. The cocker's guide;. Cockfighting. GAME COCKS-FAMOUS BREEDS. GAFTS, HEELING, ETC. There never was a time when interest in game fowl was so universally felt as at present. The country, especially New Jersey, New York, Long Island, and the New England States, seems to be flooded svith the different strains of show and pit fowl, and to say that any breeder has stock that will not take their death. THE HEATHWOOD. in the pit would be an unpardonable offence, the penalty of which varies according to the size of the pocketbook of the gentleman who considers himself slandered. Cock fighting dates ba
. The cocker's guide;. Cockfighting. GAME COCKS-FAMOUS BREEDS. GAFTS, HEELING, ETC. There never was a time when interest in game fowl was so universally felt as at present. The country, especially New Jersey, New York, Long Island, and the New England States, seems to be flooded svith the different strains of show and pit fowl, and to say that any breeder has stock that will not take their death. THE HEATHWOOD. in the pit would be an unpardonable offence, the penalty of which varies according to the size of the pocketbook of the gentleman who considers himself slandered. Cock fighting dates back for centuries, and it is vulgarly im- agined that the game cock is the offspring of the domesticated fowl and the pheasant. This idea is, however, not assented to by. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York, R. K. Fox
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