The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-08
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limiting the Tiger and the Ro.r

A writer In the Oriental savs. ssIc g.
terest attaching to peculiar cbar,ctsr y,
field sport IS 10 be measured by freou.ncv N
description and variety of illustratinn ol
can be no doubt that "pig-stcking' occun;as rmSae
the foremost place in the estimation of Ip.;,
an sportsmen. Strangers to that sort of
thing may naturally express surprise that IL
should be preferred to tiger-hunting, which.
with the accompanying array of elephants
and beaters, assumes an aspect essentially
oriental but the experienced old hand knows
that the is wide difference In the excite
ment attendant upon the two descriptions OF
chase. The chances in tger-hunt are
greatly againt the carnivora. II he knew his
own interests, the beast, as soon as sighted,
would get away as fast as possible from his
armed adyersaries, for he has not the remot-
est chance OF escape when he comes to close
quarters with them. HIS claws NAV wound
the elephant on which he springs ;the maho It
may fall victim to the sudGenness of his at
tack; bis weight on the head Of the elephant
may bear the colossal foe to the earth,
and topple over the occupant of the
how dab, but rifle ball after rife ball Is
sent into his body by the rest of the party
with unerring rapidity and precision, and he
intimately succumbs in the brief conflict.
This suppnses an extreme ease of successful
attack in the first instance; more frequently.
the tiger falls before lie can make his spring.
Gorged with his breakfast or his prolonged
nocturnal meal, he is incapable Of showing
fight, and often dies ignob!y as soon as lie is
seen. A voey is delivered from half q dozen
howdahs, and the repleted animal gives a re-
ceipt in full in the shape OF a few snarls and
an expiring groan. 1t Is otherwise with the
boar. The gallant denizen OF the luscious
sugar-cane plantation pits his tusks against
the sportsman's lance; his speed against the
pace OF the little Arabs on which his pursu-
ers are mounted; his rush against the
nerve and skill of the bpedal antagonist.
The huntsmen feel that they have an oppn.
nent worthy of their steel, and are proper
tionately elated at the prospect of victory.
With what glee they receive intelligence that
a boar has been reused in the vicinity of the
camp! Butta setld is Immediately sounded,
and in few minutes every man who owns a
spear is equipped in fannei jackets, cords,
high boots, and soia topee, and springs at
once into the pigskin. The approach to COW
er is gentle and cautious; the Arab will have
no breath to spare in the inevitable lace.
sThere, there, sahib p shouts the leading beat
er, and the black. bristling back of a huge
grunter is seen just above the high grass jun
gle. "Drive him into the open r Is the or
der promptly given and as promptly obeyed,
Piggy, alarmed, starts from his domain, and
is soon seen scudding over the rough ground
en- route to some safe shelter. ''OfP' and
away 6oco ehC Sioup iuh eits cASs opCaA
is the object of each cavalier; personal honor,
the tusks for trophy, and possibly the issue
OF bet, are the incentives to speed, The
blood mounts up, the nerves are braced, the
nostrils dilate as the hog is neared and
sharp contest il imminent. Close quarters.
Thud the lance has stricken the game. He
does not fall he turns enraged, and, bent on
the utmost mischief, dashes at the nearest
hnntsman. The moment is critical; one turn
of the wrist, one touch of the off spur, and the
frightened nag springs out of danger. A mo-
ment's hesitation or an awkward piece of equ-
tation, insures terrible cash, perhaps dis
embowelment, and the hog revels n bloody
triumph while number two of the huutsmen
delivers second thrust. Still the or zzIy.
gray, daring animal refuses to yield he stands
at bay, and only gives up the ghost when loss
OF blood, or we'll delivered poke, puts an end
to his hopes of successfully prolonging the
cogtest. Now for the banquet: spread the
cloth, lmprovise the gridiron, cool the lal, the
Bass, and the Alsopp; to tIfin with what ap-
petite you may; and be sure the appetite is
not bad after such run, such fight, and SO
glorious resutp'