The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-28
HOoEs AGAINST >CLxuS.
A Battle to the Death between n Norma,
Stallion ana Grixziy Hear.

From the S. Bouts GLIB. D,moya.
| Bo1sE. Idaho. July "a battle between n
powerful stallion and n hig grizzly bear was
witnessed by tho employees OF Jamos MUIR
free at the latter's mountain ranch on Monday
last Old Ursus Horribis proved himself TO
bc the better fighter, and. although he vns
terribly Injured by his iron-hoofed antagonist,
no might have recovered from his wounds Ind
| not Jim MAXWELL. n vnducro, sent u slug from
n Sharp's ride through his body. Before the
grizzly died. however, ho played even with his
The battle royal between the two BEASTS
lasted about an hour. The ranch hands saw
the mGlG from It's commandments but. so
confident wore they that the. stallion would
Zero until 1t was too late Time and again old
Grey Rex. Ms the big Norman horse was called.
siderable size. and the men thought mis- early
m.rnng aIn1tagon,St d, wds nothing more than
TO tho ranch in search Of a JUICY shoat. They
observed that tho shaggy animals method Of
n:ntims was quite q, unusual tut they we're too
ola Grey hox had boon sleeping in HIS she'd
men moving. about no pranced out, neighins
for his ma'utiual Toast OF grain As he rounded
air. his ears slnnted forward and his name
stu ana hriStling Gazing over the grassy
Hs gn "w the gGpse Of bear
Amomcnt later Groy Rey, his Dyes distended
WIN rare. sharp shorts OF anger and deflaucO
trsans nrd"F TIE bear Ssard the Il hoe hostile III;
fling e"it. He had seen horses before '"N
owboy jack ssSsa and nc e Tho s %as
sam ne to tho roof OF shed tho better to
1t was not long delayed. Grey Rex. with .
rxposcd. dashed at tho bear which. with a
time to voa fe y T Gne s saas 1e
sta sta,ii wheeled, slowly aprronched tho bear,
sumner and the men who heard ICY i th Sas
the bear, but it did not disable him. With q
S II! ,, Of his Zig head; md shifting 81
again rushed at him with Widely o peaSa
m lgo The, grizzly was ready. and old
thew x FoGf m his p sc on oa he sTG that
collide VITA his har! hitting antagonist. Over
Tsnt b9 tn lea, lear and horse Rex was rss
with terrine force no brought his sharp fore
feet down upon the bcaTys lott flank bringing
and the boar, was for moment badly dased.
THO stallion had gained a decided advantage.
sn n nf4 SSS W thai a.
tunltes to dsivSr airoit Kicks. the force V oi
hesi,atci. Tho ranchmen noted this with
an" 'sh the ati seSI tnfo
their subsequent regret they were too excited
tothink of bringing firearms.
RoN heard the mon approaching and he
speedily rega!ncd his waning courage. He
dashed at the bear. turned nimhly. and kicked
be very badly injured. but he was now thor
oughly aroused. Rex was upon him in an in
forcleet., As the horse reared for the blow the
grizzly 'inrtnd forward. and. with a. tremen-
rtrpci orcn tho bowcls Of the beilEeront stai.
lion Tho men saw tho blood rush forth. saw
thG pr1'rnn4E sn.ra and rGaiTed that Rel
rushed t. the house for his rifle. and the other
men tried by shouts and sudden sorties to
But it was now too late. The animals were
at it. tooth. noof. and CLAW; engaged In one final
imals were hathcd in blood. poor old Rex's
color appearing only In irregular spots. He
biting. Again and a.a ir With his sIesm dn9
teeth ne tore patches Of hide and flesh from
m 10s "a an a' h fa snS he ns m
been crippled fore and aft. but he was full o.
BIS blews lad struck; The bIEs.edins animals
tsors the horse shrilIy screaming oa ana ths
grizzly growing sullingy
ao to
with murderous force upon the stations
shouldeWE, Wan, and it knocked him over, and
was evident that he could not see the bear, for
he commenced to trot here and there appar.
emily in search of his foe.
Presently his, eyes fell upon tho boar. WHICH
was savage and expectant With fearful orr
OF rage tho horse rushed. or rather staggsrsd,
toward his red.eyed antagonist, and again ne
essaycd to strike with his fore feet But hS
was too weak. He gave tho foe an opening.
with Il broken neck.
Just at this instant Jim Maxwell fred. The
bullet pierced the erizzly's body. With .
wh"eled. dashed at the men. struck Maxwell
nnnn his left hip. breaking tho bone, and then.
falling forward across the form OF the pross
trate man: the grizzly died with his face TO-
ward the foe.