New York Clipper (Nov 1856)

2m NEW--'tb'fe'K Cldii»PER. Lr iba ilirmtat liiipMtU'ul Ita- pt^il ikta <'ibV'nwoblDg *r, iai ooiwqienl tuofim In nenl ■oMMi^.i iMou obUgtUon isIffl- IxMon.tbota wbo tender to pnblto noHoe the deBoripUoo of utj aiuase- BMoC'ti qlort, In wUdb tbe feellan o( liRite Miloula ire Impllosted. It is ttemuj, la Ihe flnt ptue, to <n- reitlnte tbe ottara of tbe partlcnlar tportitoi be dlltled upon: low far It nujr be reoonoiled wltbjaatlce bdI merojr—In perbaps, more appropriate, beoattiM iportlog tcrma, fair play; In line, wbetber It mar be deemed wor- thy of hefog ooDtUiaed la pracUoe, l^'iftjMopleaaibltloogof tbe obitrao- tit:pfiafrtlot llgbt mail bamaoity. It woald be needleaa labor, formal- ly to attempt • proof of the obvious tntb, that uatveraal Provldeace has adbolited to tbe domlaatloo aad core «f miD. the beastt of the Betd, the fovls or the atr. and the fluhea of tbe watar, lodeed all bmte aolmal exlat- anea, and that bolh foronr terlooa Indl^sDiable naa, and onr dlveralon and sport; for, even tbe latter, In a aaooodtiy degree, Is a necesaaiy of life: a need, la wbtcb the loterlor an- imals ahare equally ifttb man. They an alio posMHcd of feellngg, are oa- paolated by oatore to enjoy pleas- nrei, and to endore palD^ ifke oor aelTes; and, therefore, tbeir ilgbt to ooBpaielon liands on the same roait- dallon as ohr own. Bat tbry are detthied to onr nie—It Is on tbe oon- dltlDq, ho<rerer, Intbeylevof right lettoA, that w'e dlMrimlnate between thq^ andabaso. . Tfaeipreseat snbleot aflbrds a vary apt example of this ntoeswy dliorlmlnatloo. Tbe oock has been, for agee, tb^ titdtot or the Vlotim of buDan, i( In no ease, very bo- mane divmloo.' In many nations. It has been the oos- torn .to enjoy the pnbllo epeetaole of oontentlons between iboae natnrally pngnaolons fowls, to witness their mntnal amnlatloo, anoonqoerable reeolnilon, and deSaood.of woppds and death. In Eoglaqd there has'also existed lfflaliim6rlally,'.bat we Irosilthas long been onthe de- alltie|.tbe onatom of throwing at oooks dailog Shrove- tide.-Tbla pnetloe Is too well known, as throwlog heavy oinbs of wood at tbe miserable vlotim boon'd to the steke, by wblob be Is bruised utd wounded, his limbs broken, smdbe Is mdaally torinred to death I He has bad do f^iPUyrallowed him,- no means of aotlog In his own de- fenoa; his noble conrage Is. obaoged Into ^tprebenslon and derpslr.; and his sad remains of life are employed In ablfis to avoid tbe blows aimed at him by his barbaroas and oowardly asutlaats. Bnob, then. Is no fair or legltU miti. Sport; nnlees pleasnre^ean be Imparted to rational beings, by tbe lofllotlon of the most exomelatlog tortures on other btlogs equally sensible of j^n with themselves. Now, without positively reoommeadlng or wrlllog a pinegyrlo on the snolent prtotloe of cook-flgbtlng, it mav be fairly designated as Of a very different nature and obiter to tbe former. Tiie birds themeelves have an.breslstlble native propensity to. these oombatsjthey need do Inollement thereto, and cannot be oompelltd to- flsht against tbeli own InollaatloDS. It Is, therofore, their own aot and deed. Nor does the arming them with deadly weapons appear, on iefleollon,.to be tfaat addl' tlooal aot of omelty wbloh It has been represented; but, perbsM, tbe reverse. Sport consists In the gratification ofrat)pdty,lb thelmnolse given to the adlmal spirits. In the exercise o(, the body; and, to enhabee these gratl- ileations, tbe desire of gain succeeds, and thenoe game of ohinM, orplay and betting, seldom or never fall to be the favorite accompaniments. To witness tbe combats ot cooks Is certainly no unfair exercise of curiosity. No vohder, then^ tbat biiman Invention and logeoulty, which GAME-COCKS. —THE SET-TO. are bonndlesB, sbonld Improve upon the hint which Na- ture herself seems to have plven ; that the best adapted species of these birds sbonld be cboacn, that they fhoold M regularly trained; lu brief, that cock-flgbtlag should become an establlebed sport, always Interestbg to a por- tion of the people, high or low, who may chance to liave a natural or habitual tsndency that way. , ' The natural properties of tbe cock,.flatting and gamsi or oooonqaerabla resolntlon nnto deatn,- are.pnt to the test by.the ,Ba'me rule aa those of the raice-honie, speed and'^eme sire asaayed. In these sportive exertions, wherein either neo or animals are the ccmpetilotp, con- tention necessarily brings on sufierlng; and men Impar- tially expose themselves as they do their game-cocks. In voluntary, combats. Here, perhaps,, we may rest, tbe apology, for oock-flgbtlog; and, on.the same ground; stands (he ratmaU of all sportlog.. Use of natdnl qnal- itleg, without abuse,—no kiutlog, no.blndlag'to the stake, no deliberate, and protracted , tortures I Cook-flgbtlng, to whatever general objeotlbos It may be liable, cannot, at any rate,'be' deepied an Illegitimate sport It Is now In Course to attend to the Immediate busi- ness of the scene : the setters have broniht thq gallant combatants Inio tbe afena,'nktnre'B awn pnplls, they first look deSance at each other, and, having measured their groand, are mauosnvTlng with a keen and Instinctive warlnesafor the first blow. Tbe knowlug ones are lo4k- log on, every countenance being an index to the pastlon which reigns within, whether of mere cnrlodty, of eplrlt- stlirlng hope, or of anxious and depresdng dread of oon- sequencea. They are met " Wmt t« iatb, aid wm* to bs uisM.7 ' . Teiy heavy snma are thus annnally at stake, In differ- ent'parts of tbta country; a oooslderttble capital is in- vested, aq^ tbis sport' affords a living to a greater nnra- ber of persons -thin ialgbt be Immediately conceived. The flgbtlng prlootple-la by no means confined to the domestic cock, slnoe other birds partake of It In a propor- tloute degree | for example, the pheasant and putrMge, iai eyen ,the sparrow and diminutive tom-tit, to which last tbe present writer, when a schoolboy, has acted as a feeder and setter; tbe combatants were properly cut cut of their feathers, and tbe pit a wlg-bbx I Toere Is consi- derable analogy between the pports of tbe Turf and the Oook-plL They are both derived from classical antiquity, and have, together, been palroolzed and practised for centuries, In .England almost exclnnlvely; the chief ex- oeptlpD, perhapt, being tiie native Hindoos, or Inhabit- ants of India, who have, from the early ages, practised this sport with their large breed of cocks. Tbe game- eookf llkethe raoe-horse.lsaflne-boiied, olean-ebaped, and eymetrlcal variety of the'ppecleij discovered by man, f^Om those outward and visible' signs, to be properly adapted to those purposes to wbloh they were conwqueaW' ly applied. Game-fowls and race4iones are kept rigidly apart from commixture with any other variety, since they belng poasesaed of a peculiar hitrlulc superiority, any alien or Inferior cross must nebessarlly have the ef- fect of destroying the Integrity of- the breM ; In fact, of rendering It totally Inco.mpetent to lis Intended purposes. In one respect, there Is a difference of opinion between the cook-walk and the breedlog-stud. In the former, tbey-make no scruple te breed In and in,' that is, from the nearest afBnItles, putting tbe gaime pullets to their own sire. An aspirant after the laurels of tbe sod and cook-pit, whom, from his natural penchant for strile and conten- tion, for battle, murder, and tnddea death, we can do no less than dub a hero by nature, bom to defend , his own dongblll, must adopt the followlog fundamental rales, if he would insure success and not subject himself to the pilnful and disgraceful necessity of retracing bis steps. Let him seek and praotlce the best advice, provide tbe burt breed ofoooks^ the best feedcfrs and trainers, (honest, if he can find suohj) Bnd,'witboiit sparing any necessary expense in keeping, feeding,.uid training, let.him bring them U the pit at the best age, and iii the most blooming condition, as may then ray to dame Fwlane,'" there,- you Sckle old bag. If >on jilt me now, it Is your ihnlt, not mine, and be d—d to yon I" The best breed of oeoks-^nnpti^- Why evisry district and every petlM has its best breed i .aod laahlon unitl.' ly and aatborltatlvely decides tUi try the color, though one would ra< tfonally suppose, a good'game-cock could never be of a bad oulor. It ' the days of Obarlea II. and old' FramptoD, a preeioas pair of honest nsn, and It was like'master like mu, tbe get of Sonrfsoo were all tbe tos, thsnce, all best: as how could they fall, being ol lbs rlfibt thitlen wing color t This beautiful and savory color, however, in no great length c( time, ceased to be in vogae, and wsa ^x(io longer tbe best Inved. So maoy' nei^best breeds, that Is, fesblonabla changes of color sncce^ed, from tbst. early period to tbe time Ttom which we can dat^xtmr first reckoolog, that our paper wonld^be insulBolent for tbe bare cataIogue>\We remember tbe favorite golden breast and sllvs^ gray wings, according t<>^the old ditty- Vlj np, Ir Bp, Bf sp, ^ ISj b«nar fnj aoeli, And cro» whin tl la diij , Tou br>Ht •bsll b* cr tK* bumlDf ftli Asl 70>r wlofi of Um illTWSnj, Tbia high opinion of colors, Ig game-cooks, Indnoes'many better^ generally, to back colorj as It Is used to be a rule, at least professedly, by many of the same olaas on - tbe turf, always to back the winning racer. Some years ago, a young man, fladi ot oash, and full of gallop, sild to tte late Sir Charles Bnnbury, at Newnuiw ket," Oh I I always back tbe wlunlor horse." The ancient Baronet, looking at the Tyro, with one of his smiles that never wanted meaning, observed," well, but how do yon manage to know whether the bene ran to win, cr whether he do nott" It Is true there is more scope for mancBuvre on the turf than in the cock-pit; altboogb, In the latter, there be plenty for tbe exercise of sbrswdoea^ Laduatry and AtlL Black cocks formerly contended for populir faTCi awhile, but without success; thsy have, hov«.'rer, b» queathed the legacy of a portion of their blood to tbe pll^ as was proved by the black-breasted red cook. This po. lor,' however,-, found a rival in the Norwich or Gurnsy i pUd .cook.' Boib colors have proved suocesBfal.' Oooto are heeled for battle with steel or silver spiirs, and mnoh, or by chance, everything, may depend on tbe jodlclooi fixing of these spurs; a thing to be determined bytts mode In wblob a oock uses bis natural weapons. An ex- perienced cocker only, In oourae, con be an fait at thb critical business, and bis lesson will not be quite learned unless he hsa witnessed a trial of the cock and his pecolt ar mode of striking. Toung cooks are called stags, atij the bird Is In his prime at two years old. A Welch malo^ In which the sorvivors eontlnne to fight to the last gatp, until the last have no fellow combatant surviving to do him the floal charitable office, nnat needs glut the most hemie thirst of blood. When a cocker plainly sees the following favorite chl^ aoteiB In his stock— Tbt raUr bleom »t htalUi, FMtbtn aot dry sor loon. Bat Bollow la tho fitl, bilfbt and Sm, Vlah Srm ud oea^t, L<tt Will ind« tho boax, . Otow olur ud loaod, he may wsU axpeot to flash at the pit, OIONblttm, Blood; boolNi,.. Stoidj fl|ht«r|, Sood moatbon,. lad good at 111 polati. Bo warranteth aii old and experienced friend, and wkg shall gainsay bimt ! IG ANON S 0 F P U GILIS M; ° TBI I>IOr.S or IN AIUTIDB. t ■' • ■ ■ Hik; being oonstltoted of materials, disposed to coerce, yet impatient of control, Jb (In his rougher state) givento blokering4 to oontestatlon, and to fighting. From the time of the first man, the hand of brother hath ;' ■; been lifted against brother; ^ 'sometimes aided with Instmnenta—missiles; but the flsta aire the oiily ants nature snpplles. This Is tbe only true and natural mode of ^ghUng: J:' Iall orders being bnital-assassln-llke. Oartaln points (or parts) of man are vital; for, being hit bard, this prodneeth apoplexy, rupture, blindness, - death. These points are—the pit of the atomaoh, (or Broughton's mark); . tbe lowest rlbj or llver-htt-vulgo, kidney; ' the neck, or jugular—affecting uie l«aln; . b •..theeyes,ears,andwhlsker^hlt To prevent those niibappy conaeonences, all men learn the ait of defending the points.. This Is acqalfed by pnotloar-real er artificial; • Utile of both, before he arrlvesatmuihood. Is nebessaiy— the flrstmsntlmed always Jastly. Of the'teoond kind he oanitot piactloe too much; ever choosing an active tutor; One who teachelh In words, as well as sparr—«. a. One who can give good reasons for his mode of attack and of defence. No man Is compelled to Sgbt, anless he chooses to hold np big fists; He then most fight nntU he Is down, cr that his antagonist Is so: This ooostltntes a round. The men must separate as soon as either has two limbs on tbe ground, or his mmp. They/must not approach eitch other, until the ca]l of time. This takes place at tbe end of half a mlnnte, anless a minute be prevlonsly agreed.npon. Whoeytf fights without a ticker, or disregards the monl- '' uons of the time-keeper. Is a brnte. Ha U Sin assomln who strikes another wlthoutdae aoUoe; - ° or on the ground, or kloks higher than the knee, . or bites ths antagonist, . ' oc otherwise lacerates him, or does not desist at the oall of " Enodoh." Whatever boxer misbehaves In those particulars most be ■ i'l floored by tbe spectators; and If ba afterwards seek patronage, let It be denied him; He is to be iooated sa an anwortbv scoundrel, and loses the battle-money of oonrse. It is not eveiy man who enters tho priie-ring that Is a pugilist; to ooDStltnte such It la neoessaiy uut he : t>l>onld know, . ^.-.j 1. The points of attack and of defenoe, praolloaUy \\ %. Hew to get away,- and to jump In upon his oppwedl: «.:H(tstrarghtaud»pId; • . 4. .five regularly (train well) and be of good demeanor. Hei'Who hits away, cue band over tbe other, la but a . milter, as Bcrogglns, Dav Hudson, the Gas-man, fto.' He If hamme^man who hits round and hard, as Jaok Cooper, mostlrlah boxers, and alloroas-bnilt persona. Those'are ilobberers who bit at no one determinate place. Boxing applies to all affairs of tbe flats, «nd was at ons time the only term In asa. . HORSES. AND. MEN. TBI same pbyeleioglcai law .prevalls In respect to isll anlmalB, lnoli»llng man. Every belpg .endowed with mus- cle needs exercise lu order to enjoy health... E.reiy being which has lungs needs an abundance of pnre air, just as certainly as that the poaseselon of a stomach Is .proof po- sitive of thenecenlly of food to supply It. The rollowibg remarks on horses from tbe Vderiniry Jaamil, will be ac- cepted as truth br.every body—even by the diet who must always ride. and. In all other respects retrain from vigor- cos, nealth-inspUlng.exerolBe: but their, horses,; they are aware, ought to be exeralsed dally, even thongb they ore sent ont with the empty carriage. They are wiser for their horses than for Ihemselver. It is well for the hcrees that they are sa' "Horses require daily exercise In the open air, and can no more be expected to exist withpnt it, than tbslr owners. Exercise Is on esaentlol feature In stitble management, sod, like 'well-opporlaned food, tends alike to preserve the health of the horses. ' •. , "Dally exerolie is necessary for all horses, anless they are sick; it assists and promotes a free circulation of the blood, determines morblUo miittef to the surface, developes tbe-maacular straoture, ore&tjas an appstlte, ImprdVes tbe^ wind, and finally Invigorates the whole System. We can not expect mnob of a horsstbat has not been bV)ltnated to sufficient daily exerolie; while such as fiave been dol- ly exercised and well-managed are capable, not only of great exertion and fatigue, but are ready and willing to do onr bidding at any season. When aa animal Is over- worked. It renders the system very susceptible to what- ever morbld.Inflaences may be present, and Imparts to the diseaae.they'may labour under an nnusual degrss of se- verity. The exbausllcn produced by want.of rett Is equol- 1t dangerous; such horses ore always among the first vic- tims of dlseaae,'and when attacked their treatment Is em- barrassing and DOBatlsfaclory." . THINGS WONDERFUL AND TRIJE. With a very near approach to truth, tbe human family Inbabltbg tbe earth has been estimated at 700,000,000: the annuu loss by death 13,000,000. Now, the weight or the .animal matter of this Immense body out Into the grave Is no lets than 624,000 tons; and, by lu decompo- sition, prodnoes 0,000,000,000,000 oublc fret of goseons matter. The vegetable productions ot the earth dear away fh>m, the atmosphere the gases thns generated, de- coinpodng 'and assimilating them' for their own Increase. This cycle of changes has been going on ever since man became an occupier of the earth. He feeds on the lower animals and on the seeds ofjplants, which, in due time, become a part of himself, The lower an|mal) feed npon the herbs and grasses, which, la tbelr tiini, bsoome tbe animal; then, by Its death, again pass Into the atmos- phere, and are ready once more to be assimilated by plants, the earthy or bcnv tubstanoe alone remaining where It Is deposited; and not even theae, tfnlesssufS- clontly deep In the soil to be out of the absorbent reach of the roote ol plants and trees. Nothing appears so can- nibalising as to See a flock of sheep grulng la a country ofaurcbyard, knowing it to be an undeniable faot that the grass they eat has been nurlured by the gaseous emana- tions tnia our Immediate predecessors: thsn followlog up tbe fact that tbls,Bald grass Is actually animllated by Ihe animal, and becomes mutton, thereof we may, per- hsps, dine next week. It Is not at all difllcnlt to prove th^t the elements of which the living bodies of the present generation are composed, have passed through millions of mata.Ubns^ and formed parts of allllnds of animal and vegetalila bMles, ia. accordance with the unerring law of nature I and consequently we may say with truth; that fractions of the elements ot out ancestors.fprm portions of ouinelveai Jlome. e) the partlcles.of Cicero's or .£sop's l^y, peradveoture, wield his pen. Why may not ima- gination trace tiie noble dust.pf Alexander T " Im'poiloai Oaitr, d«td,'ud tonod to 01*7,. Hlglit itsp » holo to kMp tbi vlod awtr I .Oh, ll)»t loot outb, nbloh kept tho.woild la av«, " BhoBld pttob a wall to oipol tho wloUr'i Btw." SPORTING OALC.ULATION. 1st. In the coaiie of a long day's hunting; It Is 10 to<l In favor of a bold and good rlder,.weU mounted, that he. meets any accident at alL 2d. Supposing he falls, it Is 8 to 1 that either he or his hoise Is materially hurt Sd. It Is 6 to 1 tbe horse Is hurt and not the rider. 4th. .If.the rider is hurt, it is 12 to 1 that a bone la not broken. , " ' fith. It Is 20 to 1, if ai)oneIsbtcken, thatthe wound is not mortal.. . i . Erfo, 10 X 8 X 6 Z12 X.20 = 116,200 i 1X1X1X1X1= 1 , And US,20O = 1 -^.thus statedj It detalU: ThB;t be has no fall is 10 to 11 That himself or horss Is not hurt, 60 to 1; That it is his hon% and not himself, 480 to 'l; That no bone la broken, 6760 to 1; That the hurt Is not mortal,' 116,200 to 1. Brgo, ont bf 116,200 persons who'go out hunting in the morning, only one is snppoasd to end his course In that way from the effect of that day's diversion. LENDING HORSES. A FiBBIONlBLB DIlLOOtJl. DiA.—lJsm me a horse, my friend Rob, for to-iaorrow— '. Prey which of them all will yon lend t It's cursed unpleasant, you well know, to borrow, But I'm easy with you, my good fk-lend- JJo6,—Ton honor, with pleasure I wonld but—Indeed— Which would you prefer then t Diek.— The gray— Bob, —Poor devil, he's badly, and quite off his feed. , We'd a d—mn—ble time the last day— Z»dL-The black- Bob. —He is blistered— D\A.—'th% Brown- e—He is flred— * iKefc.—The Bay— .27o6.—She's a stumbling bitoh: Ton sbonld not have' her, Dick, onles I dealr'd To see yon laid dead In a dlton. vfUSL—Fray wnloh shall I have then— -". ■ Brown-Hassle or Orop .l •' ' >: ' BA. —I lend non«^lf troth I most ttll-^ , Tve no llosnse, I own—bat my stable's a diop— Iiride all my horses—to silL ■ f- I i ! . • ' - - TktSBB from ib^ .ooiaiiipn piiiople Is generally fUss, and father follbws vain persons, than vhitnons ones. DANGER OF WEABING HOOPS IN A HIGH WIMO. DoBDia the wind on'Saturday, afternoon, and while iti dust was circulating so thick uat no o&s could ses mon than the length of an eyelash In front, a lady, dreesedls the moat elegant style, In coming rodnd one of the o<r- ners,.wa8 lifted off her feet by the force of the wind sol- ing on tbe great expanse of sorfacs which she pretentel to It. ' The wind nnfortanatelV' did 'dot .'set her dews W the «Pi B same position In which she i was'before being tska -P, but turning, her: gently on one side. It laid Eer sol- wiee on the sidewalk, where she ocmmenced a series cf astonlsblsblng gyrations, rolling over and over on ill hoops of the skirts, and.exbibItlDg aepeotes of locomotlia which Is not yet generally appreciated, and which wj come Into fashion, with high winds and large olrcletsa light material' As the lady thus, rolled over and era, several persons were knocked down attd' passed over'tj the lady and tbe hoops, witboat ever knowing that 'i^. thing had bit them. Fortnnately tq\. the lady, tl|e dip and astonishment of tbe people cat of doors permltlel but few to witners this new method of jgettlsg along li'i stiff breese, and keeping up fbll sail at the same tins 'As we oame rcuod a comer, we found the lady wedgrf between a lamp-post and a hydrant, and Immediately H' slsted her to an upright Instead of a recumbent posltka . .'[Detroit Advertiser. "SEEING WHICH IS THB BEST WRE3TLEB." A SooioH farmer, celebrated In his neighborhood ii his Immeiise strength and skill In the-athletic exercM very frequently had the pleasrire of 'fighting people vlt came to tjy If tbey oonld settle him or not Lord D— \ a great pogillstlc amateur, bod oome. from'London's fiurpose to fight tbe athletic Scot The latter was wort ng In an enoIoBure at a little distance from his boii^ when the noble lord arrived. His lordahip tied hia bii* to a tree, and addressed the farmer: "Friend, I bft heard ajgreat deal of talk about yon, and I have com* long way to see which of us Is the beat wreatler." i" Scotchman, without answering, seleed the noblemio V tbe middle of the body, pitched him over ihe hedge, Hi then set about working. When his lordship bad got Uf' sell fairly ploked up," Well," said the farmer," bave ii* anything more to say to me 1" " No," replied hit urt" chip; "but perhaps you'd be so good aa to tbrow mtV) horse." "Fishibion's Lvoz."—a party of ambitions angM more enthusiastic than experienced, recently took an it cnrslon op tbe Alleghany, for the purpose of doing v mense damage among the flnoy trlties. Tbey were smi just seventeen hours, and on leturnlog made a slatlsVea report of Ihblr success. The Pittsburgh Chronicle. V nishss tiie followlog acoonnt of it: BXPOBI. Ktheauht • ',' BlUi laA) JJ BitM.(aoiqallM) '"i't , ' W«t foot ? Ooldi ■ • BudaahM ' ? Daeklfif • '•••' "*'""* ^ Total.t.,1........I.I**.■*•*......••* *tOOO BcrrXiiifaNTAL bitobt or thi fisb. 0&tasb«««'.a.» •/ 1 Biekin.. •• ? lai^iliidpeUrren. ^ .total*,... •