San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-15
A FINISH FIGHT
Between Two Jack-Rabbits Which
Ended in a Double Death.
Ordinal

Ended in a Double Death.
San Francisco call.
On Saturday last a battle to a
finish between two rabbits was
witnessed by at least a dozen leash
men, all of whom state that they
had never witnessed a more novel
or interesting contest between man
or beast.
Caravan received from Trapper
Browning, of MERGED, two cOnsign-
ments of jacks" a few weeks ago
that for some reason are on very
unfriendly terms, owing, possibly,
to the fact of having been caught
in different localities. They repre-
sent different tribes of the genus
Lepus. However, the hares, prop
erly called, have become very bel
ligerent, and battles royal are of
almost daily occurrence in this
park.
On Saturday last the patrons OF
the leash were afforded splendid
opportunity of seeing a contest to
finish between two of the new ar
rivals, and a descriptive account OF
the "war" was given to a repor-
ter.
1--WE were chatting over the pros
poets of next days cOursing and
commenting on the weather." said
the speaker, "when Jack was
seen crossing the field in the direc-
ton of the escape with another
'iack' in hot pursuit. At first l
thought some stray dog had got in
to the field at the south end, and
was driving the hares toward the
breeding paddock.
Suddenly hare No. turned on
it's 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 it was for blood and fur.
1.-THE rabbits rolled in 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
a snail in their movements.
81 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 such, were fast and
furious. After a minutes contest
the pursued hare made an effort to
run, but it was so badly crippled
that it lost its equilibrium and fell
in the slush, where it received still
further punishment from its oppo-
nent.
ave thought that the jig was
up with No. |, and moved slowly
toward the spot where the conflict
had taken place. When within 90
yards of the fighting quadrupeds
the hare we supposed was dead or
dying leaped to his feet and fought
more viciOusly than ever. The
contest did not continue much
longer, as the hare which had chal-
lGngpd its opponent fell back as if
hit with leaden pellets and lay, APP
rarently dead, on the field of bat
le.
After driving the successful
competitor away and picking up
the PROSTATE animal,we found that
both of it's eyes were completely de-
strOyed, and its face horribly LAGER
ated. 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 fiyers'-thGy had kicked
the bucket"
The sportsman further states
that when forwarding hares to this
city from where they are shipped
the trapper must provide coOps
arranged in such a way that the
rabbits are separated from each
other by compartments, otherwise
they would fight until death would
end their trouble.
Nobility and a Fortune.
BaltiT ore American.
Somewhere in Europe, probably
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