The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-21
BULL AND LION.
A TEXAS BULL vANQUIsHEs A LION
AND LyONEsS.
The King Of Beasts Turns Out An AFFECT
Coward Incapable of Protecting
Himself.
IN, Y, Herald. |

tNY Heraldl
SAN ANTONIO, April 4.-At o'clock the
lion, "Old George. was put into the arena.
He was large African lion who, although
old, presented formidable appearance. He
was very large. He had been given calf a
few days before, which he destroyed in fine
style, as well as several vagrant dogs that
| had strayed into the arena, In which he had
been placed for week past to allow him to
| exercise his muscles. Old George has only
one eye, the other having been burnt in order
to get the remains OF his keeper out of his
cage In Memphis o few years ago he having
torn him all to pieces. At quarter to
O'Clock Mexican pagueros were seen bringing
the bull across the prairies. The lion was
shut up In one corner of the cage, with q
circus canvas, while the bull was led in by
four men with ropes.
FURIOUS BULL.
He took a sudden fit of butting, Jerking
away FROM his keepers, and made rush upon
one OF them, large, heavy man. and threw
him to the ground In an instant, piercing the
calf of his leg with his horn. The position
OF the unfortunate MIN WAS horrible, the in
head, threatening each moment to impale the
PROSTATE victim. cry of horror escaped
from the multitude. Fortunately the atten-
ton of the bull was diverted and the injured
man was conveyed out Of the arena. A huge
cash was cut in his leg. fracturing the tibia,
cutting through two large muscles and an
artery. But for the presence of doctor the
wounded man would have bled to death.
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER.
AS soon as the bull was fairly in the cage,
the curtain that concealed the lion was
dropped. AS soon as they saw each other the
lion crouched down, growing and lashing the
ground with his tail Before he could sprinp.
the bull, although lame from his previous en-
counter with the lioness, without a moments
hesitation bounded toward the lion. catching
him under, the belly He threw the lion
sprawling, feet upward, against the cage, fol-
ming him to the ground. 1t was in vain the
lion made show OF resistance; the bull pinned
him to the cage, holding him against the bars
as in q wise.
A BREATHING SPACE
On the bull withdrawing his horn, one of
which had made deep wound in the flank.
the lion escaped. For fully five minutes the
combatanls glared at each otber-the lion
with uplfted paw and most ferOcious mein,
the bull with head lowered, as if to make the
onset at the slightest provocation The pose
was magnificent. With mufled roar the
bull charged, his horns holding the lion firmly
to the ground, the bull apparently suffering
no injury.
THE LION vANQUIsHED.
He gored the lion, and then, with toss. sent
him whirling through the air. When he struck
the ground he lay on his back, with his mouth
open. apparently dead. The lion revived.
however. but seemed unwilling to again tackle
the monarch OF the praires.
THE LIoNEss LET IN.
The managers seeing how unequal the
combat was, determined to add new feature
to it.. The bull was tied up, and while doing
which he made furious efforts to get through
the cage the strength of which he tested to
it's utmost The wagon was backed up to the
ft<,x,r -xPt hon H.
been vanquished last Saturday was turned in.
Had the lion and the lioness attacked the bull
together there is no doubt they would have
come out victorious; but the lioness remem-
berlng her previous encounter, fought shy,
and beyond showing her teeth and striking
attitudes, did not do much, while the lion was
too much exhausted to do much damage be-
yond tearing the hide from the bulls face
and legs.
THE BULL STILL THE VICTOR
1t was strange sight-probably never be-
fore witnessed in America-to see the infuri-
ated bull rushing around the arena with tail
up and head down, chasing the two huge
lions, tossing one after another over his head
or trampling them under foot
AT times the bull seemed to be standing on
his head on the bodies of the PROSTATE ami
mails, that filled the air with their roarings
1t was evident that the lions stood no chance,
the lion being hors de combat with several
deep wounds while the lioness was to fleet to
allow the Dull TO pin her to the cage.
BULLS CoNTEMPTUoUs PITY.
Just before the bull was lassoed there was a.
very pretty scene. The two lions were very
close together, the crippled lion budding uD
close to the terrified 1oness. The bull adj
vanced on them in q trot. but just as he was
upon them he seemed to realize their helpless
condition, stopped short, and after cycling
them for few minutes slowly walked off In a
different direction. Victory was declared for
the bull, and he was lassoed and secured to
the cage.