New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-18
.rrR FIGHT IN THE PARK.
prRsONS WATCH A FIERCE
MA VICTOR LOSES HIS HORNS.

p'' - No,ween buck fallow deer took
ferce en.V ,or,inr in Central Park. which
,lsce yesaoa ~ several hundred persons. ana
eas "'-,a authorities had TO let the aii''i"''
shs meH"e rn,ch they did for half an nour' "hen
sehi on. ~. W. corners. painting and bleeding. All
'as' ..ssr deer in the paddooSs, 10 III. ~ ,ha
tie o'h' .s-os became greatly excited over 'he
ach; ses- IN the paddock in which the
TIE iS.V go number fourteen. The hShters
fat "0N Co., ,hree-year-old buck ana brown
ere ,h,,e spots and about the same age.
one VIZ" .le-aerly built. but possess s'ea'
ThC rs.h OF these IS about three iee' hlen
SIRENS ,lser and their heads are I'VE tee' ABOVE
81 ~s They have splendid ahuers VII" 'o"'
me sN. n-a,ches and many prongs lheSe p'o"eS
tni wv S..o,e, and can infict terrible WOUNDS
est Ike os' - hee- preparing for the hght
ne ~" .,oN other for several days ana yes
BY shn0! sorsht Il out. The other deer In the
;eroa! - -, tia; the fight was 20 be "a deadly
pa'dooN nd they ranged themselves IN lines
as VS.. SIDES Of the paddock so a. 10 give
q oplos". &c possible 70 the Aghters. They
as m"y" .1e conaic, a. eagerly as did the nun
- spectators outside.
e,e.' s,grv bucks pranoed about so"e'i''es Q"
1S a. Us having the air and snoring de-
.her h'''D 49, -hcn they would lower their
tanF ." 80 ground and. rushing forward,
,orsiee' ~ o.pe- This seemed 10 he the regular
llnss a. ', s-..,,r md the bucks kept at II IN
ne'"e. ~ nearly hal. an hour. once IN awhile
ess'4n" 49,. would make successful dig at his
one O. - he would snort in triumph as
an''sr' ,-t.5 the blood from the wound ana
- -. Timed 10 the terrible contest
ne" ,.,,,ss each buck Was bleeding from sew
ia ''" .r,..- h'~rs we've tipped with blood
sFa. "0"''., -, ,so ground and painted hard as
and they paWe' ''o
they prarced .a ~. rounds "a four
49, dor re-reated from the mioole OF 'ne
.ss,,, - lick their wounds ana "a'' '.' '''.'
- -,rsi,ed their vino "neh '"eF "0-'1
e.. s.sn forUa-d with renewed Nsos
Sou and snyder. o. the fafN -Henase.'e'
s,.rac.ea hy the people running from al o''e'
-. ~ me grounds 10 the Gee' fa"no0N' Gu -
= .-e Ash, gong on. IneF 'oU'" 20 ',O'''.'s
-" -. O., vas 100 dangerous 10 enter the pad
80 A., they could do WAS % s'anu ou's'"e ana
- .hs fighters I'll they stopped
"" - 6ser Is slightly larger than the
-. ~ I'D though the later put NJ remarkably
d. e., he had not much weight as the
- 80 n. received more wounds. His fore
.'.,s,-s and neck were rather badly hurt from
- ~, ne others aniiers. and in half an hour ne
- - corner. still dshantly snoring. The
.,.s hucs was cut in nslf dozen places. and the
80, 5ss-s ar,le-s had made the blood flow so
80, ne b!gger deer was glad to retire TO MS
- poth bucks were out OF breath and could
-: have fought any 4ongeG. As IL W; $50 49,
ragged themselves in-o the corners ana zen from
sse,e-.r-enser. Smith. after learning OF The bad
- - .he white deer who has been 100 free
-. Ills ar-ia-s sentenced the victor IN the fight
:, - deprived o.. ms beautiful horns keepers
s-v5s- ana shannon went INFO the QaqoocK ana
,o,s. AM tser aid his artlers across bucksaw
are sawed them or