Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-23
BULL DOC AND WILD CAT
FIGHT.

The much talked Of contest between
the two wild cats captured ut or near
Dayton, by Mr.. Barrett, and the bull
dog Of Mr.. Gee, q neighboring rancher,
for $500 in coin on the side of the cats
against ten head of oxen put up by
the owner Of the dog, took place at
Piper's Opera House, Virginia, last
evening, according to announcement.
There was a pretty good audience
present, composed principally, Of
course, Of the male part Of creation.
The place Of Cei,bas
Was a big cage or den twelve feet wide
by ten high and deep, the back and
roof made Of boards, while the front
and sides were of iron bars placed
three or four inches apart. Gas jets
lighted the interior so that the fight
could be seer from all parts Of the
house.
Was let into the arena from the dry
goods box in which 1t was kept shortly
after s O'Clock. It was the female cat
ofthe pair, consequently was the small
est. Mr.. Gees dog Hero, a fine, intel
ligent looking, white bull dog was let
in soon afterward. He was
Eager for tho Fray,
And made directly for the cat, which
evidently had no fight at all in it, for
she rushed frantically to all sides Of
the cage, springing wildly to get out
Of the way. Hero, however, directly
managed to catch her by the neck, and
shook her rs n terrier would a rat or
a sqirrel, and inside Of one minute
there was
A Dead Cat
Lying upon the floor Of the cage. Hero
never got even a scratch, and when he
was taken from the cage everybody
was sure that the next cat would be
disposed of in the same expeditions
manner; in fact, would stand no show
at all. Nobody would bet OH cats, it
was oil dog, and wild cat stock was
Hero vas duly sponged off
and groomed like an old prize fighter,
and after a reasonable pause,
The Second Cat
Was let into the cage. This was the
old Tom-cat and consequently tho
largest. He walked leisurely about,
and directly made n spring up the side
of the cage and held to the top till hs
was driven down by the outsiders.
Pretty soon
Hero. tho Champion,
More desperate than ever. was let into
the arena, and made q brilliant dash
to ~annihila:e this second cat in two
shakes. But he didn't do it. This old
Tom-cat was on the fight. He was
An Old sparrer.
And met Hero with two solid digs in
the nose from his sharp claws.
Hero Dodged
And he kept lodging from side to side,
barking furiously. and evidently not
liking to jump recklessly afoul Of those
diSagreeable claws. He certainly
Came 60 she Scratch
Numerous times, and didn't like 1t
nary time. With
BIoody Nsse and Mouth.
He finally retreated to the bars OF
the cage quite docile and DESTROYS of
having his master let him out He
was badly winded and demoralized,
and had to be let out for a drink.
This was only for q few minutes,
however, when he was let in for
The Second Round.
In this, however, he succeeded no
better than at first. He was willing
enough, but so was the cat, and all
Hero got was more scratches from the
expert boxer. He never got In n lick,
but ut the end Of twenty minutes from
the time he first started in, he retired
to the bars again In disgrace amid the
jeers Of the audience. He had evil
IDENTIFY got all he required, and wanted
to
Sell short on Wildcat.
He was let out, and retired to the
rear willingly. His proprietor came
forward and stated that he gave up
his part of the bet, and owned that his
dog
Hero was Whipped.
And now ensued n long pause. Tho
cat was master of the situation and
took 1t perfectly cool, lying down upon
the floor or walking leisurely about.
Everybody had now chopped In favor
of the cat, and doubted the ability OF
any ordinary canine to kill him. Much
negotiation was going on back Of the
cage between the cat and dog proprie-
tors, Mr.. Gee offering to fight another
dog against the cat. but no satisfactory
conclusion could be arrived ut between
them. The matter was finally arranged
by some of the audience, who raised
money enough in a few minutes and
Bought the Cat.
This point being settled, n wicked,
,.h,,jso,,a lookino little black bull