The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-17
4 GENUINE BULL-FIGHT.
The Spirited Battle that Ended in the Igno-
minious Defeat of Texas"

The Spirited Battle that Ended in the Igno-
minious Defeat of Texas"
brakes Travellers Magazine.
There had been considerable chatting varie-
gated with especially lurid Illustrations of the
possibilities of profanity, on the merits of the
two bulls and for several nights the smoke hung;
low over the camp fires, if listening. too awe
stricken to RISE to the various stories of Their
prowess in former struggles. Murchesons men
were to the westward of the trail, but they eaasc
over to Zingmans roundup two miles to tho
east, every evening to talk over their ball and
speculate the chances if Zngman's men fel5
the spirit of ownership in anything they want to
pit against him. But Zingman's people hesitate'l.
They had bull. Texas" which had killed every
thing he had tackled, and they thought it an nv
fair advantage to turn him loose against so man
ifestly an inferior animal as Murchesons ''Ntid
Bill" though they couldn't call to mind any other
animal they were willing to risk money on.
This position broke up the poker game, ard
gave rise to some pronounced polemlcs- II
wind could have settled the dispute it would
have been decided in fax or of both sides, Rev
ing on the anecdotes related of each ono
would suppose that contest betwean thrsH
could only result i'll the termination of time.
Murcheson men a unit in the statement
that on one occasion Wild Bill had rushed
his adversary down, and, unable to stop MS
Roadway, had gone home with a Baptist
Church on his horns Zingmans people coz
coded the possibility of this, but maintained
and proved eonclusively by the testimony "f
each other that Texas had on one oceas'on
picked up an earthquake on his horns and bet
it there until it agreed never to visit that
section again if he would let it go. On this
state of facts it was obvious that nothing bnt =
meeting could definitely determine the super'-
orlty, and the duel was arranged for Sunday
morning. The fight was 70 come off ncI2-
trail ground. midway between the two herds
Every cowboy to have his weapons ls
hind him. a iudieious precaution. since tn"
cowboy pistol has supernatural method Of d.
charging itself without reference to material
causes Each side was to remain behind is
own bull, and neither to approach the fracfs
closer than three hundred yards. the winners
to take all the money to be found on the persons
or in the possession of the losers.
Bright and early Sunday morning the grass
still shining in the dew, and the sun coming i'p
with every promise of glorious prairie day.
the bulls were cut out of their respective hers
and driven to thebattle ground. A man who las
never seen q Texas bull doesn't know how much
fight can be tied up in one shide. Strong a'u!
why, not too heavySin the flank. short of horn
and quick in action he was built to fight, avt
contrives to discharge his mission without IL
volving himself III the slightest unnecessary co2l-
plication. Lashed to madness by the whips Of
the cowboys, laid on mercilessly to arouse Their
rage the two bulls came in sight OF each other,
and their hackers withdrew. By nature Fexa
bull is all the time as mad as he can get, until
he sees another bull, then the Thermometer ot
his wrath goes to boiling point
AS they spied each other their heads vert
down and their tails up. They approached
slowly and with sinuous motion, paving tn.
ground and moaning Texas" appeared ittis
the larger of the two and he was fully as active
as his foe. A hundred PAGES apart they fairy
sprang from the earth and the below and tho
crash of meeting mingled together as the ground
tTembled beneath them Texas" had the best
of it, for wild Bill recoiled to his launches,
but the game little bull recovered first and in
the next attack c0red Texas under the head.
nearly reaching his throad. The onslaught was
so unexpected that ''Texas1 still dazed by t.s
first shock failed TO counter his odNppSlt-,
But the next rush found him prepared. and lss
received his enemy full on the forehead driving
him again 10 his launches. Before BIZ cou!i
rally Texas had raised the flesh off his nsn
fore shoulder bone.
The smell of his own blood crazed the littls
bull and his next dash was not straight HG
struck Texas obliqucly. throwing up the heal
OF the latter, and then turning. before he hal
passed, he ripped up the big bulls of fore leg,
catching him behind the shoulder and tearing
out the muscles. cords and tondous Though
badly famed. Texas was not vanquished. Onr"
more he bore the little bull down, but Bin ives
the least injured of the two and. struggling &.
his feet. he buried horn in the old wound 1t
is doubtful if he knew what damage he had
done, for he half blind with his adversar;S
blood. Texas awaited the next rush where b.
stood, nor was he kept in suspense. "Bilf was
at him in a moment, but the big bull, sadly hart.
winded and tired, held his head high and bis
caught him between the fore legs, ripping him
to the neck before he tore away
Then Texas turned and q shout from his
hackers announced his defeat With a yell of
victory and derision Murcheson's men dashed
down and drove their bull back TO the herd
Three hours later the two herds were in motion
again, but Murcheson's people were enriched
20 the extent of all the cash whereof Sing
mans men had been seized at the time the duel
began.
Staggering slowly and painfully down the trail.
Texas" limped while on his way back to the
ranch from which he came. He couldn't go back
to the herd, for the COWS will gore a defeated
bull to death. There was no effort to aInd up
his wounds: they didn't even offer to lead him 10
water. And so alone he wandered away, beaten
disgraced and grievously wounded. and in
little while was lost to sight in the dust that
foated along the prairie