The Cock Fight Tradition In The South
A historical account describes cock fighting as a long standing sport where cocks are bred trained and pitted in mains with bets ranging from ten to fifty dollars per fight. It details preparation methods including spur fitting cropping and wing clipping and notes the social acceptance and lack of official protest in southern communities.
Gibson Girl 3d in local Kennels Pointer Club trial
Gibson Girl, third with a George J. Gould dog in the all age stake at Barber North Carolina, endured two barbed wire cuts after five minutes but ran an hour and a quarter. Her bird work was perfect and praised for gameness. An Ohio dog won first and a Gordon of New York dog took second. Winona also ran well but missed on birds.
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Gibson
Barber
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George J. Gould
Ohio
Willian J. Gordon
New York
Winona
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