The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-15

tremendously dumped by the master of |
ceremonies into the pit, where they dis |
played great desire to bunch them |
selves in the corners, which, for the bet |
ter convenience Of the dogs in Snatching |
their prey, We're rounded.
The forty rats were lean and hungry |
looking lot, but barring am exceptional
"blinker," were alert and vicious. There
were rats Of every size, and many Of
them seemed to have their natural sous
sedness" enhanced by the loss of an eye,
or an ear, or a tail. Notwithstanding
the promise Of the admission card, there
We're few symptoms of rivalry, none of
the usual disputes preliminary to
matchmaking, and no gambling
on the result. The first dog
brought forward was Billy, n bull terrier,
Weighing, perhaps, eighteen pounds
and probably years old, belonging to
gentleman connected with the clear
ing-house. When he was first put down
no killed, perhaps, dozen with neat
ness and dispatch, but a savage nip
given him by a long-whiskered veteran
from the sewers made the dog rather
more courteous when he seized
the scampering rodents by their neither
ends. A glance at the watch, for
| the match was against time, induced his
owner to relieve the rat-Catcher, who
had been standing in the pit, urging the
dog to renewed efforts. Billy killed
his first thirty in good time, but along
toward the last he was so exhausted or
da2od by the continual revolutions of
the pit made by him alter his game that
he finished his forty in the very poor
time OF seven minutes and thirty sec
onds.
Cosgrove's black-and tan, heavy
ze and pointed ears, was next turned
loose against thirty rats. lie spent Sc
much time on his FIRST rat that his owner
lcaped into the pit, and, declaring that
the dogs sight was bad on account Guy
his haVin been moCn-struck on the shil
comm here" started vigorously
20 kicking the rats towm,
his champion. rho spectators pro
tested Chat he was killing more
rats than the doL, and Jhat ne was clear
ing Che pit rats before they We're dead
for the dog must incapacitate all thu
creatures in the order to win. In thi
: case tho man displayed such wonderful
. activity that somebody felt called upol
l TO remark, "Shure, he's a better terlic
i ner the dog" a criticism on his nation
atty that the dog owner resented b,
shying still quiyering carcass il
the direction of the voice. TIL
time of the black-and-tan was given a
o five minutes and thirty sec
y onds. Following him, Paddy, a do
brought by Toner from the East, on
e now said to be owned 10y Dominic
=. shannon, was tried against the SAN
% number of bated victims as befOr
7 Paddy's prowcss in the pit entities hiI
to more than ordinary credit. He is ,
!, MISUNDERSTANDING cur as ever baycd I'll
II. moon or haraSsed the feline race, unde
u sized and "ornery," as cOnuoseur pr
it, His weight is certainly m
more than twelve pounds, yet he hG
!, fought his own kind as well as cats al
u, rats. lie killed his thirty in the surpri
- ing time Of five minute even keepil
thc man in the pit busy removing Il
-, siain. While the blood stains were beiI
y washed from him and from the 9th
contestants, Chine, a Skye TERROR
good proportions and aYera
weight, was given ten IA
1t took him one minute a
ch thirty seconds to finish them. Then
as experiment was tried with II bla
ch setter dog, which was given four rats
worry. The bird dog was much &
81 noycd at their antics, and us h0failed
of kill ut all, a Scotch pup was allowed
is Wear out the lives of the exhaust
he Scavengers. That finished tho da,
de sport. -..