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Fighting Sports by Capt. L Fitzbarnard

CONTENTS


COCK-FIGHTING
  • Cock-Fighting
  • The Humanity of Cock-Fighting
  • The Laws of Cocking
  • Colour and Size
  • Breeding
  • Care of Chicks
  • Walks
  • Refereeing
  • Feeding
  • Setting
  • Heeling
  • Spurs
  • Famous Cocks
  • Famous Cockers

DOG-FIGHTING
  • Chap. One
  • “    ”   Two
  • “    ”   Three
  • “    ”    Four

BULL-FIGHTING
  • Ohle Los Toros
  • Los Toreros
  • Los Toros

DIVERS FIGHTING SPORTS
  • Chap. One
  • “    ”   Two
  • “    ”   Three

MAN-FIGHTING
  • Man-Fighting
  • Rules – Boxing
  • “      ”   Broughtons
  • “      ”   London Prize Ring
  • “      ”   Marquess of Queensberry
  • “      ”   National Sporting Club


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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

COLOURED PLATES
At Page 70

ILLUSTRATIONS
A Dark Grey Cock of Gillman Blood
A Ginger–Red Cock of Great Red Quill Strain
A Pyle Cock
An Asil Cock
A Dog-Fight at the Westminster Pit
Bear–Baiting at the Westminster Pit
The Celebrated Bill Gilliver
An Old Type of Fighting Dog
Antonio Fuentes
Guerrita Preparing to Kill
Espatero Killing
Buffalo–Fighting
Elephants Fighting
Camels Fighting at Babeers Durbar in 1528
Ram–Fighting
Jack Broughton and Jack Slack in their Historic Battle
The World’s Greatest Fighter: Jimmy Wilde