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Show ONE BLACK OAT BREAKS UP RACE Greyhounds Chase Kitten Instead of Stuffed Rabbit on Wire MIAMI. Fla.. April 29 A black cat caused abandonment one day recently re-cently of the greyhound race meet being conducted here by the Miami Kennels club and the dogs now are chasing a new mechanical rabbit. A small electric trolley is In id in 1he center of the course and at the beginning be-ginning of a race a stuffed rabbit, mounted on the trolley, is startea from the tape The bunny Is given a few yards start and the greyhounds released, at a signal, do their utmost to catch It. A few yards beyond the j finish -,the rabbit ducks into a trap door whilo the dogs ar.- docked .i they cross the line Tho dogs for five weeks had chost d tho rabbit when an Inquiring black I cat wandered onto the course. One of the judges to save 'he kitty from rough handling by the hounds, did 100 yards In 10 seconds flat and cap-tured cap-tured her The oat was released behind be-hind tho grandstand with a warning and It was believed she would stay put She didn't. The first race got under way and the stuffed rabbit was making a streak down the course with the greyhounds grey-hounds In full tilt after it. At the post marking a sixteenth of a m'le things began to happen. The casing of tho trolley flew into the air and bunny came to a halt. Six greyhounds grey-hounds pounced upon It. The cat. disregarding the warning, had wandered onto tho track again and had climbed onto a rafter und r the trolley casing for a siesta. The swiftly moving bunny struck her and jammed the mechanism. The management Issued rain chocks to the spectators, sent for several carpenters car-penters to repair damages, raided a taxidermist's shop for another stuffed rabbit ami lhe races were resumed the next day. i nn |