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Show . RABBIT CHASE IN CHURCH. I Dogs Pursue Animal and Cause Wild I Scene During Service. I Sulphur, I. T. Worshipers at the Ilaptlst church were thrown Into great I excitement during tho services nnd women became hysterical. The trou ble was nil over a Jack rnbbll and u lot of dogs. Tho rabbit escaped from tho Athletic park, where fit had been plnced to bo used In a coursing meet. I Men nnd women climbed upon seats, nnd dogs of every kind and description descrip-tion scrambled over peoplo in pursuit, of tho rnbblt. During tho excitement tho rnbblt escaped. Mayor McGlnnls tins been appealed to by tho women of the Ilaptlst church to put a stop to tho dog and rabbit races, but he Is powerless, becuuso tho coursing park Is outside the city limits. President V. C. Wall, of the Commercial club, says the sport Is tho most Innocent of all the sports, nnd thnt every 'jack rabbit Is glvon a chance for his life by outrunning tho hounds, llo says "Old Kit" escaped eight times in Nebraska, nnd Is here to glvo the crack racers another chance nt him. KM Is being closely guarded, because $500 has been wagered wa-gered on his ability to outrun nil greyhounds at the meeting. |