Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-11-27
IN TRAINING.
HOW THE BEAR AND DOG ARE BEING FITTED FOR
Te-NIGnI's CONTEST.

HOW THE BEAR AND DOG ARE BEING FITTED Fol
re-NIGnTs CONTEST.
The sanguine owners of the dog and bea
have been hard at work for the past :hree day
getting their animals in condition for to night
contest Mr.. Morgan has discovered that hi
animals wind is triffe shakey after an hour
fighting, and during the little time he has hat
for the work has been getting off the bear
fat and improving his bellows. In order t.
do this he has been obliged to put hin
through vigorous course of dieting and ex
ercise
WORKING THE BEAR.
| Yesterday morning the APPEAL reporter
found Morgan engaged in exercising his bear
in Moore's Hall. He had eathern strap
about his neck and was driving him about the
hall with a long whip. The bear did not at
! first take kindly to the pedestrian exercise,
but when dashed with the whip he presently
| started quite killing gait and the two kept
up the run, with short breathing spells, for
| three hours. After half hours rest the big
brindled mastiff was set onto him and the
two fought for an hour.
"See how he is beginning to use his paws"
said his owner, as the bear cuffed the dog
the last two days that the bear has begun to
find out that he can strike and occasionally
he met the dog with box on the ear that
rolled him under the seats. He usually hits
with his right and the blow he deals would
delight Jim Mace.
"When he starts in with few of those
right handlers he'll make that dog awful tired
,ad Morgan. II shant feed him any meat
tomorrow and he'll think that dog 'er Fur
longs his supper. If could only teach MIN
how to handle his hind feet he'd strew the
hall with sausage meat. If you want to pick
up hundred or SO on sure rattle just back
that bear.
After the bout Morgan gave the bear about
a pound of white lump sugar, which the ami
NAL smacked his chops over with k,en salts
faction, occasionally winking as if he had some
thing that he might communicate if he took a
notion to- The hall was crowded all day with
ziey and ascertain his exact condition.
THE peg AT HOME.
Mr.. Furleng, who believes that his dog |
Ben holds over any dog in Nevada, is also |
devoting some little time and attention to the |
work of improving his physical condition
He runs him behind horse every marning
about ten miles and is feeding him exclusive
ly ON raw meat diet. Yesterday he was
rubbing him down after run in the hills and
each morning he carefully examines his teeth
o ascertain if they are all there. 1t is
'umored that he has filed two of the front
ncisors to sharp point, but this is doubtless
only an idle story. He has reduced his
weight four pounds and got him in savage
condition, which is highly encouraging.
81 tell yeu | wish | had two bears to fight
O. morrow night. l think the second one
would give the dog chance to show what he
to when walked tp | shan't give
him anything more to eat now and when he
ees that bear he'll make an uprise right for
lis liver. BY the time he gets through pros
'ecting around in that grizzly Morgan'n have
dead bear to pack off sure. If you want to {
make speck put every dollar you can rake
nd scrape on that Ben. It's surer than bet {
ing on circulation, for you see color every t
ime. All l am afraid of is that the dogll t
tuff himself with that greasy bear meat and q
ct sick. Oh, he's good one; he'll just To- q
ate a claim in that bear and he'll think l
pclona hit him - v
THE CONDITIONS L
The two animals will be put in the ring at c
clock. The bear will have strap about '
is neck instead of chain. The rounds will n
> four minutes each with fifteen minutes to b
reath. The man who withdraws his animal e
cst loses the fight. A railing will be built fl
,ound the pit to keep the first citizens back l.
ach man VI IL choose judge in the hall and =
le judges will select referee who, in case q
an arg, men5, will give the final decision.
be winn r takes 500 and the gate money.
O small boys will be admitted. /,
The MASONIC 3ANQUET.-Last evening p'
n Masonic Chan or Of this citv conferrod IS