Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-03-13
Fighting Horses.

Theodore Roosevelt IL contributing
.,ri.. Of separate papers on Ranch Lie
10 the Century which Frederic Remington
illustrates from bis own experience.
Prom the "Home Ranch" In the Mach
number We quote the follOsias "soms
ho,.,. Of course, are almost ineurably
vicious, and mus, be conquered oy main
force. ore pleasing brute on my ranch
Gill Al times rush AZ man open.moa'h.
ed Like . wolf. and |, is regular ,r'ek OF
the rspg..,,sllions. Ia . great many
indeed. In mo.t-loesliiks there are Wild
horse. 10 be found. -hieh, although In
,.ri.bl, Of domestic descent. beng either
,h.m.el,,. runaway. from some ranch or
Indian outfit, OF else claiming such iof
their sire. and dams. yet sre quite !"
Wild a. the antelope on whose domain
they have inirudsd. RInehmen run IN
these -ld horse, whenever possible. snd
thew are bu, little NOR. difficult TO brs.s
than the 90. called tame animals ba'
the Wild stallion. are whenever possible
.ho, both because Of their Propsn'iiJ
for driving OF the ranch mares. add be-
c.u,e their ineurable ,ioiOa'nss, MAKES
them Away. uh..is companions 'or other
horse. sill more than for men' a -l'a
stallion fears no beast sIesP, the gri1ily'
and will no, always finch from an en-
counter Nth IL; Yet IL !. = eariou. TACT
,ha,ai.ek -ill Almost sl~sy' Kill one
in fair hshi. The particulars OF. hsh'
Of thi. sort we're rsls.sd 10 me by . cat
lie man who "a, engaged IN bringing out
bloodsd stick from the East. Among
| the animal. under b.. charge were two
srs, .ulhou,. one gray AID one BLACK.
and . tins j,eks,s, not much over bail
the .iEe Of either Of the former. Ihs
animal, we're hep, IN separate pens oa'
ose day both horse. 10, into the same To-
closure, ns,, TO the j.ek.pen. aud began
20 fshi a. only snpssd stations can
.uikin. like boxers With their tore iee''
and biuns With their teeth. The gray
va, g,t,ing the bes, Of ii; but -hils
elinehsd With hi, .n,ssoni', IA ohs 'u'.ls
they rolled .ssin., tts i.es.psn, break
ing 1, 10. No sooner was TIE JACK 81
liberty than, With ears laid back 'nd
mouth vide open. be made straight Tor
the two kor,e.. Who had f0f the moment
.epan,ed. TIE gray TUNED 20 NEE,
him. rearing GA hi. hind lss' AID Sink
log a, him With hi. fore feet; but the
,ek slipped 10. and Ia minute sra'P'd
hi. .nisgoni., by the throat With hi'
-ids.open Jaws. and thea bsld 90 Like .
bull. dog, ell four feet planted ,,iiiy In
the .oil. The stallion made Tremendous
Efforts 20 shake him oh be would Try
TO wkirl round AID Kick him, bat for
that the Jack wD too short, then be
~oald riss up. lifting the .ek OF the
ground. and .lrke a, him -iih hi, fore
feet bat oil that be gainsd by this ~a'
10 ,sin BIZ. foe, front lss, without max
log him loose hi. hold. T-iee they fell,
and twice the stallion rose, by main
strength dragging The jack Nth him
but I'll in vain. Meanwhile the black
horse attacked both the eombA,.hts Nth
p,rf,ei impariialiiy. sinking aud kicking
them With hi. hoois. While his teeth, as
itsy slipped of the tough hides. me,
with = ,nsp like iba, u bear trap
Undoubtedly the jack would nave allied
=, lsAs, one Of the horses bad not The
men come up. and With no small diiiisal.
~ separated the msddshsd bruiss.