Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1912 — CARIBOU IS FASTEST RUNNER [ARTICLE]

CARIBOU IS FASTEST RUNNER

Maine Woodsman Tells of Seeing Greyhound Left Behind by Herd of Four. In Maine It is contended that the caribou oan outrun any other animal. According to the testimony of one woodsman, cariboo left behind a greyhound that had been matched against them. A guide succeeded hi starting the dog after some caribou—a herd of four standing like statues on the Ice of one of the big ponds in the region along the west branch of the Penobscot ft —. Now, the caribou trots, instead at running, like most other wild animals. In the present case there had been a plentiful fall of snow, a rain which had formed a thick crust, and then another fall of snow, all of which constituted the very finest surface whereon to hold a race of this description. When the greyhound was loosed Its owner confidently expected that it would outrun the caribou. When the caribou woke up and hit their pace it was a sight to see them. They did not appear to be proceeding with much speed, but as the hound drew up on them they increased their pace. The hound Was doing his very best, but made no headway against the caribou at all. The dog stuck to it with courage, but before It was half way across the pond the caribou had reached the other side and disappeared in the woods.