Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-07-09
Ruled the Honolulu Beach in
Early Days,
Story Of MCYeigh'S Rover and His
Last Pighl-Of All OvSSed
Dogs This Dog The
Most Doss.d.

streets here these days" remarked a
kamaaina few evenings ago. Two or
three Of the other sitters at the table
quite agreed. They mentioned the toy
Scotch terrier that has been somewhat
of a sensation, the new mastiff, the
new smooth coated st. Bernard, the
new Japanese pug, the new wild dog,
the new bulls and bull terriers, the
South Africa. There was much COM
ment on the trio of new cocker span-
iels and some new and old hunting
dogs and even talk of bench show in
the fall. with the Oahu Jail blood
hounds to be prominent, before the
man who opened up the topic had an
opportunity to proceed. The kamaaina
finally resumed:
We have had dog importation cpl
denies OF and on here ever since ! can
remember. Many Of the men attached
to steamers and sailing vessels making
foreign ports have earned side money
into the hundreds by fetching logs TO
this beach. happen to know OF a case
or two where sailors shanghaied ami
mails from San Francisco or Sydney.
but know as well that the star beast
of the whole long list was Owned legi-
timately by the man who brought MIN
McNeigh's Rover and he was from ilrs;
to last interesting enough for story
big as a book. McVeigh is a sailor man
by life calling and made several visits
to Honolulu before he decided 70 cettle
| In the town. On his las, trip into
port from the Coast he brought this
dog Rover, given to him by friend In
the city. Rover simply struck you as
being business-like, taking life seri-
measured out about hundred weight
and a quarter and was trim and strong
and handy as one Of those crack single
stick racing craft. He stuck close TO
McVeigh's heels as IL he was fixed
right there with a short tow line When
Jack left the boat with his clearance
papers he steers straight up Nuuanu
this course then being the most direct
to the heart Of the town. Along near
the corner Of King sits whole ships
company Of natives ready to sell that
strong Island tobacco II anybody want
ed II enough to do business. or course
each native had couple OF dogs and a
squad of the animals reused themselves
up and cruised out alongside the new.
conner. Rover spoke them all right,
but stuck to his position until he was
nipped sharp by one of the locals. See
ing that he couldn't avoid a collision
he spread all his canvas to make II
good one. In less time than 1t takes
big Swede to turn wheel on a wind
TANNER the mix-up was pau loa. Row
er was back at his owners heels and
the other dog, the leader of the hostile
outfit, was deader than the central COM
mittees of the two big parties OF the
Territory Of Hawaii Rover was kill
ing and blood loving terror. He had
eaten the throat RICH tout OF the o.her
dog.
"Of course the reputation of Nc
Weighs dog was made in an hour. Row
er killed every dog that went agains,
him excepting the little yelpers. These
he would carry in his mouth for some.
times a couple of hundred yards and
they would run and scream when hs
dropped them. To avoid trouble Nc.
Weigh put the dog on the chain, anchor.
ing him in a peaceful neighborhoot
near Pauoa stream up in School street
Some of the people up there, such AZ
bad boys and especially a native wo
man named Mary, who washed clothes
at the water, had the habit OF heavins
stones at Rover, which made him NOR,
savage than ever. McVeigh warned
them all and noticing that the dog &C
tually foamed at the mouth when Mar,
teased and abused him, told her mos
seriously that Rover would surely xii
her II he ever succeeded in breaking
from his moorings.
zone OF the real fanciers of thos,
days was a German of the name c
George Vogt, barber, who simpl.
loved fighting beast. He importo'
b half dozen false alarms, but eventu
ally landed a beauty that he was will
ing to back with column of gol,
pieces tall as a splitting cat against
fathom Of any other dog on the Isl
ands. Now Jimmie Dowsett knew L
the finest point Just what McVeigh'
dog could do In any kind Of a sea an
4 hunting out Jack told him the Germa
: would give $40 for the use OF Rove
3 a few minutes of trial craft 10 b
: dead certain of the top notch, Al quail
ties Of the new one, Jack fell In wit
the idea bigger than iye-mastor an
they took q room In house whore N
Arlington block now stands, Dowsol
bet $50 and MrNeigh the same ANA Nog