Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-06
CRIB WHIPS IRISH PAT.
How They Fight Dogs at Night in This
Section.
A Strange Nocturnal Catherine Across
surprise-How the Dogs Fought.


been arranged to come OF on Thanksgiving
in Maryland. but owing to the objections Of
the officers OF the law II did not. Late
Monday night an isolated spot was chosen
across the river. Word was passed along
! the line as to the location Of the
rendezvous. Thithe- the dogs ana
| their fanciers wended their way.
/ Each Of the dogs had a coupe and was well
robed in blankets. They were carefully
presided over by their handlers, who saw
that no man had any chance to get In any
work on the dog against which he was
betting. The place of contest was reached
at midnight. The carriage drivers had
taken the precaution TO extinguish their
! lamps and keep a reasonable distance apart
so that they might not attract undue notice.
/ The vehicles were clustered around in the
bush, and the crowd adjourned to an old
/ barn. Here the preliminaries were gone
! through with I'm less than the usual time.
The people were eager 10 see the fight and
get away from the country. Disturbing
rumors OF the sheriff and the powers Of the
county ran through the throng at intervals.
| The order was issued that Immediately upon
] the outbreak of any disorderly vocalism
the lights should go out and the fight hs
stopped. Pickets were stationed at q dis
lance Of about a quarter OF a mile from the
p-oach. string was thrown out the win
dow and hitched to a gong at the pit side.
to enable the lookout TO give warning with
out raising riot.
The PreHminartes.
Crib and Pat were eager for the festivi-
ties TO begin. The witnesses took seats
along the rough benches or perched them
selves on the rafters of the barn. A referee
was chosen. To avoid trouble In the choice
a n an was selected who was not known
to either OF the handlers. This was salts
factory. Irish Pat was led In and unhsr-
messed. Pat is white bull with a patch
OF chestnut brown hair between his shoul-
ders- His ears were cropped short, his
eyes were luminous with sayagery and his
teeth appeared TO be capable of effective
WORK lie was in trim condition and showed
the result of careful conditioning. He was
iel over TO the tub OF warm water and
suds and scrupalously washed by the owner
or Crib. Dry rubbing followed. Then CRIB
entered The enemies were not allowed to
see each other, but they were evidently
aware OF each others presence and knew
what was expected of them. Crib lie an all
white dog with long face for a bull, q
rather pointer-like nose His ears are long,
sharp and erect He seemed full OF enthu-
siastic anticipation. He too, was put
through the bath. This washing process
as 10 insure against foul play. In contests
OF this kind there is a strong incentive 20
anoint dogs neck with arsenic or
strychnine or rough-on-rats, so that when
the opposing dog takes hold of that part
OF his opponents anatomy it will be but .
question OF a little while when he will let
go. Such care is exercised in this rersrd
that both cogs We're washed in the same
water and the towel with which Pat was
rubbed was provided by Crlt's handler and
vice versa. Both dogs showed scars which
they had received in making the records
winch, so The Star man was told were
great and glorious ones.
The Fight Be:un.
AT the word go. they went. They met IN
the middle OF the pit The collision was
furious. They reared up on their haunche..
got each other around the neck with the
fore legs and turned loose their appetites
on each others heads. They wrestled an
this fashion for few Eecor Is. when Par
caught Crib by the jaw anu took yiciou.
hesh mold, which the oalookers stated ala
not count TOR much Crib tried to release
himself and climbed on top Of Pat The
latter fought low, is his won't but heId
oAto the other dogs jaw. Then Pat let 20.
;er , ~ ea'S I SrIb under the ear. The lat
yer Tossed rat over his head, and brought
nm I'M on ms back with q thump. But this
ulu not cause him TO let GO Par aro.s
a, 20. too.i f~esh hold ON his enemy's face.
Srib was wrestling and wearing his DOE
Keeping on top Of him so as 60 fatigue b,,n
win ms weight. He made several lung
b tor one OF Pats legs, but fen short. The
- hands
knees and spoke words Of encoura cement -
the fighters. ~
''Chew Kim Up.-
some OF their pet expressions were: -sst.
man, Crib" ''Chaw his leg, pat" ~, boo.,,
"hooeh' Take bite, Crib" Give him
your teeth, Pat" Pat held on In a way tina.
was worthy of a better cause. bur Cr1n
threw him and got him by the throat
no'h dogs We're breathing hard. The crowa
Raf
excitement. and il required much ht.x,ny
and many calls to order TO curb their
demonstrations. Offers to bet were bandtea
back and forth. The handlers by this fims
were getting a large share of more or less
valuable advice. Don't hurry him - - "a
him take his time" He'll do his man :.
Crib did not maintain his throat hold but
slpped his teeth over on Pats neck Ihs
s,ss al TINS luncture was desperate
Inc only sound that came from the dogs
was their labored breath. There Was no
snarling. A growl was a very infreQuent
sound.
Here the fighters took to wrestling ana
tearing over the pit. They breathed like q
locomotive going UP grade. They waIlowsd
around the pit. Sometimes Crib would
take his opponent by the neck and shake
him as a terrier does a rat. Pats head
would be very audibiy butted against the
floor OF the pit He displayed great discre-
ton in keeping his legs out OF Cribs teeth.
as that dog showed a'voracious hunger for
leg. Here Crib got Pat by the lip and threw
him. Pat was not up TO Cribs pace as a
wrestler. and did not seem to be so strong
But he contested every inch OF territory
With vim and energy worthy OF his
record Blood was manifested quite freely
Cribs leading his man a dogs life" said
the crowd. At this point Pat lost one OF his
teeth.
Crib the Winner.
At the end of an hour both dogs seemed
weary OF chewing their kind. and were
taken TO their corners. Their mouths were
sponged out. and II was Cribs time TO
scratch. He did with a rush, catching rat
before he had time TO move from his corner
Cribs alacrity made the crowd YELL but it
was soon subdued. Keep quiet, gentle
men," It's a good fight" BE STILL" cried
those who were most afraid OF attracting
the sheriff. The fighting continued for sew
eral minutes from this point Another
sponge on, and Pat failed to scratch ana
lost the fight. The owner o. the winning
dog received $50 and the entrance money,
which was about $40. Then, after some talk
and treats, the crowd drove back 10 the
city.