, 1874-08-15
A NOVEL BATTLE.

An lsxcltlTaR 3Ceno III Snn ETnRCl&cO-
Eight HetSvccn n Rull-Dog and n
Horse.
The San Francisco Chronicle Of the lat inat.
has tho following: " Yesterday aftarnoou about
o'clock fine bay horse, attached to light
wagon, was being driven along Noarnoy street
by two meu. WHOM near sutter street small
English bulldog, weighing 1s or 20 pounds. mado
aspiring from tho sidewalk aud tried to catch the
horso by tho noae. Missing him, tue dog fell
uudcr the horao's foet, anu i'll an Instant caught
him by the right foro IcS. Just above the knee,
wAero he bel1 On with tho grip Of death.
Tho horse rearod aud plunged and stamped.
Tho Mon in tho wagon, having all they
could do to control the animal IN that crowded
thorouglfasot dared not attempt to get out to
light tho dog OF. Finally, with q violent stump
and sudden dropping to his kneoB, the horBo
stant he Was caught again in the Ghost. Fastening
hla teeth III tho tougu, thick hide, the dog hung
OH like lcecA. The poor horae, uuablo to shako
him of, holtel across low p.lo Of lumber At tho
corner OF sntter s.la learny streets, whero he
was caught by u dozen nlon out OF the Mrge
crowd wGcL had assembled, aome QUO At th,a
point raised the cry that the dog was mad. Tint
was enough " konp tho crowd back And insure
fair p!ay Not soul would 60 noar,
md tho horse was several mloute9
again did l,o shake OF tho tenacious Attlo
animal, kic.iug aud striking at him with all Ills
lerco strength but in yaiu. IIo would not do
slst. Onco in whilo h0of would hit tue dog
aud send hisu reeng io tue duss, bus qalckor
again fasteu hts ylBoke fansB IN tho horse'a
tluah. Get q club hero I allolted some QUO in
tho crowd. 'UMiasten that !lorses oleok-tein,
aud Le'tt soon tx HIM With LiA teeth,' shouted
another man. Keep away from him; don't
yelled Cit, aud tho crowd stood back Once tho
dog sprang, and, clasping the horso'a left foro-
leg, just aa young bear would climb q
polo, fastened his tooth In and held
aud plunged wildly about; he rearoa,
kicked, foil On hls knoes, and STAMPED, but stil
those sharp, white teoth we're buried III Ills losh,
and the cold. sharp eyo CLEANED with tenacity
aud vicious hato. Finally, so,no ono got 8 long
club n aud beat at o a dog geroasy over ths a saa
club aud came to tho horBe's relief. 4 nerco
whack foil OH tho dogs nose, anil tnen tho teeth
looEeucd, aud tho iorco little brute foil under
tho horso'a heols. Again ho mado spring, but
this sinlo something struck him full 'n tho face.
1t was an tron-6ounl hoop. and it came with tho
force OF trip,llamnter: Doaten aonsolosa. will,
Tie wind knocked completely out Of him aud
log blokon, tho dog went rolling into a piIo OF
rubbish, whore lia owner picked him UP aud
catrIod him away in bin arms.
ttIho poor horse WaH completely uuBtrung.
Tho swoat poured or him in HtraulnH, and kle
shook aud trenbled 10 that lie could scarcely
Btaua. Ills owuor got Hoh0 rllin and lasllol tho
animals, legu, which wero badly cut and lacor-
atod. and after fow momonth lie got sufficiently
vl!ot to bo driven home. Tho horse ia valuable
ono, but, unloAs there a danger OF Aydrophobia,
Iia hi 1ullos arc not likely to provo Serious Tho
novel spectacle laBtad fully ton minutes and was
witnessed by ~ mnny ~ 800 pooplo. Tho dog is
owned by q man III the employ Of tho gas CON-
l'any. llc Is regular English hull, aud Ia antd
to DO Que oi tho beat ligLterB on this coast. Ilo
IL terribly yicious. aud Ia usually kept closely
rnuzzed. hut on this occasion Ao did not have hia
1nuzzla on"