Murphy Whitehackle Gamefowl

Buy Murphy Whitehackle Gamefowl Mr. Murphy was a very private cocker who considered his affairs his own business and saw no reason to discuss them with anyone.  The gamefowl he bred showed the most consistently uniform fowl ever seen in New York main cocking events.  He lost his fair share, but he won a majority of the mains he competed in, winning forty-nine stag mains according to a cocker who followed his gamefowl career.

Mr. Murphy was part owner of Schley and company, a large brokerage firm.  Born in Long Island, New York, he began working around the harness horse track near his home by the time he was 14.   He became a close colleague of the horse racers, who were active traders in the NY stock market, and they gave Mr. Murphy tips on investing in the market, where he made good money.  Many of the Horsemen at that time were crazy about cockfighting.  Murphy was attracted by the winnings of the sport and cocking was already in full swing around New York City.

At one time three or four horses owners he jockeyed for in Syracuse, New York, had a current account of $100,000 in the bank, from which Murphy could withdraw any time if he saw a good horse that could