New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28
TWO BEARS FIGRTTOA FINISH
CROWD WATCHES BLOODY BATTLE IN
CENTRAL PARK-SMALL CINNAMON
VANQUISHES BIG GRIZZLY.

While nearly thousand persons cheered and
! groaned alternately yesterday, Garibald 40
pound cinnamon bear, fought TO a stardstiu
! 9o0-pOund grizzly, Rocky. the most terrific
! and bloody fight ever witnessed IN the Central
Park Zoo. The battle was fought on the cliff
in the bear cage. and. although neither animal
was killed, both were so badly used up that
they lay on the ground painting for half an hour.
Garibaldi is a trained bear. and was presented
TO Director Smith, of the Zoo week ago by
Joseph Sareix. d wandering Italian Snowman,
who told Mr.. Smith that Garibaldi was becoming
so ugly that he was afraid to keep him. SareiX
said that the animal had been trained for
number Of years. and was agile Jim
Corbett. He knew all the tricks Of wrestling
and was exceptionally strong.
Rocky has been boss of the bear cage. He is
''sly looking and has always been considered
dangerous. Director Smith thought that If the
two We're put together a fight would ensue, and
he put Garibad in a wooden cage The first day
he attempted to force the sides. Yesterday
when Billy" Snyder the keeper, went to feed
the cinnamon. he discovered that the bear had
gnawed large hole through the cage and that
he would soon be able to crawl through It was
decided to put Garibaldi in the big cage.
Word had spread rapidly through the park
that the bear was 10 be transferred and that
a fight likely, and a dig crowd gathered.
The reserves we're sent from the Central Park
station and the crowd was kept at distance
by a roped line. When all vas ready iron
cage. which had been backed M against the
wooden one and into which Garibaldi had
stepped was placed against the big cage.
Rocky had been attracted by the crowd around
the cage and the roars of Garbaldl. He recog-
nzed foe and made ready for his entrance into
the cage. The cinnamon was no sooner inside
ing and swapping and clashng his paws against
the rocks. The cinnamon waited for the grizzly
to approach the top of the cliff. and then, sud
denly springing into action dealt the big fellow
a blow the head.
Men yelled and cheered the little bear on and
women groaned and some cried blow after
blow was struck and the bears cinched.
Several times II seemed 5 If Rocky would
hug the life of his smaller adversary, but
each time when the grizzly seemed have the
hold the cinnamon would worm his way out
and rain blows Rocky with telling effect
The battle seemed for all the world like CON
test between a light, shifty boxer and d heavier
man. who depended on his strength 70 win. Carl
baldi had the advantage OF his training, and the
tricks he learned from his Italian master got
him out Of many tight place.
For fully twenty minutes the battle continued.
first one and then the other seeming to have the
advantage Several times the cinnamon would
lie down as if dead or exhausted and when the
grizzly would spring at him TO clinch the sfrug-
gle Caribaldi would spring to side AZ the
same time dealing blow to Rocky that would
stagger the big brute.
When the fight was about half over both ami
mails were covered with blood, and the sight was
So sckening that the women were forced to go
aUav. The keepers stood by, but ATTEMPT
was made to stop the fight
Finally. when the pair were nearly exhausted
and 1t seemed as if one or both must drop dead.
the grizzly few signals Of surrender and then
inch nv inch the big brute backed away down
tba cliff TO the bottom OF the cage the CHINA
,,,or following closely Rocky went into =
rorner and Law down, exhausted painting and
bleeding and his adversary, after watching him
for a few moments. also fell over from sheer
a~haustion Then the police allowed the crowd
N surround the cage and watch the animals
r,na Of the keepers thought the fight would he
o+lnued late at night, when the animals
o,,ebt shelter He would not be surprised he
ssiS to see a dead bear in the cage in the morn
ing.