PURSUED BY A MAD HORSE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8360, 13 September 1890, Page 2 (Supplement)

PURSUED BY A MAD HORSE.

Breeds, la., 24th May— is an epedemic of hydrophobia in this village and its vicinity. Mad dogs are running loose throughout the county, and stock has suffered to a great extent. John Kyno, a farmer, had a startling adventure the other day with a horse that had been bitten by one of the mad dogs. Mr. Kyno was driving along a lonely road in a buckboard drawn by one horse. When within a few miles of Breeds he heard the clatter of hoofs, and saw a huge white pursuing him. Flakes of green saliva flew from the jaws of the mad brute, while its eyes were widely expanded. As the p.nimal tore along the road it gave vent to unearthly shrieks. Ryno realised that it was a race lor life, and lie lashed his own horse, now whinneying with fear, into a terrific run. The mad animal gained steadily, and was soon snaping and biting at the buckboard wheels and at the driver and his horse. Kyno lashed tho crazed animal continually with Ins whip, but it had no effect. When the horse of Kyno was about to fall from ehxaustion a passenger train on the Toledo, Peoria, and Western Railroad appeared anil attracted the mad horse's attention. After gazing at the train for a moment, the brute jumped a high fence, ran across a field, and began a race with the passenger train. The engineer put on steam, and the passengersraised the windows to see the race. Revolvers were drawn, and the brute received a number of shots, but kept up the chase for half a mile, when it dropped in a tit, and was subsequently killed by some section men. Neither Ryno nor his animal were bitten by the brute.