The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01
JACK RABBITS IN A FIGHT.
The Fur Flew in Reality and Both OF
the Combatants Died.

From the san Francisco Call.
A San Francisco man recently received
two consignments Of jack rabbits from
the country. They were to be used for
coursing purposes, but having come from
different localities, the two tribes were
continually at war. An observer, in tell1
ing a reporter about one battle royal,
said:
I'VE were chatting over the prospects
of the next days coursing and comments
ing on the weather, when a jack was
seen crossing the field in the direction OF
the escape, with another Jack in hotpur-
suit. AT first thought some stray dog
had got into the field at the south
end and was driving the hares toward
the breeding paddock. Suddenly hare No.
l turned in its track and dashed at its
pursuer. They telescoped, so to speak,
and then the fight was on. You should
have been there to see the fur fly. There
was no fake about this match
1t was for blood and fur. The
rabbits rolled into the mud after the
first charge and as they regained their
pins they rose quickly on their hind feet
and slashed at each other with their
front paws in a manner that would have
made champions Of the prize ring feel as
If they were as slow as snail in their
movements. positively never have
seen such fierce fighting. At each stroke
the fur would be seen TO fly In punches.
and the blows, if they can be termed as
such, were fast and furious. After min-
utes contest the pursued hare made an
effort to run, but it was so badly crippled
that it lost its equilibrium and fell in tina
slush, where it received still further
punishment from its opponent. We
thought that the jig was up
with No 1, and moved slowly toward
the spot where the conflict had taken
place. When within fifty yards of
2 ba HrrIaf fY,o ma V11naHg the hare a
posed was dead or dying leaped to his
feet and fought more viciously than ever.
TheIContest did not continue much longer,
as the hare which had challenged its
opponent fell back as If hit with leaden
pellets and lay apparently dead on the
field of battle, After driving the sue
cessful competitor away and picking up
the PROSTATE animal we found that both
of its eyes We're completely
destroyed and its face horribly
lacerated We easily captured
the conquering hero, and had the two
little pugilists cared for as well as
circumstances would permit, but they
were too severely punished TO survive
their wounds, and that evening the
proprietor Of the park found himself
minus two of his imported flyers they
had kicked the bucket"
There is canal in England which cost ESQ.,
600 to construct. and was recently sold for
elOO II is known as the Stort Navigation.
and dates from the reign OF George III.
In 1873 Truman & Hamburg, the brewers,
obtained it for $1,000, as they
found that when their malt was
carried quietly by canal saving Ia value was
Effected, as against the transit in trains, the
difference being considered about equal to
the rent OF a malt house The present pro-
prietor had been for long time in the SER
vice OF the arm, and the navigation Of the
canal was handed over to him for eiO0, rs q
token Of esteem BY his employers.