The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-10-02
Race Was Exciting.

Race Was Exciting.
The coyote has long been considered
about the fastest thing on legs Mark
Twain in his "Roughing It" described
the beasts speed as a long crack in
the atmosphere Hunters and stock
men for a number of years have used
hounds with some success, but It re-
manned for the Sioux Cityans to pit an
automobile against the mangey roost
robber of the plains and their expert
ence will be talked about among the
Rosebud Sioux Indians for years to
come.
Major Kelly was out with the Sioux
Cityans in the automobile hunting
grouse. Inquisitive Indians on their
broncos lowered near, watching with
interest the putting motor and grunt-
! ing in response to the footing of the
auto horn. Several miles from the
agency Major Kelly pointed out coy
ote a quarter of a mile away, standing
on knoll and regarding the party
with sarcastic nose. He evidently
rival, but confidence born of long ex-
perience convinced him he had moth
ing to fear.
Get Quite Near Him.
Running smoothly in a wide detour
the auto approached the coyote who
ed forward in wonder.
The party was so close that Hutch
ms decided to try a shot at the animal
with duckshot, the heaviest ammuni.
ton in the auto. He blazed away and
the coyote yipping in glee and whisk-
ing his bushy tail in derision, started
away on a trot, occasionally turning
his pointed nose toward the auto and
grinning insolently. 1t was evident
that the coyote was just teasing, for
he kept out Of gunshot while Critchell
at the steering wheel, Unanswered for
position. He finally worked the coyote
around so that there was clean
stretch of rolling prairie in front, free
Of all timber and heavy grass for a
distance of perhaps three miles.
Nov then" said Major Kelly, "if
you car keep that chicken stealer on
the track, he'll give you a tryout that
will make history"
Critchell opened up notch and the
coyote promptly damned on a bit more
steam. Faster and faster grew the
man at the lever. The coyote disdain.
fully sneered and let out another link.
He maintained the pace nicely.
Whenever a knoll was reached the
coyote gained going up, but on the
down grade the auto regained the lost
ground. This continued for perhaps
two miles, the coyote occasionally
ahead and then compelled to run des.
perately to keep out of range of the
shotguns in the car At length level
stretch for a mile dipping down at the
end into a ravine was reached.
Here's where you do or you
don't" said Major Kelly, bounding
around in the fast moving car as it
bounded over the tufts of bunch grass
or swung down into buffalo walows.
I'm betting on the coyote"
mot just yet" gritted Critchell, 81
haven't given you the real thing"
He shot the lever over to high
speed and the machine, responding,
fairly leaped into the air and began
hitting the high places. Promptly the
coyote bent lower, laid his ears back
and cut loose. He was running as he
never ran before, now, and an oc-
casional glance over his shoulder
showed that the laundering machine
back of him was holding on grimly.
Try as he did, the coyote couldn't gain,
He became discouraged, his red ton.
que, lolling between his foam fecked
lips, drawn taut over his white teeth,
showed the fear that filled him. DC.
casionally he whined angrily and re.
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