The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-15
ANIMAL FIGHTS IN CASHMERE.

ANIMAL VIoVIo NV SHSVV" BITE
Horses Furnish tho Most Exciting
Spectacle.
The animal fights formed part Of tho
festivities in connection with the install
lation of the maharajah Of Cashmere.
Two huge water buifaloes, with ropes
on their feet. and dozen men Mt each
rope, were introduced to each other.
the crowd closing round them to with
in few feet. Neither animal requir-
ed any urging, but put his head down
at once and butted The shock of the
opposing skulls rang like the sound of
Ratchet on wood across the arena
Then both brutes laid head to head and
pushed and grunted and paved and
swcatcd for five minutes, tho crowd
yelling madly meanwhile. The lighter
weight was forced back into the crowd,
recovered himself, butted again, turn
ed sideways. and was again forced
back. After few minutes more, when
each animal was settling down to his
work with whole-hearted earnestness,
the order was given to separate them,
and very reluctantly the gigantic mus
sucks were hauled in opposite direc-
tons.
Next came the fighting rams, spotted
and shaven beasts, with Roman noses
and rowdy visages, straining away
from their owners and all apparently
spelling for fight. Two or three coup
les were let 60 together, ran back to
gather way, came on, and met; ran
back, charged again, and repeated the
performance till the sound of their
foolish colliding heads was almost con-
tinuous. After the first few minutes,
when you begin to realize that neither
animal is likely to fall down dead, ram.
fighting is monotous. Sometimes
ram runs back to his charge valiantly
enough, and midway in the onset loses
heart, turns tail to his antagonist, and
fees to his master, The adversary be-
ing beast of humor, Immediately pulls
up and trots back to his master. One
light-limbed doomba with red spots
seems to be the campion of Jummu.
His charge GENERALLY upsets his an
tagonist at once, and few Of the rams
care to stand Il second.
As soon as all the rams had been dis
posed of, certain vicious shrieks and
squeals gave evidence that the horses
were being got ready, and the police
set about widening the ring. Presently
bay galloway and black pony dane
ed out, dragging their attendants after
them at the end of a long rope. The
instant they were let go they
ran open-mouthed at each other,
turned tail to tail, and kicked
savagcly for five minutes, the black suf-
fering most. Then, after the manner
of horses all the world over, they turn
ed round and closed, each striking with
his fore feet, and striving to fix his
teeth in the others crest They squealed
shrilly rs they boxed, and finally rose
on end-a magnificent sight, locked in
each others arms. The bay, losing his
hold on the blacks poll, made snatch
at the blacks near foreleg, which was
at once withdrawn.
Both horses then dropped to the
ground together, and kicked and bit at
close quarters till the bay fled with the
black after him through the crowd.
The saices at the end of the drag-ropes
were knocked over, scrambled up and
caught at the ropes again. while the
two maddcned brutes plunged and
struggled among the people. About
half dozen people were Knocked over
and shaken, but no one was hurt; and
after wild clamor and much running
hither and tbither, both bay and black
were caught, blindfolded, and led
away to reappear no more. --Home'oard
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