Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-03
Fight Between a Bull Dog and Horse.

The San Francisco Chronicle of the
lst inst. has the following: "Yester.
day afternoon about o'clock fine bay
horse, attached to light wagon, was
being driven along Kearney street by
two men. When near Suffer street q
small English bulldog, weighing Is OF
20 pounds, made spring from the side.
walk and tried to catch the horse by the
nose. Missing him, the dog fell under
the horses feet, and in an instant caught
him by the right fore-leg, just above
the knee, where he held on with the
grip of death. The horse reared and
plunged and stamped. The men in the
wagon. having all they could do to con-
troll the animal in that crowded thor
oughfare, dared not attempt to get out
to tight the dog off. Finally, with a
violent stamp and sudden dropping to
his knees, the horse shook the vicious
brute off his leg, but in an instant he
was caught again in the chest. Fasten-
ing his teeth in the tough, thick hide,
the dog hung on like leech. The poor
horse, unable to shake him off, bolted
across low pile of lumber at the cor
ner OF Suffer and Kearney streets, where
he was caught by dozen men out of
the large crowd which had assembled.
Some one at this point raised the cry
that the dog was mad. Thatwas enough
to Keep the crowd back and insure fair
play. Not soul would go near, and
the horse was several minutes left to
fight it out alone. Again and again did
he shake off the tenacious little animal,
kicking and striking at him with all his
fierce strength, but in vain. He would
not desist. Once in q while a hoof
would hit the dog and send him Keeling
IN the dust, but quicker than lightning
he would gather himself up, and again
fasten his vise-like fangs in the horses
flesh. Get club here ? shouted some
one in the crowd. 'Unfasten the
horses check-rein, and he'll soon fix
him with his teeth, shouted another
man. Keep away from him; don't
touch him; don't you see he's mad p
was again yelled out, and the crowd
stood back. Once the dog sprang, and,
the horses left foreleg, Just as
a young bear would climb pole, fast
ened his teeth in and held on. The
horse snorted with pain, and plunged
wildly about he reared, kicked, fell on
his knees, and stamped, but still those
sharp, white teeth were buried in his
flesh, and the cold, sharp eye cleaned
with tenacity and vicious hate. Finally,
some one got long club and beat the
dog vigorously over the head. He would
not let go. Then another man got a
club and came to the horses relief.
A fierce whack fell on the dogs nose,
and then the teeth loosened, and the
ierce little brute fell under the horses
heels. Again he made a spring, but
his time something struck him full in
The face. 1t vas an ron-bound hoop,
md it came with the force of trip
hammer. Beaten senseless, with the
wind knocked completely out of him
md leg broken, the dog went rolling
INTO pile of rubbish, where his owner
picked him up and carried him away in
lis arms.
"The poor horse was completely un-
strung. The sweat poured off him in
streams, and he shook and trembled so
hat he could scarcely stand. His owner
got some rum and bathed the animals |
egs which were badly cut aud lacerated,
md after few moments he got suffi- |
'iently quiet to be driven home. The |
horse is valuable enc, but, unless |
here is danger of hydrophobia, his in
urles are not likely to prove serious. |
The novel spectacle lasted fully ten min
ties, and was witnessed by as many as
100 people. The dog is owned by a
nan in the employ of the gas company.
He is regular English bull, and is said |
% be one of the best fighters on this
coast. He is terribly vicious, and is
Usually kept closely muzzled, but on
his occasion ne did not have his muzzle |
~"