Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-15
LENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS NOVEMBER 15

royal at the Coronaau u>tricn i6Tl.,
list across tho bay, which, for ferocity
OF purpose and certainty of execution.
ontdid anything of the kind that hui
name society ever undertook to stop.
The fighters were two full-grown cocl,
ostriclles, "lhn' and Colonel" and
the 5 cat during the combat was one
that the few people who CHANGED to
witness it will not soon forget.
A three-aundrcd- pound ostrich with
his anger thoroughly aroused is as for
midablc a foe as the most daring sports
man would care to face. The big birds
kick is in itself peculiar thing, rs well
rs vicious. The sweep Of the powerful
lrs is forward, with a motion not UNI
like that Of n boxers arm shot straight
from the shoulder The bony, pointed
toe, driven BY the hard, tough leg mus
eles, easily penesrates an inch-thic,i
board OF redwood OF three-fourths Of
IN inch Of orcrou nine which is not
much softer than oak, Besides. the
ra.iaity and accuracy with which the
ostrich kicks are SURPRISING
Tho t,obt at the Corona In farm WINS
entirely informal. Keeper Campbell
had served luneh,on /, the thirty On.
forty bimds in tba ostrich ward Tho
birds ote tho cobhor, laaves and c,yi,,
with avilitv. crowdino together Ms
hens crowd abont coru IN harnvard
Pence riunel until two old coc,,s
wanted ~ ami tha somo ea,,h,oo ,eof
Tho ostric,, hos n short tsmner In
abopt ,h;.v saconas thoso ,hr.o.bun.
dred-nonp1 coclss sou,rad ~ for n
ro-as.vou.nlease t,7ht and n royal t,cht
& was n ,ba sy.s ~ ,ho Lo.nsr ne ho
saw nlumes worth ian dollars e,cb SOM
from tho hoav ~ h,rd /, rosnons. =,
tbe ls;cl, of n. orowv md f,l, cr,,n.
MOD and v.oy,,,,o.s in ia drst psothors
did moi CONT for nnch in the aashing
eves ~ tha ost,ichos-tbey wanted
blood With d,.n hiss md ant.
strctched wirus lin hore down m
Colonel li,,e n mi. sh,erea ia tba rioht
and caught On tho left thiph. ripping
the thick skin from, the lep. Colonel
retaliated almost crinnlinc inns wing
with n kicl, that nil Int eansizcd him.
They then spared with feet and bcahs,
picking and kicking feathers from one
another, until Colonel dealt a terrific
blow on ,Iim's body which seemed to
literally lift him from the ground
Only the thick mass Of feathers pre-.
vented the terrible toe from penetrat-
inv Jims abdomen. Repaininr his
breath Jim knocked Colonel over with
q side kick breaking his wing. Colonel
regained his feet before the attack was
renewed. Both birds had lost their
long plumes and looked as II they had
inst been plucked, both were tired
md weak from loss Of blood. Their
attacks grew fecbler, and finally, rs II
by common consent, they ceased fight
Inc and walked off among the bushes
TO recuperate. The fight was d draw,
and the anxious keeper wus glad TINT
the birds were alive. They are worth
three hundred and ATTY dollars each.
nurino thc fuht no man dared trust
his lifn nom, tbr tlphters Exnerienccd
keepcr, seldom try to Interfere with
lighting animals. If thew do the com.
hirod anger ~ hoth birds is )ilselv tu
pall unon the mcddler and end in his
deo,h 4 single kicl, from one of these
ost,,ches would simply discmbowcl n
man
u,,auo oro ro,v civ hrndrod :,
h,ndna1 astrishos IN ~ seven
.,,aI1,nn This state cach
" i, nbout Aftv dollars worth OF