nfeatures of the whole outfit in a moment s time.\\nThere are in the United States and Canada\\nthree distinct systems or plans of pit rules:\\nTHE NEW YORK\\nset and its variations, used in New York, New\\nJersey and parts of the New England States.\\nTHE SOUTHERN,\\nused in most of the Southern States east of the\\nMississippi.\\nTHE WESTERN,\\nused in nearly all the balance of the states and\\nalso in Canada by far the largest territory on\\nthe globe employing one system of pit rules.-\\nWithin the past eight or ten years this latter set\\nof rules has been largely supplanted by, or\\nchanged so as to conform to, the Indianapolis\\nor New Western. These are practically the\\nsame as the Old Western in general arrange-\\nment, but are more thorough and also provide\\nthat the referee shall act as director or dictator\\nto tell the handlers exactly what to do and what\\nthey may not do. In many places, (Indianapolis\\nas well as elsewhere) hack fighting is often car-\\nried on without any referee, or with one who\\ndoes not direct the handlers, in which case the\\nrules are identical with the American Rules\\nused abroad. In some parts of the Western\\nStates they use the exact Indianapolis rules ex-\\ncept that they count four tens and forty, instead\\nof three tens and twenty. Some other places\\nalso have local changes of a minor nature.\\nThere is one exception to Article Seven of the\\nIndianapolis rules which should be noted here.\\nIn case a cock is hung in himself or in the pit,\\nthe handler is naturally expected to grab his\\nbird at once without waiting to be told by the\\nreferee. But in any case, the birds must not be\\nhandled unless they are known to be hung.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": ".P.C.i:\\nIndianapolis Rules.\\n1 The two pitters shall choose a time-keeper\\nand a referee. It shall be the duty of the former\\nto keep time between rounds, and notify the\\nhandlers to get ready at twenty-five seconds,\\nthen call time at thirty seconds. The referee\\nshall pay close attention to the handlers and\\nbirds, and see that the following rules are strict-\\nly adhered to:\\n2 All birds under 6-4, weighing within two\\nounces of each other, are matched, except stags\\nand broken-bill and blinker cocks, which shall\\nbe allowed four ounces against sound cocks.\\nSound cocks weighing 6-4 and upwards shall be\\nfought as shakebags and matched regardless of\\nweight.\\n3 All gaffs shall be round from socket to point;\\nno others will be allowed.\\n4 After the birds are heeled they shall be\\nweighed by the referee, who will call out their re-\\nspective weights. He shall also examine the\\nbirds gaffs.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "8\\n5 Upon entering- the pit the handlers shall let\\nthe cocks peck each other three or four times;\\nthey shall then step to their respective scores,\\nwhich scores shall be four feet each way from\\nthe center, )set their birds squarely on their feet\\nand instantly release them.\\n6 It is no fight unless a blow is struck while\\nboth cocks show.\\n7 It shall be unfair for a handler to touch\\neither cock except as directed by the referee.\\n8 The referee shall order a handler to give his\\ncock a wing when necessary, or turn a bird that is\\non its back. These directions may be given only\\nwhen the cocks are not touching each other.\\n9 The referee shall call handle whenever a\\ncock is fast in his antagonist, in himself or in the\\npit, except during a count, in which case the birds\\nare not to be handled until the end of the count,\\nalso at the end of counts and minutes, and\\nat other times when necessary.\\n10 The handler of the gaffed cock shall draw\\nthe heels, catching the leg of his opponent s bird\\nbelow the hock joint. The birds must not be\\nraised from the pit floor until after the gaffs have\\nbeen drawn.\\n11 Thirty seconds is the time allowed in all\\nhandlings, time to commence as soon as the cocks\\nare lifted off the floor of the pit.\\n12 Between pittings it shall be fair for the\\nhandlers to wash their birds heads, give refresh-\\nments, and help their cocks in any other way\\npossible, but they must be ready to pit promptly\\non call of time.\\n13 As soon as one cock ceases fighting, the\\nreferee shall call to the handler of the fighting\\ncock, Mr. A., count; whereupon that handler\\nshall count ten in an audible tone. After being\\nhandled the cocks shall be pitted again and so\\ncontinue until three tens in all have been counted.\\nAfter the third count and handle, the cocks are\\nto be placed breast to breast on the center score,\\nwhen the pitter having the count shall count\\ntwenty and the fight is ended in his favor.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "9\\n14 The count can be broken only by a peck or\\nblow from the cock which is being counted out,\\nor by the death of the cock having- the count, or\\nby that cock showing- unmistakable evidence of\\nwanting to run away, in which cases the referee\\nshall call count broken.\\n15 If the cocks should both cease fighting at\\nthe same time, or should refuse to meet at the be-\\nginning of a round, the referee shall call for one\\nminute s time, at the expiration of which the\\ncocks are to be handled and again pitted. If they\\nrefuse to meet after the second minute, they are\\nto be handled and pitted again, until the expira-\\ntion of the third minute, and thrn they are to be\\nhandled and breasted on the center score. And\\nif they still refuse to fight at the expiration of one\\nminute, a fresh cock is to be brought to the pit.\\nIf one combatant shows fight and the other does\\nnot, the battle is given to the fighting cock. If\\nboth fight or both refuse, it is a drawn battle.\\n16 If both cocks die, neither having the count,\\nthe longest liver wins. If the cock having the\\ncount is dying and the other cock wanting to run,\\nthe former wins the battle even though he dies\\nbefore the expiration of the count.\\n17 The referee shall watch all movements of\\nthe fight and confine the handlers strictly to the\\nabove rules. He may overlook what he believes\\nto be an unintentional error, but must decide the\\nbattle against any handler who plainly and wil-\\nfully violates the rules.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "10\\nThe Western System.\\nIndianapolis No. 2. (Referee not directing\\nhandlers.\\nExactly like preceding except that the referee\\ndoes not direct the pitters. They handle when\\nhung, count when entitled to same, give wings\\nand turn cocks when necessary.\\nA handler having the count, must take it when\\nrequested. If he refuses or neglects to do so when\\ncalled upon, his opponent ma.y take it.\\nThese are the articles which are known abroad\\nas American Rules, used in international\\nmatches. A French translation of same may be\\nfound in Game Fowl Monthly, June, 1S94.\\nOld Western. Same as preceding except that\\nthe rules provide for two judges and a referee,\\nthe latterbeing also the timekeeper. Sections\\nfifteen and sixteen, and the latter part of section\\nfourteen of the Indianapolis Rules, were not in-\\ncluded in the Old Western, but now used almost\\neverywhere. They should be applied to all other\\nrules of this system where local provision has\\nnot already been made to cover those points. The\\ncount is four tens and forty.\\nNew Orleans, Canadian, and Dallas. Ex-\\nactly the same as the Old Western.\\nCincinnati. Same as the American. A\\ncock on his back must be turned when requested,\\nprovided birds are not touching. Handler must\\nnever close his hand on an opponent s cock.\\n(This is really taken for granted under all rules.)\\nIf one handler makes an attempt to handle,\\nbhe other has a right to handle. These attempts\\nare now practically abolished, and birds are\\nhandled only when hung.\\nIt is customary in Cincinnati, after cocks have\\nonce been breasted, for the two pitters to agree\\nbo fight without rules, breast to breast at each\\nhandling till one or the other is killed. It pre-\\nvents drag fights.\\nOne timekeeper and one referee.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "11\\nBaltimore. Two judges and one referee.\\nNeither bird fighting for thirty seconds, to be\\nhandled and repitted twice, allowing thirty\\nseconds each time, then breasted thirty seconds.\\nIf both refuse, draw fight. Dying bird having\\ncount, wins. Otherwise same as American rules.\\nDetroit. Two judges and one referee. Hackles\\nmust be trimmed. Stag allowed five ounces.\\nCount: four tens and forty.\\nPhiladelphia. Hackles must be trimmed.\\nHeel with paper and water. Count: five tens and\\ntwenty\\nChicago. Two judges and one referee.\\nBlinkers get six ounces.\\nStags classed as cocks after May 1st.\\nCount: four tens and forty.\\nIndianapolis rules Nos. 8 and 15 not used here.\\nThere is no i minute s time. Cock which fought\\nlast, takes the count.\\nIn close decision, referee may declare side bets\\noff. Referee decides all points not covered by\\nrules or articles of agreement.\\nMilwaukee. Hackles not trimmed. Gaffs,\\none and one-half inch. Sockets to have straight\\nface, not over seven-eighths inch drop nor more\\nthan five-eighths inch deep.\\nHandler must remain on his own side at least\\nthree feet from center of pit, except when hand-\\nling.\\nCount: four tens and forty.\\nNeither cock fighting, the last fighter has count.\\nCount may be cut short by the fighter hanging\\nin other cock, but it goes same as if finished to\\nten. Not handle during the long count,\\nDying bird having count, wins.\\nCleveland. Count: four tens and forty. Fif-\\nteen seconds for handling.\\nBird on back must be turned with one hand.\\nToledo. (Carew) Count: four tens and twenty.\\nHackle not trimmed. Wings to be cut square\\nacross, not pointed.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "12\\nBirds delivered with one hand.\\nOne and one-quarter inch Regulation heels.\\n)ckets less than one-half inch in height and\\nspth.\\nBolstering not allowed.\\nHandler may count at any time if his bird\\nught last.\\nRefused count changes, but cannot be forced\\n11 both cease fighting.\\nDuring count, draw heels when fast, loose bird\\ni same place and go on with count.\\nNeither cock fighting thirty seconds, the judge\\n,kes count. If both refuse, fresh cock, etc.\\nOn back, turn when requested.\\nBird having count, loses it by walking away\\nom antagonist, also by leaving the pit.\\nI Both cocks dying during count, the longest\\nver wins whether he has the count or not.\\nOld National. Two judges and one referee.\\nCount: four tens and twenty.\\nFull feather except tail and wings.\\nLong sockets and bolstering prohibited.\\nFowl on back must be turned when requested.\\nRunaway at once returned to pit. If other cock\\ni down, to be breasted. If either refuse the\\n3Cond time, he loses.\\nNeither cock fighting, either handler may call\\ntime, which shall be three minutes. Handle\\nnd then one minute; then two more single min-\\nites; viz: three, one, one, one, breast. Fighter\\n4ns. If both refuse, fresh cock, etc.\\nIf fall apart, again breasted every thirty\\neconds.\\n1 Dead cock wins from a runaway.\\n1 Kentucky and Indiana Sporting Club\\np Louisville. Count: four tens and twenty.\\nJ Stags classed as cocks after May first.\\nj Blinkers get six ounces.\\nTwo judges and referee; timekeeper.\\nLocal rules as to pit scores, black board, bet-\\ning, etc.\\nThe handlers of Louisville nearly always raise", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "13\\ncocks from the pit floor, about waist high, 1\\nfore drawing the heels. But this is not a ru\\nonly a local bad habit.\\nIt is here customary for timekeeper to sti\\nthe minute as soon as fighting ceases, withe\\nwaiting for handler to call it.\\nCalifornia. (Furnished by Capt. Antho\\nGreene.\\nStags are so classed all through the cocki:\\nseason following their birth.\\nTrimmed hackles allowed, but not shorter th\\none inch in length.\\nRegulation ii inch heels; sockets not over\\ninch length.\\nIn handling, cocks not raised more than km\\nhigh. Handle and deliver at once. Remove\\nfeathers nor b]ood. Nursing prohibited. Coc\\nnot turned. No wings given.\\nCount: forty, than six tens, breasting at bo\\nthe third and sixth ten.\\nThere is no minute s time. Both cocks i\\nfusing, neither having the count, both are to\\ncounted out and the battle declared a draw.\\nNorth-western States and British C\\nLUMBIA. (Furnished by Wm. Belond.)\\nTwo judges and one referee.\\nStags classed as cocks after May 1st.\\nRegulation li inch heels.\\nFull hackle and square-cut wings.\\nCount: five tens and twenty.\\nCock may be turned or given wing, when e\\ntouching. Must be done with one hand.\\nNo minute s time. Last fighter counts.\\nBoston. (Furnished by Frank P. Casej\\nThese rules, used all through the New Engla\\nStates, are in plan much like the Old Western\\ndiffering only in having a count of ten, inste\\nof thirty seconds time, between pittings.\\nThe count is five tens, breast, again five ter\\nbreast, twenty.\\nFowl on back, may be turned.\\nNo minute s time; last fighter counts.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "14\\nNew York Rules.\\n1 The pit shall be circular in shape, at least\\neighteen feet in diameter and not less than six-\\nteen inches in height. The floor shall be covered\\nwith carpet or some other suitable material.\\nThere shall be a chalk or some other mark made\\nlas near to the center of the pit as possible. There\\nshall also be two outer marks which shall be one\\nifoot each way from the center mark.\\n2 The pitters shall each select one judge who\\n.shall choose a referee. Said judges shall decide\\nall matters in dispute during the pendency of the\\nfight, but in case of their inability to agree, then\\nl it shall be the duty of the referee to decide and\\nhis decision shall be final.\\n3 Chickens shall take their age from the first\\nday of March and shall be chickens during the\\nfighting season.\\n1 4 It shall be deemed foul for any of the re-\\nspective pitters to pit a cock or chicken with what\\nis termed a foul hackle, that is, any of the feath-\\ners left whole on the mane or neck.\\n5 The pitters shall let each cock bill each other\\n;three or more times, but this is riot to be con-\\nstrued that the pitter of a cock has a right to bill\\n,with his opponent s cock for the purpose of fa-\\ntiguing him.\\n6 No person shall be permitted to handle his\\njfowl after he is fairly delivered in the pit unless\\nhe counts ten clear and distinct, without either\\nicock making fight; or shall be fast in his adver-\\nsary, or fast in the carpet, or hung in the web of\\njthe pit or in himself.\\n7 Any cock that may get on his back shall be\\n/righted again by the pitter, but not taken off the\\n[ground he is lying on.\\nI 8 Whenever a cock is fast in his adversary\\nthe pitter of the cock the spurs are fast in shall\\ndraw them out, but the pitter of the cock has no\\nright to draw out his own spurs except when fast\\nin himself or in the carpet, or in the web of the", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "15\\npit.\\n9 When either pitter shall have counted ten\\ntens successively, without the cock refusing fight,\\nmaking fight, again breasting them fair on their\\nfeet, breat to breast and beak to beak, on the\\ncentre score or mark, on the fifth ten being told,\\nand also on the ninth ten being told, shall have\\nwon the fight. The pitters are bound to tell each\\nten as they count them, as follows: Once, twice,\\netc.\\n10 No pitter after the cocks have been delivered\\nin the pit shall be permitted to clean their beaks\\nor eyes by blowing or otherwise, or be permitted\\nto squeeze his fowl or press him against the floor\\nduring the pendency of the fight.\\n11 When a cock is pounded and no person\\ntakes it until the pitter counts twenty twice, and\\ncalls three times, Who takes it? and no per-\\nson takes it, it is a battle to the cock the odds\\nare on; but the pitter of the pounded cock has the\\nright to have the pound put up, that is twenty\\ndollars against one dollar. If this is not com-\\nplied with, the pitter shall go on as though there\\nwas no poundage.\\n12 If a cock is pounded and the poundage is\\ntaken, and if the cock the odds are laid against\\nshould get up and knock down his adversary,\\nthen if the other cock is pounded and the other\\npoundage not taken before the pitter counts\\ntwenty twice, and calls out, Who takes it?\\nthree times, he wins, although there was a pound-\\nage before.\\n13 It shall be the duty of the respective pitters\\nto deliver their cocks fair on their feet on the\\nouter score or mark, facing each other, and in\\na standing position, except on the fifth ten being\\ntold, and also on the ninth ten being told, when\\nthey, the two cocks, shall be placed on the center\\nscore, breast to breast and beak to beak in like\\nmanner. Any pitter being guilty of shoving his\\nfowl across the score, or of pinching him, or\\nusing any other unfair means for the purpose of\\nmaking his cock fight, shall lose the fight.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "16\\n14 Ii ooth cocks fight together, and then both\\nshould refuse until they are counted out, in such\\ncases a fresh cock is to be hoveled and brought\\ninto the pit, and the pitters are to toss for which\\ncock is to set-to first. He iat wins has the choice.\\nThen the one which is to set-to last is to be taken\\nup but not carried out of the pit. The hoveled\\ncock is then to be put down to the other and al-\\nlowed to fight while the judges, or one of them,\\nshall count twenty. The same operation shall be\\ngone through with the other cock and if one fight\\nand the other refuse, it is a battle to the fighting\\ncock; but if both fight, or both refuse, it is a\\ndrawn battle.\\n15 If both cocks refuse fighting until four, five\\nor more or less tens a.re counted, the pitters shall\\ncontinue their count until one cock has refused\\nten times, for when a pitter begins to count, he\\ncounts for both cocks.\\n16 If a cock should die before they are counted\\nout, he wins the battle if he fights last. This,\\nhowever, is not to apply when his adversary is\\nrunning away.\\n17 The crowing or raising of the hackle of a\\ncock is not fight, nor is fighting at the pitter s\\nhands.\\n18 A breaking cock is a fighting cock, but a\\ncock breaking from his adversary is not fight.\\n19 If any dispute arises between the pitters on\\nthe result of a fight, the cocks are not to betaken\\nout of the pit, nor the gaffs taken off until a\\ndecision has b^en made by the judges or referee.\\n20 Each cock within two ounces of each other\\nshall be a match, except blinkers when they are\\nfighting against two-eyed cocks in which case an\\nallowance of from three to five ounces shall be\\nmade. When blinkers are matched against each\\nother, the same rule to apply as to two-eyed cocks.\\n21 All matches must be fought with heels,\\nround from the socket to the point, not exceed-\\ning one and a quarter inches in length unless\\notherwise agreed upon. Drop Sockets, Slashers\\nand twisted heels shall be considered foul.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "17\\n22 Previous to heeling- the cocks in fighting\\nmains, the four spurs of same pattern and size\\nshall be placed together and the pitters shall toss\\nfor choice of them.\\n23 In all mains, at the end of each battle the\\njudges shall order the spurs to be changed, i. e.,\\nthe spurs of the winning cock must be placed on\\nthe loser s next fowl and changed at the end of\\nevery battle.\\n24 Any person fighting a cock heavier than he\\nis represented on the match list, shall lose the\\nfight, although he may have won.\\n25 In all cases of appeal, fighting ceases un-\\ntil the judges or the referee give their decision,\\nwhich shall be final and strictly to the question\\nbefore them.\\n26 When a bet is made, it cannot be declared\\noff unless by consent of both parties; all outside\\nbets to go according to the main bet.\\n27 Each pitter when delivering his cock on\\nthe score shall take his hands off him as quickly\\nas possible.\\n28 Any person violating any of the above\\nrules, shall be deemed to have lost the match.\\nThe New York System.\\nAlbany. Much similar to New York, but not\\nquite so complicated.\\nCount: five tens, breast, thirty, then twenty.\\nWhen a cock is pounded and not taken, the\\npitter counts twenty and that wins.\\nWestern New York. One judge, who calls\\nHandle and Count, same as in Indianapolis.\\nBlinkers allowed three to five ounces.\\nSpurs, one and one-quarter inch; to be ex-\\nchanged after every battle.\\nCount: five tens and twenty.\\nOn fifth ten, count can be broken only by a\\nblow, not by a peck.\\nNo removing feathers nor blood during handle.\\nPoundage, same as New York.\\nBoth cocks refusing, bring in fresh cock, etc.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "18\\nSouthern Rules.\\nNote. On the morning the main is to com-\\nmence the parties decide by lot who shows first.\\nIt is to be remembered that the party obtaining\\nchoice generally chooses to weigh first and con-\\nsequently obliges the adverse party to show first,\\nas the party showing first weighs last. When the\\nshow is made by the party, the door of the cock\\nhouse is to be locked and the key given to the\\nother party, who immediately repairs to his cock\\nhouse and prepares for weighing. There ought\\nto be provided a pair of good scales and weights\\nas low down as half an ounce. One or two judges\\nto be appointed to weigh the cocks. Each party", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "19\\nby weighing the cocks intended for the show a\\nday or two beforehand and having all their re-\\nspective weights, would greatly facilitate the\\nbusiness of the judges. There ought to be no\\nfeathers cut or plucked from the cocks before\\nthey are brought to the scale, except a few from\\nbehind to keep them clean, and their wings and\\ntails clipped a little.\\n2 As soon as the cocks are all weighed, the\\njudge, the writers and the principals of each\\nparty and as many besides as the parties may\\nagree upon, are to retire for the purpose of\\nmatching. They are to make all even matches\\nfirst, then those within one ounce, and afterwards\\nthose within two ounces; but if more matches can\\nbe made by breaking an even or one ounce match,\\nit is to be done.\\n3 On the day of the showing, only one battle\\nis to be fought. It is to be remembered that the\\nparty winning the show gains also the choice of\\nfighting this first battle with any particular cocks\\nin the match. Afterwards they begin with the\\nlightest pair first and so on up to the heaviest,\\nfighting them in rotation as they increase in\\nweight. The first battle too, will fix the mode of\\ntrimming.\\nRule 1 When the cocks are in the pit, the\\njudges are to examine whether they are fairly\\ntrimmed and have fair heels. If all be right and\\nfair, the pitters are to deliver their cocks six feet\\napart or thereabouts and retire a step or two\\nback; but if a wrong cock should be produced,\\nthe party so offending forfeits that battle,\\n2 All heels that are rdund from the socket to\\nthe point are allowed to be fair; any pitter bring-\\ning a cock into the pit with any other kind of\\nheels, except by particular agreement, forfeits\\nthe battle.\\n3 If either cock should be trimmed with a close,\\nunfair hackle, the judge shall direct the other to\\nbe cut in the same manner, and at the time shall\\nobserve to the pitter that if he brings another\\ncock in the like situation, unless he shall have", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "20\\nbeen previously trimmed, he shall forfeit the\\nbattle.\\n4 A pitter when he delivers his cock shall re-\\ntire two paces back, and not advance or walk\\naround his cock until a blow has passed.\\n5 An interval of ten minutes shall be allowed\\nbetween the termination of one battle and the com-\\nmencement of another.\\n6 No pitter shall pull a feather out of a cock s\\nmouth or from over his eyes or head, or pluck\\nhim by the breast to make him fight, or pinch\\nhim for the like purpose, under penalty of for-\\nfeiting the battle.\\n7 The pitters are to give the cocks room to\\nfight, and are not to hover and press on them so\\nas to retard their striking.\\n8 The greasing, peppering, muffing and soap-\\ning a cock, or any other external application,\\nare unfair practices, and by no means admissible\\nin this amusement.\\n9 The judges, when required, may suffer a\\npitter to call in some of his friends to assist in\\ncatching the cock, who are to retire immediately\\nwhen the cock is caught, and in no other instance\\nis the judge to suffer the pit to be broken.\\n10 All cocks on their backs are to be im-\\nmediately turned on their bellies by their respec-\\ntive pitters at all times.\\n11 A cock when down is to have a wing given\\nhim if he needs it, unless his adversary is on it,\\nbut his pitter is to place the wing gently in its\\nproper position, and not to lift the cock; and no\\nwing is to be given unless absolutely necessary.\\n12 If either cock should be hanged in himself,\\nin the pit, or canvas, he is to be loosened by his\\npitter: but if in his adversary, both pitters are\\nto immediately lay hold of their respective cocks,\\nand the pitter whose cock is hung shall hold him\\nsteady while the adverse party draws out the heel,\\nand then they shall take their cocks asunder a suf-\\nficient distance for them fairly to renew the com-\\nbat.\\n13 Should the cocks separate and the judge", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "21\\nbe unable to decide which fought last, he shall\\nat his discretion direct the pitters to carry their\\ncocks to the middle of the pit and deliver them\\nbeak to beak, unless either of them is blind; in\\nthat case they are to be shouldered; that is, de-\\nlivered with their breasts touching, each pitter\\ntaking care to deliver his cock at this, as well as\\nat all other times, with one hand.\\n14 When both cocks cease fighting, it is then\\nin the power of the pitter of the last fighting-cock,\\nunless they touch each other, to demand c count\\nof the judges, who shall count forty deliberately,\\nwhich, when counted out, is not to be counted\\nagain during the battle. Then the pitters shall\\ncatch their cocks and carry them to the middle of\\nthe pit and deliver them beak to beak; but to be\\nshouldered if either is blind as before. Then if\\neither cock refuses or neglects to fight, the judge\\nshall count ten, and shall call out once re-\\nfused and shall direct the pitters to bring their\\ncocks again to the middle of the pit and pit as\\nbefore; and if the same cock in like manner re-\\nfuses, he shall count ten again and call out twice\\nrefused, and so proceed until one cock thus re-\\nfuses six times successively. The judge shall\\nthen determine the battle against such cock.\\n15 If either cock dies before the judge can\\nfinish the counting of the law, the battle is to be\\ngiven to the living cock, and if both die, the\\nlongest liver wins the battle.\\n16 The pitters are not to touch their cocks\\nwhilst the judge is in the act of counting.\\n17 No pitter is ever to lay hold of his adver-\\nsary s cock, unless to draw out the heel, and\\nthen he must take him below the knee. Then\\nthere shall be no second delivery, that is, after\\nhe is once delivered he shall not be touched until\\na blow is struck, unless ordered.\\n18 No pitter shall touch his cock unless at the\\ntime mentioned in the foregoing rules.\\n19 If any pitter acts contrary to these rules,\\nthe judge, if called upon at the time, shall give\\nthe battle against him,", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "22\\nThe Battle Royal.\\nIn the pit of the Indiana Cocking Club this is\\na popular method for disposing of crippled\\ncocks, strainers and other birds which are unfit\\nfor regular match battles.\\n1 Any number of cocks may be put in.\\n2 No limit as to age, condition, or weight.\\n3 Use any kind of round-blade gaffs.\\n4 Entry fee for each bird to be placed in stake-\\nholder s hands before the fun begins.\\n5 All being in readiness, cocks arranged\\naround the pit an equal distance apart, with\\nheads touching the cushion and tails toward cen-\\nter of the pit, all must be liberated at the ref-\\neree s call of Go.\\n6 The referee, or any other one man chosen\\nfor the purpose, will draw heels for all birds as\\nfast as they get hung, without changing position\\nof birds or helping them in any way. With this\\nexception the cocks are not to be touched until a\\nhandle is called.\\n7 Any cock which jumps the pit, shall be im-\\nmediately returned. If he leaves the pit three\\ntimes, he is out for good.\\n8 Dead cocks and unmistakable runaways are\\nto be removed as fast as they occur.\\n9 If the fighting ceases while three or more\\nlive birds are in the pit, the referee shall call for\\na minute s time, and if the minute is not broken\\nby fighting being resumed, the referee shall call\\nHandle, when each pitter shall have 30 seconds\\nfor nursing his bird.\\n10 After handling, the cocks are to be pitted\\nbeak to beak, all in a bunch, in centre of the pit.\\n11 When only two cocks remain, the contest\\nshall be fought out under regular Indianapolis\\nRules, the survivor being entitled to the battle-\\nroyal purse.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "23\\nThe Welsh Hain.\\nSixteen men each enter one cock of the required\\nweight, or shake-bag, accompanied by an entry\\nfee of the stipulated amount, They draw lots for\\nnumbers.\\nIn the first round, No. 1 fights against No. 2;\\nNo. 3 against No. 4; 5 against 6; and so on.\\nSecond round. The eight winners again draw\\nlots and fight as before.\\nThen the four winners of the second round fight\\nin two pair, which makes the third round. Then\\nthese two last winners fight the final battle,\\n(fourth round, after which the victor, who is\\nnow the sole survivor of the sixteen, is awarded\\nthe purse.\\nThe Concourse.\\nIn the Welsh Main a man has only one cock\\nand continues to fight that one bird again and\\nagain until it is either killed or wins the purse.\\nA concourse is conducted on the same plan ex-\\ncept that fresh cocks are used in each round\\nThis form of amusement is quite popular in\\nsome parts of France and Belgium, where their\\ngrand concourses often have as many as sixty-\\nfour entries and take from early morning till late\\nat night to decide.\\nThe Hexagon.\\nWeights and heels being agreed upon, six men\\nshow five cocks each. Then every man fights one\\ncock against each other man. Of the fifteen bat-\\ntles thus fought, the man winning greatest num-\\nber is entitled to the purse or prize.\\nA uniform amount for battle money is usually\\ndecided upon in advance, also an entry fee for\\nthe purse, all of which are required to be in stake-\\nholder s hands before festivities begin. This is\\nto insure every match being fought through.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "24\\n^____\\n^m -3 Jfik\\nram S^l\\n^s^j\\nI\u00c2\u00bb v m\\nt i at pi I t 2nsL ^^^1\\nRules of England.\\n1 That every person show and put his cock in-\\nto the pit with a fair hackle, not too near shorn,\\nor out, nor with any other fraud.\\n2 That every cock as he is first shown in the\\npit, without shearing- or cutting- any feathers\\nafterwards, except with the consent of both the\\nmasters of the match.\\n3 When both cocks are set down to fight, and", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "25\\none of them runs away before they have struck\\nthree mouthing- blows, it is adjudged no battle to\\nthe persons who bet.\\n4 No persons to set-to but those who are ap-\\npointed by the masters of the match.\\n5 When a cock shall come setting-to, and both\\ncocks refuse to fight ten times successively ac-\\ncording to the law, then a fresh cock shall be\\nhoveled, and the masters of the match must\\nagree which of them shall turn the cock down;\\nafter that, if both fight, or both refuse, to be\\ndeemed a draw battle; but if one should fight,\\nand the other refuse, the battle to be allowed won\\nby the fighting cock.\\n6 After the person appointed by the masters\\nto tell the law shall have told twice twenty, the\\ncocks to be set-to, beak to beak if they both see,\\nbut if either be blind, then the blind cock to\\ntouch; and on their refusing to fight, the person\\nappointed as before is to tell ten between each\\nsetting-to, till one of the cocks has refused to\\nfight ten times, successively.\\n7 When ten pounds (\u00c2\u00a310) to a crown are laid\\non the battle, and not taken, after twice twenty\\nis told, the battle is determined as won by that\\ncock the odds are on.\\n8 That no person shall make any cavil or\\nspeech about matching of cocks, either to match-\\ners or owners, after the cocks are once put to-\\ngether.\\n9 A master af a match has a right to remove\\nany person out of the lower ring.\\n10 No person can make a confirmed bet void\\nwithout mutual consent.\\n11 Bets to be paid on clear proof by creditable\\nwitnesses, even though they have not been de-\\nmanded immediately after the battle is over.\\n12 It is recommended that all disputes be\\nfinally determined by the masters of the match,\\nand two other gentlemen whom they shall ap-\\npoint; and in case the four cannot agree, then\\nthey shall fix on a fifth, whose determination\\nshall be final.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "26\\nRules of France and Belgium.\\n1 A cock down (off its feet) three minutes, has\\nlost.\\n2 The minute of interval exists.\\n3 Three minutes without fighting-, the cock\\nwhich is on its feet, wins. If both are up, it is a\\ndraw fight.\\n4 If both cocks go down, the one which after\\nthe minute is the last up, will be the winner.\\n(Which is to say, that if one cock goes down, and\\nstays down, and after a minute s time, the other\\ncock goes down, the latter wins. On the other\\nhand, if the two cocks fall together, or if the\\nsecond cock goes down before the expiration of\\none minute, it is a draw fight.\\n5 A cock struggling in the throes of death and\\nmaking one or more jumps in the struggle, will\\nnot be considered as being up.\\n6 Every cock which does not stand completely\\nup, will be considered as being down.\\n7 With a cock up, one may accuse his adver-\\nsary, (of wanting to run away,) and win. With\\na cock down one may make a draw fight. In\\nevery case the accusation must be made before\\ntwo minutes and a half, (from the time the first\\ncock went down.\\n[For example. A s cock falls. B s cock is\\nstill upright. Under ordinary circumstances, B s\\ncock wins. But in case B s cock, though on his\\nfeet, shows signs of wanting to run away, Mr. A\\nmay so accuse him. Then if the accusation\\nproves good, it is a draw fight if A s cock re-\\nmains down. If A s cock gets up within the\\nthree minutes and B s cock runs, Mr. A. wins.]\\n8 One cannot accuse of flight a cock that is\\ndown, but one may accuse in case the cock raises\\nhimself before the end of three minutes.\\n9 In accusing a cock of flight, a sum of fifty\\nfrancs must be placed in the hands of the Pres-\\nident. If the accusation proves false, the said\\nsum goes to the owner of the cock accused.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "27\\n10 The cock, to be considered as fleeing-, must\\nturn away refuse to face at the presentation.\\nOtherwise the accusation is false.\\n11 A cock which is so badly wounded that he\\ncannot longer fight, nor even peck, may be ac-\\ncused under these conditions and if he does not\\nturn away at the presentation, will be considered\\nas fighting.\\n12 Every cock showing flight, even though\\nnot squawking, may be accused by his adver-\\nsary. Upon the demand of the latter the time\\nwill be taken immediately and at the end of three\\nminutes the cocks will be presented according to\\nArticles nine, ten and eleven.\\n13 If, in this case, it happens that the cock\\naccused, returns to fighting at the presentation,\\nthe accusation by this will revert to the adverse\\nparty and the battle will continue in full force.\\nThe pitters must then retire from the pit (an diet\\nthe cocks fight).\\n14 Every cock which runs away squawking\\nhas immediately lost provided his opponent is\\nup or is able to get up during the three minutes.\\nIt is not necessary in this case that the latter\\nremain up during one minute.\\n15 If on account of a brain blow a cock hap-\\npens to yell and fly the pit, it will not be con-\\nsidered as a runaway. The handler has the right\\nto put his cock back in the pit, and if it runs\\nagain, put him back. If he runs the third time\\nit will be considered as flight.\\n16 When a cock is accused, as soon as the\\nregular minutes expire, the two cocks must be\\nplaced face to face, and at the presentation the\\nhandler of the cock accused has the right to\\nmake his bird touch the feathers of his opponent.\\nIt is well understood the cocks, in case of ac-\\ncusation, must not be submitted to any manip-\\nulation, that is to say, the handlers must present\\nthem without having touched the birds heads or\\naroused them in any way.\\n17 Except in case of contrary agreement, one\\ndoes not detach from any side. [This means", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "28\\nthat the heels are not to be drawn nor the birds\\ntouched, from the time they are set in the pit till\\nthe battle is finished.\\n18 The duration of a battle is fixed at twenty\\nminutes. Passing this delay, one cock down,\\nthe other up, the latter wins. If it happens that\\na cock shows flight at the end of twenty minutes,\\nan accusation made a half -minute before the\\ntime expired, will be admitted.\\n19 Every cock placed in the pit will be con-\\nsidered as fighting. If one refuse, the battle will\\nbe won by his opponent, but the bets on that\\nbattle will be declared off. [This applies to\\nconcourses only. The owner of the runaway\\nloses his place in the concourse but does not\\nlose outside money bet on this battle.\\n20 A cock presented without having fought,\\nwill be placed in the hands of the judges, to take\\nno further part in the concourse. [We have\\nnever seen an occasion to carry this rule into\\neffect, but the idea of it is this: Suppose two\\nfriends come against each other in a concourse.\\nThey arrange between themselves that one shall\\nput in a cock which will not show fight, in order\\nto enable the other to win his round without a\\nbattle. The runaway cock in this case is taken\\ncharge of by the judges, to prevent him being\\nagain used by someone else for the same pur-\\npose.]\\n21 In order to avoid all disputes, and in the\\ninterest of the sport of cock-fighting which we\\nmean to uphold, all gaffs will be refused which\\nare of the new forms and dimensions American,\\n(Drop Socket) half American (Half Drop) or\\nothers. None will be allowed except the old-\\nfashioned ordinary gaffs such as we have em-\\nployed for many years, of which the maximum\\nlength must not exceed fifty millimetres, about\\none and thirty-one thirty-seconds inches), meas-\\nure taken in a direct line from the base of the\\nspur at the socket, to the point. The curve of\\nblade must not exceed two millimetres in all its\\nbearing, this would carry the length of the blade", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "29\\nto fifty -two millimetres, (two and one-sixteenth\\ninches) following the curve, measured under-\\nneath. Sockets not longer than eleven milli\\nmetres, seven-sixteeths inches) front to back.\\nCalibre not exceeding twenty -one millimetres,\\nthirteen-sixteenths inch [See Gaff Catalogue,\\nNo. 35. The International Standard]. The\\nheelers will examine each other s gaffs and in\\ncase of suspicion, the matter will be referred to\\nthe judges who have the right to exclude anyone\\nwho presents gaffs not according to rules.\\n22 It is, moreover, strictly forbidden to pre-\\nsent spurs coated with any kind of grease. There\\nmust be no unfair advantage taken. Each must\\nengage with honor to fight fairly.\\n[Another rule, so well understood among the\\nFrench that it is not considered necessary to in-\\nclude it with the rest. The handler must set his\\nbird squarely on its feet and not push nor toss\\nthe cock toward the middle of the pit.\\nThe above set of rules, excepting the comments\\nand explanations in parentheses, is a transla-\\ntion of the rules of the Grand International Con-\\ncourse. But many of the articles given above\\napply only to the concourse. The essential\\nfeatures of the whole system may be found in the\\nfirst six articles. These are the old original\\nFlemish pit rules, intended at first, I believe,\\nonly for natural spur fighting. They are now\\nused among the steel spur cockers of Northern\\nFrance and Southern Belgium, among the nat-\\nural and horn-spur fighters of Northern Bel-\\ngium, and also, to some extent among the naked-\\nheelers in the United States many of whom are\\nBelgians. The rules in regard to accusing a\\ncock of wanting to run, are very seldom brought\\ninto use, for the reason that the actions of a\\nquitter are usually so manifest that no ac-\\ncusation is necessary. Out of several hundred\\nbattles fought under these rules, I remember to\\nhave seen only two birds which were formally\\naccused.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "30\\nRules of Cuba.\\nFurnished, (in the original Spanish,) by Cor-\\nporal F. W. Hammer of the United States Army,\\nnow stationed in Cuba, formerly a resident of\\nIllinois and a breeder of Trans-Atlantics.\\nOrdinary translation is sufficiently difficult,\\nbut the task of turning- cockpit Spanish into\\ncockpit English, without having had any\\npractical knowledge of the former, is labor in-\\ndeed. So if any errors be found in the following\\narticles, I hope my Cuban friends will kindly\\ncorrect them.\\nNAKED-HEEL FIGHTING.\\n1 Cocks fought in this pit will not be per-\\nmitted to have the head trimmed and the hackle\\nall of the same height, of half an inch in leDgth,\\nfor the purpose of making the opponent and part\\nof the public believe that it had. an advantage\\nover the other.\\n2 It will not be permitted that inside of the\\ncirde there remain any other person than the\\nJudge, if in the meanwhile there is no trial; and\\nif it should result that both cocks are huDg or\\nhalf dead, the handlers will immediately pro-\\nceed to loosen them, returning to occupy their\\nplaces, without permitting themselves to stay\\nover the cocks, during the trial but separated,\\nthat both may work with freedom. The trials\\nwill be given in the center of the pit at the in-\\ndicated place. The handlers will not be per-\\nmitted to approach the cocks, even when they\\nare disabled, or to come between them. When\\nboth cocks are blind or disabled, and they do\\nnot continue the fight, they are to be put beak to\\nbeak in all of the trials, not given in the air,\\nbut with the feet at the mark. A handler is only\\nallowed to clean the bird s bill and its spurs with\\na piece of linen or a handkerchief provided for\\nthis purpose, without touching with the nails or", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "31\\nfingers in any part of the body 5 but the bird\\nmust not be wet with water nor saliva whilst the\\nfight lasts nor must the handler blow the breath\\nwith the mouth on the cock s head nor on any\\npart of the body, though enabled to give them\\nheat with the handkerchief.\\n3 When one of the cocks ceases fighting, the\\nopposite handler may call him to count, intimat-\\ning that the other will not fight in the last trial,\\nwith an outside cock. They are then breasted\\nfor the space of a minute and given opportunity\\nto peck, and if it should not peck it will loose\\nhis contest. The cocks that are fought with\\nzapatones, (artificial spurs like Scottish\\nhaips, will not be able to take them off, even\\nthough they (break loose and) hang down the\\nleg. All cocks that are pitted with zapatones\\nwill be examined by the handlers and the Judge\\nto see if they are legal; because after the loss of\\nthe fight there will be no reclamation whatever,\\nfor they have to satisfy the public as well as the\\nloser.\\n4 No fight can be made a draw while both\\ncontestants are up and fighting, and when they\\nbecome in a state of prostration, the Judge may\\npropose to the handlers to make it a draw. If\\nthese do not agree, they will give a trial and\\nwill send them to the vallita (secondary pit)\\nprovided for such cases, leaving clear the\\nvalla (main pit) for another fight.\\n5 The fights will be called at half past six in\\nthe afternoon, and at said hour there will three\\ntrials be given, and the one that fails to try and\\nthe one fails to peck, will lose his contest. And\\nif both should peck, it will be declared a draw.\\n6 No owner of a cock or any other individual\\nwhatever will be able to exact of any of the\\nhandlers that he should make any fight a draw;\\nbecause from the moment that the handler takes\\ncharge of a cock, he alone will be responsible\\nfor the circumstances of the case.\\n[From a sand-glass sent by Mr. Hammer, it is\\nevident that thirty seconds are allowed for", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "32\\nhandling, though this subject is not mentioned\\nin the above rules.]\\nSLASHER FIGHTING.\\nFour lines will be made; two at half a yard\\nand two at the extremity of the circle, serving\\nthe first ones to pit the cocks on. The trials will\\nbe given where it is wished that the cocks should\\nfall, to avoid by this means the delay that can\\nbe brought by the malice or distraction of the\\nhandler. There will be cases of trial when the\\ncocks cease to fight. The trials will be done\\nwith the feet of the cocks on the mark, because\\nthe handler that gives the trial in the air will\\nnot gain, and to avoid ill feelings that at times\\noccur, the handlers will be able to catch the\\ncocks by both sides of the body to immediately\\nput them with the feet in the saw-dust, taking the\\nhand off of the head if any of them should be\\ndisabled to be able to peck, giving them half a\\nminute. The loser will be able to make as much\\nof this in his reach to make them peck and if any\\none should be dead will have to lift it by the\\nhead, grasping it by the hackle, that the op-\\nponent can peck it.\\n[This last paragraph is an exact literal trans-\\nlation, but if you can tell what all that means,\\nyou are ahead of me.]\\nRules of flexico.\\nSeveral of my Mexican friends have kindly\\nsent in copies of the pit rules of their respective\\nsections. These various sets of rules are pract-\\nically alike in principle, but have an almost end-\\nless quantity of local variations, many of them\\nas wholly useless as Article No. 18 of the New\\nYork rules. Below are to be found the more\\ngenerally accepted regulations of importance.\\n1 A center line will divide the diameter of the\\npit. Two more lines parallel to the center, six\\nfeet apart on each side.\\n2 The pit owner shall name a Depositario", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "33\\n(stake-holder,) the Corredores, (runners,) the\\nAmarradores (heelers and also the Juez Vedor,\\n(judge overseer, and will be responsible for the\\ninterests which are confided to him.\\n3 Any kind of navajas (slashers) may be\\nused.\\n4 Cocks weighed before beiDg heeled. Give\\nor take two ounces, a match, up to 6.4, (in some\\nplaces, 6.8, above which they are fought as\\nshakes.\\n5 First bell ring, handlers show up cocks in\\ncenter of pit. Second bell, handlers step back\\nto scores, set birds squarely on feet and instantly\\nrelease them.\\n6 Handler can call for a handle whenever\\nthread is cut or slasher is broken, also when-\\never a cock is fast.\\n7 Handle when hung and deliver at once, In\\nsome parts of Mexico it is the Judge who draws\\nheels.\\n8 As it can very well happen that at the re-\\nplacing the knife or thread to a cock, his Sol-\\ntador (handler) will do it so slowly that in the\\nmeantime the other will become disabled or\\nabout to die, the Judge will take care that this\\nmanoeuvre shall be made with the most possible\\nspeed, and if the Soltador should not do it thus,\\nthe Judge shall put in another one that can do it.\\n9 Handlers not allowed to give cocks any\\nhelp during fight.\\n10 As soon as one cock ceases fighting, the\\nJudge shall call to the handlers to try the cock\\nin the same place by letting him stand up, and\\nthe fight is ended if the cock can not stand. But\\nif cocks show fight, the handlers step back to\\ntheir scores, set the cocks on their feet and the\\ntime-keeper counts out one minute s time. If\\nbirds do not fight, another minute is taken and\\nthen they go breast to breast on the center score.\\n11 At the breasting, the cock loses for moving\\nthe head out of line, showing no fight, or death.\\n12 If both cocks die, the longest liver wins.\\n13 A dying cock wins over a runaway.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "34", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "35\\nTrimming.\\nIt used to be thought that a cock was not fit to\\nfight until he had been quite thoroughly un-\\ndressed. Of late years there has been a decided\\nreaction against this excessive trimming, par-\\nticularly through the Central States where many\\nbirds are fought every winter without having\\nhad a feather cut, and many more are clipped\\nonly a little, as shown in picture on page 4. If\\nyour opponent s birds are closely shorn, you\\nwill be at a disadvantage unless yours are\\ntrimmed after the same fashion. But if you can\\npersuade him not to trim, it will be much better\\nfor both of you, when you go to find walks for\\nthe birds that have won. Closely shorn cocks\\nare not only difficult to walk, but are in great\\ndanger of catching cold after being put out.\\nHeels and Heeling.\\nIn parts of the effete East, the Regulation style\\nis spoken of as the only fair heel, but that is\\nsimple ignorance. Any gaff is fair which is not\\ndirectly prohibited by the governing pit rules or\\narticles of agreement.\\nDisputes have arisen as to what constitutes a\\ntrue Regulation heel, so I will here state the re-\\nquirements. 1. Socket must be perfectly round\\n(not oval) in shape, and must have flat face. 2.\\nBlade must be round, extending directly out-\\nward and upward from lower part of socket. 3.\\nThere must be no part of the upper surface of\\nblade lower than the inner lower surface of\\nsocket, although (on account of thickness) the\\nunder surface of blade may drop at the base be-\\nlow the under outer surface of socket.\\nSome sets of rules require Regulation heels to\\nhave sockets of a certain calibre and length, but\\nit must be remembered that in mains or hack-\\nfighting such limitations are not to apply except\\nthey be definitely stated in the pit rules or articles\\nof agreement. They can not be merely taken for", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "36\\ngranted. Remember also: you can not dictate\\nto any man regarding the side-set of his spur-\\nblades nor as to the height of points.\\nExcepting in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota\\nand Northern Illinois, where inch-and-a-half\\nRegulations are in considerable favor, this\\nstyle of gaff is \\\\ery rarely used in any length\\nexceeding one-inch-and-a-quarter. The Cincin-\\nnati inch-and-a-half is also in vogue through-\\nout that Siime section of country and Drop\\nSockets are often barred out there. In other\\nparts of the United States, where heels as short\\nas li inch are required, they must be of the\\nRegulation pattern, while from li inch upward\\nyou may use any style you like.\\nRegarding the different kinds of heels and how\\nto use them, see my Gaff Catalogue, (sent free\\nupon application, which contains photographs\\nof the finest collection of Cock Spurs in the\\nworJd, also full directions for heeling.\\nShort-heel fighting means the use of li inch\\nor li inch gaffs. Long heels are those which\\nexceed li inch, and although matches are some-\\ntimes made in spurs of exactly two inches, it is\\na general rule that where one man ties on heels\\nlonger than li inch, the other may use any length\\nhe choose or as long as his cock can carry.\\nIn long-heel matches what length of gaffs\\ndo you require? While this depends to some\\nextent upon the cock s station and style of fight-\\ning, as a rough estimate it is safe to say that the\\nlength of heel, expressed in inches, should be just\\none-half the number of pounds the cock weighs.\\nFor example; fight a 4 lb. bird in 2-inch heels\\nand a 7 lb in 3* inches. This, however, is for\\nround-blade gaffs only. In many parts of Mex-\\nico ordinary weight Trans-Atlantics are fought\\nin five-inch slashers and said to be wonderfully\\nsuccessful. Senor Barriere of Acambaro has\\none 7 lb. Trans-Atlantic cock which he fights\\nwith a 5i inch navaja, and says this old bird\\nhas really won so many battles that he can not\\nremember the number.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "3?\\nA Black Oriental\\nWhich has become quite famous in France. Bred and\\nexported by H. P. Clarke, Indianapolis. The present prop-\\nerty of M. Cliquennois, Lille. Original drawing made by a\\nFrench artist for the Parisian journal, La Vie au Grand\\nAir.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "38\\nHandling.\\nTo the beginner I wish to say, always handle\\nyour own birds in the pit. Learn how. You\\nwill soon find that there is much more enjoy-\\nment in handling- than in watching- some one\\nelse. And if you do it yourself, you will know\\nthat it is done well, at least to the limits of your\\nability.\\nHandle fairly. There is no other one point in\\nthe whole field of cock-fighting- that I would\\nmake more prominent than this. Do not under\\nany circumstances whatever try to take the\\nslightest advantage beyond your right. On the\\nother hand, as long as you can do so justly al-\\nways play to win, no matter what the temptation\\nmight be to act otherwise. It is of the very\\ngreatest importance that you establish a reputa-\\ntion which shall be absolutely above suspicion.\\nNever have anything- to do with tricky or slick\\ncock-fighters if you can avoid it. Shun them as\\nyou would the plag-ue. If you unexpectedly find\\nyourself confronted by such an one in the pit,\\nkeep a cool head, watch your corners and make\\nthe best of the situation, but do not under any\\ncircumstances lose your temper. Always be\\npolite. Sugar catches more flies than vinegar,\\nand even if your opponent be not a gentleman,\\nyou may perhaps cause him to assume the part\\nif you treat him as such. If he be positively\\ndepraved, unfortunately that kind does exist,)", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "39\\ndo not get scrappy, but address all your re-\\nmarks to the referee, abiding- by his decisions\\nwith patience and resignation. During contest,\\npay no attention to coaching or outside talk.\\nOn entering the pit with cock, step up to your\\nopponent and examine his bird s gaffs, at same\\ntime showing your own. Under Indianapolis\\nrules and many others, a man who is careless\\nenough to fight against foul heels, has no re-\\nclamation afterward.\\nIn billing cocks, let bird rest over your left\\narm, his legs securely held in your right hand.\\nWhen held this way he can not flap nor exhaust\\nhimself and is ready to pit instantly.\\nIf possible, get your bird down, on his feet\\nand started off just ahead of your opponent,\\nparticularly if you have a rusher which will sail\\nin at once.\\nWhile cocks are fighting, remain quiet on your\\nown side of pit but watch birds constantly and\\nbe ready to handle at first intimation of their\\nbeing hung.\\nHold your cock down to the floor and draw\\nheels gently. Never get in a hurry about this.\\nIn the United States and Canada, you draw op-\\nponent s heels from your cock. In some parts\\nof England, you draw your own heels from op-\\nponent s cock, a custom which is very hard for\\nan American to follow.\\nIf your cock is distressed and needs wind, and\\ngets knocked over on his back, do not turn him\\nuntil told to do so.\\nIf your cock is strong, and punishing the other,\\ndo not take count until necessary. While if\\nyour bird is fatigued and needs refreshing, se-\\ncure a handle at first opportunity\\nIf you are at all doubtful about your bird s\\ngameness, do not allow him to cool off, but keep\\nhim warmed up and on the go all the time. If\\nyou think opponent has a cold streak, reverse\\nthe process.\\nStudy rules thoroughly, also ascertain any\\nlocal customi or peculiarities in applying them.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "40\\nNursing.\\nRather than fight under rules which prohibit\\nnursing, I should prefer to follow the French\\nplan and not touch cocks from beginning to end.\\nIn other words; if I am going to handle at all,\\nI want to do it right. This, however, may be\\nconsidered a matter of individual taste, as in\\nsome parts of our country the pit rules do not\\nallow the handler any priviledge whatever ex-\\ncept the mere drawing of heels. Where thirty\\nseconds time and the giving of refreshments are\\npermitted between rounds, take care to provide\\nyourself with a cup of clean water, a sponge,\\nand a dry rag. One sometimes sees stimulants\\nused in the shape of whisky, brandy or wine,\\nand there are also various secret and mysterious\\nenliveners for the same purpose. These are\\nentirely permissible but in my own experience\\nI have never found anything better than pure\\ncool water, and I do not let the bird drink of\\nthat. I wash his head and mouth with it and\\noccasionally dip my finger in the water and in-\\nsert it part of the way down his throat when\\nnecessary to remove feathers or blood. If room\\nbe very warm it is always well between pittings\\nto hold, cock right down to the floor, and then\\noccasionally put a wet sponge under his wings.\\nA little water on the feet and legs once in a\\nwhile, in case of long drag fight, is sometimes\\nrefreshing, as is also blowing under the wings\\nand tail. In general, try to keep the bird cool\\nand quiet. Do not let him worry himself but\\nhold him turned away from the other cock until\\ntime to pit. At Get ready, arrange his wings\\nand legs in proper order, stroke him down the\\nback with a gentle squeeze near the tail, and at\\ncall of Time, set him squarely on his feet and\\nlet him travel. If bird is at all savage or cross\\nin disposition, be sure that his attention is fixed\\nupon the other cock before you turn him loose.\\nThen set him as far in front of you as your reach\\nand the size of the pit will allow.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "41\\nA few suggestions regarding certain wounds\\nmay prove of value to the amateur, as this is\\na subject which not one of the game books up-\\nto-date has ever touched upon.\\nBrain-blow. A common procedure is to bite\\nthe comb or the top of the head. My own treat-\\nment is to merely scratch head back of comb\\nwith the finger-nail.\\nWry-neck. Catch cock by the head and pull\\nneck out pretty hard, twisting it in opposite way\\nfrom which it is inclined to turn. If a really bad.\\ncase, there is but little hope of straightening it\\nout.\\nRattle. If a deep lung-thrust, the cock will\\ndie in spite of everything you can do. If cut is\\nin throat, you may save him. Grasp bird firmly\\nin left hand. Take hold of his head with your\\nright hand; fore-finger in mouth and thumb back\\nof comb. Now pull straight upward pretty hard,\\nstretching his neck taut. Keep him in this posi-\\ntion for ten or fifteen seconds, at same time\\nshaking head a little back and forth. This\\nstretching will elongate the blood-vessels and\\ntend to close any punctures they may have sus-\\ntained. Blood already collected in throat will\\ngo down into the bird s crop. The worst thing\\nyou could do is to catch cock by the legs and\\nswing him head downward, a performance I\\nhave often witnessed. Trying to suck blood from\\ncock s mouth and nose, is nearly as bad, to say\\nnothing of the indelicacy of such an operation.\\nBroken Wing. You can do nothing in a\\nrestorative way. Such a wing is of no earthly\\nuse to the cock; it is only in the road. Cut wing-\\nfeathers off as short as possible, leaving just\\nthat much less to trouble the bird.\\nBroken Leg. Another irreparable injury.\\nThe best you can do is to cut the gaff from this\\nleg, so it will be out of the way. If bird is strong\\nin this sound leg, pit him sitting down on that\\none foot so he will be apt to rise for a biil-hold\\njust as the other cock reaches him. If weak, set\\niim on his tail. Better take chances of having", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "42\\nhim knocked over onto his back than on his\\nside.\\nUncouple. The Louisville plan is to set\\ncock astride of your knee, take a foot in each\\nhand and pull for dear life. I have always had\\nbetter success with the old way of putting- cock s\\nlegs close up under him and then squeezing him\\ngood and hard. Rub hock joints and work legs\\nback and forth. This sometimes seems to help\\nin taking the kinks out.\\nCramped Toes. Pull the toes, rub the legs,\\nand scratch bottom of foot with your finger-nail.\\nIf cramp is persistent, cut gaff off.\\nBlind. If cock is cut blind in one eye, set\\nhim down with his good side toward the enemy,\\nnot directly facing the other bird but at right-\\nangles to the line of march. The reason for this\\nis that your bird, when starting off, will be apt\\nto turn part way round, and if directlj facing\\nthe other bird at first he may turn too far and\\nthus expose to attack his blind side. If cut blind\\nin both eyes, make him sit down and hope that\\nhe stays there until other bird comes to him. If\\nboth birds are pretty badly used up and yours\\ntotally blind, you can usually make him peck for\\npurpose of getting or breaking a count) by\\nquickly jerking a few feathers from top of his\\nhead just back of comb. Then stand him on his\\nfeet. If he peck at or toward the other bird\\nafter being put down, it will gain the count for\\nhim whether he touches the other or not. If you\\nhave the other cock cut down and the blind bird\\nthough still strong, shows any inclination to go\\nbo sleep on your hands, try to induce your op-\\nponent to make the battle a draw. And consider\\nyourself fortunate if you succeed, for were he to\\never get the count on you under such circum-\\nstances, your chance of winning even with a\\nstrong cock would be very slim indeed.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "43\\nTRANS=ATLANTICS\\nWin Everywhere.\\nFought by myself at two National Tournaments in the\\nUnited States, and also at various points in Canada. They\\nare hustlers from the first jump, and always good for one\\nmore kick. Write for prices and particulars.\\nJOHN T. MAUNDER, LINDSAY, ONT., CAN.\\nTHE CAME FOWL MONTHLY\\nAn Elegantly Illustrated Magazine.\\nOriginal, Practical, Independent and Progressive\\nIt is the recognized exponent of the Game men\\nin all parts of the world and has a special Foreign\\nDepartment, with contributed articles by the\\nleading fanciers and cockers of other lands.\\nSubscription, $1.00 per year.\\nA sample copy will be sent for 6 cents if you\\nmention this paper.\\nC. L. FRANCISCO, Sayre, Penn.\\nYOU MAY KNOW WHICH IS\\nYOUR FINEST\\nFighting Cock.\\nBut how about the other side? Can you pick out the hen\\nwhich is the mother of the most pit winners? If not,\\nYou are Slow,\\nWhat you need is the RECORD NEST BOX. With it you\\ncan distinguish each hen s egg, and keep accurate pedi-\\ngrees of all your birds. Just think what this means to the\\nbreeder of fighting fowls. Write for circular and further\\nparticulars, mentioning this Book of Pit Rules.\\nIYL M. CHEW,\\nWILLIAMSVILLE, NEW JERSEY.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "44\\nDIXIE 5 117 FOWL.\\n(NICKNAMED, BUZZ SAW.*\\nOol o.rr^ToIa,, Tenn.\\nWith this journal at hand you learn through the best\\nwriters in America all about Gaines from shell to pit. The\\nbest breeders and cockers take it.\\nTWELVE TO SIXTEEN PAGES MONTHLY.\\nOnly $1.00 Per Year.\\nYou can g\u00c2\u00abt sample copy by giving address on postal card.\\nT. E. LIPSCOflB, Publisher,\\nBOX 128, COLUMBIA, TENN.\\nL.ofC.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "45\\nThe Chanticleer,\\nPUBLISHED AND EDITED BY\\nP. W. CAREW,\\n3026 Cherry St., TOLEDO, OHIO.\\nSUBSCRIPTION PRICE, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.\\nSingle Copy 8 Cents.\\nMr. Carew published and edited the Game Breeder for\\ntwelve years. The hook, Games for the Pit, $1.00. Book\\nand Chanticleer one year, only $1.30. 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Every Southern\\nbreeder should take it. Every bi eeder who wants Southern\\ntrade should adverse in it. Send for sample copy, or\\nbetter still, send 25 cents, and get it for a year. Address\\nas above.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "47\\nSubscribe for\\nWESTERN PODLTBY JOURNAL\\nIOWA S ONLY POULTRY PAPER.\\nAn elegant twenty-four page illustrated monthly, chock\\nfull of practical information. Tells all about poultry,\\nFifty Cents a Year. Three late back numbers for silver\\ndime.\\nAdvertise\\nff In Western Poultry Journal)?\\nIt circulates in the Great Miesippi Valley, among the bet-\\nter class of fanciers.\\n^r*PT i5i1 rvff Remit one dollar, and mention\\n\u00c2\u00ab-7|JGd xi unci this publication, and we will\\nsend you the Journal one year and give you a 40 word\\nadvertisement in our Breeder s Bargain Column 3 months.\\nE. E. RICHARDS, Publisher,\\nStation W, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.\\nTHE RECORD^\\nDEVOTED TO\\nPoultry and Pet Stock.\\nThe Belgian Hare Journal of America, and second to\\nnone in England.\\nPUBLISHED BY\\nR. J. FINLEY,\\nIMPORTER, BREEDER AND JUDGE.\\nSample copy. MaCOll flO.", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "48\\nClarke s English.\\nTHE BEST LVER BROUGHT OVER.\\nManv people look upon the old English Black Breasted\\nRed as the handsomest cock that crows, and I now have\\nquite a number of these feathered beauties, any one of\\nwhich would attract the eye even of the mosi indifferent.\\nI have been breeding both English and Irish pit fowls\\nfor more than twenty years, have imported birds of all the\\nmost successful strains on those islands, some of them\\nbeing my own selection from a personal visit to their hom\u00c2\u00ab\\nyards. Have several different strains and crosses, ranging\\nin color from light to very dark red. Also Muffs and Tas-\\nsels. Legs; white, yellow, willow, and black. Cocks in\\nweight from 4.8 to 7 pounds.\\nH. P. CLARKE,\\nINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.\\nH122 75 589", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "o\\n4\\nV\\nv\\no o\\nV\\nAo,\\nav p\\nx\\nV\\nc v\\n0 L O o N c\\nV\\nr V\\no\\no\\nor* cv\\nsx\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2^_ A^\\nc v", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "W* -wr f\\n-o.\\n(A 5w /Vi\\n^\u00e2\u0080\u00a2n*.\\n^Fjg^ N. MANCHESTER,\\nINDIANA", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS\\ni\\n002 857 2\\n89", "height": "2843", "width": "1465", "jp2-path": "rulesofcockpit01clar_0056.jp2"}}