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Art. 14. — If both birds refuse. fighting until four, five or more or 

 less tens are counted, the pitters shall continue their count until one 

 has refused ten times ; for when a pitter begins to count he counts for 

 both. 



Art. 15. — If a bird should die before they are counted out, if he 

 fights last he wins the battle ; This, however is not to apply when his 

 adversar\- is running away. 



Art. 1.6. — The crowing, or raising of the hackle of a bird is not 

 fight, nor is fighting at the pitter's hands. 



Art. 17. — A breaking fowl is a fighting one, but breaking from his 

 adversary is not fight. 



Art. 18. — If any dispute arises between the pitters on the result of 

 the fight, the birds are not to be taken out of the pit, nor the gafts 

 taken off, until it is decided by the judges or referee. 



Art. 19. — Each fowl within two ounces of each other shall be 9. 

 match ; except blinkers when fighting against two-eyed birds, an 

 allowance of from three to five ounces shall be made ; when blinkers 

 are matched against each other the same rule to apply as ta two-eyed 

 contestants. 



Art 20. — Any person fighting a feird heavier than he is represented 

 oa the match list shall lose the fight, although he may have won. 



Art. 21. — In all cases of appeal fighting ceases until the judges or 

 the referee give their decision, which shall be final and strictly to the 

 question before them. 



Art. 22. — When a bet is made it cannot be declared off unless by 

 consent of both parties, all outside bets to go according to the main 

 bet. 



Art. 23. — Each pitter when delivering his fowl on the score shall 

 take his hands off him as quickly as possible. 



Art. 24. — Any person violating any of the above rules shall be 

 deemed to have lost the match. 



PHILADELPHIA RULES. 



Article i. — The pit must be a Aground floor, unless otherwise 

 agreed to. 



Art. 2. — The cock or stag must be weighed enclosed in a small bag, 

 and then two ounces deducted for the weight of the bag and feathers. 



