Show g nn fn M lt f 2 S I Y MASTERED THE LON LION I Tho l nO 0 of No tom n MexIcan Dull RIng tho Two AnImals hur hurAnd AntI And the Outcome Was n a Victory fOP fOl 1113 B 1 LIr c A Hug Ho He Cracked the tho Lions Llona fibs tru U lr Ul I The he fighting qualities or of tho tha mind the tho grizzly brar ot of the tha locky blocky has always been a 1 ohio or of l and discussion Mil 1 a westerner no now In Washington Owing t theIr I location and modern civilization probably n nono no noone ono one Ce ever pIctured on an actual contest tS as Yet for tor the first time In Is history tor suck Ruch a a on one take place In r cent years ears on the very bore er It of the thio United States all anti I hind thc good gool fortune to be n a spectator r rI I WM wan In ha Tex nt at the line wien when I first learned through the lie newS halters that n e comba combat between n a ly ta and lon lion would core corear ar ott In tho ho pul bull ring II at Jonter Monterey Ie on the do de Ino ilnyo ot of May This Is the thio commencement ot of this the Mex MexIcan tex icon Ican I It lasts 1 ii week and commemorates the lie bIrth of at the republic I It is 19 n a time ot of great Ireat fag Ces July and I is Iko like our Fourth ot of ii have killed a number of oC hears beara anti aM know how o formidable they at are I fl hud had always been I toy contention hint the tho grizzlY vas the lie superior animal front rom the tho standpoint ot of force and an op to vIndicate my Ideas watt not to be missed So overcoming a not nat url ural repugnance against 1 a ada I hulled out to wi wit noss tho lie outcome On my arrIval nt at attHe ti tHe city I learned tho full tun particulars posters everywhere that Col 1 E DanIel Boone Doone Americas greatest showman and animAl train trainer er cr would glo gIve an exhibition on the following In which ol old nn an African lon lion weighting pound would ho against 1 a GO pound grizzly bear The lion on It wa stated hull hind 1 1 ell two tro ot of lila his trainers t Performance on nn midway at San midwinter fair 1 time hIstory ot of both hoth con contestants The lon lion besides having die ot of two trainers ni as was M bulb bune had also ulso kIlled three to ear old steers for practice The bear on the tho other hind never nover killed l nn any anything thing and kM know his hll own thing strength So although ha having time the 01 ad advantage vantage II in weight weight ho he was us This Titis inequality was wasa a 1 grea great handicap to bruin Three the tho next afternoon found tue mo nt at lie hull bull rInG ring lookIng down upon n a large circular iron Iton cage cago In which ivas already confined Time boisterous MexicAn kaleidoscopic mass ot of mostly red white and green which arc the no nn him greatly This was easly leen seen by lila his constant tramp around the tho cage and nn an occasional snIff and growL rowl 01 Old occupied n a smaller and separate cage Ut He would now and then give I a but suppressed roar which plainly Indicated that h be beter bettor what was IS about to take tako lilace The Tho of the I shall never noer forget rii fh day duy was waa hot antI oppressive la lagl gl mountains surrounded tIme the op open n wooden Time The nun ln beat hot upon tile tho sands of the lie arena nut amid upon the tho lesS fortunate of on nn eager excited audience not hot b by the tho shade shadel l won WM In striking It emet to toe mo but brute bruto and ll hu At I a sIgnal from rom Col Boone the lie trap door lend leading In from roO the lons lions cor Coin t t to tl uSe larger cage cago WM wan Timo Tho king ot of begets seemed re reluctant to tho bitt attack lut But Onal after bel being G an anti goaded for tor that purpose he sprung with 1 a mighty mIght leap and a a terrill ronI roar at al brins bruins throat The latter stood erect amid r received hIm in his Irl evidently wih with surprise mthr than anger nt at the theon on onslaught as he made nc effort at attack or defense with the Impact tho tholon lon lion loekelt his hunG jaws jaw al eu time tho fleshy alte side of at the h d Th They stood erect swaying to pad nd tw fro In a mighty mIght n mInutes I by n tull coun count The Tho lin lion durIng this Ip WIS was using his claws wih with effect tl II III lie I ripped nd tote tore deep gas goalies iee In the lie hIde I of his hla enemy and bent on car carpetIng II tiLe cage wih with tur Ol Old bruin brimin Onal finally caught the Icel idea lint Ito ho W wait bo be boIng being Ing ing dealt oo mleh grief an and l that somethIng mulct be ton tiana In tense teme lt at least on thin ho reached olt omit wih with ida his powerful arms sad enfolded his 01 alt agonist with n a Herculean hug I could almost hear tIme the bones hunes Old launell let go lila hold hohl roar that seemed to shako shake the tho bun bull ring and hurled hint hIm to tho ho round ground wih with n a beautiful that livo done credit to n a ote wrester wrestler This n a quietus on his eat ent majesty Prod hot Iron and other devIces were used uBell to no purpose lie Ho could not bo to further display ot of fur nIl nail ferocIousness any more mora lie ho coul could be gotten to lila his feet In thin tho EpHrim hind re his him wale walk around the he cairo as though nothing o of any moment hat hall happened Io Tie dil not oven deign to so BO contemptible n a tal foe hut his contemPt by repeated repeatedly ly h walking over thin the folen monarch O as h ho he were nonexIstent Thil This ot of affairs WOI was suddenly broken Into by I a second call from the tho bugle whIch under extra extraordinary ordinary law won notice to 1001 Boone to bring his lon lion to the tho Every l known own means sa ln fully applied 10 o lint end The rhe lon lion would not fight The Tho allence audience by this thin time was In nn an uproar ot of nt and rage Jeers and threats were howled rore from ni all sl sides anti Bono Boone Wi won In Imminent danger ot of being mobbed When it Il I is that hint 1 a wi will be don done In I it must be accomplished or ear lOUR louis cOI almost always re suit hot from the lie law and the thil people On nfl account of t thus thIs display ot of gameness on tho tha part ot of thin tho king of beasts poor Boone wa nA placed unter under arrest were then lien rondo by the tho for tor the return ot of the admission Cel fee Not until otter this WI was complied by th J dId the tho rage gO uh Post t |