The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
THE CREAM OF THE PRESS.
UoU rHE PRTNCE OFHALEs KILLED
HIGE RIA ER.
A Hunt Worked NJ for Ills Royni Iishncs~
In the Jcyporc Jungle shooting b"N on
the Back Of n Great Fighting Elephant.

the Back OF n treat ttghbnx tiepnhW
c3rresrond,nc, ofhs Lopfon 1eltJ,0Di.
Jcvporc is noted for tigers. Let me de-
s-rine how the Prince shot his fret tiger IN two
Je,pore Jungle. FIRST OF all IT is necessary ~
disnii-. from your minds ant auviruci .,i'n "l
J,ny.ruua prouiuuttifv To- the lord # tue Inliln
tunctc TO stalk a beast Of tnis de~crutlon 90
loo In a dense wood. wncn Vt may sprlnt ui'Dh
the ~ Ori -unn ut uuN moment nr 10 lDil..W
along n dry river bed, alone, wnen tv"uile ~
fast aptronching and the tiger can see nm wilc
he cannot see H.. IL a feat ut some danger.
EaUally dangerous Is 1t 60 track Tue DIutc 20 rs
lar IT. tnav he III some oeeI.' uar - u, ,b
hollow but such was not the penn 10 WhiCh the
IuI,sd 40 f. irful was his Ilighncss lest any tNI
should bcfall his roval guest that no pre-
caution Of SAFETY wa, n,Hhi""o ng.'" o,
side Jcvporc. especihlv in the GrcctNn
which was selected hy the Prince, IL not very
dense. There is q ridge OF high NUS Ia morse.
shoe form protecting JeypOre from the great
Western Indian Desert. the sands " which urc-s
even into the town. Climbing these. you look
down upon wide, expansive. trceless plain
great yellow. drifting level eiui'nr " th'i WhWh
one Witnesses on the Egvutin fr ntier ON
these Understanding. desolatc expanses neither
tiger nor leopard can i've, th'ir only shcltSI ~
the rnnge OF hills the home II game Il all
kinds driven thither Nv tho sand. Ihat th'ie
are great numbers Of these terrible tuI'tlNe-
glance at the ground over which we are tnuin-
Ing will readily show. Here IL the Footprint OF
tiger there the mari, ~ a chetah; We cen &c
where the cushions of those heavy feet pressed
n needs no imagination 10 know that Tue aiil-
mails had claws.
Passing along the ridge n large number 81
natives become apparent who uHNc been sent
out to beat the woods. and to dnNe the game
down TO yondrr shooting hoX. Moreover. the
Prince aud Mahars JAN. several OF the ilinre.s
suite. and some of the most famous native shots
are an ON that roof comfortably hidden behind
the ioorholcd wall. A Ievpore sink rec ayers
that the tiger which the Prince Is TO shoot VIII
be driven within twenty feet - that house. and
that the dangers Of the snort are unly for those
someb"dy's r,ne. or in the WV Of an un.x-
pectcd leopard. However. the spectators wait,
although the dav Il sultry and the sand y
The house indeed. no one knows Of your
whereabouts, AMI 1t Is too late now To disro'"-
driven down. and the rifles OF the parly behind
the parapet open IRE. Driven down. indeed
All over the hills IL n noise which might wei
frighten The boldcst beast In the jin-ls we're he
here. There Is sure to be something. too since
for many DAYS past strons wooden casss, WIN
live goats inside them. have been placed on the
hills to attract the tigers. How the great growl
Ing nrutes have rubbed their against those
hard teak cases now they have waited TIL da'-
light came and them sullenly picking up the
ttrdy pieces OF flesh which were scattered about
the ground. have sought friendly bush ~
which to hide themselvcs from the nercene-s II
the sun, might be easily told. laey are not far
inr on the left bodies the coming u the prey.
suddenly great rush, foil wed by = ltail-the
bound OF a frightened animals heard. and
Close to the hoDseY Not more than twenty feet
from II. clearly in sight, ready for the ROYAL
gun. Bang bang, IL NAV he that toe hrst
shot has not llt ", but the second has for SOC
the tigress is making for q hlluck. aud h. uass
Ing out ~ slgut sue must nlt escape. now
ever, or the Prince Will NOT XIII to-day. some
effort must bee uide % reach her in her hiding
place. the haven to vii ch in her ter
she hos fed. 80 a ttusty elephant - brought
An elephant which would di pose Of tue
largest tiger va Iutia ia a nnnu'e with the
greatest possible ca.c-an elerhaui which has
been In tine jungle on su'h expeditions
score Of times before. and that knows
a. much ab az tiger hunting 49, Maj
Bradford. the great ti-er sA.karoe, himself. u
IL the bowCah. quite out OF d1uger. gtcntu-
panied bv one or tWo a the finest JcNppre ~uut-,
yues tue Prince to dtspNch the wounded tisrt--.
Very cautiously. and i.laoi'ls vide DE- tDur, the
Prince secs round. til a. len.th be cones of
pusite his victim. wht n, with rife raised, he
rHurs two saOts into th- struggling brlt=, ,ni
LAY, Der deau. \ inmate alter and the suite
Eit ga sac SPOT t. CpnSrtt Unite as Royal lii a.
n.ss. MI the hftlc .aAlI-iah DtAindh nd
IN 49, piaise-. al. Prince receives th-is licita
fious grtrluusIy. gr.nl triImpaIl Process iOn
i2... yit" his f.. We d. 4.-t sue fi-r--- On
be .ne eLluned II fou to be tie prosp tive
mother oi t,iree cdSs - considered matter f..
1ultht! Re- niciLs