The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-04-25
A GREYHOUND'S RUN FOR
VENIS0N STEAK.

Another steep upgrade, and we
kept along the level ridge of long
stretched mountain that afforded a
fine view OF the park-like valleys
below.
"Say, Boss, here a chance for
your galgo" (hound). said the cook.
who had overheard our last CONVEX
sation. "You see that meZquite cop
pice on the slope down there? Those
black things little to the left Of 1t
are ca6rds (antelopes), or Pm blind
worm"
The Boss stopped his team. "Say,
sergeant" he hailed one Of his
American teamsters: "come here a
minute, will you? l know you
have eyes like a chicken-hawk; can
you make out if those are antelopes,
those black things near the mez-
quite down there? l should like to
give Nepoa chance, but it's too far
to go on a wild goose chase"
"Yes, see them," said the ser
geant; they are cabras-genulne
pronghorn antelopes-but it would
be a Wild goose chase for all that.
There's too much cover here; a grey
hound can't follow them through the
bush, you know. There is timber
all around, and Nepo couldn't begin
to overtake them before they got
across that prairie"
"He couldn't, eh?" said the cook.
That's all you know about. l tell
you they are lost if yoG get him
halfway down before they start"
"What do you bet on that ?"
II bet you my caLcIeillo (dirk-knife)
against plug of tobacco that he
will catch a cabra within ten min
utes from the word ge!'
much obliged" laughed the SER
geant; my old "bull-sticker is get
ting played out. Who's going to
steer the pup?"
81 leave that to his boss" said the
cook, "but I'm going to saddle one
of the spare mules and get my meat,
bag ready"
"You may as well get your ouch
lilo ready, too. Shall we stop the
train for a few lmoments, Mr.
Davis ?"
"Well." said the boss, "you may
pull slowly ahead, but don't make
any more noise than you can help
it wouldn't be fair play you know
Come On, doctor, glet 'us take ouI
guns along, anyhow"
We kept the galgo in leash till We
/ 40 In Of Inv
ravine, at a point from where the
| antelopes were in plain view. There
were eight of them-five does anC
three bucks, one of them a fat ole
fellow with the greyish upper necl
that distinguishes the full-groWr
specimens of the antelope Ameri
ca2aG-al browsing quietly, anG
evidently unconscious of any dan
ger, though two of the old doe;
faced the ravine and seemed to lool
directly into our eyes whenever
they stretched their necks for di-
gestive purposes.
"Confound the dog! he hasn'
seen them yet" said Mr.. Davis
"but It's lost game if we go any
nearer. Just hold his head mo
ment."
Nepo had understood the meaning
of our man9uvreS for the last five
minutes, and, fully conscious Of
being the cause of the perhaps fata
delay, had wrought himself into {
state of nervous excitement; but
after straining his neck and eyes il
all possible directions, he still
turned his head and looked at us il
a helpless and deprecatory way.
"That's it hold him steady" Yhis
lpered the Boss. "That will do now
| he has seen them-by Dios he hG
seen them! Now take care! keel
hold of him till l get that leash off
That's it! What do you say? shall
we try to get little nearer? l
can't do any harm 2lO10. Let me g
ahead" He grabbed the hound b,
the collar and walked, or rattle
crept, towards a juniper-busl
some twenty yards furthe
| down; and still the cabraS broWset
in profound peace. He reached The
bush and after a little pause crep
around it, more slowly and sur
reptltiously than before: but he ha
not advanced the length of his owl
body, when two, three four sibilen
snorts from the coppice gave tn
signal for the beginning of the race
One of the does led off at a dashinj
capsr, and the troop wheeled aroun
the coppice and went down tn
slope at rafting gallop.
Ihave seen English race-hOrse
on the home-stretch and wolf il
full pursuit of a roe, but the caree
Of the galgo reminded me more 0
the rush Of some long-necked water
fowl sweeping dowl the river wit
that impetus that sends it flynn
through the surface water for ten O
twelve yards if it tries to alight
With his head, neck and breds
stretched forward. be shot ahead
a direction that was well calculate
to intercept the fugitives if the
should try to take to the timber O
this side of the lower valley, an
headed them off before the
had passed the bottom of IL
ravine. They turned to the lie
now fully aware that they hs
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