Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-12
.SAGACIOUS SPANIEL
SAVES LIVES OF OTHERS
Bumps Other Dogs Away From
Automobile

Hutchinson, Kan, Feb. 11.-If dogs
could make and enforce laws, there is
one canine Joy rider" who gets his
dog meat and biscuits at the back door
of a Hutchinson physicians home who
would be peremptorilyy hauled up be-
fore the dog police and fined the limit.
with cost. The dogs think that for
downright disregards to the natural
rights and feelings of the ordinary dog
the said JOY rider is the limit But
they mistake their beast-the dog IS
their best friend.
The dog in question is rightly named
Sport. He is the big brown Chesapeake
spaniel that rides about over town bal
anced on the running board of DR.. II.
H. Welsh's motor car. He is as much
disliked among dog pedestrians as Jack
Johnson is upon his home street But
the dog is trying to do his duty, and al
though he has the reputation in dog
dom of being a naughty purse proud
dog, he is in reality life saver, al
though he sometimes goes to the ex-
tremes to rescue fellow-canine who
is not in any great amount of danger.
No matter how fast the doctors ma
chine is going, the dog can take his
place on the running board with the
skill and agility of boomer" brake
man, he balances himself with the ease
and grace of a japanese rope walker,
and can alight at any speed.
These are the things which make
Sport unpopular with the four-footed
tribe. When a dog runs out to bark at
the machine Sport pays no heed to him
until he gets up close to the car, bark
ing and swapping at the front wheels,
Then he makes a long, graceful spring
like foot ball player making a superb
flying tackle under the old rules. The
barking beast is struck amidship by
the force of the speeding auto, plus
the weight of Sports body, plus the
force of the jump. 1t is always effec-
tive, and the dog never fails to roll
from the path of the car with yelp Of
surprise and disgust at being bumped
out of the way of the machine. The
dogs are never grateful, but snap 1t
their rescuer.
AS soon as Sport sees the offending
dog is clear of the wheels he lopas
ahead and swings up to his place On
the running board, Sport has knocked
many dogs out Of the way of the ma
chine that We're twice his size.
If the dog has his face turned toward
the machine and can see the danger.
Sport disdains to notice him and les
him take his chances. However. if the
dogs back is turned toward the ap-
preaching car, Sport never fails to roll
him out of harms way.
Only once did Sport ever come 20
grief, and then it was only through his
keen sense as a sportsman, which
oVercame his better judgment and
caused his humiliation.
One time DR.. Welsh and a party G..
friends were out in the country anG
were speeding along in the machine Il
about twenty-five miles an hour. AS
they passed through the country rab-
bit sprang up along the side Of the car
where Sport was standing on the fo1-
board and started for race. Sic
him, Sport. sic i'm, Sport" yelled the
occupants Of the car. This time S9ort
hesitated, as he had never disembarkei
at such high rate Of speed before.
Finally coaXed and leased he gathered
himself to make flying tackle Of the
rabbit in his best form. He syraHg.
but did not calculate correctly thc
speed of the car and not only missed
the rabbit, but his foothold as We'll.
and rolled and tumbled for some dis
lance. The rabbit ran into a field ano
disappeared When Sport re5oinad the
party in the car there was a mingled
look of chagrin, surprise and Yeproach
upon his countenance, and until this
day he will not be "sicked" upon any
thing while riding in the car.