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Show FIGHTS FEROCIOUS OTTER. Game Amphibian Drags Man's Row boat Across River. London A light between a man and an otter took place on tho Illver Eden at KIrkby Stephon, In Westmorlond. The stoiy of thin reninrkable Incident was related by "Tom Darker, who eventually killed tho nnlmal. Otters havo Infested tho river at KIrkby Stephen for somo dns past, and unsuccessful attempts havo been made to unearth them by menns of dogs Mr Unrker set a rat trnp on the brink of tho rlvor and secured It to a treo by a chnln. On going to the place In a boat ho found a fine dog otter fast by two claws In the trap. The otter snnpped viciously nl him, and caught hold of tho gunwale of the boat In tho attempt to reach him Ilepontod blows on tho head, howevor, disabled It, and It sank out of sight and out of reach In tho water. Mr. Ilarker thon loosed tho chain from tho tree, and the otter, thus partly part-ly liberated, actually pulled tha boat from ono side of tho stream to the other In its frantic attempt to escape Hauling tho ottor to tho surfaco of the water, Mr. Ilarker endeavored to dispatch dis-patch it with his stick, but the otter seized and almost bit tho stick through, nnd gnawed the edge of tho boat, trying to reach Its opponent Tho man thon drovo tho animal beneath be-neath tho surface and, fastening tho chain to the boat, pulled up and down tho river until tho ottor was drowned. It was found to measuro 4G Inches from snout to tip of the tall, and to weigh 18jiounds, |
