, 1879-08-14

to stand this terrtbla strain the greatest skil1
must 10 exercised IN their training. For, tho
coming fight the Philadelphia dog has been
UNDERGOING training for tic 1aA&tWo wecks.
kent secret as each trainer has hls own poctt-
liar style.
In q wel1-vspttlated cellar, ths Philadelphia
fighter was found. II lsa white animal ot nc"
lan esht md now wslgha iorty p1unas} A.
THIS hRht. lts head Is not large, but hao osF
deneo of great power In its Jaws. lts eyes arc
small and almost hidden from view. Tho dog
soas Ta. a1t f II nd q Z Il F IL e4 ea'Sfa %sa rec e
trainer entcrcd the animal Nas resting upon
slfghtly-ctevatcd platform 10 one corner Of sise
collar, but 20 we'll doce 1t know ts business uaat
a and walked s{owiy towara trcadie IN sno,i,er
part Of tho room, md quietly took It's pos5tion
on the machine, The tFead1o Is madu after the
style. Of thdsc worked by horses, onlY on
faster the treadio works, apl con.eqrently the
animal must move with conatantt ~!nereas!nG
speed until 1t Is entirely e1hauatcd. When the
dog took its positlou on tho machine tta head
was made fest BY rope TO c @ headboaTa s,ss ,a5i 2,
tho trcAdlo wa draHu out it started oti. Ia =
lew moments the dog Wks runnlng At q rapid
rate, which It continued for over Two hours
q slackcung oi tho speed. This was regulated
bfaked BY The trainer when he noticed the AMI
n,as Weakening. At tho end OF the two tiou1
almost ie,l upon tic treadlc. The trainer ,ex:-
paftlcd that on the day previous, the dog t'ad
run but one hour and twenty minutes. Each
day tue length Of time on the "whecl !" aa u i8
called by tfanors vii 10 !cefe4ss1 nuiM oe e
| was taken from, the whcel 1t Was immediately
carried to tub of lukewarm watct, aud dipped
In up TO the neck and veil rubbed. Alter tnis
ths dog va dropped INTO tab a. e9oea t,abbing
ard then hastily transferred TO 8 tuo eo1tan'nE
water still cooler, ansl Of q dark blue color: 10
tie colorcd water the dog wAs allowed 70 r.
wa rubbed a.jot,t the neck and top OF tho bead
WI When tAko1 from the last tub the dor WAS
rubbed with a towel saturated with whisky.
Tbs trainer then took tl,c anns, @ unaer M'ns
| examined its skin. a wtra brush was ulcn
drawn orer the animals body for several min M
utes, and again 1t Mas rubbed down With tho
sos =: bodv n9 unsr Ill.,
the first time, The dog WINGED md matle feveral
| attempts to escape from tho treatmont+ AFTER
being rubbed well with tho hand the bulldog
was W then we'll dried With coarse towel, The
dog WIS then let GU, and run about the cellar ~
lively aa II I. had been resting NIL day. Then
large bowl Of pccf-tca was sircn 10 y. Tue dog
| InupG0 IL aS IL " HAs huuktf. AH4 AsAGts '
after cleaning the dogs teeth, LETT tue cfilar 70
the afternoon, the dog waa afatn put l,nsonga ga
| tho tread!e for two horrs anal eight fninutca
The obicct of wheeling the dog IL not 70 mur1
to rcucs Its weight 10 It is tt lpeEcase It's wlnd
| mid give 1t staylng qualities. ..
| 4 trainer seldom alloHs any person 70 20 near
hts dog but himself. Thu dog Ia ncves allowed
nt large while under training, and during tho
nl9hts Immediately preceding The light 70 tnken
to bed With thu trntnrr. To put dcE through
proper course Of tran!ng, supplv!tE lie nec-
essary food, costs from 800 To $l5o.f Tile pface
10 which they light IL generally same feques-
tered SPOT In The country. pit shout twelva
feet buuaro and about three deep ietug Aoolt
an hour before tho fight both do04arc weighed,
and neither 1nust b. aboYe the stipliated flgure.
dust before the battle the backegs bt tile animals
toss penny to determine which dog shai 10
washed tlrst. THE person winnlnKknshes hls dog
list. This is dous 80 that u any pason IL Oh tle
dogs skin at mar be washed Oh into ule water.
and II tlle flrst dog waahcd had Auy on u would
be washed of into the water, knd tue last doR
would haye chance Of retaining some Of It.
After this procgss tho doKs arc pat into pit.
! and at gwen tlnlu let 70. The oaltlo proceedd
In pcrfect quiet, hardly tound tqinE made by
the coutcsttnE animals. ~ thor become sep
a.atcd, tle dogs arc lifted from The pit, tho
| referee Watching tn notiuu which one turns its
| bead from tho otsicr tfst. Tho ono that does
must, vt given time, ~ lot go, and II It dues
| upt immediately Louuee upon Tie other Jog, II
luses thu fight.
1t ie yorY seldom that fulb!oodcd bulldog
will turn away, MID tie consequence Is TINT uta
OF tiu fighting dogs + killed before the battle ia
| ended,