, 1874-12-08

Terrific g d'i,,but Fsptsvccn n E1nio ana
n lee1tlle Ekfatla0ccr0s.

n le'cltlnie kkfatn0ccr0s.
tirosl tho itetu l'urk Sun, Ire. 1.
an Aomg o ana!n IN to Apro1mo nfe
Abput two ihi l:ds tic aizo Of tho Inato, mud was
Put IN tho Hll5podromo about n month ago, whom
Mr. Darnum's big show returned from tho South.
Tho malo r.''sHtcr Of strength mud ugliness, ia
ltert iii q pen, surrounded by Iron barn, III tho
oast otl OF ii rnonaRorio md leSt to tho four
elephants. Ih Q fetnnlo wna confined until yca-
tor1ay III tho ts:go In which sho llas trayolol for
" About q wotit ngo Mr. Hurl inatruotcd the
carpontors to 'snfargo the pcn Of tho lnale nni-
1n to doubn Is original Rlzo, 10 that Tho female
might bo atlni !tto Yesterday morning nt Q
O'Clock tho wu.::k Of transferring tho nnina!n 1as
bosnn. ri!o elephants 1voro lrlvon into Gao Of
tho largo drcka ing..rooms and thon Tho mulo
r;inoeeyos was driven Into tho elephant pen.
Tho ,capo coutatuing tic fcmnlo was drawn up,
md ullo was s1folr landed in tho largc pen.
Yhon tno igalo syas driven bae,s to t;s old home,
1Io walillod in, puEsed tho door, and thon El1tt-
douly etoppcd. Hu had iuBt caught aEht Of tllo
fenaoie as she elin'y eyed him from tho other
Bllo Of tho pen.
The monster paused only nomens. Then
with roar Of rage ho started for tile Intruder.
Efo wns III no mood to play tho coward. She
firmly braced h efseif againss tho solid planss OF
the rer, aud awaited tho ooiisson. Tho baria
horny nosos Of tho two animals clas|lcil. Tho
r,alo tirow bacn again and eyed l,lp unwclcomo
yiaitor. Thon, .t'iu mouth foatning, with loud
roar, he rnsael forward nga,E. lie sttuck tho
fonale with nia horn on tho loft sido cutting n
deop gnsh, nfto L hor about six fcot from tho
ground, ntld lieu / ly threw her oyor the wall Of
tho ron.
Tic fight wns getting desperate, and Mr. Co.'S
tallo and Its ae huatencd to roacvo the fousnla.
pitcl,Eur'e, wage r,-bnrs, md orory weapon that
was attainablo Sals nsnd upon tho intnriased
monster Ho WINS held nt bny for time. and
largo plansa we're showed through tho bars to
form fonco hot,scen tho beaBtp.
Tho nlalo matlo ono furious dauh, carried Tho
In
foma1e was ralsal upon his horny noae aud
thu Town Into the MI. Tho boowlMgs of the com
batans woro echo d by tho roar Of tho lious and
! tho fenrfui lnugt Of Tho hyenae. Tho wild
tuonagor!o wna n lt,ono Of wild excitement. Tho
lfong aud tho tgo11. tho 1oopnr1g and tho bohrH.
| jumped, and howle}, md ronrca, md nbovo nil
arose tho dismal syatl Of tho frightened o'o-
| phants.
For oYor IN 1our aho combat lasted. and tho
malo rhiuocoros, boin the larger of tue two. waH
! rapidly usinE up tho woakor female. At ono
| tnle tho Two huge bd dtcs ca,no toRctler With d
tllom like 90 n'nny Ninoa, and tho heavy panlsirg
of tho frnmowork cracl;cd and broko like reeds.
Tho boaat8 wcro 1rothng ut tho mouth.
| tnd tho COW Tn1 bleeding. AT length, jus!
ss tho n,aln WAS preepa ring for auothcr attack.
into hia mouth. the i My vulnerable point that
| could 10 rcecliol fro1t tic outside. and. with a
roar Of mingled rain und rage the brute dro's
back, and for few r1lo1lertn 6tood IN nt9 corner
| cycling llB antagonist. Advantage was saion OF
this lul III tho light, eni tho two woro scparated
bT = fonco Of platlzs i.nd wasou-bsrs, which
were thrust across tho pun from tho outside, and
accuracy lashct to tho baru. Over this was
ttrotol,od I. piece Of canvas, and tho bcaatn werc
| thhs n1,t.t from each othor'a giow.
| It ro1nreH two i,oura moro Of coh1ing to got
| tho COW bneA to her old cnge. notwithstanding
tho thicknoss Of ner lute, Which Is 'ilo iron. tho
horn Of hor antagonist had gora'd her trightfu'.
| ". On tho loft ride were two dEcp gashos from
| which tic blood Was tloWing f7oolY. Tho male
waB uniniurca. having only a!ight woi'nd back
| of tho loft cur. Ha run as nitubly ns lhinuc-
sros Gun rim around 1ia pen. mud aecmcd to glory
III llis victory. As soon as tho ctry WIS removed
he pccarao rs gentle to his keopc:s es ever.
Ono Of tlle most touching iIc0 outs Of this re-
u,arkablo battlo Was FURNISHED by thu large olo-
phant. "Bessy." A largo dog ~ alwnra In tho
| corner oi tho clophaut'a pen, ncE Dotsy.. This
| is ''Ca:Io." d prime fevorite OF sycEybnly con.
noctod with tho lIippodromo. CaSio aud Betsy
nto much attached, aud when Dotsy WAS taken tc
| tho dressing room Carlo followed. Tho door
was lett opan. aud Carlo, leaiinG tho no'ao. ran
| to tho door, poepcd out, au1 then Etopred our
Dosy followed him to tho door, stretched onl
| her trunk, seized him, a:d drew hial in ont OF
tho Yoncll of danger. This WIS donn four tlsncs
and thuu Carlo yielded to tho force Of circum
a'a,lcu.;. and ]ny down beside his PFC. .octor.
.r1r1lril hndy hurt, it is thought that ths
folueip rllnoceroB will live.