, 1875-02-21
How They Are Trained for the
Arena.
The Process OF Baking,
Sweating, Etc. =
Forthcoming Boat-Race Between OK
ford and Cambridge.
Accident to Clara G.---The
Prize Ring.
Shooting Notes.

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BULLDOGS.
TEE PROCESS OF TANNING THEM.
eorne ons ut very early day Eave to certain
epeciea Of canine the unenrinble prefix OF
sb,a1i," which it has borne through AL the
changes of the World, and will be&r to the ex-
fnction Of the family. The title was g1voa'
some say, from the nature Of the animal. and ITS
bulliHh appearance and it seems - have Deem
always deserved. Pusnacty has ever been the
greh. characteristic Of that class OF tie dog
family. and 60 great is it's instructive antipathy
for the bull that at the sight OF one
for the ntst time 8-uonths old pup
~ haa been known to leave al
eite for tho delight Of fastening to the auimarn
uuse. This doubtless gave rise to tic populsl
English amusement OF centuries ago OF bull
batting, in which Rings and potentates took suc!.
delight, and which with its demise bequeathed
10 poster1ty rs substitute the equally
sftrsctlye and nurdcrous spert ct dog4dshrpg.
n which The historic bulldog bas always largely
figured
When bull batting WAS in LII zenith, dog-fght-
Ing was Unknown, but as tbs fottner Waned III
popularity, the latter gained in favor, until it
betame in England q most fashionable and
ktuartiye Of eports. Then came the
propagation of tho 4bnll" species, which,
in century or more gained perfection Whether
ouo Of ahe perfected s'bulle' w&s part Of the
easeo Of the ii 31ayAowcr :" or not is not known,
but it Is fact that close upon The heels Of
Columbus came the bulldog to Amet3ca, follow
ing which dog fighting as an amn=ement was
trsneplahted TO ttiis couhtty, aud has aourished
dnwh to the PRESENT time
yz-z e goo.: ,:aona ~ -" W. T.. ali ~ +.
waning, however, not only in Chicago, but in tue
country 1T 3areA, which fanciets Attribdte to the
degeneration or bulldog stock and popu:
u education: Prominent ~! lfa!ner,
many years ago, aad who has since imported one
OF mote gontilne bulls Is OF the opinion that
thets is not 5 thoroughbred bulldog IN the
country, -oertainly not 10 Chicago. It is not the
thrro lEhbtsda, however, that make the sess
fKhtefs,-Iaeu neads ale .too bulky, noses too
ehort, and teeth 100 uneven A cross Of
ErLL ASD TERn1En
Il most desirable. and, if gehuine, possesses the
nebetsarJ shfpe and temper for the pit" The
ttofodXEbted bulldog has 100 nnch Of the 4.fold-
fast" character, Md is devoid Of tue aeiiiy
nHcebs4ry to milking thu nust OF opportunities
iii i combat Like The tapping turtle, be would
suffer the severance OF his head r.ther thaa
loosen bis hell. gool or bad writer has
measured the strength Of bulldog weighing ~
pounds by stating that Que could Worry bull
TO deAah two could de 'our q wolf, thiee could
c5aquer bear, ard four could manage lion.
The u,s.inction between the thoFoughureds and
the fighting bulls, then, is READILY seen, but be-
Comics moro apparent wnen
rHE1A MONEY VALUE
Is considered The fighter. even now, has . value,
depending upoh hiH record al the way from S25
TO $500. Ihe thoroughbred las no vafue, cont
ratztiTely speaking, except tor bteeuing p1f-
poses, aud tnat Ii slluost wholly confined to the
Bnti6h ls!auds hapoi tatious we're MADE to this
country yeArs ago, but, pro7ihg unprohtable: this
hns baau almost, II not entirety abandoned.
TIE PROCESS or "TRA1SiSo"
dogs for the pit differs very little In this and
Other countries. DoS-fanciets seem to bhre
progressed 60 slowly rs to retain all Of the bar:
iJsIoin. Hen who talk :'Lo 70 have dropped the
cudgel, and forgotten the application OF tue lash,
as punisllmant in education, tust "a the COW
hide, lattsn, birch. and ruler hare disappeared
ft43rn thb schocl-fvo,a. In fact, horse-tr4inlhg
brary Ii wen ii the scieutist. Batt not 70 IN the
doE-Korld! Dog-lite1atu: has been sadly neg
lected, unless the woi thless verses which are
knbwn is .sdoEgeIel be 80 conEioered. What,
than. were tile proceises Of dog~t1ainlng
s's'Ss elsss, IL ars DOT Sot hhisbbtssd sen Scholars
11ur posAes6ed Of those finer instincts and senst-
bilihes 80 necessary to the perfect man. At
looked upon with great favor by the Society for
tho Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals. With
6e@ = training q meana the reduction Of ths
cog to .
partly By starvation, patt.s hs rubbing procesa'
It the fanb titne baking the animal before fire.
Generally tie frst Few mouths Of dog's life de-
tsa1nins his nlnmate usefulness as fighter
HsMast be till, ehort-baca ed, muscular, lung"
months veisl about 20 pornds. Il Ill these
sn4t5ites trr possessed, then follows
ri1tt:: TEST OF H&s alE111.E
f Eli disposiii~h to fight, tot j. is otter the
taaa that II t,s crossing to rrodtes TIE faee a9a
u 16st. Tie leBs is tlade By tlacing lie dog in
a.4pit, about 13 by Is feet, OF ) feet deep,
aIonR With smaller aod inferior dog-=oue that
~ tE not 1 s3segt T. 1es; nGs 10
1aid. and II doe-laueuage,; takes bite" L
ths bite il returned, dog No. is at
ones inuxled, when this test Proceeds |
with all It's barbauty. No. i. so Inclined, is |
blo5d ii nnaatiated other dogs Ire muzzled or
tad, thrown INTO the ''plt, aud subjected to |
similar f4!e- instances are Oh record where 10O |
dogs have boen killed simply in the test Of the |
fighting qualities Ct another Some months n ago
aver! short space Of time When the test, rith
iats1otlng features, Is completed; then cozhes
THE sEcosD CHAPTER |
n the life taking pnsu1ne. Tho aul1nh having |
reachea the ase Of IS months. and Weighing
drnt step is to walk the dog or 10 miles every
1nornlus. which ID followed By vigorous rub
big btfoth q hre- This is followed day After
dx1, the distance, rubbing. and baking beng
rropo1tionaiely Increased. Tho next process il
1unnin8, which the dog is seduced into BY the
throwing Of = ball in field from Que 70 smother.
1ls dog till follow The ball. and exert himself
to bis utmost to- catch it, and will 80 continue
xntl he falls to the ground from e1haus-
ZION. The rubbing and baking then fol- |
nwn. 4 dog refusing to run after
ball never fails to chase bladder in which
the1o is shot, md the end-e1haustion-is
reached
of 10 trimming" is dieting, which, IN Eofns
OF its phases, is = pleasant rehef or change
aud in others the adding Of outrage
70 outrage, and beart1eeeness to bar
bs,ity. Imagine the dog breakfastng on
fresh-lsld eggs mutton-chops, tenderloiu steak,