STEER CAUSES PANIC.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 July 1920, Page 5

STEER CAUSES PANIC.

WILD CAREER IN A CITY. By Teleernph—Press Association. Christehurch, Last Night. There was a big commotion in the city late this afternoon owing to the vagaries of a prime fat steer, which escaped from Addington yards. He was chased by a stockman, but in his hurry he forgo! his whip and was powerless to turn the animal. The frolicsome bovine had a clear run through the centre of txle City, but in Colombo Street a pedestrian was not quick enough in getting to shelter, Th» steer tossed him playfully, roiled cwr him, prodded him twice with his horns and then moved on, his subsequent movement» oeing watched from defensive positions by large crowds. A man who emerged from a hotel and ventured into the road to see what was amiss was caught amidships, tossed, and left winded on the road. A woman was next tossed, and then a vacant section was explored by the steer, and in this he was captured. Messages were despatched to the sale yards and drovers came along with sorpe well behaved cattle The stv sr mixed witli these and was got back to the yards without trouble. None of those tossed was seriously hurt, but the first man to suffer the attentions of the steer had to have wounds on his head and body dressed at the hospital.