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POPULARITY OF COCKING ... ... - - 79 



FAMOUS COCKERS ... ... ... & l 



TRAINING IN GEORGE Ill's TIME 82 



"SUBSCRIPTION" MAINS $5 



COCK-FIGHTING DURING THE REGENCY 86 



COCKING IN GEORGE IV's REIGN 9 2 



LAST DAYS OF COCKING 9 6 



ILLEGAL COCK-FIGHTING ... ... ... .- 9^ 



MODERN SALE OF COCK SPURS ... ... ... 100 



SUPERSTITIONS OF THE COCK-PIT... ... ... ... 101 



MODERN USE OF OLD COCK-PITS 103 



APPENDIX A 

 RULES AND ORDE-RS FOR COCKING ... ... ... 104 



APPENDIX B 

 GENERAL RULES AND ORDERS FOR COCKING ... ... 108 



APPENDIX C 

 THE "MATCH BILL" 112 



APPENDIX D 

 RULES FOR COCKING IN ITS LATEST DAYS ... ... 114 



APPENDIX E 



FORM OF ARTICLES FOR A COCK MATCH ... ... 116 



