St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-02
| BEN IS A Big BEAUTY.
The ST. Paul Dog Easily BestS
a Canine From UP
the River.
Over Four Hundred Twin City
Sports Witness the Big
Contest.
Kellihep Makes Another At
tempt to Get the Pearl
to Fight
Results Of the New Years
Day Races--General
Sports Of a Day.

One of the gamest dog fights ever
brought Off in this vicinity occurred yes
terday, just over the border line in
Anoka county. The dogs were the eel
ebrated est Paul Ben," owned in st.
Paul, and the whlrlwind fighter. Min
neapolis Jack" The former fought at
thirty-seven pounds and the latter
tipped the scales for an advance OF one
quarter of pound on that figure. The
scene of the battle was barn used for
storing hay, the ground floor OF which
had been arranged with seats surround
ing a symmetrical sawdust pit. There
were present from st. Paul about 225
SpOrtSmen. and from MINNEAPOLIS
enough more to make up the very re-
spectacle figure Of 400. Carriages began
leaving the city for the scene of the
event as early as O'Clock p. m. and by
4 o'clock the line of hacks and hansoms
drawn up in the rural vicinity OF the
big barn was long enough to surprise
the residents in the vicinity. The dogs
were put into the pit at exactly 4:10
O'Clock. The Minneapolis champion
seemed most anxious for business, and
approached the pet of the st. Paul con-
tingent without loss of time. Ben
seemed to have touch of ennui. 1t
was as if he had gone into the affair
under protest, and wasn't in hurry.
When, after some little preliminary
snarling, they at last came together, it
was on rush by Jack. His jaws
snapped like steel trap, but they
missed the spot they had sought, and
the miss was as good as a mile. The
next instant the Minneapolis canine was
skating across the pit on his back. Ben
had him right under the jaw, and was
shaking him as he would have shaken a
rat. Jack didn't whimper once during
the twenty minutes in which he was
being so badly mauled. He took his
punishment like thoroughbred, and at
last Ben made a mistake. His jaws
turned-lt was Jacks turn now.
He got Ben'S right fore paw
in his teeth and chewed it
cheerfully for fifteen minutes, during
which time he was bitten all over by the
other. Then this hold was broken, and
for q time it was snap fighting, with
Jack getting weak from the loss of
blood At this point friends of the ST.
Paul dog offered 2 to on him. and the
odds were taken freely. At the open
ing the betting had been even. At 5
o'clock the dogs were fighting as vigor-
ously as at the outset. Each had
had alternate advantage. Ben
had bad cash under his
eye from which the blood flowed III a
stream, and Jack was bleeding all over
at once. Both animals were the gamest
of their kind and no urging was re-
CURED At $50 Jack was beaten dog.
He was willing enough, but the punish
mAnt he had received had disqualified
him. 1t was about that time when
Ben got a death grip under his oppon-
ent's eye, which he held
until 5:55. At this point it be-
came evident that the Minneapolis dog
was beaten, and his handlers threw uD
the sponge. The owner of Ben made
$3.50 on the result. and over $4,000
changed hands around the pit. The
battle was for 800 a side. Ben's owner
offers to match him against any dog at
81 pounds in the Northwest, and for
any amount. A letter addressed to 467
Temperance street will be given at
tention.