The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-07-02
Sporting Extraordinary.
IFrom the Cincinnati Gazette.l

The exalted ideas of the people living
in the South are well shown in the fol
lowing article.
AT the Greenland Race Course, near
I Louisville, on Friday, the rowdy sport
ing men, had everything their own way,
and revived many cruel, inhuman sports
which we had deemed obsolute in this
enlightened age. In the saloon, gam
bling of every description was going on,
while on the course fox chase came off
| followed by a horse race. Next about a
bushel of rats were put into a circular cage
to be killed by dogs. Then coon was
put in an elbowshaped tunnel, to be
drawn by dogs. Then monstrous wild
cat was fastened to stake, by chain
eight feet long, and two bull dogs success
lively set upon him. The contest with
the first dog was protracted and doubtful
but door having been accidently left
on the cat. They were driven off with
| difficulty, when the second dog was
| brought in. After some indecisive fight
ing, the dog fually Topped him on the
ground, after which he succeeded in fast
ening his teeth in the cats neck. The
| cat in the meantime made terrible havoc
of toe dog S flesh with his long claws, and
| the blood poured IN streams from both.
At the end Of five minutes they were
with great difficulty torn apart, and the
| dog was awarded the collar.
| a medium sized black bear was next
brought into the ring and chained to the
stake A bull dog was set at him. The
| bear knocked him heels over head by
stroke of his paw. The dog retreated,
and it was some time before he could be
| induced to make another attack. He
finally rushed in and fastened his teeth
| to the bears throat, while bruin keeled
over and hugged him fondly for time,
when he commenced scalping the dog
with his fore paws, and thumped him in
the ribs with his hind feet. The dog
| fought the bear gamely for ten minutes,
at the end Of which time he was shock
! ingly cut up, and they were separated
The second dog was beaten and third
! horribly lacerated. A fourth Eas seized
by the bear and almost hugged to death.
The dog would not let go, but was at last
taken away.
A huge bull, named Rebel was now
led into the interior Of ring, and fasten-
ed to a stake by rope fifteen feet in
length One bull dog, who was put into
the ring to bait the bull, took fright and
ran off, Another dog tossed by the fero-
cious animal, who finally broke loose, but
was recaptured and fastened by two very
large ropes. We quote verbatim, from
the Courier, the scene that followed.
''The brindle dog, which stuck to the
bear so gamely, was tossed distance of
from thirty to forty feet in the air num-
ber Of times and badly stamped once or
twice. 1t was deemed advisable to turn
in another dog, which was done, and
still the bull had all the advantage, toss
ing and kicking him with terrible force.
The third bulldog was finally turned in,
Rebel became furious; he leaped and
lunged, throwing the dogs altogether in
the air, and kicking them as they came
down. lnone of his terrific leaps he stamp
ed the life nearly outof the game brin-
die dog, and broke loose again, dartlng
into the very midst Of the large crowd be-
hind the ropes. A terrific scene ensued. In
his mad rush the bull tossed large box ,on
which number OF persons were seated;
and the unlucky ones were tumblcd vlo-
lcntiy over each each in the dust.
''The people behind the ropes became
panic stricken, and large number of
horses attached to buggies and CARRIAGES
took fright, throwing the whole mass to-
gether with a terrible crash, while all who
could fed in terror. Fortunately, the
rope stretched across the track caught
the horns Of the bu! brought him to his
hanches Although the horses reared
and lunged ,mashing some of the vehicles,
nobody was seriously hurt, bat all were
badly scared. The bull was, for the
third time secured to the stake, and the
two dogs left fought him gamely, one
seizing his throat, and the other his nose. |
The English thorough h-bred slut, belong
ing to Jack Brown, and only weighing
neneteen pounds, took the throat hold on
the bull everytime, and made the best
fight The dogs were all shocbingly cut
and bruised by the goring and stamping OF
the bull
''In the hardest part of the terrible bat
| tie the bull was tangled in the ropes and
could not use his legs freely. He came
out of the fight fresh and paving the
earth in defiance The bull was raised
in jefferson county, and is well known
for his ferocious disposition. He is very
quick, ard understands how to fight
| dog. The crowd drew long breath,
as if relieved from terrible suspense,
when Rebel was led out of the ring.
Jack Browns brindle dog, nineteen
pounds weight, was awarded the prize,
| for having made the most scientific fight
with the bull. A second fox chase, at
sight, in which all hounds were followed
by their owners, wound up the exhibition.
The affair throughout was brutal in the
extreme, and too cruel to be tolerated.
Yet it received the Countenance of many
men of high standing, and a good share
! of the fair sex f"