The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-21
lit WAS A LIVELY RUN
There Was Plenty Of Fun at The Hill
Creek Rabbit Chase.
Those Who Stuck Out to the End
Witnessed as Pretty a Chase as
Lovers OF the Sport Are
Apt to See.

chases ever Witnessed in Montana took
place yesterday afternoon at Mill Creek.
II was expected that a delegation OF Butte
sports would come over and that they
would bring % number of dogs to partici-
pate In the race. They did not show up
but, nothing dauntcd, the local lovers of
the sport gathered their hounds and
started for the place whcr the chase was
To occur. All the available carriage and
saddle horses i'm the town were secured
and a large crowdd drove out to Mill creek.
Five hounds were there, Dave Lewis
montana Sncak' and his young pup;
Dan Dryers BLACK Joe," Bill Bells
.'Snip" and another. pup belonging to
Bell. Having mo rabbits and the Butte
people not showing up, u was decided to
''raise n jack" II possible. The dogs
were secured and led over the ground
followed by the saddle horses and a few
S %iic l. b a,!sr g ss'ns appear about that
there were no jacks out yes
terday and many turned back in dis
gust. Mr.. Jack was out Stunning himself,
however as was soon ascertained. 1he
dogs were spread out considerably and
had passed n small bush where the jack
was in hiding without raising him. IL re-
manned for Deputy Sheriff Stebbins, who
was in n carriage, to scare sout the
animal, and he did this at a distance OF
about 30 yards behind the dogs. When
the jack sprang out he made directly for
the dogs. a SCENE which seemed To par
alyzc them, ~momentarily ut least.
for he shot through the midst
Of them before they could collect their
thoughts. They recovered Immediately,
however, and then began one OF the finest
races ever Witnessed in Montana. The
dogs were about 10 or ~ feet behind the
animal, and whenever they began to get
too Familiarity near, the jack would turn a
little, thus keeping them at the same dis
lance for a run of about three miles. Tho
tana Sneak" and "Snip' in the
the leading dog would invariably
lose considerable ground, hut the dogs be-
hind would always obtain some advan-
tage, thus keeping the jack at about the
tana Sneak" and "Snip" were undoubt-
eddy the best dogs in the race and honors
were about even, the "Montana neak
securing three or four "turns" To his
credit and "Snip' doing equally well.
After n wild chase OF about two miles
| the jack made for the hills. The pursued
and pursuers passed through n fence and
those in buggies and saddles
were obliged To watch the
STANDARD reporter was among the
few who were nj the fence and AS the
'tittT - thsth s'hs $50,
distance the Montana Sneak and
"Snip" were well in the lead, with Black
doe" close behind. Ii finally became evil
dent that the jack was a thing of the past
and the witnesses who were nearest hnr-
ricd around the fence, finally coming To
the spot where the chase had come to AN
end. The jack was of an unusually large
size aud was lying dead on the
ground near the dogs. IL was
evident that the dog "Joe" had
killed the animal. The dogs were COM.
plctcly lone up and were stretched at full
length on the ground painting for breath.
They were coaxed TO their feet but on
rising they staggered and fell 10 the
ground quite unable To stand.
The dogs were placed in carriages and
taken 10 an adjoining stream where they
were watcrcd and cared for. The MON
tana Sneak" was the less winded OF the
lot and seemed ready for another race ON
the spot. Another jack had been located
hut il was thought that the dogs could
not stand another such a race and the
rabbit was not molcstcd. The race re-
suited In considerable rivalry among the
owners of the dogs and il is thought that
before long another bout will bc run for a
nurse.