6 4 cocker's manual. 



Rule 9. — A peck or blow at the opponent's bird, and not at hi 

 Ihandler, will be considered fighting. 



Rule 10. — When time is called the handlers must let go their birds 

 irom their respective places fair and square, for it shall be foul for 

 ■either handler to pitch or toss his bird upon his opponent's, and 

 --either one violating the aboVe rule shall lose his fight. 



Rule ii. — Each party shall choose a judge, and the judges choose 

 ^a disinterested party as referee. No referee will be competent vho 

 has bet on either side, or is otherwise interested. 



Rule 15. — It shall be the duty of the judges and referee to witch 

 :3.\\ movements of the figtits and judge according to the above rules. 

 The referee will be confined to the opinions of the judges only, and 

 ■Ms decision final. 



Rule 13. — It shall be the duty of the referee to keep time betweea 

 Tthe rounds and notify the handlers to get ready at twenty-five seconds, 

 :.then call time at thirty seconds, when the handlers must be prompt ia 

 .-^pitting their birds ; and if either handler refuse to do so, he shall lose 

 2.the fight. 



SOUTHERN RULES. 



Article i. — When the cocks are in the pit the judges are to ex- 



-.j.mine whether they are fairly trimmed and have fair heels. If all be 



right and fair the pitters are to deliver their cocks six feet apart (or 



Tither«abouts) and retire a step or two back ; but if a wrong cock should 



r?e produced the party so offending forfeits that battle. 



Art. 2. — All heels that are round from the socket to the point are 

 ;aUowed to be fair; any pitter bringing a cock into the pit with any 

 other kind of heels, except by particular agreement, forfeits the battle. 



Art. 3. — If either cock should be irimmed with a close, unfair back, 

 ■iShe judge shall direct the other to be cut in the same manner, and at 

 •ithe time shall observe to the pitter that if he brings another cock ia 

 tthe like situation unless he shall have been previously trimmed, he 

 3hall forfeit the battle. 



Art. 4. — A pitter when he delivers his cock shall retire two paces 

 back, and not advance or walk around his cock until a blow has 

 ,!nassed. 



