, 1876-03-17
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
Tiger md I;1cpIaan4 Hunting,

killed shows how plentiful tho boasts arc. Hat
uEday was = blank day. for tue Prince and his
sport though lod by Bir Jung himself. It ap-
pears that tho camp elephants and cAnols had rot
on tho groaaa and spoilt tho shooting. Ths SEQ
ona party Which wont ont for general shooting,
was moro fortunate. In behtlng aorots gsassy
plain ahey catno upoh lne ttger, which was
making Tor tho Jungle. when Nr. Moore fired at
nnd Ut It. As tloY oloaed On in pursuit. tho tiger
sn5sd y, 9G IT, nc elephants :pIsng On tho head end
rifle 80 that he could not fire, and the otAcr On
tho howlali door, and tearing the mahout's leg.
Tho elephant swung around, the howdah door
ilow opop, aud tho tiger foil on. but spraog II
Was kicked on by tho frightened beast.
q ce Hs sephsp s '''s and % vas o sss sss1
tux tho mahout down, vhen Col. Ellis,
leaning down over the hoxdhl, coo1!y Hired, witt,
the nnzzlo a1tnoat touching tho ti0or, which
dropped diving on tho ground, but not ssll II had
!acerated tho mans knoo aud Icy. Surgeon kel-
lott drossesl tho nous wounds on the spot and
tho Injured elephants wero sent back TO camp.
hnlf nn hour aftorwards. Indian eporta1non
psido themselves OH stopping q tger before It
can lnIure inahous or eiephaat; b',t ln the pres-
sns eaae e gts'1 a vas 70 Long, and The etsos
do 30. All this took but few seconds, and wss
most exciting while It lasted.
Tho greatoat sport enjoyed by tile Prince, and
which all tho party shared in. was on Friday last,
wlon Wild elephant Was captured sitter days
spoit full Of interest aud hard work. The mode
Of taking elephants is peculiar to NepauI. Train
cd elephants, famous for fighting prowess, arc
kept On purpose, and when 4 berd Of wild ones
with an army OF boatorb on awift pad ELEPHANTS
item, 80 "a to allow tiuo tor tho agh.-
ing eiophanta to como mp and engage
tho wild champions til thcy arc exhaust
Cd or are hobDIed with ropos "a they arc
engaged In combat. Nows caue that very snv-
pgo old tusker was In tho woods about miIos
away. mud Sir Jung DaAadoor mnde arrange
ments TO hayo him watched for tho Prince OF
Wales who started with Blr Jung and hsg suite
about o'clock Oh Friday morning On horscbnck,
and rode 1T drgt through 1nost charming for
est towards tho scena Of action. Tho patti
winding under Tho ahndc OF magnificent saul,
poepul, and mango treea, iutcrtnoed by gigantic
croepors and climbing plants, was guardod BY
Boldic1s at intervals for all tho woy. At 10 tho
party, which was lol by B,r Jung, riding boldly
and we'll down tho riyer-beds, across torrents
aud wAeor-cuts, halted. and news WAS brought
tn thar the old nale elephant was only few
miles of, mud was coming down towards tue
plain FROM tho wooded bills above us. Tho
Prince, splondidly mounted on one Of Sir Jnng's
Arabs, fortunately resolved totreinain On Lorsc-
was proposed By Sit Jung. rio lighting ole. d.
plants were sent for, but tho hugo crca-
lures travel slowly, ard It was moro than
an hour bcforo tho word VAS given to mount.
Another sattllng csnter brought tic Prince to
tho Wide bed Of r,ver in which q torrent
rau oTer stony bid, Issuing from q wooded
gorge in tho mountains close At hand, aud it wss
hoped tho olophnnt would descend by this route,
and bo fought with and osercono in tho open.
Tho horsos ssoro sent back tho ssns ray. The
Prince took . scat on the hillside. Soldiers
wore Font up tho ravino. In half an hour Btr
Jung Jumped On mans back. and WIS carried
doNn tho hillside and to tho opposite side OF tho
rhvne to Boe the cauee Of tho delay. Ho catuo
back in tho aano Way, With tho nows that
tho elephant had broken cut, and vas COM
lug down nuothcr Taytnc, which We had
crossed before passing tho Hyor. Mount and
away again was tho orsier, and this time ut fun
speed. II was wonderful how tho horses kept
their feet. with sudden checks ut deep u,tilahs,
filled with bowlders. 1tun,ps, fallen trees, and
like obstacles. Tho party diatnounlod on tho
side OF tho rav!ne indicated. Sir Jung was very
when, be said, no man'a life would bo worth
pics. Tho Prince, Lord Alfred pagot, Trinco
LouiB OF Dattonborg. AID others, mounted one
treo, where stand WAS haatily ma1o. All
was naothor long walt. b1cssengora camo
10 to Say that tho elephant had crosaod higher
up, aud wnn making for deep swamp. All
descended, and, tho Prince and Btr Jung lead
INK. dashed on oneo more. caroetinG alongside
Of tho pad elephants. which weso being urged A.
full speed On tho track Of tho runaway, lii half
an hour thu party emerged from wood On the
plain Of burnt reeds md grass, above which
lowered tho monster elephant, his tail sts1ight
out, his prohoscis curlod up, running, and evil
duntly tired. With ylew hallooa and choore, tho
horna1nen purBued him. willie the nad elopLanta
cAno trumpesiug up In tho rear, tho drivers stand
lug Oh their backs, holding on with ono hand aud
other, The wild elephant stopped abort, EUR
yoyel the hoEeotnel, and rusted at tho nearest
with Incredible speed. "Fly for your lives
look out for tho rrinco!" shouted Sir Jung, and
in second. Prince, peor. aud commoucr wuro
hosscA could carry them. THIS WAS Ecpoatea
again and again. for the elephants runa were
short, and ho gave Up spesdlly, but l'o camo
very near Lord =. hufliod it,lll, and H. Mr. Rose
the Prince and others also. All this
time tho fighting c1ephaata wore nowhoro, Aud,
IN spite of All hoEaomen and pad alphants could
do, tho wild ono, who hal Que enormous tuak
into marsh, wl,oro he WAS aeon to lie down ina
pool Of water. The Prince dlsmountci and,
with his party, watod till tho tighsers calno up,
Jung Pershaud at last appeared, advanced inso
tho swamp. aud nt once epgsgcd his enomy.
Tho combat was short, for tho Wild QUO wss
oserWholned, vast "a ho was, BY the prodlgioua
bulk ot tho victor In 4 hundred fights.
llo turned and lcd, and Jung peraiaud
could not ovortako l'al.. Tho pursuit on horace
binary run tho Will ono waa driven out Of =
wood BY rol!eya Of bad Language, principally
addressed to him by sir Jung uahadoor. Tho
elephant theu advanced iuto the opon to on-
gage Bill! refshaud, tho second ngAt,pg ole:
phnnt, aud mot hts conquoror. Dill defeated
him utterly. knooked him over, battered lin
against q tree, aud finally 70 beAt him over tic
head that he wss lobbled hfter several attempts,
and declared . prisoner. ltwss then dlcovered
no bad only one eye. 90 JunG pro.
Tho Prince wished, after tho tusk had
boon saNod on. Finally hs WAS noorod to a
tree sud hls head secured. and We 1cfe him
guarded By olophants Il night. Ills tusk, bch,,-
t'fui pteca Of ivory. be!ug brought ln and pre-
ssnsal ty blt Jung tu tie rrlnca ut camp lire.
Il was dark before ths Prince aud patty return Cd
after bard rldo home, I'll Ayreapg that 1t vas
the boat days spo1t they had Lad III India,
blr Joseph Fsyros bad nRrrow escape during
tt,o run described. Whilo 1t full speed In chnsa
his hotso loaped into dlsusea elephant pit, 10
feet doep, but, wonderful to relate, neither
broke bono. and blr J, Fayrer saw tho rest Of
tho hunt from an elephants back.
FAILURE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March lo.-The hs,a Of