The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-06-23
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
pJiIJ AND BEAR FIGHT,

We take the following graphic description
,fsRnll and Bear Fight, which came off
short time since on the Bingaman Race Course,
.asr New Orleans, from the New Orleans cor
rssnnpdence of the Mobile Tribune.-JoarRal.
NEw ORLEANS, May 23d.
live Californian has just arrived in our
,,.dsr. bringing with him menagere of bears
snd South American lions, which he has offer
ID 10 pit for a private fight against any four
f,oted beast that walks. He has FIVE grizzly
hears. immense as Behemolh, with paws sup-
nosed to be as big as the tabled foot of Parnas.
sus. Last week he challenged all Louisiana
10 bring f1waFd a bull that could whip his
gfizzly bear, Andrew Jackson. for a thousand
dollars. Monsieur Monroe, of the suburb
Boullgny accepted the banter, and Sunday
as,was the day fixed on for the encounter Of
the New Olympiad,
The weight of the Bear was estimated at
twelve hundred pounds, and that of the Bull at
one thousand.
The Bear was gigantic grizzly from the
Sacramento, who was supposed TO have graZed
on pine forests and drank up rivers till his
appetite acted like the Spirit of Famine in all
the land. He was monstrous beast, and like
"The great wild boar
That made his den
Among the reeds of Cosss fen,
And wasted fields and slaughtered men,
Along Albinia's Shore"
he became terror and marvel TO all that
dwelt in the "diggins" thereabout. The
method of his capture, as related here, was as
bold as original. He had first been treated to
q tub of sweeiened run, laid in the way cf his
anwary appetite, which having drank he spread
himself snt for snooZe. In this helpless
and unprotected position, a lot OF bold miners
set TO work with their axes and simultaneously
feled upon him small forest of lofty pines,
f-Il
ished him that he remained dumbfoundered
uGtil secured.
10 the course Of time being somewhat do
mesricated and educated in the ways of man,
hs was put to work in the business of bull
dghting, aud in the course of few weeks in
continenily cowalloped ffty-six of those horn
ed animals. ltwas matter of life and death
with the bear. for he was not in any case allow.
ed TO eat any thing unless he could crave for
himself dinner from the carcass of ball,
slain in fair combat. Under these severe re.
strctions, like Jeroboata, he ''waxed far and
hlched. He continued to have an amount
Of beet on hand too great for consumption.
Having 'fanned' ont every thing in Califor-
la, he and his owner took trip overland to the
domain OF the Azlecs. At the city of Mexico
ae Demolished sundry bulls, and wiped up
iaree Mexicans who went in against him.
+ lushed with victory and his owner having
pocket full of rocks" they came on to this ci-
ty threatening, TO goble mp the entire bovine
4uadrupeds, if peradveHfure any one here
could be found TO accept their challenge.
The bull selected to do the business of Bruin
was 1.-the and wiry specimen from the Attaka-
pas, strong-llmbed and clean footed, with an
eve OF fire and horn like two-edged sword
The Bear had the call with the outsiders at
t"oto one, bat the delegation from Opeiousas
and fharpa bnnt SfooI fnr -
Sravely.
The arena was prepared to accommodate |
SIX thousand people, and was erected on the
nam stand on Blngaman Course. This large |
area was completely filled, and all around |
lAro' many an acre, the concourse of visitors
showed like a cl,ud. The stands erected for |
'le occasion all fell, one after another with |
adeous crash. Several legs were broken,
aEd many silk hats were knocked into cooked |
0Ges.
At hive o'clock, the herald sounded the sig |
lal oil onset. The bull was teihered by the |
1o' to ring 10 the middle of the circus. He |
400 play OF twenty five feet. The Bear was |
tonhned by chain double that length. When |
fought out together, bruin surveyed his an
'"2ohist with Il suspicious eye, and il was not /
uh'i ne was stirred up from behind that he |
ieh'ured , TO make the attack. This he finally |
s,u ana with rtm; but the bull gathered him |
"a ihe up OF his horns and dandled him about
e. ana STYLE Bruin "gave tongue" and fur
nG" .: rom tawny hide like feathers in gale of
% 'u one other toss and he was h0rs de
- o1' Oh me confines of the arena and out
saa;a aeh' Taxing time to blow, he came on
s,sr .'I alu ms time gathered the horned mon
oms =, ., si'e nigh. He was forcei by the furi-
sgs;a 'a"pihg Of the bull TO let him go; but
affecl;ona,as d. hIm IN front and giving him an
;,ideona mug around the neck with his
lowe, ;s paws, iastened his tusks in the bulls
ne bsd ~: l ms time, and for some minutes
bIood oS ~, ,h usn! as in vice. drinking the
ole gusb ute h noble animal as IT flowed in pur.
The cr;aN espaiierng all The ground.
the bosraa M " me wounded bull, cborused by
the er,ya,s s''|,s Oh the bear, were hideous in
chiIp HI me sight made the blood run
sands cbesrsa b'us ~, cried out shame, while thou
noise Ike ,ha .,, I savage spectacle with a
rab for ,bs rg.'a, 'ash o. ahufricane. But hnr-
got ye,i W. VI Aitakapas--the end was
horDed ,,oou,a. ,us ,.s strength Of ofBehenioth, the
apd sent b;n, vs., .n'ed ofuiafrom the ground T
roeketl Tha sti1A.hg ssti through the air like
pokes !, ,ba .;aaa 'ufhed his stomach A few
sad he c,sa, snb, 'ps h'nazed him exceedingly
lie had enonab ~ aut 10 The end Of his rope.
only by be;na '',., - Louisiana pluck. | was
thai he co,IJ ;a up with ten foot pole
BuiI WAS sn asa'h y ne brought 10 the scrnich.
tounds alike ,a. sih bfuin, and q doxeu
sass eIea. a. .1sh..en 70 his discomfIures II L
ae wopd s.,ss =, shai u the bnI was foot looses
The symnn,a, s.';s be dispute quicker than wink.
,s,E' ,Eapss champion, iI,ry broke down the
lss " the arena and meuf in sagefher--- |
lsa osar and bull The bulls te.her was
=" cut and feeling ~. f,aa 49, .s.sses.I =.