The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-26
4 KasEaree maas ls Aa..ralIa.

BY RNGt18H T01.
 In the fail of 1893 vas on visit to my friend Geosge Riley, the NapoisoH of sportsmen (aeeOrd- ing to the English scceptation of the word) in that delightful country. and proprietor of very splendid pack of iox hounds, snd some of the best hunters the colony produces. The dogs are used to hunt kangaroo. dingo. {os native dog, much like the English fox) and the emr, species of ostrich, 10 any of which, when once on the scent. they are alike true.
 A llitle before daybreak, (as we had about four miles 10 % to eover.) smsil party consisting oi Riley. on Mazepps; Allen. on Escape. towa brother to Jorroeks. the best horse in the eoanFy;) Capei, on Whlsker; myself, on Black Prince; nasive. on Jemmy; and last. not least, Old Bill Barron. (wsiI known there.) on Guy Fawkes-any of which horses were sure al i've ieet--togethev with a frw outsiders, who generally eontrived to be somewhdr st the desth ssarted. As soon as h was nicely day. we unccupIed the dogs. which we had hatdly done. when old Gay Lass gave tongue, and out sprang from our midst the finest " old man" kangaroo ever saw. Aner running us in circle of sbont mile three four times, (which they invariably dol he at last broke ground and for ten miles took us straight ahead, over Of the hardest countries ever rode. at raspiHg pace that soon told on all but the regular hunters, who were in racing condi- tion, when he was stopped and tsrRed by heavy OK fenSe, over which be was too much exhausted to spring.
 Up to this the dogs had not once headed him, and taking cut in another direction across the country, he made for large wafer hole, trying bis best 10 drown the dogs, winch is too often accomplished by them. We however soon dislodged him from the retreat snd he again made tracks for his old starting place. which he was never destined to reach. for, ses another very sharp brush for about two miles. he took refuge by standing with his back to large gum tree; and here three o the best dogs met their death, by being cut down by his immensely strong claws, which Utterly ripped them open. Rily was soon upon Mazepps, and put finishing touch to that amusement, by administering gentle "wsps'' on the side of the eFanium with his hammer-headed hunting whip, and in less than minute the dogs had put an end 10 his existence.
 Aiter " bIooding ' the young dogs with the liver. we placed him before Bangaree. on Jenny, who took him home and skinned him. His skin and tail weighed eighteen pounds, and his body one han- dred and ten pounds. Whether we were particularly hungry or not, cannot say, but never did party enjoy the grub better than we did rOmp steak od thai same kangaroo. Irwas tbe last kangaroo hunt either myself or Black sPrilce ever attended. for within some forty yards of the death. he put his of hind leg ioto stump hole, and pulled his tstIock out of joint It was with g'eat difficulty he could begot home. He was the best horse ever mounted Peace to his ashes.
 Species of kangaroo gre to be found of all sizes, from about four pounds, called Kangaroo rai, to the old maa. who will often be found to weigh one hus- dred and 6fty pounds and upwards. The colony cas boast of as good horses any part of the world tho troters like 3i Avenue ts. and. believe, the eavsl'y there are now mounted with those horses some breeders have GOO and upwards. Sir Johu Jamiscn. who died there four years sioee, was re- ported to have 500 inferor to no persons.
 [Spirit of the Times.