Show FORMS OF SPORT IN BURMAH I 1 popularity of bull racing pugilist strike with their eye eyes shut adorm A form of speculation not generally known in n england but very popular in n burmah Is bull racing A A certain native sportsman ia is the owner ot of one ol 01 these bulls for or which he hae has refused an offer of 10 rupees it ha has won several races and Is looked alter after and as carefully tended as a derby favorite the owner values it at 25 rupees and it Is said it brings km in an anoual income of from 12 to 15 rupees it 1 Is carefully guarded by four men lest it may be got at and doctored 13 durgans armans also patronize boxing eagerly but the art can scarcely be practiced according to rules for we are told by a provincial reporter that he has observed that even the best boxers strike out with their eyes tightly shut and it if they do hit each other it la Is more by chance than anything else calcutta states man |