Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-12
ANIMAL FIGHTS IN CASHMERE
The Tug of Life and Supremacy by Wa
ter BuffaIoes and Horses


The animal fights formed part of the fes-
tivities III connection with the Installation
OF the Maharajah of Cashmere Two huge
water bulfaloes, with ropes OH their feet and
dozen men at each rope, were introduced
to each Other, the crowd closing ro..nd
them to within few feet. Neither animal
required any urging, but put his head down
al once and butted. The shock of the OPP
posing 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 sweated for
five minutes, the crowd yelling madly
meanwhile. The lighter weight was forced
back into the crowd, recovered himself,
hutted again, turned sideways and was
again forced back. After few minutes
more, when each animal was settling down
TO his work with whole-Eearted earnest
ness, the order was given to separate them,
and very reluctantly the gigantic mussucks
were hauled in opposite directions.
Next came the fighting rams spotted and
shaver beasts, with Roman noses and
rowdy visages, suaining away from their
owners ana all apparently spelling for
fight. Fwo.or three couples we're let go to-
gether, ran back to gather way, came on
and met; ran back, charged again, and re-
peated the performance till the sound of
their foolish colliding heads was almost
continuous. After the first few minutes,
when you begin 10 realize that neither ami
ma is likely TO TALL down dead, ram fight
ing is monotonous. 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, being beast of honor, i'm
medlately pulls up aud trots back to his
OH Ii nod n.a
red spots, seems to be the champion of
Jumma. His charge generally upsets his
antagonist at once, and few of the rams care
to stand a second.
As soon as all the rams had been dis
posed of, certain vicious shrieks and squeaks
gave evidence that the horses were being
got ready, and the police set about widen
ing the ring. Presently bay galloway
and black pony danced out, dragging
their attendants after them al the end of
long rope. The instant they were let go
they ran open-mouthed at each other,
turned tail to tail, and kicked savagely for
five minutes, the black suffering most
Then. after the manner of horses all the
world over. they turned round and closed
each striking with his fore feet, ard striv-
ing to fix his teeth in the others crest
They squeaied shrilly as they boxed, and
finally rose on end-a magnificent sight
locked in each others arms The bay,
dosing his hold on the blacks poll made
a snatch at the blacks near foreleg, which
was at oHce withdrawn.
Both horses then dropped 10 the ground
together and kicked and bit at close quar-
tiers till the bay fled with the black after
him through the crowd. The saiees at the
end of the drag ropes were knocked over,
scrambled up and caught at the ropes
again. while the two maddened brutes
plunged and struggled among the people.
About half dozen were knocked over and
shaken, but no one was hurt; and after
wild clamor and much running hither and
thither, both bay and black were caught,
blindfolded and led away TO reappear no
more. -HomeWard NaN.