A WILDCAT FIGHT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 633, 22 February 1879, Page 3

A WILDCAT FIGHT.

There was a fight advertised to come off at the Alhambra Theatre recently on a Sunday afternoon, between an Eastern fighting bulldog named Turk and a 42---pound wildcat, a vicious brute, for 100 dollars a side, — that is, the cat and dog were to fight for their lives and men bet 100 dollars a side on the result. The tight was to be followed by a grand olio on the stage. It was an immense bill, and it drew. In due time the cat was introduced upon the stage, and was immediately followed by Turk ; but at the first kiss of the dog, the cat took to it upon the piano of the orchestra. The pawer of ivory left the swelling strain unfinished and turned a back handspring over among the audience. The next leap of the " varmint" was at the contrabass, and both player and instrument went clown iustanter with broken heads, The cat lingering lovingly a moment among the strings, as if to test their quality, and then sprang out among the audience. Then began an olio in dead earnest ; but not the one advertised, although thought was ovei\ It consisted of ground and lofty tumbling, leapfrog, and such like feats of dexterity, all having a single object, — to amuse the audience by a glimpse of sunlight out of doors and under tho free light of heaven once more. It was perfectly satisfactoiy as a whole, and each player did his best. Time — shortest on record — 1.69. Every thing went off well, especially the audience. The cat was found a few moments after looking out of one of the boxes and wailing for an encore.