. The cocker's guide;. Cockfighting. 46 THE COCKER'S GUIDE. The Stone Fence breed has been claimed to have been kept in purity for more than five decades. They were formerly raised by the Arlington family in North Carolina, and the Stone Fence breed still figures in important mains in the South as well as in the North. The Eslin cock famous breed originated at Washington, and was bred by the Eslin family, from which it takes its name. It is oi fine plumage and weighs from five to seven pounds. The Tartar strain is one of the best ever known. It is in hun- dreds of mains and shake bags. These c
. The cocker's guide;. Cockfighting. 46 THE COCKER'S GUIDE. The Stone Fence breed has been claimed to have been kept in purity for more than five decades. They were formerly raised by the Arlington family in North Carolina, and the Stone Fence breed still figures in important mains in the South as well as in the North. The Eslin cock famous breed originated at Washington, and was bred by the Eslin family, from which it takes its name. It is oi fine plumage and weighs from five to seven pounds. The Tartar strain is one of the best ever known. It is in hun- dreds of mains and shake bags. These cocks are unflinching game. They have a large breast, heavy-limbed claws, and large red eyes. The " Tornado " is one of the best specimens of the game fowl in Michigan. He has a way of handling an adversary from the start that is pleasing to witness, and does not stop to rest until his work is done. It is seldom a bird lives to win so many hard bat- tles in the pit, and deserves the position he now holds. He is a pure Tornado, bred and originated by his owner, and i? a com- bination of several good crosses, which are perfect. This cock is a fine, well stationed black red, and is to all outward appearance a good one. DESCRIPTION OF GAFFS. There are six different styles of steel gaffs at present used in cock fighting. In Fig. i are shown what are styled the regulation gaff. These are used in cock fighting in the North, and are considered the fairest and best ^'^^' i- heel in use for all purposes, being nearly straight and perfectly round from the socket to point with a short, round socket varying but little from the Singlelon, which is also very much in use. The gaffs shown in Fig. 2 arc extensively used by heelers. The socket is light, short and round, with the spur nearly straight, round'ng from the lower part. These s^urs are con- sidered the fairest in use. They can be Fig, 2, obtained of any desired length, from one. Please note that these images are extracted from
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