Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-15
WITNESSED BY wELL-DREssED MEN
A Dog Fight in Which the Washington Dog
Lost and How 1t Was Managed.

Lost and How 1t Was Managed.
Yesterday afternoon, a. a point just across
the District line, there was q scratch-and-turn
fight between Philadelphia and Washington
bulldogs. After forty-fve minutes of canine
savagery the Districts champion could not
scratch and Philadelphia bore away the palm.
For several weeks the fight had busted the col
loquial powers Of the sporting brotherhood,
and 1t did not fail to draw. About seventy-fve
spectators attended, and this number
remarkable for the large percentage OF those
who wore silk hats, custom-made clothes,
diamonds and patent feathers. Not the slightest
disorder occurred, and disposition to wrangle
over the selection Of referee was promptly
squelched. Although during the fight the
excitement was intense it rarely took a bois-
ferrous FORM At the first, however, the hackers
OF the Philadelphia dog could not restrain
cheers Washington was represented by L. A.
Payne's Jack, a brindle white, with ears and
tail, and victor Of several mills. Phila-
delphias credit was maintained by black-and-
tan called Captain, owned, according to the
articles Of agreement by P. OConnor,
but peculiarly believed to be owned
by Pat Carroll, his pitter. At o'clock
sings hs s aDs cspn opsd . Ra bean.
at thirty pounds light and Jack at twenty-nine
and half. The former was the favOrite by
odds Of to l. After giving the animals q walk
FOR exercise the crowd settled down tc business.
Stakeholder E. B. Wyatt read the rules and
agreement, which we're that it should be a
stratch-and-turn fight, both dogs to be tasted
before and after, for $50 side and pit money
to the winner, New York rules to govern. Mr..
John Turby was chosen referee and Ben. Bran
Zrenn Of Washington and j. seph Barr of Phila-
delpbia umpires. Soap and a box of soapine
were thrown into a tub OF water, and the dogs
washed for four minutes, the Philadelphia
dogs pitter washing the District animal and
vice versa. The dogs were then carried to the
pit. IL by II feet. with earth floor and two-foot
sides. The home dog was pronounced uncon-
ditioned. After little rag chewing bv the
spectators the dogs were pitted, Captain by
Pat Carroll and Jack by Mr.. Russell. Jack
led out with bark and Captain went to the
center with his head hugging the floor. WASH
lngton got first blood, planting his teeth in the
left jaw OF his adversary SO we'll toward the
nose that Philadelphia could get no hold In
this way the dogs tussled and rolled about the
pit FOR ten minutes. Washington refusing to let
go. Odds were wiped out and betting even.
There was break and the dogs went at il next
with mouth-in-mouth hold, the teeth of
one dog grinding against those of the other.
At the end OF twenty minutes Washington was
caught OH the left hind leg and although he
showed tremendous grit end cutting qualities
he began to pant heavily and weaken. At this
stage OF the proceeding the piters were kept
busy tanning the dogs with hats. blowing in
their faces and cheering AT him again. Jack"
''Get into him deep, Captain" and other phrases
designed to encourage the dogs. The throat
Of the Washington dog began to look raw and
he fought principally on his back. In forty
five minutes Captain was shaking him as he
would a rat and pulling him over the pit They
were parted, sponged off and repitted. Jack
staggered from his corner, but fell and did not
scratch. Captain won. The vanquished dog
was tenderly rolled in his blanket and taken to
his carriage while the victor was being petted
by many hands. Captain imported from
Ireland by Jack McGee for Pat Carroll and is
hero of a score of fights. 1t was he who laid
out the Gallagher dog at Boston and Tabman's
Tom Bow at Philadelphia.