The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-10-30
Tuesdays Great Battle.

Mr.. Joseph G. Stretch is the owner of a
huge yellow dog, which answers to the
name of Jack, while Grant Hillman has a
black dog about half the weight of Jack,
which masquerades under the sobriquet
of Ned. Jack in his composition would
appear to be a mixture ofall n~ationalities,
oreeds and breeds, as applying to the dog
creation, while the origin Of Ned is more
pronounced, he having the appearance and
action of close relationship to what isknown
as the bull dog family. The feeling be-
tween these two dogs when meeting on the
streets has not been Of a friendly nature
for some time past. In fact, they have had
several ''bouts" within two or three
months, none of which fully demonstrated
the championship. On Tuesday morning
Ned's master and himself were standing
and viewing the beauties of the new Bank,
when Jack and his master hove in sight.
The dogs did not wait to pass any of the
usual compliments of the day or season,
but at once got to fighting in downright
earnest, regardless of either Queensbury
or KIngsbury rules. OF course it did not
take long to gather a crowd OF interested
lockers on and they were not slow IN tax
ing sides and forming opinions OF their
favorite dogs in the battle. Tho masters
of each were standing by and keeping as
quiet as mankind could expect to be under
such circumstances Though they SAID
but little tn ey could not disguise the fact
that they were both deeply interested IN
the outcome of the contest. While both
masters and some of the lockers Oh seemed
to think it best to let the dogs fight it out
there and then, another element thought it
too brutal and took occasion to condemn
the want of humanity Of the part of the
owners, and some insisted that they should
be prosecuted for cruelty to animals In
the meantime, and while the controversy
was at it's height, Doctor Aliens dog, Ike,
well known around own as generally
liable to be about when there is any fun
or fight going Oh, stepped up, and worked
his way through the crowd to the fghtlng
ring and surveyed the contestants In MS
dogmatic way. Jack being at that time
the under dog, of course Ike thought he,
out of neighborly kindness, would step IN
and help Ned bring the battle to a close.
He had hardly got in where the work was,
before Jacks master picked up a piece OF
three by four scantling and giving Ike a
broadside sent him reeling across the
avenue. He finally came to-. and, AFTER
getting himselftogether came back to the
front. and by that time Ned was getting
the worst of it and in Ike went to assist
Jack in more speedily disposing of Ned.
Ike had ~acarcely got one nip before Meas
master took him by the tail and hurried
him some fifty feet more or less across tne
street, landing him against one OF the
scaffold posts of the new Bank building, ap-
parently knocking the senses out OF him
for a moment. Ike, however, soon raiileo,
and showed by his looks and actions that
he had had about all and more than he
cared for, and would therefore go home,
which he did, and thereby showed his wis,
dom. The fight, however,, went on. ana
the dogs got weary, and the b~ystanders got
warmed up. and exchanged opinions pro
and con IN language more pronounced than
elegant, till at last the outsiders stepped
in, parted the fighting dogs, and oeeiafeu
the battle a draw. 1t took the rowd, al
least some of them, sometime to cooi
off but they finally simmered down ana
dropped out. witnessing one OF the mos.
exciting battles in the way of a dog'hght
that has been seen in Woodstown for many
a day.