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unfathomable, I suspect, even by the judges 

 themselves. 



Cock-fighting being forbidden by law, the 

 cocks should, on principle, be left undubbed, 

 as a protest against this brutal amusement. 



The comb of the Game male bird is as beauti- 

 fully formed as that of the Dorking ; why then 

 rob it of this great ornament? 



It is asserted that it is necessary to remove the 

 comb to prevent the cocks injuring each other 

 fatally in fighting; but this is not true; a 

 Dorking wiU fight for the championship as 

 ardently as any Game bird, and yet his comb is 

 spared. 



Cockerels will not quarrel if kept apart from 

 hens, until the breeding season, when they 

 should be separated, and put on their several 

 walka 



If pugnaciously inclined, I do not believe that 

 the absence of the comb vsdll save the weaker 

 opponent from destruction ; therefore, I raise 

 my voice for pity, in favour of the beautiful 

 Game cock. 



The rules. for colour of legs are very undecided. 



