The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-12
FIGHTS OF ANIMALS.

l There are no wild beasts in Europe
 suitable for the combat which orientals love, or they would certainly have been
 utilized. Wolves look very promising,
 and 1t might be thought that such an
 ill-tempered animal as the Russian bear
 could easily be reused to fight com
 rade; but we may be sure that the eX- pertinent was tried often enough to
 prove that in neither case was it worth
 while to make a match. So our fore
 fathers had to be content with the
 hideous sport of batting which is not
 our theme. Had they possessed more l ingenuity, however, some division
 might have been obtained from Stags.
 Even antelopes are used in India,
 though they need training It is their
 nature to fight only at the rutting sea- l son; to make them eager for the fray at any time they must receive special treatment, and above all they must be kept in practice. But that means great Consumption" of antelopes, for they battle to the death, and this va riety of entertainment, therefore, is not common Elephants and tigers are the favorite victims, of course, but nothing profitable can be said about their duels and certainly nothing amusing.
 A camel fight is rather curious. The brutes have pair of teeth far back in the jaw, which rival those of a tiger, and an old male is extremely ferocious. Knowing, however. that these, their most terrible weapons, are useless in a front attack-for, vast as the camePs gape is, it cannot be stretched wide enough to bring them into action-they never try to grip the head or neck or any vital part of an antagonist. All their strategy is directed to the object of seizing one of his legs below the knee and thus overthrowing him by pres sure; then the huge back teeth can be brought to bear upon his throat and he is no better than corpse. There are those who deny that the camel has any sense at all, and they appeal to every body who knows the beast by eXpert- ence. But the rule laid down by Pope is justified in this inst~nce also:
 It's proper power to hurt each creature
 feels,
 Bulls push their horns and asses lift
 their heels.
 The camers way of fighting Is mean and awkward-the coup de Jarnac of ouadrupeds. But it is the one best suited to it's anatomy. A very strong stomach, however and nose which has lost the sense of smell are required to enjoy this spectacle.
 Of all combats between beasts, per- haps that between a horse and tiger is the most thrilling. We have read several descriptions, and always, if we remember right, the horse was the vic- tor But it must be a stallion, as cun- hing as brave. To avoid the tigers spring, in a walled arena of limited ex- tent, is impossible, The horse does not 1 try it is only careful to face the enemy, | turning on the same spot as he circles | round. At length the spring is made; | 1t sinks it's forequarters till the knees | almost touch the ground, and the tiger | lights unsteadily upon it's launches. | the hind legs lash out, with | such force that the brute is thrown | headlong and if 1t does not recover it's feet in a second the battle is over, so rapid and so heavy are the kicks be- slowed In general however, there is another "round' exactly similar, and | he tiger confesses itself heaten.-New 1 York Evening Post.