Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-27


when any one came near them. They are
not towards. those timber wolves. They
will attack man even when they have
not the encouragement Of pack. A
timber wolf eau throw steer and cut
his throat quicker than cowboy.
"Word was sent throughout the town
that there would be wolf chase in the
afternoon, and about 300 men, women
and boys came out ON bronchos to follow
the hounds" says q. A. Confreed in the
Washington Post. 1.-THE pack was a
good one and numbered about 30 rs good
dogs as are to be found in the northwest.
! think that Colonel Cody owns some of
them. There We're foxhounds with a
cross of the bloodhound about them long,
rangy staghounds that covered from, 20
to % feet at every leap. while other
coursers of less distinguished ancestry
were brought out to follow with the rab-
BILE. 'Ht
ut may have seemed tame to tender
foot who didn't know anything about the
speed and endurance Of the timber
wolves. But it did not take long for such
scoffers to be enlightened. The tourists
from the inn were given n coach, from
the top Of which they could view the
hunt. The wolves were taken out in a
wagon and given little start before the
hounds were unleashed. At first they
laid down as IL hopeless of escape and
absolutely refused to bulge. Even kicks
failed to arouse them. Finally the small
est OF the trio got up and started off with
IL limp, and the others followed him a
moment later. They did not run fast at
the start. at least they did not appear to.
and every one said the chase would be a
frost.
"In about minute the dogs were turn
ed loose, and they took up the scent with
a chorus that would have made any
huntsman's heart beat faster. The way
the leaders covered the ground was n
caution. and It seemed to me as IL the
three wolves. handicapped as they were
by lameness, would be overtaken In less
than five minutes. The reason we thought
that was because we had not been look
ing at the wolves. The minute they heard
the baying OF the hounds they seemed to
have forgotten all about steel traps aud
captivity. They had an awkward gait.
but the way they got over the ground
made us fear that there would be no
brushes to distribute.
"The old she wolf was going on three
itBot put Sht itd Tue tltO. ~ HuilDGI VI
COW punchers from Stockwell's ranch
started out to flank them, in order to
keep them from getting into the foothills
around Big Goose creek. They fred their
revolvers and howied themselves hoarse,
riding at top speed. and finally got them
to going in the direction they wanted
them. But there were only two dogs who
gained on the wolves. These were two
~ta
that never saw surpassed. Such leaps
you never saw. and the rest of the pack
had to get another leader who was in the
same class with the rest. Gradually the
staghounds closed in on the wolves.
$50 far they had been running by
scent. but soon they caught sight of the
iugitives. Then the chase assumed n diff
ferent aspect, and the wolves might as
well have tried to race with an express
train.
But. after all, 1t was nothing more
than a race. The speed was with the
staghounds. but the courage and fighting
quality were with the bloodhound stock
in the rear. The leaders knew the tenn
per Of the foes they had to deal with. The
old she wolf was still leading. and her
smaller male companions were slightly
Deuiuu. win su luSlluctiNe Beuerulsulp
the staghCunds bJwled over the she wolf
and left her struggling on the ground.
They had stopped her for a second. Then
they set out after the others and pretty
soon had them sprawling on the prairie.
The wolves got up and showed fight, but
the staghounds stood of. and the wolves
started on again. The same tactics were
repeated. and their progress was so inn
peded that the pack gained rapidly. The
staghounds seemed to devote most of
their time ts the two male wolves, and
the old female began to get away. But
the pack was now in striking distance,
and the fight commenced.
'"rhe two male wolves were soon sur
rounded, and there was mix up equal
to a scrimmage on football field. The
wolves were game and disposed of five
fdogs before they were killed.
1.-THE old she wolf had not gone far,
snd her Injuries were beginning to tell on
her. The staghounds overhauled her, and
then the rest of the pack came up. fol-
flowed by the mounted crowd. A circle
was formed around the dogs, with the old
she wolf In the center. She had laid
Idown. painting and tired. with long,
dripping tongue protruding from her