Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-03-16

is said, ordinary hounds. sometime.
called negro hounds" which had beef
trained to pursue. but not to bite, wer,
occasionally usedfor that purpose. packs
of them being kept BY men who found
their profit in loanin" them to planters
as occasion demanded. Setting aside
the question of cruelty, it is explained
that Shareholders We're not so foolish as
TO employ bloodhounds to tear valuable
property in pieces. 1t is. in fact, evi
dent that slave would he apt TO depre.
ciate rapidly aftera bloodhound got hold
of him.
AN INTERESTING DOG RACE.
About 100 sporting men stood up tt
their ankles in slush at Pastime Park
yesterday afternoon to witness dog
race. A match was made some time
ago between Arthur Chambers Let-Her
Come and Maude s., belonging to Dav-
i'll Scowgroft. of Paterson. n. j. Both
dogs We're of the same breed. 4 cross be-
tween the English greyhound and the
terrier. They We're closely matched in
size and weight. both sealing trifie
under 20 pounds The stakes were 800
side. and the distance 200 yards,
straight away.
At O'Clock the motley crowd surGed
from the bar-room of the hotel TO the
park gate, where an obliging official for
the sum of 25 cents sold slips of paper
emitting the holder to admission. The
dogs were brought in on the arms OF
their trainers. and carried, swathed in
blankets, to the upper end of the course.
There they were held in leash while the
trainers, carrying large pieces of white
linen, flew over the course, waving the
linen to excite the animals, who yelped
and howled in their eagerness to be free.
When the trainers were almost ut the
goal. the report of Joe Johnson's
pistol gave the signal to slip the dogs.
and they shot over the muddy course
like couple of arrows. Maud S. cross
ed the score two yards ahead of her COM
petitor, and carried off the purse.-Phil-
0deipht0 Times.
DOG WHIPS A BEAR.
When DR.. w. NJ. Clark lived with his
family in the Sixth District of Davidson
county, he owned small rat dog, an
English terrier, named Jack. Jack was
remarkable dog. On one occasion he
killed 100 rats. and when he came out
of the pit was hardly recognized by his
friends. His ears were gone, and his
of uncooked beef liver. But he killed
the rats, and won wager.
On another occasion Jack had fight
with 4 coon and came out victorious,
killing the coon in the third round. He
had numerous fights with fighting-dogs
much larger and older than himself. but
he always came out victorious. His man.
ner of fighting dog was to watch his
chance and seize him by one of his ears.
Once his teeth were fastened here, there
was no getting him loose until his an
tagonist squealed enough and started on
Il dead run for home with his tail stored
safely away between his legs. When
ever this would happen Jack would let
up on his enemy and whine for other
enemies to conquer.
But Jacks chief triumph was when
he whipped a bear. a neighbor of DIR.
Clark owned pet bearo of ordinary size.
One day while visiting his neighbor.
Jack and the bear fell out. and each
squared himself for fight. Jack held
himself oil until he found an epportun-
ity to catch him by the ear. and then he
went in. Jack was a great jumper. In
this instance he made his greatest leap
and landed on the back of his enemy.
Quickly seizing him by the ear the dog
kent his body out of reach of the bear, |
and inserted his sharp teeth for all they |
were worth. The bear fought with spir-
it, and made vigorous efforts to send |
jack to grass, but All IN win. That I
dog would not let 90. Finally the bear
almost exhausted. gave up in despair.
and rs plain ~ bear can speak acknowl-
ed his defeat. 1t required every man
on the place to pull Jack off. and it is
believed he would have killed the bear
if left talone.-NdshriNe BaaMer