The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-05-03
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Yesterday, pursuant Il, public Isotioe.
came of st Gretha, opp pssite the FuuYtk
District. the long herelded fight he.
tween the famous GrizsIy Bear, Gsnss-
81 Jackson, {victor in hity bsitles ard s
the Astekapss Bull, Santa Anna.
he fame Of the coming eon6tct hsd
gone firth to the four winds, ard tho
women and children, old men and boys
from all quertera Of the city, and tie j
breezy banks of Lakes Pontch hsissin
and Borgne, brushed up their Sunday
suits and prepared to see the fun.----
Long before the published hour, tho
quiet streets Of the rural Greina were
filled with crowds Of anxious dcnizens,
flocking 70 the arena, and before tho
fight commenced such q crowd had
collected a. Gretnn had not seen nor
will be likely to sesagain. s,l,,.
The arena for tie sports Was 8 cage
twenty feet seuare, built npoi, the =
ground and constructed Of henyy Tim.
bers and iron bars. Around Il were
seats, circularly placed, and intended
w &sSSOuitbOSoto su1Ag thOuSSHUbs-s--s
About four or fvo thousand persons
assembled, covering the seats as with
q cloud, and crowding down around The
cage were within reach Of the harp.
The bull selected TO sustain the hon-
or and verify the pluck Of Astakapas
on this trying occasion, was q black
animal from the Opelousas, 1.-the and
oinewy as four year old oourser, sid
with eyes like burning Goals. His
horns boro the appearances Of having.
been fled at the tins. md wanted th8g
keen and dashing appearance so com.
mon with others of his kith and Kin;
otherwise it would have been "all day''
with Bruin nc the 6rst pasr, and no
mistake. .s,la I.
The bear was an enimsl Of note, and
called General jackson, from she fact
Of his licking up every thing shat came
in his way, and taking "the responsi-
bility" on all occasions. TIe was q
| wicked looking beast, very lean and
unsmiable in aspect, with hair alr
standing the wrong way. He had
fought some fifty bulls ESQ they said, J
always coming out victorious, but that
either one of the fifty had been an At
takspas bull, the bills Of the perform
ances did not say. Had he tackled
an Attakapas first, it is likely his fifty
battles would have remained unfoughs.
About halfpast four o'clock the per-.
formances commenced. 81.
The Bull was first seen standing in
the cage alone, with head erect, and
looking very monarch in his capacity.
! At an appointed signal, cage contaiE.
ing the Bear was placed alongside Of
the arena. and opening being made,
Bruin stalked into the battle ground
not, however, without sundry ss;rrings
up with o ten foot pole, he being e1-
perienced in ouch matters and back.
ward in raising row.
\ Onca on the battle field, both ani.,
mails stood wondering, the bull with
! his long his eyes ,dilated, laahing his
fsidea wifh,and bushy tai, and }pawing;
4 up the earth in very wrath
! Tbs Bear seemed little inclined 10
begin the attack, and the Bull, stand.
ing moment, made steps first back.
ward and then forward, as if 1neasu-
ring his antagonist and meditating
where to plant blow. Bruin wouldn't
come to the scratch, no way it could
be fixed, till one of the keepers, with
an iron rod, tickled his ribs, and made
him move. Seeing this Attakapas took
it as q hostile demonstration, and
gathering hir strength, dashed savage
| ly at the enemy, catching him on
the points of his horns, and doubling
him up like sack Of bran against the
bars. Bruin "sung out" sc this, and
made dash for his opponents s nose.
Missing this, the Bull turned 70 the
"about face" and the Bear caught him
by tho ham, infiicting ghastly wound.
But Attakapas with kick shook him
off, and renewing the attack, went st
him again, head on, and with asyrush.
This time he was not SO fortnnate,s for
the bear caught him above the eye,
burying his fangs in the tough hide and
holding him as in o vice.lt was now
the Bulls turn to !"'sing out" !" and he
did it, believing forth with o voice
more hideous than that Of oil the Bulls
Of Bashau.- minutes. stood mat
ters thus, and the cries Of the Bull,
mingled with the hoarse growls Of tho
Bear, made hideous music fit; only for
dance of devils. Then came pause,
(the bear having relinquished his
hold) and for q few minutes it was
doubtful whether the fun was not
up. But the magic wand uf,he keep
er lthe ten foot pole) again stirred
! up Bruin, and at it they went and with
, rush! Bruin now triod 70 fasten on
, the bulls back and drove his tusks in
him in several places, making the
red blood flow like wine from the
watts of Luna. But Attskapas was
pluck to the sck bone, and catching
!, Bruin on the tips Of his horns, shuffied
him up right mersily, making the fur
fly like f. athers in a gale Of wind! Bruin
cried ''nuff," in bear languagc) but the