Minks In An Odd Battle

An unusual battle was witnf.s.seci at Greenwood lake on Wednesday by Air. Silas Pickering, of Newark, anl old Steve Garrison.the veteran guiil, saya New York Sun. Steve was rowing, and Si was catehing frogs for bass along the eaat shore oí the lake, a short distance below the Brandon houae. Siuldenly they heard a remarkable squealing, and as they turned a point of rocks they saw on the shore of a little cove two full-grown minks in combat. Tb'e usually shy animáis were so busy that they paid no attention to the apprwch of the boat, and Steve rowed up to within fifteen feet of them. The minks seemed each to be fighting for a throathold, and the way they sparred and scratched was highly interesling. Finally, one caught the other by the back, and they rolled from the rock into the water, where theycontinued to fight as energetically as on the shore. Soon they emerged, separately, nut clinched as soon as they were on the rock, and the fight waged sharper than ever. Both minks squealed almost continuously as they snapped and scratched at each other. Three times they pitched from the sloping rock into the water and crawled out to renew the fight ashore, but after another dip only one came up. The other had evidently tired of the fight and sneaked away under water. The victor crept upon the rock, and not seeing his adversary, began to strut to and fro as if tiuch pleased with himself. Suddenly he caught sight of Pickering's striped blazer and fled into the bushes.