The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-16

stallion of dark hue They stopped with
IN 30 yards OF the herd We first saw
The lender OF the last herd weat in and
or among his subjects, and finally he
sprans rom the compact mass, and gal
ioped ABOUT. stopping every little while
TO paw the earth and repeat his warlike
nelgning. The gray stallion. though q
little smaller, answered his challenge
and came out from the herd OF mares.
when within Ao yards OF one another
the two beasts came 10 a halt. turned
and faced their respective herds, paving
the earth and neighing fercely. Bending
their sfsIely neeks. and making the pre-
urinary nourishes OF two swordsmen
about - indulge in duel IA mort
This lasted for about ten minutes.
when both animals wheeled and rushed
for one another like cannonballs Nearer
and nearer they came in their mad ca
reer, and we were waiting for the mo-
ment when the two grand beasts must
come together with tremendous impact.
But. no. for when within twenty feet of
each other they came back on their
launches and stopped short. They eyed
each other cautiously, as IL waiting for
an opening, and then with a last defiant
neigh they leaped TO the encounter
9TH. struggle lasted for full ten min
utes. and no words can describe II. IL
was 4 clash OF giants. Hector and
of ancient Troy ever brought greater
prowess into play. The two champions
rushed at one another time and Zine
again like immense catapults. They
fought with tooth and hoof, and no other
sound could be heard but the furious
shock of their titanic bodies as they met
in the throes of mortal combat. The two
herds which had meanwhile come nearer
to the scene. gazed. on their leaders as II
carved in stone. We crept closer that We
might view the fight
THE great beasts could be seen rearing
in the air. and the beams Of the moon In
that clear atmosphere gave &c their forms
a supernatural size. At times they were
locked together like wrestlers, their teeth
tearing each other, and their hoofs strik-
ing out in all directions with the force OF
pile drivers. Their labored pants sounded
in the deep stiffness like the puffs of To-
comotives, and il was evident that both
we're firing. One more terrific collision,
and all was over. A sharp rally, and
then the ghostly form of the big gray
stallion reared alone, and on the ground
lay the PROSTATE form of his foe. The
and trumpet-like, while he dashed his
fallen antagonist with his heels.
The Gray Triumphs.
Soon there was a movement in both
herds, and with the same military exact
HtSS We Hdu noticed De1OTe, eacn DOuy
rushed forward. There was no warning
signal or challenge of attack. 1t was
spontaneous desire for combat. 1t seemed
as If the very heavens were falling in.
The din and crash as they swept together
was terrific, and in the clear moonlight We
could see the rolling mass OF the con-
testants surging like a huge wave over
the plain. At the end of a few minutes,
and as suddenly as il had commenced, the
battle terminated, and the two herds
slowly separated. We noticed that the
conquered stallion already had a success
sor, which led the mares Of the defeated
troop away. We then saw some ~ the
results of the conflict, for here and there
the plain was dotted with the bodies of
the dead.
The great gray led off his herd limp
ing, but victorious. He afterward fell a
victim to the bullet of a cow-puncher
who complained that he was demoralizing
all the horses in that part OF Arizona"