Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-04-25
Texan Sports.
Especial to the N. Y. Herald, 18th. !

VlVeQ with considerable success 10
the distant region of the world,
where all is new and even civiliza-
ton herself is not quite at home.
< \ At one o'clock the lion,
sold George" was put into the
arena He was large African
lion who, although old :; presented
a formidable appearance. He Was
very large. He had been given IA
calf few days before, which he
destroyed in fine style, as we'll as
several vagraht dogs that bad
been placed for a week past to al
low him to exercise his muscles.
Old George has Only one eye, the
other having been burnt in Grder
to get the remains of his keeper
out of his cage in Memphis few
years ago, he having torn him all
to pieces: At quarter to -four
O'Clock Mexican 0aqueros were seen
bringing the bull across the pra-
iries: The lion was shut up il one
corner of the cage; with circus
canvass, while the bull was led in
by four men with ropes.
He took sudden fit of hutting
jerking away from his keepers, and
madea rush upon one of them, a
large hea7y man, and threw him tG
the ground In an instant, piercing
The Calf of his leg with his horn. The
position of the unfortunate man
was horrible, the lnfuriated bull
standing over him shaking his bead;
threa euing each moment to impale
the PROSTATE victim. A cry of
horror escaped from the multitude:
Fortunately the attention of the
bull was diverted aud the injured
man was conveyed out of the arena.
A huge cash was cut in his leg,
iracturing he tibiaj cutting through
twB large muscles aud tn artery
But for the presence of docto:
the wounded man would haze oled
to death.
As soon as ths bull was fail; in
the cage ths ctittain that concealed
the lion was dropped. AS soon ds
they saw each other the lion crouch
ed down, growing aud lashing the
ground with his tail Before he
could spring, the bull, al hou2h
lame from his previous encounter
with The lioness, without a mo-
ment's e>itation bounded towai d
the lion, catching him under the
belly. de threw the l:un sprawling,
| feet upward, against the cage, fof-
lowing it up By going for him again
and pinning HIM to the ground. 1t
was in vain the lion made show OF
resistance the bull pinned him to
the cage, binding him against the
bars as III a vice.
On the bull Withdrawing bis
horns, one of which had made Il
deep would iii the flank, The liou
escaped. For fully five minutes
the cnmbatants giared 1T each 9th
er-the lion with Gplifted paw &h1
most feroctOus nieh. the bull Will
head lowered, as if to make the on
set on Tie slightest pro3ocation
The pose was magnificent: Will
"a muf1led roar the bull charged, hit
horns holding the lion firmly to the
ground, the bull apparently suffer
ing no injnry.
The hual assault Of the bull wa
Terrific. lie gored the lion, ant
then, with il toss, sent him whirlin.
through the air When he strucI
the ground he lag on his back viii
his mouth open apparently dead
/ The lion revived, however, bn
set med unwilling to again tackle th
monarch of the prairies.
, The managers, seeing how un
equal the combat was, determine'
to add new feature to it. Th
, bull was tied up, and while doin
which he made furious efforts t
get through the cage, the streDgt
, of which he tested to its ut:1ost
: The wagon was backed up to th
door of til e arena, and the Homes
which had been vanGuished las
Saturday Was turned in: Had TN
/ lion aud the lfonees attacked th
bulI together there is no doubt the
: would hare come out victorious
/ bnt the lioress, remembering he
pretious Encounter, fought sh+
| and beyond showing her teeth an
: striking attitudes did not do mucl
5 while the lioE was too much eG
e hausted by bis exertions to do niue
: damage beyond tearing the hid
Q from the bulls face ard legs.
1t was strange sight-probdbl
g never before witnessed in Ametic;
;, to see the infurfated bull rushin
S around the arena. with tail up an
r head down, chasing the two hue
lions, tossing one after another owe
his head or tranpIing them unde
foot.
9 At tifffes the bull seemed to /
I standing on his head or the bodit
v OF the PROSTATE animals, that file
II the air With their roarings. 1t ";
II evident that the lions stood L
9 chance, the lion being hOrs de con
It bat, with several deep wound
b while the lioness was too fleet
allow the bull to pin her to the Gag