A REMARKABLE WAGER.

Evening Star, Issue 6505, 23 January 1884, Page 2

A REMARKABLE WAGER.

A wager of a remarkable character was recently decided in the shooting park at Newark, United States, between Henry O'Brien, an inhabitant of that town, and Patrick Fitzgerald, of New York. A bet of 250d01. had been made as to which of them would kill and dress ten aheep in the shortest time, the winner to receive two-thirds of the money paid for admission, as well as the stakes. An area of fifty square feet had been railed off, and outside this stood 500 spectators, about a fourth ladies, each of whom paid half a dollar for admission. There was loud cheering when the two competitors, wearing red shirts with sleevea tucked up, with a long knife in o&e hand, entered the area, each accompanied by two umpires and a referee. thewgnal being given twenty eheep were brought in,' each man killing his ten with equal rapidity; the carcasses were then suspended tq hooka which had been driven into trees, outside th« arena, and the process of dressing commenced, Fitzgerald[took a slight lead after the first sheep bad been dreiaed, thereupon the PWtisaM of O'Brien complained, thftt ta *q

scamping his Tirork. He retained his lead throughout, completing his tenth Bheep in thirty-one minutes, or tour leas than 0 Brien, who found some consolation for defeat in the assurance of his friends that he had done his work in a much better style than his successful rival.